Burr: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
Two key images, or textures, dominate the opening of Leatherface, the third film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and a reboot of sorts. As the opening credits roll, [...]
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Taylor: Damien: The Omen II (1978)
Like so many horror franchises of the 70s and 80s, The Omen series started with a sequel, then turned into a trilogy, only embracing total seriality with the fourth film, [...]
Enya: Dark Sky Island (2015)
I’ve just found, out, somewhat belatedly, that Enya has released a new studio album. Actually, belatedly is perhaps not quite the right word, since the album only dropped [...]
Donner: The Omen (1976)
One of the most beautiful and mercurial horror films of the 1970s, The Omen ushered in one of the most consistent and durable horror franchises of the 1970s and 1980s as [...]
Haigh: 45 Years (2015)
Over the last few years, it feels as if dramas about older people have taken a different turn. Whereas it once felt that films about the aged were made for the young, or at [...]