Sometime between the 1960s and 1990s the so-called “death of vinyl” was supposed to have occurred. With the 8-track, Compact-Cassette, and the CD all being introduced as cheaper and more accessible alternatives to the large and expensive vinyl record, sales ...
Read More »The Best and the Worst of 2014
Max Weinstein: Editor-in-Chief The Best and the Worst Genre Films of 2014 Best 1. The Babadook (dir. Jennifer Kent) The Babadook has universal resonance, and its tropes, style, and monster are timeless. That writer-director Jennifer Kent’s film is hands down the ...
Read More »Big Bad Wolves (2013): Nature, Nurture, Torture
Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales flipped a coin. The toss decided who would take their critically acclaimed sophomore feature, Big Bad Wolves, to the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, and who would take it to the Chicago International ...
Read More »Diabolique’s Top 10 Films of 2013 (Part 2)
Continuing with our end of the year wrap-up, here is the first half of all the individual Top 10 Horror Movie lists we received as part of our poll. These personal lists of 2013 favorites were submitted by critics, filmmakers, ...
Read More »Fantasia 2013
2013 was a year of distinction for Fantasia Film Festival, due to its high quality features. Known for its strong genre and horror theme, this year’s diversity in subject matter was pleasing; from vulgar gang fights to exorbitant torture scenes, ...
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