Cult cinema, physical media, and strange films
Notes from the darker side of the video shelf.
I mostly enjoy writing about films that fit into the category „Cult“ in one way or another. It‘s, frankly, where my comfort zone lies. It would be easy to just focus on horror films, but the category also includes so many films that are truly un-classifiable.
Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action
Inside an isolated airport, a group of people learn that their charter flight has been grounded. Things don’t get any better when two guards escort convicted murderer Jack to the premises after their car skidded off the road. But soon things get even worse as the group discovers that some may not be who, or what, they appear to be. An alien invasion is taking place and it begins at this terminal.
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Horror, Thriller, Action
In Parmistan there a terrible game is played regularly and anyone who comes there must enter. It’s a game of survival and death where no outsider has won the game for over 900 years.
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Adventure, Horror, Action
Have you ever sat down with zero expectations to view something and come away pleasantly surprised? Miranda, or G-187, is a descendant of the alien strand scientists mutated with human hormones and created human/alien hybrids. One of the scientists, Tom, abducted her at an early age, raised her as a human and pretended to be her uncle. One day Miranda is hospitalized and turns into her alien form…
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Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action
My favourite director is John Carpenter and I’ve spent an un-Godly amount of time devouring his work for more than 30 years. I’ve been rather hesitant at sharing my thoughts on his films on my blog as so much has been written about them and they’ve been fairly well dissected by many. But what the heck! I recently got into a Carpenter mood and viewed three of his early features and wanted to write a few things down. My personal favourite of his is “The Fog”. It’s not what I consider his best work
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Adventure, Comedy, Action
When Agatha Christie wrote and published “Ten Little Niggers” in 1939 (imagine that title today!) she couldn’t have fathomed how influential her relatively short book would become. The film adaptations are numerous, but the basic plot has been copied too many times to count.
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Drama, Crime, Action
5 reasons for why I think “Class of 1984” is a film worth your time
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