Friend of the Gutter Kate Laity has fascinating thoughts on Bryn Chainey’s new folk horror film, Rabbit Trap (UK / USA, 2025) including an excellent introduction to the fairy and cultural aspects. “It hits a lot of my favourite things: fairy lore, folk horror, sound exploration and design—theremin! […]
At Moviedrone, Charlie Brigden shares some great scores by female composers: “If there’s one element of filmmaking that is still seen as a sum-total male-dominated world it’s film scoring. There are certainly many female composers working, but when you look at the high-profile assignments flying around it’s a […]
Vince Guaraldi plays “Linus & Lucy,” aka, The Peanuts theme, live on television. “Vince Guaraldi early (rare) playing of ‘Linus and Lucy’ from 1964, as part of ‘The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Music Fillers Programs’ courtesy of WNET Group under license to LMFP. This is the […]
Rabbit Trap is a film as folk tale.
Brennan Lee Mulligan returns to The Adventure Zone as the McElroy family once again delves into the Dadlands! “The Dads are back! Brickett, Guy, Red, and Chip must make their way through conceptual reality and fight the four evil Uncles in order to defeat Walton Goggins and bring […]
Despite lukewarm reviews and poor box-office performance in 2002, Equilibrium has captivated audiences and become a cult hit in the decades since its release. That isn’t to say it’s a film without issues; the main one is that it is quite derivative at times, with echoes of Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Matrix, but it runs with these inspirations, crafting a unique aesthetic and universe.
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