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23 December, 2023
The Fall of the House of Usher | Gloom and decay in Poe’s gothic parable
The Fall of the House of Usher by E. A. Poe is a tale about decay, paranoia, and mental illness with a strong and enduring legacy.
26 October, 2021
Wuthering Heights | When love becomes an obsession
Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë in 1847, tells about the uncontrolled passion between Catherine and Heathcliff.
10 November, 2020
Tiffany McDaniel’s The summer that melted everything
Thick, shiny, sticky, and sour like cranberry juice, The summer that melted everything possesses a sense of predestination and disaster that goes hand in hand with the lyricism of writing. It’s the end of May when Sal, a 13-year-old boy who claims to be the devil, comes to Breathed.
25 November, 2020
Rebecca | Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller
Hitchcock’s first American production and only of his films to win the Oscar for Best Picture, Rebecca is the tale of the second Mrs. De Winter.
04 November, 2020
Parasite | Defying definition and labels
With Parasite, Bong Joon Ho constructs a contemporary domestic gothic, a tale of class warfare that implicates all of its characters, and leaves the audience wondering who the title is really describing.
09 August, 2021
Disintegration | A journey of purification and reconstruction
Disintegration was The Cure's first commercial peak and marked a return to the introspective Gothic rock style established in the early 1980s.
13 July, 2022
Vincent | Tim Burton's First Experiment in Style
Vincent is the first stop-motion movie by Tim Burton. Produced in 1982, it was never released: it was considered too scary and macabre.
12 January, 2022
Last Night in Soho | A glamorous tribute to the swinging 60's
In Last Night in Soho, Eloise Turner, an odd and naive 21st-century teenager played by Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit), leaves the countryside
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Vincent | Tim Burton’s First Experiment in Style
Posted on 13 July 2022
Bloodborne | Between horror and beauty
Posted on 22 April 2022
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | The boy who lived
Posted on 31 January 2022
Solidity, light, volume | Vincenzo Foppa’s style persists over time
Posted on 11 October 2021
Disintegration | A journey of purification and reconstruction
Posted on 9 August 2021
Dorohedoro characters mix dark fantasy and comedy
Posted on 17 May 2021
As I Lay Dying | A revolutionary literary style
Posted on 16 March 2021
Rebecca | Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller
Posted on 25 November 2020
Gaslight | When the personal becomes political
Posted on 18 November 2020
Tiffany McDaniel’s The summer that melted everything
Posted on 10 November 2020
Parasite | Defying definition and labels
Posted on 4 November 2020
The Majesty of Simone Martini in Siena
Posted on 12 October 2020