Balloon Land: a fantasy fairy land where life is fragile, death is close by and a serial killer is on the rampage
Ub Iwerks, “Balloon Land” (1935) For sure this cartoon with the Hansel-and-Gretel morality fairy-tale plot
Tag: Horror
Swing You Sinners! – horror morality story goes to extremes in imaginative animation
Dave Fleischer, “Swing You Sinners!” (1930) A bizarre little cartoon short, filled with the most
The Curse of La Llorona: cursed by cheap thrills and Hollywood horror film cliches
Michael Chaves , “The Curse of La Llorona” (2019) As his full-length movie directorial debut,
French and French-language Films
Last Year at Marienbad: a comic and often repetitive satire on the empty lives of the wealthy
Alain Resnais, “Last Year at Marienbad / L’Année dernière à Marienbad” (1961) At times hilarious,
French and French-language Films
Climax: French society in microcosm with all its stresses, anxieties, hidden secrets and a dark puppet-master
Gaspar Noe, “Climax” (2018) In the hands of Argentine-French director Gaspar Noe, a story about
The Invisible Man’s Revenge: a messy plot and flat uninteresting characters underline this cheap film
Ford Beebe, “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) It could have been an interesting character study
Italian and Italian-language Films
Don’t Torture a Duckling: behind the sensationalism, a surprisingly thoughtful and critical film
Lucio Fulci, “Don’t Torture a Duckling / Non si sevizia un paperino” (1973) Fret not,
The Wicker Man: a satire on religious bigotry and fanaticism
Robin Hardy “The Wicker Man” (1973) In spite of a small budget and the set-backs
British Films | North American Films
Equus: a psychodrama of outstanding performances and troubling philosophical questions about individuality and creativity
Sidney Lumet, “Equus” (1977) He never won an individual Academy Award for Best Movie or
Australian and New Zealand Films
Innocent Prey: lightweight slasher film with an improbable soap opera plot and hammy acting
Colin Eggleston, “Innocent Prey” (1983) Maybe the problem is her southern Texan drawl or the