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FURMAN ON FILM


The Amityville Horror - 1979
In a film aimed at shocking the audiences of its time with a tale of familial disquiet inside a home besieged by any number of dark...
Oct 24, 20213 min read
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The Omen - 1976
This review may contain spoilers. The Omen is a conflation of opposites - a film that is at once significantly dated by today's...
Oct 22, 20213 min read
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A Nightmare on Elm Street - 1984
From the moment I first encountered it, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street has always been a cornucopia of delights for me....
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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The Conjuring - 2013
This is one of the best horror films I have EVER seen, and I’m not exaggerating in the least. I’ve spent the better part of a week...
Sep 24, 20212 min read
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A Ghost Story - 2017
Much like Lanthimos’ The Lobster the previous year, I cannot even begin to recommend this film to a wide audience. It’s not about...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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It Follows - 2014
What’s the oldest horror trope in the book? Anyone? How ‘bout this…every horror movie begins with two (generally white) people having...
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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Fright Night - 1985
This film, to me, is the definition of a cult classic. I cannot say that I spend my days perusing mountains of listicles in the "greatest...
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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The Lost Boys - 1987
Sing it with me now: "Cry, little sister (Thou shall not faaaaaall), Come, come to your brother! (Thou shall not diiiiiiie)." Parts of...
Oct 16, 20202 min read
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