On this episode of Cinema Dual, Jon and Chris talk about a couple adaptations of The Lower Depths
Episode 57 – The Lower Depths
Hooptober 11.0 – Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Being Film #9 for Hooptober 2024 What do you do when there's no more story to tell? Go back to the beginning, of course, and that's where Leigh Whannell heads for his directorial debut in Insidious: Chapter 3. It's clear from the start where Whannell's heart lies wit regards to his characters, and if that... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Being Film #8 for Hooptober 2024 Three years later everyone returns to continue the adventures of the Lambert family and their connection to The Further in Insidious: Chapter 2, picking up right where the original left off. It has a gigantic hurdle in figuring out how to stay fresh when you have to out of... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – Insidious (2010)
Being Film #7 for Hooptober 2024 I'm ashamed it took this many years to realize how close the phrase "inside of us" looks like the title of Insidious, the first holy shit crackerjack film in the now-ended franchise from James Wan and Leigh Whannell creators of the Saw phenomenon. I was never a big fan... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – Infested (2023)
Being Film #6 for Hooptober 2024 We've see a lot of films that are one thing on the surface and something else underneath. Infested, the French spider creature feature from Sébastien Vaniček in his feature debut is very much two things, but both are very much on the surface and striking in their forcefulness. You... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – Children Of The Corn (1984)
Being Film #5 for Hooptober 2024 I remember the marketing for Children Of The Corn when I was a kid. The commercials were absolutely terrifying, and at 11 all I knew about Stephen King was that he was "The Master of Horror". I don't think I started reading his work yet, but when I did... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – The Sect (1991)
Being Film #4 for Hooptober 2024 Now this is something I can get behind. Dario Argento may have lost a step or two personally since his heyday ended around 1985 (I'll go so far as 1987 with Opera) but the man could find and nurture talent, and one of the best was Michele Soavi. I... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – Humanoids From The Deep (1980)
Being Film #3 for Hooptober 2024 I can appreciate all the breaks Roger Corman gave people through his films over the years. And I can appreciate the fun schlock of many of his films - with the best of them there's a charm and imprint that can't be denied. And huge kudos to the man... Continue Reading →
Hooptober 11.0 – The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave (1971)
Being Film #2 for Hooptober 2024 Last May I went on a big giallo kick, and out the vast number of new films discovered one of my favorites was The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, a great title for a gothic tale that had all sorts of twists and turns and some truly gorgeous cinematography.... Continue Reading →
Something Like a Filmography: The Lower Depths (1957)
Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa's legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts' lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa transforms Maxim Gorky's classic proletariat play The Lower... Continue Reading →
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