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Jan 15, 2021

Shivers (They Come From Within)

Emblematic of the Coronavirus pandemic, Shivers tells the story of a science experiment gone horribly wrong and the ill-effects it has on a civilized society. …

Horror Movies

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Shivers (They Come From Within)
Shivers (They Come From Within)

Jul 24, 2020

The Emergence of Film Language in the 20th Century

American filmmaker Edwin Porter is well known by his contemporaries in cinema for his revolutionary insights in continuity editing that led to the story film, the beginnings of narrative cinema, and the invention of editing. But what precisely was Edwin Porter’s significance in the development of film language? Film language…

Film

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The Emergence of Film Language in the Early 20th Century
The Emergence of Film Language in the Early 20th Century

Jul 14, 2020

Hiding in Plain Sight

One of the things that interests me with Tom Stall from “A History of Violence” is the duality of his character. In particular, how convincingly and effectively he is able to portray a caring father and husband to his wife Edie and children Jack and Sarah, while concealing his true…

Movies

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Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight

Jul 6, 2020

The American Nightmare in “The Last House on the Left”

In the article, The American Nightmare author Robin Wood outlines the basic formula to create horror. That formula consists of three variables including normality, the monster, and the relationship between the two. This third variable is most important in creating horror. Moreover, in this third formula normality is threatened by…

Movies

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“The Last House on the Left”: The American Nightmare
“The Last House on the Left”: The American Nightmare

Jul 3, 2020

Psychoanalysis: A Dangerous Method Meets Taxi Driver

The psychoanalytic approach can be considered a most “dangerous method” as it can make a patient unearth self-deprecating irrational ideas they firmly believe, coupled with its ability to sidetrack a patient from what they want to improve. …

Film

4 min read

Psychoanalysis: A Dangerous Method Meets Taxi Driver
Psychoanalysis: A Dangerous Method Meets Taxi Driver

Jun 29, 2020

Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense

The film director Alfred Hitchcock is a well-renowned auteur, as his artistic style is so distinctive that it can be recognized through most of his filmography. Hitchcock’s recognizable style and thematic preoccupations revolve around suspenseful narrative action and using the audience as a voyeur. …

Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchock: The Master of Suspense
Alfred Hitchock: The Master of Suspense

Jun 26, 2020

Society — “Turning” a New Page

The Turning (2020) directed by Floria Sigismondi depicts psychological issues revolving around mental health and mental illness. This film makes the viewer look at the ugly side of mental illness through the perception of Kate Mandell. Kate aims to help others, by tutoring Flora and Miles Fairchild and visiting her…

Film

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Society — Turning a New Page
Society — Turning a New Page

Jun 23, 2020

How Hereditary Produces Extreme Anxiety Before the Actual Horror is Revealed…

At the narrative (diegetic) level the 2018 film Hereditary produces anxiety and dread in the viewer in many ways before the actual horror is revealed. Firstly, anxiety is produced when Charlie is unsupervised at a high school party in Utah and eats cake containing nuts, which she is allergic to…

Film

8 min read

How Hereditary Produces Extreme Anxiety Before the Actual Horror is Revealed…
How Hereditary Produces Extreme Anxiety Before the Actual Horror is Revealed…

Jun 22, 2020

The Unchivalrous Gentlemen

If you’re looking for the quintessential gangster crime film then look no further. Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen (2019) is a deeply layered film in which the private detective Fletcher recounts the story of Micky Pearson, a man in charge of a large marijuana empire. When word gets out that Fletcher…

The Gentlemen 2020

4 min read

The Unchivalrous Gentlemen
The Unchivalrous Gentlemen

Jun 19, 2020

Parasite: A Korean Family Feud

Parasite is what happens when economic and class inequality is personified in a monstrous form. Director Bong Joon-ho’s masterful cinematography and gripping dialogue leads to a suspense-filled classic of modern cinema. In the film, an idyllic upper-class life shadows a trail of deceit left behind by a lower-class Korean family…

Parasite 2019

4 min read

Parasite: A Korean Family Feud
Parasite: A Korean Family Feud
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Stephen Zimmermann

Film Critic based in Toronto, Canada

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