Tag Archives: Mike Flanagan

Before I Wake (2016)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Ross Birks

Probably the closest Flanagan has come, so far, to making a del Toro-esque gothic fairy tale. Plays more like a dark fantasy movie than a horror film and, once you refit your expectations accordingly, is all the better for it. … Continue reading →

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Intruder Alert: Hush (2016)

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Ross Birks

Oculus director Mike Flanagan’s latest Blumhouse production Hush arrives with a tantalizing hook: it’s a slasher movie featuring a deaf woman as the protagonist. On a purely conceptual level this is a thrilling idea. I always feel that many filmmakers today miss the … Continue reading →

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Absentia (2011)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Ross Birks

As a huge fan of Mike Flanagan’s Oculus I figured I owed it to myself to check out his previous calling card film Abesentia. Famously funded through Kickstarter, it’s a great example of how crowdfunding can really pay off. The … Continue reading →

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