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Although the Australian outback is beautiful, the bush and the creatures lurking within can be quite deadly. That is why there is a whole genre of cinema centered around the outback. This began in the 1970s when a lot of Australian cinema involved survival in its harsh, wild landscape. Famous horror films, like Razorback (1984) […]… Continue reading Australian Horror Movies: The Best Scary Films from Australia — Creepy Catalog

Robert R. Means Coleman writes in his article, “Studying Blacks and Horror Films,” about the way that black people are represented specifically in the horror genre over the years and how there is a big difference in the way that black people write/direct themselves vs. non-black writers and directors. Horror is a testament to how […]… Continue reading “What’s Blood For, If Not For Shedding?” -Race and Sexuality in Candyman — caitlynkrattziereviews

Bates Motel – 4.16.2020 I finished watching the Bates Motel TV series a few days ago. It took my wife and I seven days to get through 5 seasons at 10 episodes per season. So yes, we binge watched the entire series. I had recently gotten into the Psycho series, watched all of the movies […]… Continue reading TV Show Review: Bates Motel — The Horror Desk

A star of the big screen in both Eastern and Western cultures, Irrfan Khan may not have been the first name most people think of when they think cinema superstars but he was a formidable performer and acclaimed actor who broke down barriers between Bollywood and Hollywood for over 30 years. Khan was considered one […]… Continue reading In Memoriam: Irrfan Khan — Cinema Spotlight

It’s the Tinseltown that might have been in star-studded new Netflix series out May 1 via Stage icon Patti LuPone relishes new role in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ — Los Angeles Blade: LGBT News, Rights, Politics, Entertainment

Plot Summary Horror hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, quits her job after the station’s new owner sexually harasses her. She plans to open an act in Las Vegas, but needs $50,000 for the project. Upon learning she is a beneficiary of her deceased great-aunt Morgana, she travels to Fallwell, Massachusetts, to claim the inheritance. […]… Continue reading Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) – Film Review — KYLE ATWOOD

Before writer/director Mike Flanagan hit it big with Doctor Sleep, he helmed the 2016 slasher film Hush! Here’s my review! via ‘Hush’- Throwback Review — DC’s Take

The 7-episode limited series Hollywood, Ryan Murphy’s second project at Netflix, premieres May 1. Co-created by Ian Brennan (Glee), the dramedy imagines a reality where society’s underdogs (African-Americans, Asians, homosexuals, women) are able to make it big in post-War Tinseltown. EW TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich debate the merits of Murphy and Brennan’s… via… Continue reading ‘Hollywood’ review: Ryan Murphy’s showbiz dramedy splits EW’s critics — Networthy Newz

Undercurrent (1947) is definitely not a film that many mention in connection with any of its three stars, which really is a shame, because it’s a film that deserves more attention. I’ve read some reviews that have called it a Gaslight knock off, and while Undercurrent shares some elements with that film, it is decidedly… Continue reading Rolling in the Deep: Katherine Hepburn in “Undercurrent” (1946) — Pale Writer

Licence To Kill (1989) has suffered from a bad reputation for years. Many have wrongly asserted that it bombed at the box office and that the film was critically panned. While the film did not perform as strongly in the US as past entries, the film still earned $156 million dollars at the box office, […]… Continue reading The Art of Vengeance: A Love Letter to “Licence To Kill” (1989) — Pale Writer