Cinema Gothic: The 21st Century
From ghosts and demons to psychosis and the mysteries lying in-between, these are tales for our generation that harken back to classics past.
Category: Reviews
Cinema Gothic: The 1980s
The 1980s were dominated by low-budget bloodbaths, but a handful of stylish, A-rate productions went against the tide and still stand today as amazing cinematic contributions to the genre.
Cinema Gothic: The 1970s
The 1970s featured a surprisingly direct approach to spiritual warfare shown in now legendary pictures like several of these films.
Cinema Gothic: The 1960s
The 1960s produced another true golden era for the horror genre. These five films of the 1960s run the expanse of subject and style, but each one has the ability to rattle our sensibilities.
Cinema Gothic: The 1950s
In the 1950s, Universal ventured into new waters with The Creature from the Black Lagoon, while a small studio in England reinvented the characters that had made Universal great for a new generation.
Cinema Gothic: The 1940s
Even as the world faced its own terrors with the most expansive war in history, Hollywood continued to make modes of escape, even if it had to slash budgets to do so. Smaller budgets, however, did not prevent some real gems from emerging.
Cinema Gothic: The 1930s (part 2)
The 1930s continued onward, with each film bringing more nuanced characters and plot-lines into the mix and, with them, some of the most striking performances on film.
Cinema Gothic: The 1930s (part 1)
There is one decade where I could not possibly narrow down my selected films to five. The 1930s were the heyday of the horror film and, for this reason, it alone earns two posts.
Cinema Gothic: The 1920s
This is the beginning of a new series tracing the history of the horror film over the past nine decades, interacting with five favorites from each decade.
Review: The Conjuring
Occasionally there will come along a horror film that rises above schlock and cheap thrills and gives us a truly meaningful and chilling story. The Conjuring is one of those films.
Review: Les Misérables
With many incarnations already under its belt, does the new film version of Les Miserables live up to such rich material? The answer is one of both glory and misery.
The Darkness and Light of Advent
The sun doesn’t shine as bright this time of year, but the malls absolutely glisten. We are entering what is known in our contemporary culture as the “Christmas season”… However, in the ancient traditions of the Church, this time of year has a completely different vibe.
Jacob A. Davis 