Damien – Season 1, Episode 8: “Here Is Wisdom”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72XZoEs-Vw A&E's Damien Season 1, Episode 8: "Here Is Wisdom" Directed by Tim Andrew Written by Sarah Thorp * For a review of the previous episode, "Abattoir" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Devil You Know" - click here So many things happening on Glen Mazzara's excellently macabre series Damien. …

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Wolf Creek 2: More Mick, More Savagery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAdF0s2m6E Wolf Creek 2. 2014. Directed by Greg McLean. Screenplay by McLean & Aaron Sterns. Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Shane Connor, & Ben Gerrard. Duo Art Productions/Emu Creek Pictures. Unrated. 106 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★★★★  The first Wolf Creek came as a surprise to me being both fully fictional, as well as …

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McKee and Ketchum’s The Woman: A Brutally Poignant Microcosm of Misogyny

THE WOMAN explores the roots of misogyny in our society, as well as in our families.

Wolf Creek’s Roots and Serial Killer Aesthetic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJNfwNicrU Wolf Creek 2005. Directed & Written by Greg McLean. Starring John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips, Gordon Poole, Guy O'Donnell, Phil Stevenson, Geoff Revell, Andy McPhee, Aaron Sterns, & Michael Moody. The Australian Film Finance Corporation & The South Australian Film Corporation/403 Productions. Rated R. 99 minutes. Horror ★★★★  This movie is …

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Candyman: White Guilt and Urban Horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGWOKCH_cM Candyman. 1992. Directed & Written by Bernard Rose; based on the story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker. Starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia, Mark Daniels, Lisa Ann Poggi, Adam Philipson, Eric Edwards, Carolyn Lowery, & Barbara Alston. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/Propaganda Films. …

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Videodrome: Medium, Message, Metaphysics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFHey3utk0I Videodrome. 1983. Directed & Written by David Cronenberg. Starring James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, David Bolt, Lally Cadeau, Henry Gomez, Harvey Chao, David Tsubouchi, & Kay Hawtrey. Canadian Film Development Corporation/Famous Players/Filmplan International/Guardian Trust Company/Victor Solnicki Productions. Rated R. 87 minutes. …

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The Metaphysical Rage of Broken Marriages in Cronenberg’s The Brood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WywpJCF8Dtc The Brood. 1979. Directed & Written by David Cronenberg. Starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Susan Hogan, Gary McKeehan, Michael Magee, Robert A. Silverman, Joseph Shaw, Larry Solway, Reiner Schwarz, Felix Sillas, & John Ferguson. Canadian Film Development Corporation/Elgin International Films Ltd./Mutual Productions Ltd./Victor Solnicki Productions. Rated …

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Holidays – They’ll Never Be Safe Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0YnwMFswMY Holidays. 2016. Directed by Anthony Scott Burns, Kevin Kölsch, Nicholas McCarthy, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Gary Shore, Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith, Scott Stewart, & Dennis Widmyer. Screenplay by Burns, Kölsch, McCarthy, Shore, Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith, Stewart, Widmyer, & Matt Johnson. Starring Kevin Smith, Lorenza Izzo, Seth Green, Clare Grant, Michael Gross, Andrew …

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