Seconds: The Future of Identity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM Seconds. 1966. Dir. John Frankenheimer. Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino; based on the novel by David Ely. Starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, and John Randolph. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Edited by Ferris Webster. Paramount Pictures. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Criterion Blu ray release) John Frankenheimer has directed a few incredible films, …

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The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein.  1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G.  75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …

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Frankenstein: Fun But Less Penetrating Shelley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir.  James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …

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The Invasion of Family in You’re Next

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett deliver the home invasion horror goods with YOU'RE NEXT.

Jug Face is a Fever Dream of Religious Backwoods America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGSvhDcimJg Jug Face. 2013. Directed & Written by Chad Crawford Kinkle. Starring Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Kaitlin Cullum, Sean Young, and Larry Fessenden. Modern Distributors. Rated R. 81 minutes. Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When I'd first heard the premise of Jug Face I absolutely knew I wanted to see it. Then of course …

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The Devil’s Rejects: Old School Horror a la Manson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j42TrAVceCI The Devil's Rejects.  2005.  Dir.  Rob Zombie.  Starring Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory, Leslie Easterbrook, Geoffrey Lewis, and Priscilla Barnes.  Rated R.  Maple Pictures.  107 mins. ★★★★ (Film) ★★★1/2 (Blu ray release) I'll start off by saying I really love this movie. Not only that, I …

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V/H/S is a Creepy Found Footage Treat

V/H/S is a wild, weird found footage horror ride.