[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0058N2T3K][/pullquote] There are many visually recognisable icons in horror film history. Whether it's Jason from Friday the 13th in his hockey mask, or Michael Myers sporting a lovely whitened William Shatner mask (yes that's really what it is, check it out), these … [Read more...]
Review: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DW671HE][/pullquote] Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby, written for screen and directed by Roman Polanski follows the titular Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and her husband Guy (John Cassavetes) as they move into a New York apartment. While there, … [Read more...]
Review: 28 Days Later (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001CRRAGW][/pullquote] Danny Boyle is a master of genre-lead films. There's no denying that the man can direct a engaging, beautifully shot masterpiece regardless of the conventional box that you place it in. He's conquered fantasy realism, romantic comedy and biopic … [Read more...]
Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009, Sweden)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0051NH5OA][/pullquote] The middle film of a trilogy is the most difficult one. There are a lot of questions to consider. For example; how do you get started? You don't need to spend the first act introducing the characters, but can you assume all of your audience is … [Read more...]
Review: The Descent (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002PIUQ2W][/pullquote] Following the shift in horror films (arguably started by Final Destination) towards all out gore and obvious set ups, The Descent, released in 2005, bucked the new trend and relied on implicit horror as much as explicit horror to terrify … [Read more...]
Review: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000GJ0NT8][/pullquote] The collapse of Enron in late 2001 caused shockwaves across the world economy and reshaped the corporate landscape forever. Indeed it is hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the fraud and deceit that occurred under the control of crooked CEOs … [Read more...]
Review: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001XCW6XS][/pullquote] John Landis is an interesting director with a varied list of films to his name, some good, like Blues Brothers, some not so good, like Blues Brothers 2000. But in his golden era of the 1980s he produced a series of high-quality memorable films. … [Read more...]
Review: Let the Right One In (2008, Swedish)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002BMZZM8][/pullquote] Oskar is unhappy. An outsider at school, he's a pallid, shy, awkward child; a child who tucks his jumper into his trousers and dreams of vengeance towards his bullies. He wanders the snow covered estate where he lives, always alone. Until one … [Read more...]
Review: Paranormal Activity (2009)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0030IMZ3O][/pullquote] In 2007, director Oren Peli, on a shoe-string budget of $15,000, created a found footage horror film called Paranormal Activity. He, like so many film-makers had struggled to find someone to take a chance on him and distribute the film. … [Read more...]
Review: Wolf Creek (2005)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B000UYBOZQ][/pullquote] A common question among film fans is ˜what makes a film, a horror rather than a thriller.' The common response includes references to the occult or supernatural, or something about an unstoppable villain with super-human strength. While this … [Read more...]