Today’s entry is the criminally underappreciated (hence, the category) Red White & Blue [sic]. This is another one that I found on a some list of little known genre films that deserve some attention. And another one that I would hesitate to call straight-up horror. (but who cares, right?) It’s certainly a bleak (SO BLEAK), … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Red White & Blue (2010)
I’ve been debating whether these posts should be called “underappreciated” or “underrated”. I’m going to stick with underappreciated because it does a better job of conveying how I feel about the films personally. I appreciate them and I think more people should too. Underrated could be an inaccurate description of, say, a film … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
Naboer is a Norwegian film (or Swedish?) that I came across during a particularly deep foreign (non-U.S.) horror research rabbit hole. After having seen the movie, I would hesitate to call it horror. It’s horror in the same way Repulsion is horrific (with which it shares some tonal similarities). It features violence and psychological drama … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Naboer (2005)
Bigas Luna’s Anguish seems to have slipped under the radar for a lot of horror fans. I haven’t come across a Chicago screening of the film or even a request for one on social media. I’ve recommended it to several people but haven’t talked to anyone who has actually seen it. Maybe because it was a Spanish … More UNDERAPPRECIATED – Anguish (1987)
I’ve seen a lot of “the best horror films you’ve never seen” lists on genre film sites and behind very tempting clickbait links (presumably – I’m not an idiot!). In fact, these lists are the main reason that I wonder “what the damn fuck is this?” when I open most of my DVD envelopes from … More Splinter (2008) – REVIEW
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