Directed by John Carpenter The term "serial killer" didn't exist when Halloween first came out. So yeah, there had never really been anything quite like Michael Myers before he showed up. There had been ghosts and ghouls, zombies and aliens, even the perhaps slightly more human antagonists of the occult (Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist) but there had … Continue reading Halloween (1978)
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Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Directed by Dan Gilroy Velvet Buzzsaw is a horror/satire that has its eyes set on the world of art dealers. It's a ruthless comedy, I suppose, that is clear in its intention, does its thing and then gets out. Once the movie ends, slightly abruptly, you might be a little befuddled but then it sets … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
