The Best Horror Movie Aliens? The Thing and Alien By: Brian Robert Oliver The horror movie aliens sub-genre finally found its king in the late 70’s with Ridley Scott’s Alien(1979). John Carpenter’s The Thing(1982) arrived three years later and took its place right beside Alien, setting the bar so high...
Se7en: Why John Doe Wins By Brian Robert Oliver John Doe is calm and resolute. “Become vengeance, David”. Somerset, the angel on Mills’ shoulder counters “David, if you kill him, he wins”. In the shear chaos of his psyche comes the briefest moment of tranquility. Tracy’s angelic face flashes into...
Joker: Joaquin Phoenix Dancing with Himself By Kristin Grady Arthur Fleck sheds his identity like a snake's skin or the ashes of a phoenix! Get it? Joaquin Phoenix's Joker emerges as he embraces the madness within him. The implicit meaning is eloquently externalized by Arthur's improvised dances, exposing his innermost...
Before you die, you see the ring. The chilling concept of a lethal film has universal appeal because of cinema�s profound effect on our psychology. American remakes of Japanese horror films became popular in the early 2000�s after the release of The Ring (2002), based on the 1998 independent film Ringu. Kansei Engineering is a Japanese method of technological development which requires a product to appeal not only to the reason of the buyer, but to their senses as well. Born (perhaps unconsciously) from this concept, a VHS tape can record family-oriented home videos or the hideous visions of a deranged psychic child. The constant evolution of Japanese technology reflects the cyclical nature of the cursed video tape, which must be passed on like a deadly chain letter.
It Follows: Water and David Robert Mitchell by Sean M. Sanford The ambiance of It Follows is apt to snag one�s attention right off, wherein no detail seems without purpose. David Robert Mitchell, has been apt to say that translating his own symbolism would be an injustice to the theories...
The Exorcist: The Crucifix Scene Few horror films contain such a vivid anecdotal history upon its release than The Exorcist. The collective memory of its 1973 theatrical run is heavily embellished, but overall, people were seriously traumatized. We've all heard how theater goers ran from the their seats crying. How...
The Platform: Jesus, Don Quixote and Dante By Brian Robert Oliver Who the hell would bring a book here? That�s the ultimate question Imoguiri asks our hero, Goreng in the second act. In a social experiment resembling a prison with two to a cell inside a giant brutalist tower containing...
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