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Between truth and magic

Posted on May 30, 2019November 25, 2019 by Matt Hicks

How does one go about becoming something that they don’t believe in? I’ve now spent almost five years trying to answer this question.

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Beauty restored: Belladonna of Sadness review

Posted on October 21, 2019November 20, 2019 by Matt Hicks

There are two starting points when considering Belladonna of Sadness: it’s an ‘adult’ animated film, and it’s a wild psychedelic head trip.

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Strangers in a strange land: Midsommar review

Posted on October 21, 2019November 20, 2019 by Matt Hicks

While an unlikely choice as a break-up film, Midsommar is a welcome addition to the folk horror canon.

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Folk horror: landscapes, folklore and the past catching up with us

Posted on November 1, 2017November 25, 2019 by Matt Hicks

This haunting by history is one element of the genre that’s become known as “folk horror”, subject of a new book by Adam Scovell...

Posted in Books, FilmTagged australia, film, folk horror, folklore, history, landscapeLeave a comment

Open your eyes and blow your mind

Posted on October 9, 2017September 24, 2020 by Matt Hicks

The works I’ll be discussing here will come from a range of genres and backgrounds, with one thing in common: they show us the world from a different perspective.

Posted in GeneralTagged chaos, confusion, freaky, psychedelic, weirdLeave a comment

How I learned to dig the Sixties

Posted on September 16, 2017September 24, 2020 by Matt Hicks

I would dig through video stores and record shops for cult films, TV shows and albums, desperate to fill the gaps in my self-education.

Posted in GeneralTagged a clockwork orange, avengers, batman, cult movies, film, get smart, MAD magazine, oasis, sixties, stanley kubrick, supergrass, the prisonerLeave a comment

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