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...
James RutherfordSep 27, 2020'Seven': The Electrifying Pursuit of a Killer Compelled to Reenact 'The Seven Deadly Sins'“Seven” (aka “Se7en”) (1995) is a darkly electrifying crime thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freedman as police detectives Mills...
James RutherfordAug 20, 2020'Goodnight Mommy': A Chilling Horror Story About Two Twins' Dark Suspicions About Their Own Mother"Goodnight Mommy" ("Ich Seh, Ich Seh") (2014) is a chilling and darkly foreboding psychological horror story from Austria that follows 9...
James RutherfordMay 2, 2020'American Psycho': A Strikingly Visceral and Acutely Devilish Satire of 80's-era Excess"American Psycho" (2000) is a strikingly visceral and devilish satire of 1980's-era excess starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a...
James RutherfordApr 27, 2020'The Others': An Expertly Crafted and Strikingly Atmospheric Gothic Ghost Story"The Others" (2001) is an expertly crafted English-language ghost story from Spain starring Nicole Kidman as Grace Stewart, resident of a...
James RutherfordMar 20, 2020'It Follows': A Bold and Terrifying Horror Story about a Teenage Girl Haunted by an Evil SpecterIt Follows (2014) is a bold and supremely chilling horror story starring Maika Monroe as Jay, a Detroit-area teenage girl who become...