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CHARLIE CASANOVA, at best, is a divisive film. At its worst, its a contemptuous, classist, sexist and misogynistic movie that’s supposed to be “saying something,” but feels like sitting through an unfortunate, regretful, drunken rant made by your racist Uncle. That said, lead actor Emmett Scanlan is incredible as this awful titular character. He’s supposed… [Read More]
Peter Strickland, the British filmmaker behind KATALIN VARGA, has brought us one very unsettling, weird and loud movie. That would be BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, a film inspired by Dario Argento’s Giallo films in tone, theme, and, most noticeably, in musical arrangements. When you have old men and women complaining about the volume a row behind… [Read More]
This film had all the makings of a dud, as we begin on a rainy night at a lake house, with a guy peeing, and something rattling in a well outside. The top blows off amidst lightning, CGI sparks emit from the opening, and — BOOM — an arm shoots out of the muck. But… [Read More]
Marvel’s Phase 2 has begun, and judging by the third installment for the character that started it all, we’re in for a treat. While everyone has gushed ad nausea about Marvel and their superhero revolution, what consistently impresses me is their eye for talent and their willingness to give these iconic characters to new and… [Read More]
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS came at a time of change for Hammer films. Due to a marketplace more saturated with violence and sex, not to mention a horror stage increasingly shared by classics, like ROSEMARY’S BABY and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, Hammer was struggling financially. To combat it, Hammer, along with American International, adapted J…. [Read More]
Kyle and Sarah move into a remodeled Hollywood Hills home that had previously been burnt to the ground, its owner missing. That is essentially the plot of DEADLINE. Well, that and a forced detective story added to the mix about halfway through. Upon moving in, the couple experience paranormal activity™, upon which Sarah utters the… [Read More]
SIMON KILLER is a difficult movie. To watch, to review, to sit through. It’s infuriating, really, because it’s clear that Antonio Campos (AFTERSCHOOL, a producer on MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE) is a talented director, and that the film’s stars, Brady Corbet and Mati Diop, are game for just about anything in this seedy romp. They’re… [Read More]
Since Stanley Kubrick’s “loose” adaptation of Stephen King’s novel debuted in 1980, many people have been unable to get it out of their heads. When the film came out, it wasn’t as appreciated or lauded as it is today. Many deemed it a disappointment, a shell of Kubrick’s other master works, such as 2001: A… [Read More]
I actually had the honor of seeing THALE as a part of the Seattle International Film Festival last year, and remember rather liking the weird film. Now, as THALE officially comes stateside, I watched it again with the intent to review. Lucky for you I liked it just as much upon a second viewing. The… [Read More]
You could be a complete stranger to horror and still know about the Amityville house on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, NY. In 1975, a series of spirits haunted the Lutz family, creating a media fervor that has followed the family around to this day, with hysteria, conspiracies, multiple films, and an indelible imprint on… [Read More]
A RESURRECTION, you say? The film opens with hand drawn demonic imagery, from the hands of Eli (J. Michael Trautmann), one upset teenager. He’s pale and wears a permanent scowl on his face. Recently, his brother was killed in a hit and run. That explains the depression. But the demonic stuff? Well, prepare to wait… [Read More]
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