Backcountry is a well-acted film with a familiar premis
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Hell hath no fury like a fairy whose wings have been
A number of films that deal with isolation also deal with the fear of containment. Castaway pits Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) on an island. Pi is trapped on a boat with a hungry tiger. In Buried, Ryan Gosling must ward off claustrophobia and – inexplicably – fire in a coffin. Frozen relegates our skiers to their chairlift, […]
Of all the ways to seek revenge, immurement’s a good way to go, and this notion isn’t a new one. In Ancient Rome, a vestal virgin charged with breaking her vow of celibacy would be sealed in a cave with a small amount of food and water until the goddess Vesta to rescue her. Predictably, Vesta was hardly punctual, […]
