The Second Surface
Do you see?
Horror, and what it reflects back
An exploration into what lies underneath the surface of horror and what it reflects back about and to us
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Copycat (1995): the Platonic Ideal of Serial Killer Media
Copycat is a meta serial killer procedural, following two female protagonists, a psychologically traumatised civilian profiler and a competent but idealistic police investigator, navigating the world of violent men (cops, criminals & killers) forced to collaborate with a Hannibal Lecter-meets-Charlie-Manson-analogue uber-serial killer, in order to
Kill List (2011) & Possessor (2020) or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Job
A double-bill guaranteed to ruin your day. Ben Wheatly & Brandon Cronenberg exploring people's violent alienation from themselves and others. If I had a penny for every film in which an assassin for hire is pushed to their violent mental, physical, and spiritual limits, escalating until they
Chopping Mall (1986) of America
"Fuck the fuchsia, it's Friday!" I mentioned Chopping Mall (1986) in my recent post about genre, so now I have to talk about Chopping Mall. Everything you really need to know is in the image above: it's a horny and hilarious 80s time-capsule
Resident Evil 2026 - You Absolutely Can Still Make Movies Like This
I'm not that interested in reviewing the latest cinema releases because movies need time to digest for me, several viewings to fully settle, and culture and conversation around the movie to die down. I'm more of a fan of cool analysis than hot takes. Having said