Tag Archives: A Serbian Film

Extreme horror films don’t get a lot of respect, and are often called unwatchable, torture porn, and even garbage. It’s understandable – it’s not a genre for everyone. For me, the violence has never been a problem as long as the filmmaker doesn’t just show it for no reason. When …

Let’s face it… horror by its very nature is a lightning rod for controversy. It’s the genre of film tailor-made to push the envelope, to take things to extremes where others would dare not tread. We live to test the limits of decency, to see just how much we can …

If you know me, you know that I go all out for Women in Horror Month and this year I’ve decided to do the same for Pride Month, which is equally as important to me. Representation Matters. I know so many people who belong to the LGBTQ+ community who are …

From Chile comes Trauma, one of the most controversial films I’ve had the pleasure of viewing, although not everyone will share this opinion, I’m sure. Right up there with A Serbian Film, Trauma breeds the same kind of discontent for the country’s political regime.  Straight out of The Optical Theater Festival, Trauma …

All the way from Germany comes Scars of Xavier, a rather amazing indie offering which displays as much style, beauty and atmosphere as as it does gruesome and ghastly material. The film was directed by Kai E. Bogatzki, who was responsible for editing some pretty gory films, including Marcel Walz’s …

It’s definitely hard to narrow down my favorite horror movie, but The Exorcist is definitely up there for me. The movie also means something special to me personally, because it was the first movie I ever took my then girlfriend to see when it was re-released with an extended cut. …