Experimental Film

Experimental Film shows first-hand how a first-class concept isn’t enough to carry a novel.  Gemma Files is incredibly knowledgeable about film, and it certainly shows.  I was not at all surprised to find out she was a film critic and screenwriter in Canada.  But it does mean that she falls into the......more

Wow...all I really can say is wow. I have highlighted more passages in this than all the other books I've read combined, with the exception of Infinite Jest, I practically highlighted that whole book. I know I am prone to hyperbole and I pass out a lot of five star reviews (I cant help it, I Iove bo......more

Verdict: Simply excellent. Not only is Experimental Film a book that pushed every single one of my horror-loving buttons, it is also a story very well told, one that grabbed my attention on the second page of chapter one and didn't let up, not for one instant. And it was done without tentacles, walk......more

3.75 Es rarísimo que este libro tiene absolutamente todos los elementos para encantarme (leyendas, folklore, desapariciones misteriosas, películas malditas) y aún así no fue un cinco estrellas. En mi segundo acercamiento a Gemma Files compruebo que sus temas me parecen fascinantes pero que hay algo e......more

Experimental Film has a unique and interesting mythology, and Gemma Files is a fantastic writer, but I feel like I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. no matter it's actual narrative content, every movie is a ghost story The book is rich in Canadian film history (which I love), but thr......more