The Addiction

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1697 movies items)

" Kathleen Conklin, a doctoral student in philosophy, finds herself with a new perspective on the nature of evil and humanity after being bitten by a vampire in New York CitY. Critics appreciated The Addiction for it’s take on vampires, and the use of drug addiction as a metaphor. The film’s soundtrack featured songs by Onyx, Schooly D, Cypress Hill, and others. It featured a early performance, by Edie Falco."

Films Watched in 2020 (145 movies items)

"REWATCH"

31 Days of Horror (Halloween) 2020 (42 movies items)

" Date: 10/22/2020 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen this movie in over 15 years and I did want to revisit it to see if I still enjoy the movie or not. I just bought the Blu-ray released by Arrow Video and it came in the mail today. After revisiting this movie, I still love it. The Addiction is the best vampire movie of the 90s in my opinion. The black and white cinematography is absolutely beautiful because it makes the movie feel so atmospheric. The use of dark lighting really hel"

History of Horror (3743 movies items)

"Released on: 6 October 1995 "

Movies Watched in 2017 (302 movies items)

"October 15th Directed by: Abel Ferrara"

The Evolution of Edie Falco (60 movies items)

"Character: Jean "

An average movie

“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie. Still, I remember it very well. Indeed, after watching ‘Bad Lieutenant’ back in the 90’s, I became a huge fan of Abel Ferrara’s work and this movie was therefore definitely a high priority for me. Well, even though it turned out to be watchable, I have to admit that I had a rather hard time to really connect with the damned thing. I mean, it was not bad, it was even pretty neat that Ferrara would go for a vampire tale and there was a really nice cast involved (Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco). Unfortunately, the whole thing was terribly murky and I have to admit that I didn't care much for the characters and what they were going through. Actually, from this point on, except for the amazin” read more

30 From 95: My Favorite Films From 1995 (30 movies items)

"The subject of addiction has been the theme to many movies. And so has the subject of vampires. This one tackles both. In lovely black and white with a few interludes into philosophy.... which, at certain points, kind of left me screaming for blood. But in the end, the climax resolved itself in manner that found this story back into the genre of horror, with a dash of "brains" added into the mix. Which was quite nice. And when I say "nice". I mean nice by vampire standards. "