American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 6: “The Origins of Monstrosity”

FX's American Horror Story Season 2, Episode 6: "The Origins of Monstrosity" Directed by David Semel (Hannibal, The Strain) Written by Ryan Murphy * For a review of the next episode, "Dark Cousin" - click here * For a review of the previous episode "I Am Anne Frank: Part II" - click here "The Origins of …

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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 5: “I Am Anne Frank: Part II”

FX's American Horror Story Season 2, Episode 5: "I Am Anne Frank: Part II" Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (The Town That Dreaded Sundown) Written by Brad Falchuk * For a review of the previous episode, "I Am Anne Frank: Part I" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Origins of Monstrosity" …

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American Horror Story – Asylum, Episode 4: “I Am Anne Frank: Part I”

FX's American Horror Story Season 2, Episode 4: "I Am Anne Frank: Part I" Directed by Michael Uppendahl (Mad Men, Shameless, Ray Donovan) Written by Jessica Sharzer * For a review of the previous episode, "Nor'easter" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "I Am Anne Frank: Part II" - click here The …

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Ridley Scott and His Flawed Yet Underrated Hannibal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr3OavheNu0 Hannibal. 2001. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by David Mamet & Steven Zaillian; based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. Starring Julianne Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Giannini, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek, and Hazelle Goodman. MGM/Universal Pictures/Dino De Laurentiis Company. Rated R. 131 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller …

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Haunted Historical Horror: Ti West’s The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers. 2011. Directed & Written by Ti West. Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett, Jake Ryan, Brenda Cooney, George Riddle, John Speredakos, and Lena Dunham. Glass Eye Pix. Rated R. 101 minutes. Horror ★★★★1/2 Every time I've got a particular bias going into a review, one that I can recognize, I …

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Turbo Kid: Blood, Nostalgia, Video Games, & a Whole Lot of Fun

Turbo Kid. 2015. Directed/Written by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, & Yoann-Karl Whissell. Starring Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, and Romano Orzari. Epic Pictures Group/Timpson Films. Rated R. 93 minutes. Action/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Always interesting to see the different 1980s (& further) throwbacks coming out now over the past 8 years or so …

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STRAW DOGS: Violent Men Marking Their Territory

One of Peckinpah's most provocative films gets at the heart of man & his hideous nature.

Pod: Backwoods Indie Alien Horror with Teeth

Pod. 2015. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Larry Fessenden, Lauren Ashley Carter, Brian Morvant, Dean Cates, John Weselcouch, and Forrest McClain. High Window Films. Rated R. 76 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★1/2 If any of you may have read my reviews before, you might know that I'm a big fan of films which are of …

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