Black Christmas has earned its reputation as a seminal horror film, with Bob Clark’s directorial choices and effective subversion of the Christmas holiday season establishing its influence for decades to come (especially in 2020, when this reviewer will be heavily inspired...
In this bonus episode, West plays music by British Invasion band The Zombies from Otto Preminger’s 1965 film Bunny Lake Is Missing. Music in this episode includes: “Just Out Of Reach” written by Colin Blunstone “Nothing’s Changed” and “Remember You”...
I decided to undertake a movie challenge in 2017. This seemed like a good way to see some classic movies that I have unfortunately never seen. The Battleship Pretension Top 100 list provided such a challenge. 2001: A Space Odyssey is...
In this episode, West plays music from Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as rejected music composed for the film by Alex North. Music in this episode includes: “Atmospheres” and “Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two...
It’s pretty much impossible to pinpoint any singular origin of the slasher movie as a genre or subgenre. Its anatomy has been assembled from very nearly the beginning of cinema. It seems, though, that the formula as we now define...
