Being Film #22 for Hooptober 2025 I came away from Demon Pond with a lot of questions. Not about the plot: this is a relatively straightforward folktale about forest spirits, obligations and the ramifications of not obliging them. The film is made with an abundance of care and no small amount of visual flourish. But... Continue Reading →
Being Film #21 for Hooptober 2025 As we roll into the last third of Hooptober 2025 the reviews are once again going to get slimmer. Horror is exhausting, y'all, and man can't live on blood and gore alone. Thank goodness for Mike Flanagan, who is still batting 1000 after catching up with Before I Wake,... Continue Reading →
Being Film #20 for Hooptober 2025 After seeing Luigi Bazzoni's debut film The Possessed earlier for this marathon, I was even more eager to check out The Fifth Cord, his second foray into giallo, particularly as that film straddled the line between dreamlike noir and paranoid Lynchian nightmare more than what we would come to... Continue Reading →
Being Film #19 for Hooptober 2025 It's likely I went into Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (hereafter shortened to just Humanist Vampire...) in the best way possible: with nothing but that title and the poster in my head. I don't know what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't something this delicate, romantic, and...funny.... Continue Reading →
Being Film #18 for Hooptober 2025 Going 20 years into the future and changing from zombies to...reindeer? Just goes to show you that anything is ripe for horror, provided it's done with care and attention. I can't recall if I've seen any other classic films coming out of Finland (recent comedies and action, sure...), but... Continue Reading →
Being Film #17 for Hooptober 2025 Sometimes a movie is so good, it doesn't matter the condition you see it. In a world of 4K, Dolby Vision, IMAX, and other buzzwords for the highest of definitions, a picture ultimately rests on its construction and execution. That being said, I wish some of that visual pizzazz... Continue Reading →
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