Directed by Drew Goddard Having seen Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods, it's easy to suspect that there's something otherworldly going on at the El Royale, a stylish but mysteriously sparse hotel that straddles the state line between California and Nevada. Set in the late 60s or early 70s this place is supposed to have been … Continue reading Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Directed by Mike Nichols Martha and George (Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton) are suburban witches in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Their conservative campus residence plays like a nightmarish cottage deep in the woods, to which is drawn a young couple named Nick and Honey (George Segal, Sandy Dennis). The entire film, a very theatrical adaptation of a … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
Directed by Norman Jewison A submarine-jul of Russian soldiers run aground on the fictional Gloucester Island, just off the New England coast and ignite the Cold War era fears of the small town in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming. The subsequent mob mentality shows how quickly fear and unsubstantiated rumors evolve into anger … Continue reading The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
