Articles Tagged Horror cinema

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 4th July

In this week’s Friday Film segment we sat down with legendary Hollywood performer (and my childhood idol) Robert Englund, for a discussion of the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the Nightmare on Elm Street films and horror cinema, on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – February 24th

In this week’s episode of Plato’s Cave the team review Blue is the Warmest Colour, Le Week-End and Wolf Creek 2. With Josh Nelson, Cerise Howard and Thomas Caldwell. Plato’s Cave – February 24th Episode (.MP3)

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – October 25th

This week the Plato’s Cave team review Autoluminescent: Rowland S Howard, Contagion and Hellraiser (DVD), plus we discuss 1980s horror movie icons. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. Plato’s Cave – October 25th Episode (.MP3)

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – April 19th

In this week’s episode of Plato’s Cave the team review Scream 4, Brighton Rock and I Love You Phillip Morris before discussing their favourite scary movies. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. Plato’s Cave – April 19th Episode (.MP3)  

REVIEW: Red Riding Hood

It’s not uncommon for female sexuality to serve as a source of anxiety within horror cinema. However, in films such as Jacques Tourneur’s Cat People (1942), Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976) or David Cronenberg’s Rabid (1977) the depiction of feminine monstrosity is geared toward an exploration of the cultural and political values that produce the […]

REVIEW: The Human Centipede

Two female American tourists, a flat tyre, no mobile phone reception, a house in the middle of a dark forest, and a mad German doctor with a penchant for experimental surgery. The set-up for The Human Centipede isn’t what you might call earth shatteringly original. However, in terms of the body horror that unfolds, writer/director […]