It only takes one flop to cut a director’s career short. Just like they’ll always be those who wonder what films Charles Laughton could’ve made if The Night of the Hunter had been better received upon its release (instead of finding its audience later), any plans actor-turned-director Roddy McDowall might’ve had to make more movies after Tam Lin ended after its difficult post-production.
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It only takes one flop to cut a director’s career short. Just like they’ll always be those who...
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The Film One of the pillars of the “folk horror” subgenre, The Wicker Man is an extraordinary film...
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The largely improvised heavy metal send-up This Is Spinal Tap (1984) hit the public consciousness...
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Inspired by the success of a rerelease of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Toolbox...
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Some films can be easily summarized, but The Triple Echo is one where a summary never does the film justice.
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Following the success of the superior sequel, director William Lustig and writer Larry Cohen...
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The genesis of William Lustig’s original Maniac Cop (1988) lay in Larry Cohen’s interest in...
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It’s not every day you can say three TV movies got the Blu-Ray upgrade they deserved. Kino Lorber...
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Director Baptise Drapeau’s The Lodger (Messe Basse; France, 2020) is as loony as at least one of...
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Visually, Marcell Jankovics’ Son of the White Mare (1981), is on another level. If you grew up...
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The camera turns slowly in a full circle, giving a panoramic view of an endless, sun-baked...
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