Giveaway: Win Double Passes to Happy Death Day [COMPLETED]
Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, ccpopculture has 5 double passes to give away to Happy Death Day, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday October 12th.
Blair Witch Returns to the Woods of Burkittsville
This decades-late sequel to The Blair Witch Project demonstrates director Adam Wingard’s talent behind the camera …along with his reluctance to innovate.
Every Cut is a Lie: M. Night Shyamalan, Found Footage and The Visit
Not long after M. Night Shyamalan’s Sixth Sense opened in 1999, my parents dragged my brother along to the theatre to watch it because “we had to see it.” They’d seen it already, of course, and I suspect their second visit was as much motivated by analysing the construction of the film’s famous twist as…
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
The Marked Ones is the fifth Paranormal Activity film, the latest in a series that’s seemingly unstoppable. The reason for the series’ longevity isn’t complicated; people (especially teenagers) love to be scared. These films are primarily a vehicle for frightening its audience, and The Marked Ones is very much in that tradition. It eschews the…
Double Feature: The Exorcist (1973) and Don’t Look Now (1973)
(Double Feature is a series of “double length” (400-word) posts where I’ll discuss two related pop culture artifacts) William Friedkin’s The Exorcist and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now have a great deal in common: both are supernatural horror films released in 1973, both now regarded as genuine classics. They’re each impeccably directed and feature rightfully…
Double Feature: The Innocents (1961) and the Paranomal Activity series
(Double Feature is a series of “double length” (400-word) posts where I’ll compare two related pop culture artifacts) The best scary movies impress themselves upon you. They resurface as you walk down a darkened corridor to your bedroom in the deep of the night, or as your house creaks and shudders in a strong breeze.…
