Army of the Dead and Managing Your Ensemble
Zack Snyder’s return to franchise filmmaking didn’t come in the form of superheroes but a zombie heist movie. A crew of eleven characters must break… Read More »Army of the Dead and Managing Your Ensemble
Terror Taught Me
Resident Evil and What We Fear
With the release of Resident Evil Village, it seems like a good time to look at the iconic video game series and see what it… Read More »Resident Evil and What We Fear
Terror Taught Me: Panic Room & Dynamic Antagonists
A lean, mean home invasion movie about three men trying to get into the titular space, Panic Room makes for a great case study in… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Panic Room & Dynamic Antagonists
Terror Taught Me: Spree & Empathy for the Devil
2020’s Spree offers a fresh take on the found footage film in the age of YouTube stars and Instagram Live. Following rideshare driver Kurt, played… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Spree & Empathy for the Devil
Terror Taught Me: Underwater & the Public Domain
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Underwater, one of the last U.S. releases before shutdown, features the writing of Black List perennial Brian Duffield… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Underwater & the Public Domain
Terror Taught Me: The Fly and Story Markers
David Cronenberg’s The Fly ranks as one of the great horror films. In many ways a throwback to 50s monster movies, it marries Cronenberg’s obsessions… Read More »Terror Taught Me: The Fly and Story Markers
Terror Taught Me: You Should Have Left and Specificity
David Koepp is an all-timer screenwriter. He wrote some of the best movies of the last few decades, and has an undeniable talent. So any… Read More »Terror Taught Me: You Should Have Left and Specificity
Terror Taught Me: Run & The Rules of the Game
It’s a repeat performance for Run, the new thriller by Searching team Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian. Chalk it up to how clearly and cleanly it executes its… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Run & The Rules of the Game
Terror Taught Me: Run and Symbols
Run, the new thriller by Searching team Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, revolves around a cat and mouse game between mom Diane, played by Sarah Paulson,… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Run and Symbols
Terror Taught Me: Death of a Vlogger and Audience Expectation
Death of a Vlogger is a low-budget found footage horror movie about, well, a vlogger who may or may not be haunted. Operating in a… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Death of a Vlogger and Audience Expectation