Midnight section has long been the holy grail for any burgeoning horror director. It’s where The Blair….
For many years, the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival has been the ultimate goal for any budding horror filmmaker. Saw (2004) started one of the most lucrative franchises in history, The Blair Witch Project (1999) pioneered the found-footage movement, and more recently, It Follows (2014) and Hereditary (2018) were released, reviving contemporary horror. With its world premiere at this year’s virtual Sundance, Censor—which is being published today, August 20—was a deserving addition to that list. It is
Enid’s meticulousness is motivated by obligation rather than a passion for movies. She chastises her father for implying otherwise at a heated meal with her parents. She yells, “It is not entertainment.” “I do it to keep people safe.”
As with any good psychological drama, nothing is as it seems. Enid is thrown into a tailspin when “video nasty” supremo Frederick North’s new picture, the eerie Do not Go in the Church, arrives. She soon finds herself searching for a sister who vanished years ago. The movie really takes off at this point, setting up one of the most dramatic climaxes in a long time.
She remembers, “It was discussing what the censors were looking for in terms of what they had cut.” Because they believed it would increase the likelihood of males committing rape, one rule during the Hammer horror era was to cut off blood on the breast. “All right,” I thought, “so what shields the male film censor from this?”
She remembers, “It was discussing what the censors were looking for in terms of what they had cut.” Because they believed it would increase the likelihood of males committing rape, one rule during the Hammer horror era was to cut off blood on the breast. “All right,” I thought, “so what shields the male film censor from this?”
She remembers, “It was discussing what the censors were looking for in terms of what they had cut.” Because they believed it would increase the likelihood of males committing rape, one rule during the Hammer horror era was to cut off blood on the breast. “All right,” I thought, “so what shields the male film censor from this?”
