Archive for Eli Roth

De Palma Goes For Gold

Posted in Film, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 18, 2023 by Jarrod Boyle

I was surprised I’d never seen Brian De Palma’s 1984 film Body Double until I discovered it available for free-to-air viewing on SBS iView last night. My interest was piqued the night before when I watched Noah Baumbach’s doco De Palma, recommended by a friend.

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Eli Roth – Feminist Warrior?!

Posted in Film with tags , , on December 4, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle

Who would have picked Eli Roth for a feminist crusader? Continue reading →

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The Last Exorcism

Posted in Film with tags , , , on December 3, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle

When I saw the preview for this one, I thought it was another instalment in the hopelessly retreaded Exorcist series. Everybody knows the first film with Linda Blair and Max Von Sydow as possibly the most scary horror film of all time. The sequels have progressively destroyed the credibility of the premise to the point that no one else has dared go near it for fear of being infected by the terminal crapness. Continue reading →

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