Fake Blood and True Grit: How Sam Raimi Made 1981’s ‘The Evil Dead’
Turns out making a splatter film in the dead of winter is a horrorshow in its own right.
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Glamor From Above: The Simple Majesty of Dietrich Lighting
Lights, camera, Marlene Deitrich.
Separation Anxiety: The Anatomy of the ‘Basket Case’ Trilogy
"What's in the basket? Easter eggs?"
Visual Rhymes: The Cinematic Resonances of ‘Tenet’
Because no one is a bigger film dork than filmmakers.
The Ballad of Gator Purify: Samuel L. Jackson’s Career-Making Performance
Before Jules Winnfield...there was Gator Purify.
All the Horror You Need to Stream in June 2021
Including a newly discovered and restored offering from George A. Romero!
Bluffs, Tells, and Martinis: An Analysis of the ‘Casino Royale’ Poker Scene
Knowledge of how poker works not required.
Subverting the Home Invasion Film: The Dark Joy of ‘You’re Next’
There's a genre "blender" joke in there somewhere.
For the Love of B-Movies: In Praise of Hong Kong’s Cinematic Sleaze
Jumping vampires, man-flesh dumplings, and Bruce Lee clones, oh my!
10 Movies to Watch If You Like ‘Possession’
First of all: are you okay?
