Girl Meets Freak
It’s fine but it’s not for me
Movie Discussion: Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)
Girl Meets Context: Alien was the second feature directed by Ridley Scott, and instantly became a cultural phenomenon. Critics praised it, audiences flocked to it, and the film won a slew of awards, including an Oscar for Special Effects, a Hugo and a bunch of Saturn Awards. The film was infamous, like Psycho and The Exorcist in years prior, … Continue reading
Double Feature Discussion, Part 1: Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Girl Meets Context: After a rough couple of weeks complicated by insane work commitments, personal tragedy, and inclement weather, we decided to do our first-ever “Creature Double Feature.” We chose two vampire flicks that both draw heavily from the zombie and splatter movie traditions: Robert Rodriguez’s Tarantino-scripted From Dusk Till Dawn and Daybreakers, an Australian … Continue reading
