Oh Ti West… I love your work and yet, I get disappointed at one of them and it’s devastating! At least according to my ratings on Letterboxd. From the title, you can kind of guess what kind of post this will be about but not. I enjoyed the X Trilogy overall but I definitely felt... Continue Reading →
Art Direction vs Cinematography
I don’t know how or why or where this topic came from to be honest. With all the movies I’ve watched so far this year and just taking notes of how fun and innovative and exciting horror has been lately (it always has been, even in lull periods) and I just wanted to acknowledge some... Continue Reading →
The Roy G Biv of Horror
Oh y’all know how much I love color, especially in horror. And this blog post was definitely a challenge but I wondered which characters or films focused on a specific color for said character to wear and we immediately associated that with them. It’s one thing to look at films that use color in a... Continue Reading →
The Late Bloomer Known as NBC’s Hannibal
I was having the craziest sense of deja vu when it came to this blog and this show we’re about to discuss. And it turns out, I was correct! Back in 2020, I did talk about this show and re-reading it on docs, this post is going to be way different with the new mindset... Continue Reading →
AMC’s Interview with the Vampire: How to Attract your Audience Visually
So one of my favorite (favorite) shows in the past few years is AMC’s Interview with the Vampire and I need to just give it some extra love here on the blog. Now on Instagram, if you follow me there, you’d know that I am a fan of the series and I do share posts... Continue Reading →
David Lynch Title Card Perspective
Ahh, we all miss this man so much and his passing was just last month. That kind of creativity and rebellious energy will be missed from Hollywood and the overall climate of the scene. I am talking about the legendary man known as David Lynch and his passing is still fresh but I put him... Continue Reading →
A Color Story: Crimson Peak (2015)
Title: Crimson Peak Year: 2015 Dir.: Guillermo del Toro Producer(s): Guillermo del Toro, Callum Greene, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull Writer(s): Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins Costume(s): Kate Hawley Cinematography: Dan Laustsen Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam and Jim Beaver Fun fact: I’ve seen this movie but I don’t remember much about... Continue Reading →
A Color Story: The Shining (1980)
Title: The Shining Year: 1980 Dir.: Stanley Kubrick Producer(s): Stanley Kubrick Writer(s): Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson Costume(s): Milena Canonero Cinematography: John Alcott Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd Imagine my surprise when I saw that I never did A Color Story post for The Shining. I swore I did…... Continue Reading →
The Horror Aesthetics of It All
Another day, another idea that has been sitting on the white board of ideas for weeks. This week, I wanted it to be a little bit easier and simpler. And focus on something that I think we all take note of and that is… aesthetics. We live and operate in a world where we encounter... Continue Reading →
A Color Story: Us
Title: UsYear: 2019Director: Jordan PeeleWriter(s): Jordan PeeleProducer(s): Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Ian Cooper and Sean McKittrickCostume(s): Kym BarrettCinematography: Michael Gioulakis Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex. You can’t tell me this movie doesn’t have color symbolism. EVERYTHING has symbolism in a Jordan Peele film and I... Continue Reading →
