Sentences with phrase «in modern horror movie»

It's one of the most iconic props in modern horror movie history, but what was it, anyway, and where is it now?

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

Not exact matches

The first of these movies remains one of the great sci - fi horror achievements of the modern cinema, but its sequel, «Aliens,» is that rare instance where a follow - up deviates from the formula and finds an effective rhythm in propelling the story

There's style in it, and that great silence concept — which reminds me of how light was treated in The Others, one of the best modern horror movies.

Aquaman will also feature a strikingly different world from that of other superhero films - something that also extends to other upcoming superhero movies, such as Marvel Studios» Doctor Strange (which dabbles in supernatural horror) or even 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 3 (an R - Rated film with a modern - western vibe).

Traumatic backstories are one of modern horror's most durable tropes, but Flanagan's strong interest in his characters has always put his movies a cut above the rest.

In «Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar» (10:27), director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell separately discuss their philosophies for the film, putting new spins on the haunted house and possession genres and doing certain things differently from other modern movies.

Shot on 35 mm and in technicolor, a pastiche of «60s Russ - Meyer-esque B horror movies, it challenges modern conceptions of gender roles.

Anyone with a passing familiarity with modern Austrian cinema outside of Michael Haneke «s work will not be surprised that arthouse horror «Goodnight Mommy» is produced by Ulrich Seidl, whose own «Paradise» trilogy, as well as 2015's terrific, underseen semi-doc «In The Basement,» share a certain chilly formalist distance with Fiala and Franz» movie.

Written by Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra), Victor Frankenstein isn't so much a re-imagining of Mary Shelley's iconic 1818 sci - fi / horror novel, «Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus»; rather, it's an origin story for the eponymous character, as seen from the perspective of Igor (who didn't originate in Shelley's source book, but rather in a subsequent movie adaptation).

Patrick Hughes previously made the well - regarded horror thriller Red Hill, which I haven't seen yet, but between those positive notices and the notion that he would be helming the remake of one of the best action movies in years, I was intensely curious to see what he would make of the third installment in this modern series that is dominated by lead actor, co-writer, and director Sylvester Stallone.

The ensemble provides an all - important ingredient missing from both the tedious Twilight adaptations and modern horror movies in general: fun.

He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies.

Perhaps it's because, bucking the trend for horror movies, Primeval comes to DVD in its theatrical cut rather than a unrated extended presentation or perhaps it's because I reviewed Apocalypto last week, but this film didn't seem overly gory the way many of its modern kin do.

The episodes are slick, well - produced and continually disturbing in the way that most modern - day horror movies can only dream of being.

The movie is still riveting and suspenseful after multiple viewings, maybe because it's anchored in reality and so beautifully simple — the horror is played out within the realities of a modern marriage in late -»60s Manhattan and the «God is dead» movement.

The interior - design horror movie represented by this car was the result of a few injudicious choices in the Modern line, such as the Fineline Pure trim pieces.