James RutherfordApr 23, 2022'Frailty': A Sublime and Inventive Tale of Faith, Familial Discord and Profound Psychological HorrorFrailty (2001) is a sublime and inventive psychological horror film starring Matthew McConaughey as Fenton Meiks, a Texas lawman with an...
James RutherfordNov 23, 2021'The Silence of the Lambs': The Landmark Tale of an FBI Trainee Engaging A Brilliant Cannibal KillerThe Silence of the Lambs (1991) is a highly renowned and viscerally absorbing horror-thriller starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling,...
James RutherfordOct 31, 2021'Shaun of the Dead': Edgar Wright's Highly Entertaining Depiction of the Zombie Apocalypse Shaun of the Dead (2004) is a droll and inspired British horror comedy starring Simon Pegg as the titular Shaun, an apathetic slacker...
James RutherfordSep 20, 2021'Cloverfield': A Fresh and Inventive Contemporary Monster Movie Delivered in Found Footage FormatCloverfield (2008) is a wildly inventive and often terrifying science-fiction horror story that depicts a large otherworldly creature...
James RutherfordJun 4, 2021'Annihilation': The Beguiling Tale of Five Scientists' Perilous Expedition into an Enigmatic RealmAnnihilation (2018) is a highly cerebral and beguiling science-fiction horror film starring Natalie Portman as Lena, a cellular biologist...
James RutherfordMar 18, 2021'The Lighthouse': A Boldly Macabre Tale of Two Lighthouse Keepers at the Very Edge of SanityThe Lighthouse (2019) is a boldly macabre psychological horror film starring Robert Pattinson as Ephraim Winslow and Willem Dafoe as...
James RutherfordFeb 7, 2021'The Thing': John Carpenter's Relentlessly Suspenseful Tale of Antarctic Alien HorrorThe Thing (1982) is a relentlessly suspenseful and often terrifying science fiction horror classic starring Kurt Russell as R.J....
James RutherfordDec 6, 2020'The Witch': A Macabre and Diabolical Tale of Witchcraft in 17th Century New England The Witch: A New England Folktale (2015) is a macabre and deeply atmospheric horror film starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin, eldest...
James RutherfordNov 5, 2020'The Devil's Backbone': Guillermo del Toro's Darkly Atmospheric Neo-Gothic Ghost Story"The Devil's Backbone" ("El Espinazo del Diablo") (2001) is a darkly atmospheric ghost story set in Spain in 1931, at the height of the...
James RutherfordOct 8, 2020'Manhunter': Michael Mann's Sleek, Visceral Precursor to 'The Silence of the Lambs'“Manhunter” (1986) is a visceral and thoroughly absorbing crime thriller starring William L. Petersen as Will Graham, a retired FBI...