The Lodge: Unsettling Psychological Horror — The Abominable Dr. Welsh

Since its resurrection in the late 2000s, Hammer Films has quietly re-established itself in the horror genre. Though Blumhouse Productions has eclipsed the British studio in quantity and, arguably, overall quality, Hammer has a delivered a few memorable projects. Most notably, Let Me In and The Woman in Black were hallmarks of the studio’s atmospheric […]… Continue reading The Lodge: Unsettling Psychological Horror — The Abominable Dr. Welsh

Edgar Wright Launches a New Production Company and is Developing Three Netflix Projects — Entertainment Updates

Edgar Wright has set up a new production company with three of his friends and closest colleagues, which includes Joe Cornish, Nira Park, and Rachael Prior. This creative group has been working with each other for more than two decades. The production company they formed is called Complete Fiction. The production company will focus on […]… Continue reading Edgar Wright Launches a New Production Company and is Developing Three Netflix Projects — Entertainment Updates

Re-Animator (1985) — Paul’s Movie Reviews

Director: Stuart Gordon Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue. ‘Re-Animator’ is undoubtedly one of my favorite horror movies. I just love this film! There are so many […]… Continue reading Re-Animator (1985) — Paul’s Movie Reviews

Psycho (1960): Movie Analysis — The Perfectly Brainless World of a Perfectly Brainless Girl

Quarantine has made me a couch potato. My school got closed on my birthday, I didn’t even get to celebrate it with my friends since I was busy in a school event and they weren’t there 😥 I haven’t been out since March the 13th; the initial days went pretty well but now I just […]… Continue reading Psycho (1960): Movie Analysis — The Perfectly Brainless World of a Perfectly Brainless Girl

Rear Window: How Long Shots Bring Viewers to the Film — Film Studies at Mines

The rear window is a suspense film made by Alfred Hitchcock. The entire film is unfolded in a residential area. Almost all the shots in the film were taken from the window of the protagonist Jeffrey’s house, which is also the perspective of Jeffrey peeping into the neighbor. In the lens, the director showed the […]… Continue reading Rear Window: How Long Shots Bring Viewers to the Film — Film Studies at Mines

A Review of the Dream House – A Psychological Thriller — The Books of Daniel

Dream House. I watched it. And I am shaking my head. The critical consensus on rottonentomatoes for Director Jim Sheridan’s 2011 psychological thriller reads, “Dream House is punishingly slow, stuffy, and way too obvious to be scary.” Run time is 83 minutes according to IMDB.com, not a long film by any means, and yet Adam […]… Continue reading A Review of the Dream House – A Psychological Thriller — The Books of Daniel

Forced Perspective: A Missed Opportunity. — Film Studies at Mines

The camera is the most powerful tool in film. It creates the viewer’s perspective and gives us an eye into the cinematic story. The consequences of putting moving images behind a idea have had historical impacts on the United States. Particularly on the ability for entertainment to incite emotion. This has been clear since the […]… Continue reading Forced Perspective: A Missed Opportunity. — Film Studies at Mines