I approached this film with an extra layer of curiosity in light of my wife having read the novel it's based on recently. She spoke to me at length about it, having found it intriguing and even unsettling for some length, before she experienced what I can only describe as loathing for the conclusion. I'm thinking of giving it a go myself, just to see how I take it, and now to compare it to the film, which comes across…

Reviewed as part of the History of Horror 2017 Challenge. You can find my list here if you'd like to follow along!

The Phantom Carriage is a silent Swedish movie directed by Victor Sjöström, who also plays the leading role. The story is based on a novel by Selma Lagerlöf but to the average viewer, a great number of parallels could be drawn to A Christmas Carol. On New Years Eve, a woman on her deathbed calls for a man,…

I wasn't a big fan of Rubber; it had some good moments, but felt far too drawn out for what it was. Deerskin feels brisk and consistently humorous (and sometimes downright hilarious) by comparison. Fantastic lead performance from Dujardin, with great support from Haenel. It's absurd, but the little pieces come together nicely. While never particularly showy with it's misty, mundane palette, it's still lovely, and I adored the brief, dramatic stings of score that eventually gave way to a…