Number #1 – The Golden Glove Written and Directed by Fatih Akin America seems to mythologize serial killers, when often the facts are quite the opposite. “The Golden Glove” clings to reality, rather painstakingly at times. Jonas Dassler rises to … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #1 & 2
Number #3 – Ghost Stories Directed by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman, Written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman The greatest horror anthology of all time is 1945’s ‘Dead of Night.’ The second greatest is ‘Ghost Stories.’ Starting with a paranormal … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #3 & 4
#13 – Us Written and Directed by Jordan Peele I know not including ‘Get Out’ is going to be a controversial decision. And I am not trying to diminish how good it was or the impact it had. But for … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #13-14
Number #5 – Possessor Written and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg “Possessor” is a stomach turning film and horror on both a visceral and conceptual level. It follows an assassin who uses technology to possess a host, returning to her own … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #5 & 6
Number # 9 – Atterados Written and Directed by Demian Rugna “Terrified” (or Atterados) is the antithesis of what I claim to like, a movie where a lot of effort went into describing an infectious haunting in Argentina but no … Continue reading The Best Horror Films of the Last Five Years – #9 & 10
#11 – Sputnick Directed by Egor Abramenko, Written by Oleg Malovichko and Andrei Zolotarev “Sputnik” is a real delight, a surprisingly intimate story of an intense young doctor called in to treat an astronaut with a space parasite. It starts … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #11 & 12
Number #7 – Hereditary Written and Directed by Ari Aster ‘Hereditary’ structures itself after Greek tragedy. It’s about a family manipulated by a cult and doomed to a very unsavory fate. Maybe they could have escaped it, maybe they could … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #7 & 8
#15 – Tigers are Not Afraid Written and Directed by Issa Lopez “Tigers are not Afraid” is a living nightmare in a lawless Mexico that is more horrific and real than any fantasy monster could be… although they are still … Continue reading Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – #15-16
#17 – Head Count Directed by Elle Callahan, Written by Elle Callahan and Michael Nader I heard nothing about ‘Head Count’ and that’s a crying shame because it deserves every bit of advocacy that can be mustered. ‘Head Count’ is … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – Numbers #17-18
#19 – Gretel and Hansel Directed by Oz Perkins, written by Rob Hayes “Gretel and Hansel” is a triumph that was not going to be appreciated by the majority of the audience in wide release. It imagines the siblings in … Continue reading The Best Horror Movies of the Last Five Years – Number #19 & 20
Tom & Tom : Black Like You 