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VIRGIN WITCH
“Virgin Witch” is a British horror film released in 1972, directed by Ray Austin. The film follows the story of two sisters, Christine and Betty, who arrive in London seeking fame and fortune. They meet a photographer named Johnny, who lures them into a coven of witches led by the seductive Sybil. The sisters soon…
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COMING APART
“Coming Apart” is a 1969 American experimental drama film directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg and starring Rip Torn. The movie portrays the life of a psychiatrist named Dr. Hess, who records his thoughts and private interactions with his patients on a hidden camera, which he then watches obsessively in his private apartment. As the film…
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SHORT FILM: EYELASH
“Eyelash” is a short drama film directed by Jesse Lewis Reece in 2020. It was nominated for Best short film at the BAFTAs and can be seen here. The film is beautifully adapted from Neil Hilborn’s poem “OCD” (link below). It explores a couple’s burgeoning relationship (played by Elijah Harris and Ishtar Currie Wilson) as…
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LIMBO
“Limbo” is a 2020 British drama film directed by Ben Sharrock. The movie follows the story of a Syrian musician named Omar, who is seeking asylum on a remote Scottish island after escaping from war-torn Syria. Omar is accompanied by Farhad, a young Afghan refugee, and two other refugees from West Africa. The group is…
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DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE
“Diary of a Mad Housewife” is a 1970s American drama-comedy film directed by Frank Perry, starring Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, and Frank Langella. The movie portrays the life of a woman named Tina Balser, a middle-class housewife in New York City, who is trapped in a loveless marriage with her self-absorbed husband, Jonathan. Tina’s life…
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ALTERED STATES
“Altered States” is a 1980 American science fiction-horror film directed by Ken Russell and starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, and Bob Balaban. The movie follows Eddie Jessup, a Harvard scientist obsessed with discovering the true nature of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and mind-altering drugs, he embarks on a series of experiments that lead him…
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HOUSE
“House” is a cult classic horror-comedy film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and released in 1977. The movie follows a group of schoolgirls who travel to a countryside house to spend their summer vacation with their eccentric and mysterious aunt. However, as they arrive, strange and supernatural events begin to unfold, and the girls find themselves…
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BLACK MOON
Revised. 3.26 “Black Moon” (1975) is a surreal fantasy-drama directed by Louis Malle, featuring performances by Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart, and Joe Dallesandro. Loosely inspired by the dream logic found in “Alice in Wonderland,” the film is one of Malle’s most experimental works. It presents an allegorical and often disorienting exploration of themes…
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