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Ink, Ghost Writer, Dr. Parnassus: Overlooked & Underrated Films on the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast V1:E5
It’s a genre light week, with no new horror, fantasy, or science fiction titles released in cinemas, so Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski take this opportunity to shine a little much-deserved light on some overlooked and/or under-rated genre titles.
The Tenant (1976)
Although overshadowed by director Roman Polanski’s more famous horror efforts, REPULSION and ROSEMARY’S BABY, the more obscure THE TENANT is actually their equal and in many ways their superior — a haunting, mesmerizing tale of a man’s loss of identity and descent into madness.
Polanski’s Ghost Writer climbs Summit in America
Summit Entertainment has signed a deal to distribute THE GHOST WRITER in North America. Directed by Roman Polanski, the film is based on the novel The Ghost by Robert Harris, who collaborated with Polanski on the screenplay. The story is a thriller about a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) who hires a ghost writer [...]
The Ninth Gate (2000) – Horror Film Review
Roman Polanski’s diabolical little thriller may not rise to the level of his acknowledged classics in the horror genre; nevertheless, it represents a return to form for the director of such memorable films as Rosemary’s Baby and Repulsion. Decades later, THE NINTH GATE may not be groundbreaking in the way those films were back in the 1960s, but it features the same sure-handed control of cinematic elements.
Repulsion (1965) – Horror Film Review
Although it cannot quite live up to its reputation, Polanski’s startling psychological horror film is a bona fide genre classic.
Back in the day when newspaper and magazine critics had some influence, Roman Polanski’s REPULSION was one of the few horror films (along with Alfred Hitchock’s PSYCHO) that earned any respect. Variety called it “a classy, [...]
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Horror Film Review
Writer-director Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel has earned a reputation as one of the greatest horror films ever made. It is easy to understand why: this is a serious effort that gradually and carefully constructs a mounting sense of paranoia that climaxes in a horrible final-scene revelation. The setting and performances are completely [...]
