Tag: WWII

[Fantasia 2022] SPEAK NO EVIL: A Terrifying Lesson on the Paradox of Tolerance

On By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Two families illustrate the Paradox of Tolerance in a brutal, tense film that also serves as a contemporary fable about complacency towards evil.

[Fantasia 2020] Michael Venus’s SLEEP: A Surreal Historical Reckoning

On By C.H. NewellIn Fantasia Festival 2020, Film, History, Horror, Michael Venus, Nazi Germany1 Comment

Michael Venus reckons with Germany's dark history and shows that the past is never so far behind us.

FRONTIER(S): Post-WWII Gothic and Political Invasion of the Body

On By C.H. NewellIn Backwoods Horror, Film, Horror, Karina Testa, New French Extremity, Thriller, Xavier GensLeave a comment

Xavier Gens delivers a political piece of brutal body horror with FRONTIER(S)

Strange Angel – Season 1, Episode 6: “The Mystic Circle of Young Girls”

On By C.H. NewellIn Bella Heathcote, Ben Wheatley, CBS, Jack Reynor, Occultism, Rupert Friend, Season 1, Strange AngelLeave a comment

Jack goes back to the lodge with Ernest, causing trouble with his wife. And in the desert, he and the team begin new tests.

THE TUNNEL: Hidden Horrors Beneath Sydney, Australia

On By C.H. NewellIn Carlo Ledesma, Enzo Tedeschi, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Julian HarveyLeave a comment

Underrated Australian found footage. Eerie, and feels like a lost news piece by a documentary film crew.

Man Behind the Sun Begs the Question: Is It Trash? Or Is It Important?

On By C.H. NewellIn Chinese History, Drama, Film, History, Horror, Japanese History, Military, T.F. Mou, WarLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKb07mB3HY Man Behind the Sun. 1988. Directed by T.F. Mou. Screenplayby Mei Liu, Wen Yuan Mou, & Dun Jing Teng. Cast: Jianxin Chen, Hsu Gou, Linjie Hao, Haizhe Jin, Tie Long Jin, Yuanrong Jin, Bolin Li, Pengyu Liu, Xuhui Lui, Zhaohua Mei, Zhe Quan ,Jiefu Tian, Gang Wang, Runsheng Wang, Shennin Wang, Jiang Wen, Dai Yao …

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Barton Fink: Head in the Clouds, Feet in the Sand

On By C.H. NewellIn Comedy, Drama, Ethan Coen, Film, Hollywood, Joel Coen, John Goodman, John Turturro, Period Piece, Steve Buscemi, SymbolismLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK0WjWlVO9w Barton Fink. 1991. Directed by Joel Coen. Screenplay by Joel & Ethan Coen. Starring John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, & Christopher Murney. 20th Century Fox/Circle Films/Working Title Films. Rated R. 116 minutes. Comedy/Drama ★★★★★The Coen Brothers are impressive for many reasons. …

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Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND: This is Your Brain, This is Your Brain Under Repression

On By C.H. NewellIn 2010, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Lehane, Film, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, ThrillerLeave a comment

Scorsese & Lehane together as one? That's how you get a spooky, mind-bending thriller like SHUTTER ISLAND.