Fright Club: Amusements in Horror
A perversion of childhood innocence in an attempt to create anxiety and fear—that, basically, is the definition of carnivals, circuses, theme parks. Maybe that’s why the amusement park and its…read more →
Madd at the Movies
Hello Cleveland!
Haunt by Hope Madden Have you ever noticed how adorable Browns fans are during pre-season every year? Every year! There is always reason for optimism. That’s how I feel about…read more →
Urban Jungle
Tigers Are Not Afraid by Hope Madden Comparing most films to Pan’s Labyrinth would be setting a bar too high. Guillermo del Toro’s macabre fable of war and childhood delivers…read more →
Born Again
Depraved by Hope Madden It is tough to find a fresh direction to take fiction published 201 years ago, let alone a tale already made into countless films. Is there…read more →
Go Beavers!
Knives and Skin by Hope Madden Falling somewhere between David Lynch and Anna Biller in the under-charted area where the boldly surreal meets the colorfully feminist, writer/director Jennifer Reeder’s Knives…read more →
Day for Night of the Living Dead
One Cut of the Dead by Hope Madden For about 37 minutes, you may feel like Shin’ichirô Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead delivers, cleverly enough, on a very familiar…read more →
Even the Losers
It Chapter 2 by Hope Madden and George Wolf Two years ago, director Andy Muschietti and writer Gary Dauberman accomplished quite a magic act. They made the film It, not…read more →
Fright Club: Gas Stations in Horror
You think the price of gas will kill you! What about those creepy gas attendants? Gas stations, for one reason or another, have become a staple in horror films –…read more →
Identity Theft
Luce by Hope Madden It’s appropriate that so much of the film Luce follows the titular character’s preparation for a debate. The film itself seems to beg for audience argument.…read more →