Tyler and FZ continue their series on the cinema of Dario Argento, taking a look into Argento's "Three Mothers" trilogy. From the fairy tale horror of Suspiria to the operatic grotesque horror of Inferno up to the misfire of Mother of Tears and the 2018 reimagining of Suspiria, ECL discusses them all ..read more

Tyler and FZ convene for the start of the Dario Argento series on ECL. First up is Argento's first effort, a stylized thriller where there is more than meets the eye; the film that would launch not only Argento's directorial career but boost the Giallo genre to popularity ..read more

ECL's Tyler Hamilton and Fashy Zizek are joined by very special guest Zero HP Lovecraft for a discussion on the influence of horror author H.P. Lovecraft on cinema. From direct adaptions such as Dagon, Reanimator, Dreams in the Witch House and The Color Out of Space to Lovecraft inspired horror films such as The Void, Absentia,The Thing, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, and many more ..read more

Tyler and FZ are joined by special guest J. LaDarc to discuss the classic film "Gone with the Wind", based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell. The panel discusses the loss of the Old South, the anti-heroine Scarlett O'Hara and the scallywag Rhett Butler, race and gender relations in the South, and the ambivalence of the ending ..read more

A new spin-off series to EBL, the Euro Cinephile Lounge! Join me and FZ as we discuss the psychedelic fantasy-comedy-horror film House from director Nobuhiko Obayashi. Watch as we try to analyze and make sense of one of those most bizarre cult classics put to celluloid ..read more

For this Halloween special, the trio of Jefferson, Josh and Tyler reunite to discuss the long-running Sci-fi/Horror/Thriller series "The X-Files". We analyze Sculder and Mully as two sides of the American archetype, the changing face of Horror from the 90s to now, the fading appeal of the X files to demographics and the explosion of populist sentiment (with the concomitant 'omnipresence' of conspiracy thinking) in America, the presence of the frontier in the American mindset with the show's unique dwelling on local monsters, the aspects of the show that could not be made today, the virtues of ..read more

Tyler and Last Things discuss the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) sequel, a follow-up to the original film that ignores any of the myriad of sequels, prequels and reboots. While the film is both mediocre with lots of missed potential, we explore the film's strong Reactionary themes ..read more

Tyler is joined by special guest Last Things to discuss Bong Joon-ho's 2006 genre bending Monster film "The Host". We discuss the politics of manufactured social division, the presence and impact of American forces in Korea, the family dynamics of the lower and middle class, and the very obvious thematic connections in the film to the current COVID hysteria in the West ..read more

Fashy Zizek, Jerome and Josh discuss the 2016 film Elle directed by Paul Verhoeven ..read more

Dorus and Tyler take a critical look at themes in the 2020 body horror film "Possessor". They discuss embodiment vs. varieties of cartesianism, corporate technocrats, and identity theory through the lens of a gory yet artistic horror romp ..read more