Outcast – Season 1, Episode 8: “What Lurks Within”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnq-NyClhWo Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 8: "What Lurks Within" Directed by Scott Winant Written by Tony Basgallop * For a review of the previous episode, "The Damage Done" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Close to Home" - click here Working at an arcade counter, Sidney (Brent Spiner) has …

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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Darabont’s King Adaptation is a Slice of Perfection

Still, and always will be, one of the greatest movies ever filmed, from a wonderful, lesser-read story by the master Stephen King.

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Gorgeously Horrific Isolation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ Alien. 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon; story by O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, & Helen Horton. Brandywine Productions/Twentieth Century-Fox Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ I'm not even a huge science fiction …

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TAXI DRIVER Rides Through the Moral Soup of Murder

This Martin Scorsese classic is the barometer for movies dealing with PTSD - not an overt military movie, but one that examines the effects of war and isolation and the lack of help for those who come home.

IN THE DEEP: A Fierce Shark Feature with Ferocious Teeth

Got to say, this is an impressive shark movie with some good performances and a load of tension.

The Perfect Husband is Scary and Scary Isn’t Always Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlU1P1F7Nrg The Perfect Husband. 2014 (released 2016 in Canada & America). Directed by Lucas Pavetto. Screenplay by Pavetto & Massimo Vavassoria. Starring Gabriella Wright, Bret Roberts, Carl Wharton, Tania Bambaci, Daniel Vivan, & Philippe Reinhardt. Artsploitation Films/DEA Film/Cobra Film/Nedioga Film. Not Rated. 85 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★ So first of all, I want to thank the …

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American Gothic – Episode 6: “The Chess Players”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUZHde6TIuk CBS' American Gothic Episode 6: "The Chess Players" Directed by Ed Ornelas Written by Allen MacDonald * For a review of Episode 5, "The Artist in His Museum" - click here * For a review of Episode 7, "The Gross Clinic" - click here Who is The Silver Bells Killer? Tess (Megan Ketch) and …

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Dead of Summer – Season 1, Episode 5: “How to Stay Alive in the Woods”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5_1UtPzl8w Freeform's Dead of Summer Season 1, Episode 5: "How to Stay Alive in the Woods" Directed by Norman Buckley Written by Erin Maher & Kay Reindl * For a review of the previous episode, "Modern Love" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Dharma Bums" - click here We …

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