David O. Russell

December 2, 2024

“My first few films were harrowing experiences, because you’re terrified the whole time that you’re going to f*ck it up. You don’t know what you’re doing.”

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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

The Party (1968)

Roofman (2025)

Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)

Sisu (2022)

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Anemome (2025)

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025)

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Now You See Me (2013)

Frankenstein (2025)

Tron: Ares (2025)

Woman of the Hour (2023)

The Invitation (2015)

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Creepshow 2 (1987)

Creepshow (1982)

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The Importance of Dystopia in Sci-fi / Horror

Asylums: Factual Mental Illness vs Artistically Deranged Projection (Podcast)

Score Composition for Dark and Eerie Sequences (Podcast)

Edgar Allan Poe: The Man, The Myth, His Legacy (Podcast)

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

The Psychology of Horror: Preparedness and Purpose (Podcast)

Silent Era: The Foundation of Cinematic Horror (Podcast)

Found Footage: The Beginning, the Escalation, and its Societal Impact (Podcast)

The Horror Inside Us: Leading Anxieties and False Certainties (Podcast)

Directors and Horror Films (Podcast)

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Influential, Dissuasive, and Thought-Provoking Monologues

Epic Plot Holes in Iconic Films

This is England ’83 / ’86 / ’88 / ’90

The Qatsi Trilogy

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