Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on April 6, 2018

(1973) Directed by Robin Hardy; Written by Anthony Shaffer; Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland and Ingrid Pitt; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: ****½ “We wanted to create a 20th century pagan society, and we wanted to make a treasur   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on December 15, 2015

The Wicker Man can never decide on a tone. Director Hardy and writer Anthony Shaffer are both interested in minutiae of the film’s fictional setting, but never the same minutiae at the same time. Hardy is more interested in how the people live, cut off from the mainland, while Shaffer...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on October 30, 2013

The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973) Often praised by critics and recommended by one of my friends, Christian Audet an Independent filmmaker and Horror aficionado, The Wicker Man is an intriguing and very interesting movie. Sgt Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) is a catholic investigating the Summerisle c   read more