Whether all hell is breaking loose or imagination is manifesting itself, the notion of reality becoming fantasy is an intriguing one, a notion that Carpenter doesn't fail to realize, nor does he stray from it. He simply runs with it as he gives life to a world in which being driven to the brink of..
Read moreTumbbad (2018)
Chants, treasure, gods, a curse, rain, a temple, dolls, mutilation of the flesh, lanterns, youth, beautiful scenery, fatherhood, overgrowth, emptiness, fog, risk, and greed. These are all characteristics of Tumbbad, a film that is filled to the brim with detail, a film that because it revolves around the three generations of a family who build..
Read moreThe Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Sword-shooting, men transforming into monsters, a wall of screaming faces, and a power hungry ruler. These are just a few of things that The Sword and the Sorcerer has to offer. It is the kind swashbuckling saga that once you press play, you are taken to a world in which imagination is the order of..
Read moreTetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Funny how an accident changes everything, innit? Well, every once in a blue moon, you have a film which is as chaotic as a ten car highway wreck, which is befitting of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. It is bizarre. It is avant-garde. It is creative. It is kinetic. It is an adrenaline rush which, from..
Read moreCemetery of Terror (1985)
If you're looking to spend a night in a cemetery, then you better be sure that doing so doesn't entail encountering a Satan worshipping serial killer unless you're willing to risk your life. It's unlikely you would forget the unsightliness of grisly deaths, especially if you and your friends are pranksters. After all, it's all..
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