Kladivo na čarodějnice
Kladivo na čarodějnice (1970) is a dramatization of the historical record of the Moravian witch trials. Co-written and directed by Otakar Vávra, the film is widely perceived as an allegory… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
La Fiancée de Dracula
La Fiancée de Dracula (2002) is a late career feature from legendary filmmaker Jean Rollin. As such, the film is replete with the filmmaker’s thematic concerns and aesthetic preoccupations. La… Read more »
Das Gold Der Liebe
By the light of a full moon Patricia (Alexandra Curtis) goes to Vienna for a D.A.F. show. When she arrives at the ticket window she finds that she has no… Read more »
Il demonio
Il demonio (1963) belongs to Daliah Lavi. Lavi gives a manically desperate performance full of convulsions and contortions. It’s a performance that is as fragile and vulnerable as it is… Read more »
Thou Shalt Not Swear
As children “Seven Sisters” meet and vow to see each other on July 14th every year for the rest of their lives and beyond. But unknown to them their sacred… Read more »
Şeytan
Şeytan (1974) is a Turkish remake of The Exorcist (1973). And it’s not just a remake, but a paint-by-numbers recreation of Friedkin’s film. The filmmakers behind Şeytan even went so… Read more »
The Plague Of The Zombies
The Plague Of The Zombies (1966) offers up a distinctly post-colonial horror. A horror that sees feudalism give way to capitalism. Haitian culture and religion are appropriated by the aristocracy… Read more »
Veneno para las hadas
Veneno para las hadas (1986) was directed by acclaimed Mexican horror filmmaker Carlos Enrique Taboada. The film follows Flavia (Elsa María Gutiérrez) who arrives at a new school and befriends… Read more »
De dødes tjern
De dødes tjern (1958) follows a group of friends to a cabin in the woods. While there, they uncover a mystery that has links with a local legend about a… Read more »
The Wolfman
The Wolfman (2010) reimagines the 1941 film as a lavish period piece punctuated with graphic scenes of gore. Every cent of the films’ budget is apparent on screen in the… Read more »
