Ghost Of Mars (2001)

John Carpenter is one of my all time favourite directors. When I first saw John Carpenter’s Ghosts Of Mars (2001) on DVD when it came out, I was pretty disappointed. Then, later, when I found out it was originally intended as another Escape movie that was rewritten after Escape From LA’s lack of success, it […]

Event Horizon (1997)

When I was a teenager, I loved going to midnight movie marathons at Greater Union. Some of these would be impeccably themed (teen movie fests like Cruel Intentions + Urban Legend + Disturbing Behaviour) and others were a bit random, like the one where I first saw Event Horizon (1997) which was sandwiched between Tomorrow […]

The Lure (2015)

In 1980s Poland, two mermaids hear their own siren song: a fair haired boy playing an indie ballad on the shoreline. Leaving the water for the world of humans, the mermaids eventually front their very own synth pop band. Welcome to the horror-musical-fantasy world of The Lure (2015; Córki dancingu), which revolves around a nightclub […]

Naked Lunch (1991)

I think I tried reading William S. Burroughs once borrowing books from the uni library, but it didn’t take; I mainly think of him for his acting role in Drugstore Cowboy and his distinctive voice. So finally sitting to experience Naked Lunch (1991), I was more connecting with it as a David Cronenberg film rather […]

Videodrome (1983)

VHS tape might be an antiquated medium but writer-director David Cronenberg’s sick idea to fuse it with flesh ensures Videodrome (1983) has a long shelf-life as a body-horror sci-fi cult classic. Even if the technology featured is dated, from VCRs to cathode tube TVs to cable satellite dishes, the cold eroticism and sick intrigue of […]