Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

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The Turning

by Anton Bitel

Floria Sigismondi’s long-delayed update of ​‘The Turn of the Screw’ finally surfaces – was the wait worth it?

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Discover the ocular nightmare of this cult Lucio Fulci horror

by Anton Bitel

The visionary Italian director’s 1981 film The Beyond remains one of his most unnerving, transgressive works.
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Why The Exorcist III remains a fascinating, flawed horror sequel

by Anton Bitel

A sense of creative conflict infuses William Peter Blatty’s spiritual follow-up to William Friedkin’s 1973 classic.
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Revisiting Paul Verhoeven’s sexually explicit answer to Grease

by Anton Bitel

The 1980 coming-of-ager Spetters is one of the Dutch master’s most uncompromising and controversial works.
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Discover the sleazy cautionary tale of this hitchhiking thriller

by Anton Bitel

Irvin Berwick’s cult 1983 film Hitch Hike to Hell is an American nightmare writ large.
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Discover the allegorical terror of this landmark silent era horror

by Anton Bitel

Paul Wegener’s nightmarish take on the Golem of Jewish folklore introduced German Expressionism to the world.
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Little Monsters

by Anton Bitel

Lupita Nyong’o defends a group of school kids from a zombie horde in Abe Forsythe’s tame comedy-horror.

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Doctor Sleep

by Anton Bitel

Ewan McGregor retreads familiar ground in this sequel to Stephen King’s (and Stanley Kubrick’s) The Shining.

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Is An American Werewolf in London a love story?

by Anton Bitel

Romance, tragedy and horror combine to potent effect in director John Landis’ iconic 1981 feature.
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Discover the troubling eroticism of this twisted ’70s thriller

by Anton Bitel

Stanley H Brassloff’s Toys Are Not for Children centres on a doll-like heroine with severe daddy issues.

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