Anatomy of an Auteur: The Devil's Backbone Mimic Fresh off a disappointing American premiere of Mimic(1997), Guillermo del Toro was a young director in need of some home cooking. Enter Pedro Almodovar, the Spanish language film icon. Almodovar could have cared less how the young del Toro fared in the...

Anatomy of The Exorcist In both our second and tenth episodes of the Anatomy of Horror series, we explore the depths of possibly the most iconic film of all time The Exorcist. In our second episode, we focus on the theme of loss of faith. The character most associated with...

When Working on Set of The Lighthouse Seemed About as Fun as Working on an Actual Lighthouse By Sean M. Sanford You Gotta Fight for Your Light Robert Eggers's The Lighthouse is an incredible movie with breathtaking cinematography and imagery, haloed around two of the best acting performances seen either...

During the fascist Franco regime in Spain, Basque nationalists eventually rose to the point of committing domestic terrorism in the name of social change. The Platform aligns with this swift glide into barbarism by showing the flaws in "trickle-down" economics...

In Episode 1 in our Anatomy of Horror Series, we discuss Ari Aster's film language and how he used that language to create this horror masterpiece.

Three parts are mirror images of this existential ambivalence, reveal the true reflective nature of the alien force, and how Lena overcomes these self-destructive tendencies.

The Void's Relationship with Lovecraft (They're Not Just Friends) Sean M. Sanford   An Indirect Direction Somemovies are based on a book's idea more than the actual happenings (The Shining much?), while others can be based on a writer's entire design. The Void draws parallels to some cherished designs of...