In the face persecution of the Jews, a rabbi creates a Golem, a monster made out of clay created to protect Jews from their enemies. My #13HorrorFilms now takes me to the realm of German Expressionist horror. This film is absolutely beautiful. The design of the sets and the costumes, the way it's shot, it's freakin' gorgeous. Even if you didn't particularly find it scary, you will at least agree on that. Besides, it's not "scary" scary in the way…

A videographer answers a Craigslist ad for a job. It turns out to be this quirky guy who claims to be terminally ill and filming something for unborn child but something is not completely right. I'm not usually a fan of the so-called "mumblecore" cinema movement (the presence of Mark Duplass definitely qualifies this as such). This is the horror sub genre of that movement called "mumblegore" and yet another entry in my #13HorrorFilms viewing quest this month. But despite…

Whoah. This is an intense, exhilarating (just like the blurb in the posters say) film. An ambitious young jazz drummer gets tormented both physically, psychologically and emotionally by a brutal teacher who pushes him beyond his limits in order to realize his full potential and achieve greatness. What follows is not an emotional, feel-good inspiring tale (well, not-so-much) but a brutally honest examination of what it means to achieve one's ambitions. The buzz around JK Simmons' performance is well-earned, IMO…