Welcome to Eyes Wide Cut. Horror movie reviews by a horror otaku in Japan. Film recommendations and interactions most welcome. Especially if they veer towards the mad and the macabre.
I review The Menu (2022), Mark Mylod’s jet black horror comedy that delves into the world of fine dining, and the customers that perhaps overindulge in it.
8 Nov 2022
10. HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022)
I review Halloween Ends (2022), the self-described final instalment in the long running saga between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.
25 Oct 2022
9. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022)
I review Crimes of the Future, David Cronenberg's first film in eight years and a return to his beloved body-horror themes.
4 Oct 2022
8. BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964)
In a new series I call Retro Glance, I take a look at the horror of the bygone days to understand the foundations on which modern horror movies are based. In this first episode, I review Blood and Black Lace, Mario Bava's 1964 violent murder mystery.
27 Sept 2022
7. DAHMER - MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY (2022) EPISODE 1
I review the first episode of Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released onto Netflix this week.
26 Sept 2022
6. SPEAK NO EVIL (2022)
I review Speak No Evil, a mysterious new Danish & Dutch horror movie by director Christian Tafdrup.
20 Sept 2022
5. THE BLACK PHONE (2021)
I review The Black Phone (2021), writer director Scott Derrickson’s latest entry into the horror genre, based on a short story by Joe Hill.
7 Sept 2022
4. ALTERED (2006)
I review Eduardo Sanchez's Altered from 2006. An intense and isolated extraterrestrial horror that failed at the box office. This was in contrast to The Blair Witch Project, one of the most profitable movies ever made.
30 Aug 2022
3. MAD GOD, RESURRECTION, PHENOMENA
Welcome back again, horror fans. In episode three, I review MAD GOD from veteran visual effects master Phil Tippett, Andrew Seman's RESURRECTION and delve into giallo with Dario Argento's bug filled PHENOMENA.
6 Aug 2022
2. THE SADNESS, MEN, SEANCE
Welcome back. In episode two, I review The Sadness from director Kevin Ko, Alex Garland’s MEN and go back in time to Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s scary TV movie Seance. Episodes are now available on YouTube as video versions. Check them out, if you dare.
26 Jul 2022
1. X, INCANTATION
Welcome to Eyes Wide Cut, a new horror podcast. I am a horror fan from the UK who has been living in Japan for a decade. In this first episode, I review X from director Ti West and INCANTATION on Netflix, the second Taiwanese horror film I have seen this year.
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