Movie Night

Philippa and I just watched the film "COBWEB" on Netflix, and very good it was too. if you're looking for a bit of scary-but-not-traumatising pre-Hallowe'en filmic fun I would heartily give it the Rory Seal Of Approval. I wasn't even that enthusiastic when we pressed play either - I just decided to go along with my wife's choice and enjoy having some screen-and-sofa time together - but then I was pleasantly surprised by the way it drew me in and held my interest. Genuinely creepy vibes, some great performances from a well-directed cast, and a lot of good cinematography including some cleverly put-together shot choices that I don't remember seeing executed in that way before. It was also made impressively more unsettling by the coincidence of our Netflix account freezing just as it reached a spooky exchange between the boy protagonist and his mum. I tried to persuade Philippa it was the demonic forces of the universe using the medium of movies to invade our house via the television signal but she just called me a twat and restarted the app.
All in all, a great evening, and it has set me thinking about other scary films and has made me excited about the prospect of watching some of my favourites as we head towards the Hallowe'en season.
So... off the top of my head... (and bear in mind I'm not really a fan of the scare genre)... here are a few that I will DEFINITELY put on my list; and hopefully persuade Philippa to cuddle up and watch with me....
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
THE SHINING
NOSFERATU (the original)
POLTERGEIST (also the original)
THE THING
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Swedish one)
And I think that's probably enough of a challenge for one Autumn...

RC 18-9-24