FURMAN ON FILM

Oct 23, 20213 min read

The Amityville Horror - 1979

In a film aimed at shocking the audiences of its time with a tale of familial disquiet inside a home besieged by any number of dark...

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Oct 21, 20213 min read

The Omen - 1976

This review may contain spoilers. The Omen is a conflation of opposites - a film that is at once significantly dated by today's...

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Oct 5, 20213 min read

A Nightmare on Elm Street - 1984

From the moment I first encountered it, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street has always been a cornucopia of delights for me....

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Sep 23, 20212 min read

The Conjuring - 2013

This is one of the best horror films I have EVER seen, and I’m not exaggerating in the least. I’ve spent the better part of a week...

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Dec 9, 20202 min read

A Ghost Story - 2017

Much like Lanthimos’ The Lobster the previous year, I cannot even begin to recommend this film to a wide audience. It’s not about...

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Dec 3, 20203 min read

It Follows - 2014

What’s the oldest horror trope in the book? Anyone? How ‘bout this…every horror movie begins with two (generally white) people having...

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Nov 23, 20204 min read

Fright Night - 1985

This film, to me, is the definition of a cult classic. I cannot say that I spend my days perusing mountains of listicles in the "greatest...

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Oct 15, 20202 min read

The Lost Boys - 1987

Sing it with me now: "Cry, little sister (Thou shall not faaaaaall), Come, come to your brother! (Thou shall not diiiiiiie)." Parts of...

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