Hausu is an absurd, winking and blood-drenched high-wire act, the sort of movie you’d get if Quentin Tarantino had directed The Rocky Horror Picture Show using only the sets of Pee Wee’s Playhouse. It might be a masterpiece, but no one has ever been able to tell: the movie… Continue reading
Review by Trylon volunteer Patrick Vehling In the Parisian suburbs lit by a dusk sun, a woman stands by the side of the road. A semi-trailer drives by slowly; the driver locks eyes with the tussle-haired woman, a woman he perceives to be a hooker. He parks, gets out and… Continue reading
By Trylon volunteer Dave Berglund There is a moment in The Cabin in the Woods that aptly fulfills what the late, great Alfred Hitchcock referred to as “refrigerator logic.” Refrigerator logic is, essentially, something nonsensical a filmmaker attempts to slip by viewers in the heat of their viewing… Continue reading
By Trylon volunteer Dave Berglund There is a sense in which Diabolique feels built for modern audiences. It is a film that has aged well in many respects – its verisimilitude is high, its performances are understated, and its suspense is taut. There is not an ounce of Hollywood… Continue reading
Review by Trylon volunteer Caty Rent If you haven’t seen Evil Dead or Evil Dead 2 yet, you can still enjoy this zany third installment of the Sam Raimi series. Army of Darkness does a pretty quick and efficient job of explaining what has already happened to… Continue reading
Journalist Kerri Miller likes to put people on the hot seat, but the tables will turn on Wednesday — she’ll be defending a secret movie at 7:00 at the Trylon, and you’re invited. After the show you can demand answers to all your movie-related question and she’ll have to answer…. Continue reading
With this masterful study of a woman’s descent into agoraphobic lunacy, Roman Polanski solidified himself as a daring and relentless horror stylist. A uniquely claustrophobic film that will test the nerves of even the most seasoned horror buffs. An absolute knockout of a movie…Prepare yourself to be demolished… Continue reading
By Trylon volunteer Colette Ricci Start talking about the sprawling rural deserts of Texas and it won’t be long before someone mentions The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. For many, Texas Chainsaw introduced the idea of fearing rural southerners, and very well might be the crown jewel of the demented-rural-American horror… Continue reading
By Trylon volunteer Dave Berglund Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? begins with a middle-aged couple returning home after a long, formal evening of social drinking. With tongues loosened by a good, healthy buzz, it is immediately evident that George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) do not… Continue reading
By Trylon volunteer Ben Schmidt The Thing begins as dashing Air Force men in the Arctic help scientists at a research facility investigate a UFO crash. The spacecraft they have come to see is encased in ice. A scene where the men spread out to mark the saucer’s… Continue reading
