31 Days of Horror – Splice

Last October we reviewed Vincenzo Natali’s Cube, a 1997 Canadian horror movie that seems to have slowly and surely built a strong cult following over the years (and rightfully so, as it’s good.) It was a bit of surprise to see Natali back with Splice in June 2010, writing and directing a horror film for [...]

31 Days of Horror – October 9th – “Cube”

From the opening scene “Cube” thrusts the audience, along with 6 characters, directly into a booby-trapped maze of cubed rooms. No one, neither characters nor audience, knows quite why they’re there. But the film never lets up by leaving those claustrophobic cube chambers for a flashback or an easy explanation. It maintains an intense focus, [...]