Category: 2016

Midnight Special is Emotional Sci-Fi with Action Bones

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Adventure, Drama, Film, Jeff Nichols, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnSK4k5AXs Midnight Special. 2016. Directed & Written by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Sam Shepard, Paul Sparks, David Jensen, Sharon Landry, Dana Gourrier, Sharon Garrison, Allison King, & Sean Bridgers. Faliro House Productions/Tri-State Pictures/Warner Bros. Rated PG. 112 minutes. Adventure/Drama/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ When it …

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Hush: Flanagan and Siegel Offer a Quietly Unnerving Horror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Film, Horror, John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_P8WCbhC6s Hush. 2016. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Screenplay by Flanagan & Kate Siegel. Starring John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, & Emma Graves. Intrepid Pictures/Blumhouse Productions. Rated R. 87 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★  I'm unabashedly a fan of Mike Flanagan. While a lot of people were blown away by his horror Oculus, as well …

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The Witch: Religious Madness and Persecution in Early America

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Anya Taylor-Joy, Film, Horror, Kate Dickie, Mystery, Ralph Ineson, Robert Eggers, WitchcraftLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gud8viI-P7Q The Witch. 2015. Directed & Written by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Julian Richings, & Wahab Chaudhry. Parts and Labor/RT Features/Rooks Nest Entertainment/Code Red Productions/Scythia Films/Maiden Voyage Pictures/Mott Street Pictures/Pulse Films/Special Projects. Rated 14A. 93 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ People will …

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Martyrs 2.0 – The Little Remake That Shouldn’t

On By C.H. NewellIn 2016, Drama, Film, Horror, Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz, Pascal Laugier, Remake, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whLR-LWitPc Martyrs. 2016. Directed by Kevin & Michael Goetz. Screenplay by Mark L. Smith; based on the original characters from Pascal Laugier's film. Starring Troian Bellisario, Caitlin Carmichael, Kate Burton, Bailey Noble, Toby Huss, Diana Hopper, Lexi DiBenedetto, Taylor John Smith, Peter Michael Goetz, and DaJuan Johnson. Blumhouse Productions/The Safran Company/Temple Hill Entertainment. Unrated. 81 …

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