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4d ago
Cinema doesn’t get more international than The Damned, a UK-Belgium-France-Iceland coproduction, filmed in the furthest reaches of Iceland’s Westfjord’s region, as convincing a frozen hellscape as you’re likely to find this side of Ice Station Zebra. The Damned takes place in the latter part of the 19th century in a remote arctic fishing camp, where ..read more
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2w ago
Tonight! The War Between the Sexes! Right here on Pay Per View! Let’s give it up for Hush! Writer-director Mike Flanagan (Haunting of Hill House, Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, Oculus) and his wife, writer-actress Kate Siegel constructed this lean, mean thriller about a deaf-mute author fighting for her life against a ..read more
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1M ago
Your attention horror shoppers! The Substance should be seen, full stop. Nominated for five Oscars including best actress for Demi Moore? As it should be. French writer-director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) turns up the rage to Nova, and opens the taps at the blood bank in a body horror spectacle that will likely leave a bruise ..read more
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1M ago
If you have a craving for rugged terrain, Out Of Darkness is your oyster. Otherwise, patience is required for this terrific-looking hero’s journey into the unknown against an unseen enemy. About 45,000 years ago, a small tribe of prehistoric explorers wash up on a distant inhospitable shore, determined to carve out a future for themselves ..read more
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1M ago
This is a different Hugh Grant, though there is a passing resemblance to the rom-com Don Juan with the aw-shucks manner. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Heretic is another film set during a storm that makes the most of its few sets and small cast. Sister Paxton (Chloe East) and Sister ..read more
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1M ago
“Laughter is the best medicine.” As played by a thoroughly committed Larry Drake (Benny Stowitz from L.A. Law!), this titular sawbones could have been a contender, worth at least two sequels, minimum. Dr. Giggles was an early release from Dark Horse Comics, so no reason for there not to be a franchise. As a child ..read more
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2M ago
Though it has a few decent moments, Trim Season is mostly a harsh toke. Director Ariel Vida definitely has a gift for visual flair but largely ignores storytelling in favor of making sure that the color red is fully represented in as many shots as possible. A group of broke stoner girls and one trans ..read more
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2M ago
There’s quite a bit more here than meets the eye. In A Violent Nature is not, as I had been told, a slasher movie told from the killer’s point of view. Instead, writer-director Chris Nash dials up a multitude of perspectives, as if the doomed campers were being chased through a high-tech forrest equipped with ..read more
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2M ago
It’s Hammer Time! A release from the revived Hammer Films imprint, The Resident bears trace elements from many disparate sources, including slasher films, gothic mysteries, Cinemax erotic thrillers, and Hitchcock’s Psycho. It’s even got Christopher Lee in a supporting role! Doesn’t get more Hammer than that. Oscar winner Hilary Swank portrays Juliet, a frazzled ER ..read more
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3M ago
Rich people hunting poor people for sport. Yeah, so what? Richard Connell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, featuring a Russian nobleman tracking an American captive on a private island, is the source material for this concept, and it was published just over 100 years ago! A familiar premise, but in The Hunt, it’s all ..read more