Tag: Psychological Horror

David Lynch’s Eraserhead: Existential Terror at its Finest (and Most Elusive)

On By C.H. NewellIn Black-and-white, David Lynch, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jack Nance, Psychological horror1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Eq5GtCYdA Eraserhead. 1977. Directed & Written by David Lynch. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, V. Phipps-Wilson, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez, Darwin Joston, T. Max Graham, Hal Landon Jr., & Jennifer Chambers Lynch. American Film Institute/Libra Films. Rated R. 89 minutes. Fantasy/Horror ★★★★1/2  One …

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Psychological Cracks and Shadows of Polanski in Darling

On By C.H. NewellIn Black and White, Film, Glass Eye Pix, Horror, Larry Fessenden, Lauren Ashley Carter, Psychological horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uhQ-OjCZYU Darling. 2015. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, Helen Rogers, John Speredakos, Brian Morvant, & Al-Nisa Petty. Glass Eye Pix/Alexander Groupe. Unrated. 78 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Mickey Keating is one of my favourite writer-directors over the past few years in indie horror. While the low budget …

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HARD CANDY Asks: To Castrate, or Not to Castrate?

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Crime, David Slade, Drama, Ellen Page, Film, Hard Candy, Paedophile, Psychological horror, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

David Slade's HARD CANDY is a tough walk over a thin line of morality

RED WHITE & BLUE: Home-Brewed American Terror

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Horror Movies, Indie Film, Revenge Thriller, Review, Simon Rumley, ThrillerLeave a comment

A former wartime interrogator takes it upon himself to avenge a young woman with whom he shares a brief connection.

WHIPLASH: Two Jazz-Hands Up

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Blumhouse Productions, Cinematography, Damien Chazelle, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Movies, Reviews, Whiplash2 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_jQycdQGo Whiplash. 2014. Directed & Written by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K Simmons, and Paul Reiser. Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 107 minutes. Drama/Music ★★★★★I think one of the most incredible things about Whiplash is the fact it captures the blood, sweat, and tears which go into the making of a true musician so accurately …

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NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN’s Religious Parable

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Christianity, Directors, Drama, Female Filmmakers, Film, Filmmakers, Foreign Films, German Film, Horror, Katrin Gebbe, Movies, Nothing Bad Can Happen, Psychological horror, Religion, Reviews, Thriller, Tore tanztLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEmdYS6QxU Nothing Bad Can Happen. 2014. Directed & Written by Katrin Gebbe. Starring Julius Feldmeier, Sascha Alexander Gersak, and Annika Kuhl. Celluloid Dreams. Not Rated. 110 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 While I usually try not to go too deep into personal theories of a movie, if it appears to me as metaphorical, Nothing Bad Can Happen feels …

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Mr. Babadook & the Horror of Single Parenthood

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Drama, Essie Davis, Female Filmmakers, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, Jed Kurzel, Jennifer Kent, Movies, Reviews, The Babadook, The Exorcist, Thriller, VOD, William FriedkinLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw The Babadook. 2014. Directed & Written by Jennifer Kent. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, and Tim Purcell. Entertainment One. 93 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ This movie certainly has been hyped up a lot as of late. Several critics who've written about it all seemed to enjoy it a great deal. Most recently, William Friedkin …

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LOVELY MOLLY’s Personal Demons

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Psychological horror, ReviewsLeave a comment

Molly has a lot of demons. They're soon going to come out.