Being Film #13 for Hooptober 2025 I never thought I'd see a film like Hausu again. That movie, a psychedelic fever dream from Nobuhiko Obayashi, was off the walls and inventive in a way I never expected, and never expected to see again. I am so happy to be proved wrong by Devil Fetus, an... Continue Reading →
Being Film #9 for Hooptober 2025 There were a lot of things running through my mind watching La Morte Vivante, aka The Living Dead Girl. I wish I meant that in a good way, but the truth is despite the cult status of Jean Rollins and the notable similarities between his films of the fantastique... Continue Reading →
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: With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as... Continue Reading →
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: When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is... Continue Reading →
Being Film #23 for Hooptober 2024 No one made horror like John Carpenter. It wasn't just the man himself (though lord knows he plays a HUGE part); it's the tight-knit group of collaborators. I can't imagine watching something like The Fog without the singular cinematography of Dean Cundey, or the editing of Tommy Lee Wallace,... Continue Reading →
Being Film #14 for Hooptober 2024 Oof. There is the kernel of a great concept in Return To Horror High, taking a meta, tongue-in-cheek approach to horror and genre filmmaking cliches, but unfortunately Bill Froelich isn't the guy to make it. There are a few measly pleasures to be had here, but for the most... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Being Film #23 for Hooptober 2023 Having finally felt like I caught on to Ken Russell's particular and peculiar wavelength, I called an audible and went back to a film I saw as a teenager and never revisited. Gothic purports to dramatize the night that Lord Byron, Dr. John Polidori, Percy Bysshe Shelley and, of... Continue Reading →
Being Film #22 for Hooptober 2023 Man, Ken Russell is naughty, huh? I mean, yeah...I knew this in theory have seen The Devils, but maybe his predilection for the excesses of every appetite was maybe limited to the type of story being told? Uh, no, and that's a good thing. The Lair of the White... Continue Reading →
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