Month: June 2020

Horror cinema has been around since the late 19th century. That gives us 130+ years of thousands of individuals who have laid some cement on the foundation of the genre that we have today. 1,212 more words via Where Sc[Are] They Now? Not Even Undersea Behemoths Could Stop Famke Janssen — Nightmare on Film Street

Welcome to Behind the Screams! In this article, we will be taking a look at the true stories that inspired some of our favorite horror films. 1,326 more words via [Behind the Screams] The Warrens Strike Again: The True Story Behind THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT — Nightmare on Film Street

Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans Review Author: Tony After writing and directing one of the most unintentionally controversial films in years, a film that had the audacity to be different and cause a civil war among the Star Wars fandom, Rian Johnson returns to his roots… Continue reading Knives Out (2019) — Reel Time Flicks

Director: Robert Eggers Starring: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattison Review Author: Tony I have never experienced such delight at on-screen misery as I have with Robert Egger’s masterpiece, The Lighthouse. Masterpiece is a word I seldom use when it comes to film criticism, but art is subjective and my subjective opinion is that The Lighthouse fucking… Continue reading The Lighthouse (2019) — Reel Time Flicks

Director: William Wesley Starring: Ted Vernon, Victoria Christian, Richard Vidan Review Author: Tony For the past few weeks, self-isolation has seen me scouring through as many films as possible to vacate time between work and meals. After making a serious dent into both Disney+ and Netflix’s catalogues I’ve had a recent itch to explore more… Continue reading Scarecrows (1988) — Reel Time Flicks

Director: Bernard Rose Starring: Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley Review Author: Tony Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! Candyman! Candy…..! For such an innocuous sounding name, the chills it sends up one’s spine is very palpable. I’m not the superstitious type, but I’ll be damned if those immortal words that may or may not summon a hook-handed […]… Continue reading Candyman (1992) — Reel Time Flicks

Director: Neasa Hardiman Starring: Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott Review Author: Tony The aquatic horror genre has strangely risen from the depths this year with the earlier release of Underwater and now the Irish horror, Sea Fever. The deep blue sea still remains a topic of mystery with vast amounts of the depths unexplored,… Continue reading Sea Fever (2020) — Reel Time Flicks

Confession time!! I would spin this article as a companion piece to our recent review of Irish horror, Sea Fever, but this article has been in the making since before Underwater. Aquatic horror pretty much died off in the 90s, so getting two films about the danger of the big blue this year is a […]… Continue reading 9 Exciting Aquatic Horror Movies — Reel Time Flicks

Director: Bong Joon-ho Starring: Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam Review Author: Tony It has been over three months since I sat in a surprisingly full cinema for a screening of the renowned, and critically loved, Parasite. I use the word surprise as I’ve never seen such a large turnout for an international film with… Continue reading Parasite (2020) — Reel Time Flicks

Director: Andrew Patterson Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz Review Author: Tony For all the chest beating about cinema being the only authentic way to experience the art of film; it’s indie movies that have unfairly been labelled as pretentious. Streaming has become the go to platform for indie film in the last decade, allowing films… Continue reading The Vast of Night (2020) — Reel Time Flicks