Tag Archives: horror

Review: Caveat (2021)

Posted on June 3, 2021 by sheila

Caveat, a first feature for Irish director Damian McCarthy, really freaked me out. It’s legit spooky. No tricks. I reviewed for Ebert. Streaming now on Shudder.

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Jewel Robbery (1932; d. William Dieterle) This glittering pre-Code, starring William Powell as a jewel thief, and Kay Francis as a married woman in love with her jewels, is such a subversive delight. Powell is devastatingly charming and Francis is … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, comedy, Costa-Gavras, David Lynch, documentary, drama, England, France, Greece, historical drama, horror, Jack Nicholson, Joanna Hogg, Joel McCrea, Kay Francis, literary adaptation, Martin Scorsese, Memphis, Monte Hellman, Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Pre-Code, Roman Polanski, Russia, sci-fi, short films, Stalag 17, Tilda Swinton, Ukraine, Warren Oates, westerns, William Holden, William Powell, women directors | 15 Comments

Review: Jakob’s Wife (2021)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by sheila

I dug the vampire movie Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icons Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden. My review is up at Ebert.

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January/February/March 2021 Viewing Diary

Posted on April 11, 2021 by sheila

Better late than never. I moved at the end of January – a big interstate move – so I’ve been a bit, how you say, busy. Not too busy to keep up my viewing schedule but too busy to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged animation, Ball of Fire, Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Reynolds, Cary Grant, children's movies, Cliff Bole, comedy, coming of age, David Mamet, documentary, drama, Eminem, England, France, Gary Cooper, Hong Kong, horror, Howard Hawks, Ireland, Irene Dunne, Jack Lemmon, Jack Nicholson, Jean Renoir, Joe Berlinger, Julianne Moore, Katharine Hepburn, Kim Manners, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Leo McCarey, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Maggie Cheung, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ralph Bellamy, Russia, sci-fi, short films, Some Like It Hot, Spain, Stanley Kubrick, Sweden, Thomas J. Wright, Tom Noonan, true crime, war movies, What Happened Was, women directors, WWII, X-Files | 23 Comments

Review: The Unholy (2021)

Posted on April 2, 2021 by sheila

This feels like a Supernatural episode, and the fact that Jeffrey Dean Morgan spends the film staying in a ratty motel, investigating cattle mutilations and demonic forces might have a little bit to do with that. He might as well … Continue reading →

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Review: Lucky (2021)

Posted on March 4, 2021 by sheila

I really dug Lucky, a new horror film with depth and rage that surprised me. It was difficult to write about it without spoilers – my review at Ebert discusses the premise, and doesn’t reveal the “theme” underneath it. Even … Continue reading →

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Review: Saint Maud (2021)

Posted on January 29, 2021 by sheila

I really really dug this. Out today on streaming platforms. I reviewed for Ebert.

Posted in Movies | Tagged drama, England, horror, religious movies, reviews, women directors | 2 Comments

2020 Movie Recommendations

Posted on December 31, 2020 by sheila

I’m probably missing some. And there are still a couple of foreign films I haven’t seen. The Assistant (2020; d. Kitty Green)- It’s so so good, and so “of our moment” it’s almost eerie. But it’s the WAY that Kitty … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, animation, Aubrey Plaza, Australia, Brazil, comedy, documentary, drama, England, friends, Germany, hockey, horror, Italy, musicals, Romania, Russia, Shirley Jackson, Sofia Coppola, South Korea, Spike Lee, women directors | 3 Comments

October 2020 Viewing Diary

Posted on November 3, 2020 by sheila

American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020; d. Jenny Popplewell) Very amateurish. Perhaps interesting to those who weren’t following the case as closely as I was. I’m STILL following the case. Chris Watts seems to think he’s going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Bill Murray, comedy, coming of age, crime movies, documentary, drama, George Lucas, horror, Joan Fontaine, Kristen Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Martin Scorsese, Olympia Dukakis, Robert De Niro, romantic drama, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Sofia Coppola, Supernatural, women directors | 21 Comments

Review: The Craft: Legacy (2020)

Posted on October 28, 2020 by sheila

I reviewed the sequel – sort of – of the 1996 cult classic The Craft. It’s toothless. I’ve read a bunch of articles released before the film came out, and it’s all this stuff about how great “female friendship” is. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: horror

Review: Caveat (2021)

April 2021 Viewing Diary

Review: Jakob’s Wife (2021)

January/February/March 2021 Viewing Diary

Review: The Unholy (2021)

Review: Lucky (2021)

Review: Saint Maud (2021)

2020 Movie Recommendations

October 2020 Viewing Diary

Review: The Craft: Legacy (2020)

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