Watch: The Criterion Channel’s ’80s Horror’ Choice Official Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 23, 2022
Supply: Vimeo
“I hear you are having bother with a snake?” In just some weeks it is going to be October once more, which implies it is time for horror season!! Who’s prepared to look at horror movies day-after-day for 30 days? The Criterion Channel, the streaming service provided by the long-lasting Criterion Assortment, is launching a brand new collection for October – 80s Horror. The gathering will characteristic 30 traditional “decade-defining” horror movies from among the finest style filmmakers – together with: Dario Argento, Kathryn Bigelow, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Michael Mann, Ken Russell, Paul Schrader, and extra. If you have not seen any of those but, it is the proper time to catch up. The Criterion Channel is certainly one of my favourite streaming choices (it is price it!) as a result of they at all times have tons of excellent previous movies, together with juicy cinema collection like this. By no means seen Scanners? It is in right here. There’s additionally Q: The Winged Serpent, Cat Folks, Prince of Darkness, Close to Darkish, The Blob remake (which is particularly good), Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Wolfen, Useless & Buried, Inferno, and others.
Criterion intro: The Eighties have been outlined by fashion and extra, and the period’s horror motion pictures have been no exception. Improvements in sensible results made the nightmares extra vivid than ever, and due to the rise of residence video, the decision was now coming from inside the home. Whereas established skills reminiscent of John Carpenter (Prince of Darkness), Tobe Hooper (The Funhouse), David Cronenberg (Scanners), Michael Mann (The Maintain), and Paul Schrader (Cat Folks) introduced terrifying spectacles to the display screen, usually with the assistance of Hollywood studios, residence video opened up a brand new market that allowed the independents to take the style to surprising and—within the case of the UK’s censorship of notorious “Video Nasties”—controversial new heights. Curated by Clyde Folley, this ghastly tour by means of the last decade of greed options bold art-pulp hybrids (White of the Eye), a Hitchcock-inspired trucker film (Highway Video games), old school creature options (Q: The Winged Serpent), a vampiric Nicolas Cage (Vampire’s Kiss), and completely unclassifiable cult oddities (Society), bringing collectively among the eighties’ most fashionable, haunting, and outrageous visions. Extra data.
Begin watching on the Criterion Channel starting October 1st! If you happen to haven’t already subscribed, there is a free trial for the streaming service. Among the finest!! New additions on a regular basis and glorious collection like this.
