Film Torments: The Keep (1983)
IN THIS WEEK’S Torment, Dan examines what happens when an auteur and a studio clash over madness. Michael Mann, to this day, remains one of the most interesting directors to still be making a...
Tagged: fantasy
Review: Tale of Tales – A gorgeous vision of Giamattista Basile’s dark classics
ADAPTED from the works of the Neapolitan poet, courtier and folklorist Giamattista Basile (c.1565-1632) principally, his Lo Cunto de li Cunti, overo trattenemiento de peccerille- The Tale of Tales, or entertainments for the little ones,...
Film Torments: Deathstalker (1983)
THIS WEEK on Film Torments, Dan takes a look at a slice of cheap and cheerless nonsense that’s, inexplicably, deeply dear to him: Corman-produced and brimming with 80s-sleaze, it’s Deathstalker. Deathstalker (not to be confused with...
Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 10 – The Winds of Winter
HOUSE SCM MOTTO: What is spoiled may never be a spoiler. Before we begin, I want to ask, regardless of how good this episode was, does this season deserve a good finale? As fine...
Review: Gods of Egypt – Watching $140 million burn for two hours
BEFORE we say anything about Gods of Egypt and how bad it is, let’s address the controversy surrounding the film’s casting decisions. Much like the similarly Egyptian (cough) Exodus: Gods and Kings, the film was roundly condemned for casting...
Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 9 – Battle of the Bastards
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS, I’ve made them out of clay. spoilers spoiler spoilers, I’ve run out of Game of Thrones jokes. We’ve made it to Episode nine aka the one where something happens. As nice...
Review: Warcraft: The Beginning – Middling video game adaptation fails to impress
THE HISTORY of video game to movie adaptations has always been a mixed bag. For every Silent Hill you get a Hitman. For every Lara Croft: Tomb Raider you get a Prince of Persia. For...
Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 8 – No One
SPOILERS BELOW: There is nothing to be Cle-gained by Mountain a complaint about it, you can Hound me all you want, I’ve already written them. So last week, I didn’t take time to...
Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 7 – The Broken Man
SPOILERS ARE BELOW. I can’t be bothered to write a clever reference for you this week. So, at this point, what does death even mean? We’ve seen so many people die and quite a...
Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 6: Blood of My Blood
WHAT DOES A boy do? A boy has no name. A boy desires nothing but to warn you of incoming spoilers. So apparently you’re all still a lot more emotional about last week than...
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