The idea behind Fear is a good one. In fact, it’s so good that it’s been used many times before. Cape Fear, Fatal Attraction, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, and Single White Female are all variations on the same theme. All of these movies revolve around the principle of introducing a charming, seemingly normal, but soon-to-be-revealed-as-psychoticContinue Reading

To label Jacob’s Ladder as a horror film does it an immense disservice. It’s a psychological/philosophical thriller/drama. How’s that for a label? Actually, it still doesn’t do the film justice. The film takes place in the early 1970’s and tells the story of Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), who was wounded in Vietnam. RecentlyContinue Reading