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Current Cinematic Comfort Food

The topic of today’s blog entry concerns the ongoing batch of movies I happen to rewatch often. That’s pretty much it. To be more specific, today’s subject of Current Cinematic Comfort Food (CCCF) includes only modern or somewhat recently released movies I enjoy reviewing — as in watching again, not reviewing as in writing additional … Continue reading

‘Nosferatu’ (2024): The Creepiest, Coziest Nightmare-Blanket

Directed by: Robert Eggers || Produced by: Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers Screenplay by: Robert Eggers || Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe Music by: Robin Carolan || Cinematography: Jarin Blaschke || Edited by: Louise Ford || Country: United States || Language: English … Continue reading

‘The Substance’ (2024): Respect the Balance

Directed by: Coralie Fargeat || Produced by: Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Screenplay by: Coralie Fargeat || Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid Music by: Raffertie || Cinematography: Benjamin Kračun || Edited by: Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Feron || Country: France, United Kingdom, United States || Language: English Running Time: 141 minutes I … Continue reading

‘Infested’ (2023): Arachnophobia or Xenophobia?

Directed by: Sébastien Vaniček || Produced by: Harry Tordjman Screenplay by: Sébastien Vaniček, Florent Bernard || Starring: Théo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, Finnegan Oldfield Music by: Douglas Cavanna, Xavier Caux || Cinematography: Alexandre Jamin || Edited by: Nassim Gordji-Tehrani, Thomas Fernande || Country: France || Language: French Running Time: 105 minutes Certain … Continue reading

‘Outside’ (2024): Stage Plays Should Stay on Stage

Directed by: Carlo Ledesma || Produced by: Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Screenplay by: Carlo Ledesma || Starring: Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa, Aiden Tyler Patdu Music by: Paul Sigua, Myka Magsaysay-Sigua|| Cinematography: Shing-Fung Cheung || Edited by: Mark Victor || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino Running Time: 142 minutes Certain movies, particularly those limited to one or … Continue reading

Horror Never Dies: ‘The First Omen,’ ‘Longlegs,’ & ‘Smile 2’ (2024)

Directed by: Arkasha Stevenson [1], Osgood Perkins [2], Parker Fin [3] || Produced by: David S. Goyer, Keith Levine [1], Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Nicolas Cage, Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson [2], Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Parker Finn, Robert Salerno [3] Screenplay by: Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith Thomas [1], Osgood Perkins [2], Parker … Continue reading

‘Terrifier’ (2016, 2022, 2024): American Independent Filmmaking Resurgent

Directed by: Damien Leone || Produced by: Phil Falcone [1–3], George Steuber, Damien Leone [1, 3], Steven Della Salla, Jason Leavy, Michael Leavy [3] Screenplay by: Damien Leone || Starring: David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi [1–3], Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran [1], Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, Casey Hartnett [2], Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullman [2, 3], Antonella Rose, Margaret … Continue reading

The Other ‘Hellboy’ Movies: ‘The Golden Army’ (2008), ‘Hellboy’ (2019), & ‘The Crooked Man’ (2024)

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro [1], Neil Marshall [2], Brian Taylor [3] || Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin [1, 2] Mike Richardson, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner [1–3], Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson, Philip Westgren, Carl Hampe, Matt O’Toole, Les Weldon [2], Jeff Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Robert Van Norden, Sam Shulte [3] Screenplay by: … Continue reading

A Crocodylian Triple Feature: ‘Rogue,’ ‘Black Water’ (2007), & ‘Crawl’ (2019)

Directed by: Greg McLean [1], David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki [2], Alexandre Aja [3] || Produced by: Matt Hearn, David Lightfoot, Greg McLean [1], David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki, Michael Robertson [2], Craig Flores, Sam Raimi, Alexandre Aja [3] Screenplay by: Greg McLean [1], David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki [2], Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen [3] || Starring: Michael … Continue reading

‘Old People’ (2022): For They Are Great in Number

Directed by: Andy Fetscher || Produced by: Benjamin Munz, Florian Schneider Screenplay by: Andy Fetscher || Starring: Stephan Luca, Melika Foroutan, Bianca Nawrath, Otto Emil Koch, Daniela Galbo, Paul Fassnacht, Louie Betton, Gerhard Bös, Eveline Hall Music by: Christopher Bremus, Steven Schwalbe || Cinematography: Ralf Noack || Edited by: Marco Baumhof, Andy Fetscher || Country: … Continue reading

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