It’s not exactly a secret that I’m not a fan of James Wan as a director. I enjoyed Saw (2004) and Dead Silence (2007) – both written by Leigh Wannell. Coincidence? I don’t think so – though everything else I’ve seen from him is either dull – The Conjuring (2013) and it’s sequel – silly […]
I was more than impressed by Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix because beyond being wildly entertaining, it’s an exemplar on how horror can be more than what people typically expect of it, which is to say entertainment that’s well-acted, well-written and visually beautiful. And that’s not at all unusual if you’ve […]
The first full-length trailer for Mike Flanagan’s second Netflix series, The Haunting Of Bly Manor – based on Henry James’ The Turn Of The Screw – dropped a few hours ago and it’s familiar and not-so-familiar at the same time. It’s familiar because visually it looks similar to The Haunting Of Hill House (2018) and […]
I’ve got to admit that this caught me by surprise. I knew that The Haunting Of Bly Manor was coming but had no idea that there was a teaser trailer – thanks Vulture! – till a few hours ago. I really enjoyed Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House (2018) and Doctor Sleep (2019) – though […]
Ciarán Foy’s Eli is a surprise because Netflix is at best uneven as far as their horror offerings go. In other words, for every The Haunting Of Hill House there’s at least three Hemlock Groves. Luckily Eli is closer to the former than the latter. Foy has a faculty for directing younger people, and Eli […]
With Doctor Sleep being released next month I thought it was high time I caught Ouija: Origin Of Evil, which is also directed by Mike Flanagan. And it’s a pretty good movie–and plays like a prequel to The Haunting Of Hill House that came two years later; an impression encouraged by Origin Of Evil starring […]
I didn’t see IT: Chapter 2 in theaters this weekend because I saw IT: Chapter 1 and was thoroughly underwhelmed. Doctor Sleep, like IT, is a Stephen King adaptation so I’m hoping that it’s worthwhile to see in theaters. What it has in it’s favor is that it’s directed by Mike Flanagan (The Haunting Of […]
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