Horror Movie

Take a Deep Breath: a review of Oxygène

Oxygène Directed by Alexandre Aja Produced by Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Noëmie Devide Written by Christie LeBlanc Starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi Music by Rob Oxygène won’t be for everyone. It’s claustrophobic, apoxic, has some horrifically gruesome medical situations and bodies disfigured by massive violence, combined with extreme, intense …

The Turkey and the Flag: a review of The Oath

The Oath Directed by Ike Barinholtz Produced by Ike Barinholtz, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Andrew C. Robinson, David Stassen Written by Ike Barinholtz Starring Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis, Jon Barinholtz, Meredith Hagner, Carrie Brownstein, Billy Magnussen, John Cho There’s two reasons a satirical movie might fail to gain popular approval. The …

Nothing like a Damien: a review of Little Evil

Little Evil Directed by Eli Craig (2017) Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Scott Stuber Written by Eli Craig Starring Evangeline Lilly, Adam Scott, Bridget Everett, Owen Atlas, Kyle Bornheimer, Chris D’Elia, Donald Faison, Carla Gallo, Tyler Labine, Brad Williams, Clancy Brown, Sally Field Horror comedies have been around since An American Werewolf in London, …

Ungracious hosts: a review of Parasite

Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-ho Produced by Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Young-hwan Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Story by Bong Joon-ho Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin I like South Korean drama. Last year I encountered Kingdom a period drama/zombie series that …