Ti West
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Best Films of 2012
I only saw 32 new movies in 2012, and while plenty were good, none of them particularly blew my mind. With a few exceptions, I steered clear of big budget studio fare and stuck mostly to documentaries and unassuming indies. There were several critical darlings of different shapes and sizes that probably would have made my year-end list if I had gotten around to seeing them, but I didn’t. From what I did see, I… See more →
Robtober 2012
A month’s worth of movies to help you stay awake
Every October, I try to watch as many horror films that I haven’t seen before as possible.
Corman’s World
A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Not of This Earth
An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood… See more →
Robtober 2012
A month’s worth of movies to help you stay awake
Every October, I try to watch as many horror films that I haven’t seen before as possible.
Corman’s World
A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Not of This Earth
An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood… See more →
V/H/S
The Innkeepers
Horror director Ti West is known for employing a persistent, slow-burning tension in his films, which I admire in principle, but in practice it hasn’t always worked out. His last feature, House of the Devil, was defined by tension built around what we knew and the protagonist didn’t: her babysitting clients were extremely unsavory characters. How it would end was unclear, but there was no question that she would be subjected to a harrowing ordeal… See more →
The House of the Devil - Trailer
This looks like it just might be refreshingly old school.
Consumption: April 2007
On the Web
- “The Conqueror Worm” Letterpress Print: Coudal Partners’ Swap Meat is selling (or trading) a print Stan and I did late last year. If the walls of your study are looking a bit too cheery, here’s your chance to do something about it!
- R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut: You opened my eyes in ways no other writer could. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You will be missed.
- Why the Overwhelming Numbers of Design Flops?… See more →