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From the Past

Films on the to-do list

  • Armageddon Time
  • Black Widow
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • Last Christmas
  • Remember Sunday
  • Shazam! 2
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Spy Guys

Tag: spirits

The Keep (1983)

Film review: The Keep (1983), directed by Michael Mann It’s 1941 and a company of Nazis are in a Romanian mountain pass. They take up

The Exorcist (1973)

Film review: The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin Actor Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) is starring in a film, but her 12-year-old daughter Regan (Linda

The Haunting (1963)

Film review: The Haunting (1963), directed by Robert Wise Eleanor “Nell” Lance (Julie Harris) has been her mother’s carer for a number of years, but

The Shining (1980)

Film review: The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick The Overlook Hotel is a big and distinguished old establishment that closes for the winter. It

The Frighteners (1996)

Film review: The Frighteners (1996), directed by Peter Jackson tl;dr: More amusing than scary horror comedy. Since the tragic death of his darling wife, architect

The Haunting (1999)

Film review: The Haunting (1999), directed by Jan de Bont tl;dr: If you haven’t read the book, it’s a creepy but ultimately disappointing CGI-tastic horror