ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW Deconstructs Disney & the Happiest Place on Earth

Walt Disney World, like you've never seen it. From American Dream to full-blown nightmare.

DEATH NOTE: Injustice, Morality, & Righteous Murder

Adam Wingard's DEATH NOTE adaptation has some people up in arms. And it should. 'Cause it's fucking awesome.

Lukewarm Gothic with A CURE FOR WELLNESS

Gore Verbinski's return to horror is disturbing, Gothic, & way too damn long.

LIVID: A House of Tricks & Gruesome Treats

Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury give us another terrifying vision of horror, this time in a dark fantasy like some forgotten fairy tale.

Short Film Review: A Late Thaw is a Beautifully Dark Look at Grief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqFhDSAfKs A Late Thaw. 2015. Directed & Written by Kim Barr. Starring Michelle Boback, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Kathleen Fee, Helena Marie, & Ivan Peric. 14 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Short ★★★★1/2  Over at ChicArt Productions they're consistently putting out interesting little short independent films. Some are great subversions of genre, others are merely great examples of the genres in …

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BASKIN: Take a Ride to the Heart of Hell

Can Evrenol gives us a Turkish horror film worthy of greatness in BASKIN, as a group of police officers inadvertently follow a call into Hell.

Pan’s Labyrinth and the Dark Fantasy of Guillermo del Toro

Pan's Labyrinth. 2006. Directed & Written by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo, Manolo Solo, César Vea, and Roger Casamajor. Estudios Picasso/Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Sententia Entertainment/Telecinco/OMM. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/War ★★★★★ Guillermo del Toro has one of the most consistently fascinating minds in film today. Ever since I saw …

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Horns – A Story of Love & Satan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw_O3A9LSNs Horns. 2014. Dir. Alexandre Aja. Screenplay by Keith Bunin; based on the novel of the same name by Joe Hill. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Max Minghella, Joe Anderson, Juno Temple, James Remar, Kathleen Quinlan, Heather Graham, and David Morse. Mandalay Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated R. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Horror can often look like a tired genre. …

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