Martin (1977)
June 6, 2026
Martin earns its 8 by asking a question that quietly dismantles the entire vampire genre. What if there is no such thing as a vampire, only a disturbed young man who believes he is one?
Tag: Ambiguity
Ambiguity done well is generosity: the story trusts you to finish it. This tag collects reviews and essays on deliberately ambiguous films and fiction, where unanswered questions are the craft, not the flaw.
1980sVampire’s Kiss (1988)
June 6, 2026
Nicolas Cage delivers one of the most committed and bizarre performances ever as a yuppie who thinks he's turning into a vampire. Vampire's Kiss earns its 6.5 as a fascinating, deeply strange film that is far more interesting as a…
1970sDon’t Look Now (1973)
May 19, 2026
Nicolas Roeg's 1973 Venice grief drama. Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie.
1960sRosemary’s Baby (1968)
May 19, 2026
Roman Polanski's 1968 satanic pregnancy drama. Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes.
1940sMiracle on 34th Street (1947)
May 19, 2026
A department store Santa claims to be the real Kris Kringle, and a lawyer must defend him in court. Miracle on 34th Street is George Seaton's 1947 American Christmas drama about a department store Santa who claims to be the…
2010sInsidious (2010)
May 19, 2026
James Wan's haunted house story where a comatose boy's spirit is trapped in a dimensional space called the Further. Patrick Wilson plays Josh Lambert.
2010sIt Follows (2014)
May 19, 2026
David Robert Mitchell's allegorical horror where a sexually transmitted curse manifests as a slow-moving figure visible only to the victim. It Follows is David Robert Mitchell's 2014 American supernatural horror film depicting a young woman who, after a sexual encounter,…
1990sThe Blair Witch Project (1999)
May 19, 2026
Three student filmmakers documenting a Maryland witch legend get lost in the woods, in the found-footage horror pioneer. The Blair Witch Project is Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's 1999 American found-footage horror film depicting three student filmmakers who disappear in…
1990sRingu (1998)
May 19, 2026
Hideo Nakata directs the Japanese supernatural horror about a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching. Ringu is Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese supernatural horror film adapted from Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel, depicting a Tokyo television reporter investigating a…
1970sThe Amityville Horror (1979)
May 19, 2026
The Amityville Horror is Stuart Rosenberg's 1979 American horror film depicting the Lutz family who move into a Long Island house where a mass murder occurred the previous year, and the supernatural events that allegedly drive them out twenty-eight days…
2010sThe Act of Killing (2012)
May 19, 2026
Aging death squad leaders reenact their killings as movie scenes. The Act of Killing is Joshua Oppenheimer's 2012 Danish-British-Norwegian documentary depicting former Indonesian death squad leaders who participated in the 1965-66 anti-communist purges that killed approximately five hundred thousand to…
2010sCitizenfour (2014)
May 19, 2026
Citizenfour is Laura Poitras's 2014 American documentary depicting Edward Snowden's June 2013 meetings with Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald in Hong Kong, when Snowden disclosed classified National Security Agency documents revealing extensive surveillance programs. Citizenfour proves how documentary could operate…