My loyal readers know that from time to time I review insect-themed horror films on this blog. It’s one way to understand the relationship between humans and insects. Today’s review: The Swarm (Warner Brothers, 1978).
The Swarm is about a… Read More
Over the weekend I watched another insect horror film, Eight-Legged Freaks (2002). It’s meant to be a satire of the insect B-movies from the fifties, but I found it wanting.
The set up is labored, the plot contrived, and the… Read More
Men’s “dress” breeches in the late 1700s were skin tight and made of leather (the only fabric that wouldn’t split at the seams). It was impossible to sit down in them.