The Dark Projector

What do you do when you're quarantined in your apartment?  You watch all of the Friday the 13th films, of course. When looking back at the Friday the 13th  franchise, it's fairly easy to get the various volumes tangled up and intertwined. A series with twelve entries has clearly cast well over one hundred victims for both Mrs. Voorhees and her son Jason to slash their way through. As a favorite franchise of mine, it is easy for me to distinguish one film from the next, however. This is due to narrative differences between the films, the performances of the many final girls and the victims, and the technical elements of the films themselves. When examining the films from a purely visual perspective, the third entry in the series clearly stands out as the most technically engaging due to its use of 3D technology. This quarantine period presented itself as the perfect opportunity to rewatch this franchise. And during this rewatch, Friday the 13th: Part III (Stev...

I know that after stating in my introductory post that horror films might be the focal point of this blog, that will not always be the case. A prime example is this first post. Instead of writing an appreciation for the Full Moon Entertainment cult Puppet Master films (which most definitely will occur in the future), I instead am drafting this piece on Autumn De Wilde's 2020 candy-colored literary adaptation Emma . This film serves as a rather important one for me at this odd point in time. Emma happens to be the last film that I will see in an actual movie theatre for what appears to be some time. Interestingly enough, Universal has announced that they will be releasing for early quarantined streaming for those practicing social-distancing at home. This was a film that I went to see without even seeing a trailer prior to my viewing of it. So for those of you in the same position, here is the trailer: Focus Features has released another stunningly costumed period piece. ...

Hello film folks! As you're reading this, you're also probably quarantined at home. What a time! Anyhow, I made this blog at least two years ago and I keep meaning to actually post something of significance to set The Dark Projector on it's path. You might be wondering, "why is this blog called 'The Dark Projector'?" I'll be perfectly honest with you. I felt that the title sounded cool. (That's the main reason). The other reasoning behind the name is it reflects the nature of the films that most interest me (horror, thrillers, noir, disturbing international films, cult classics, straight-to-video schlock, etc.) and the literal image of a film projector not being used paired with my sadness of the destruction of my campus' lovely theatre.  So, what will happen here? To be honest, it will most likely be a mix and match of my various film interests, combined with my increasing anxiety regarding my continued dissertation work, and more. Vid...