Fear of Invasion in Predator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1txEAywdiw Predator. 1987. Directed by John McTiernan. Screenplay by Jim Thomas & John Thomas. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R.G. Armstrong, & Shane Black. Amercent Films/American Entertainment Partners L.P./Davis Entertainment. Rated R. 107 minutes. Action/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ There are 1980s films. Then there …

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The Lost: Constructions of Masculinity Gone Wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBY2EJ4ovs The Lost. 2006. Directed & Written by Chris Sivertson; based on the novel by Jack Ketchum. Starring Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning, Robin Sydney, Michael Bowen, Ed Lauter, Dee Wallace, Erin Brown, Ruby Larocca, Tom Ayers, Tony Carreiro, Katie Cassidy, Cynthia Cervini, & Rob Elk. Silver Web Productions. Unrated. 119 minutes. …

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Gimmick to Nowhere

A first-person gimmick doesn't do much for this lacklustre, only occasionally creepy stalker flick.

The Knock-Offs Never Measure Up for TAPE 13

Another BLAIR WITCH PROJECT knock-off that, ultimately, goes nowhere special, or - really - nowhere at all.

Man Vs: Survivorman Meets Predator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkQstwn6_s Man Vs. 2015. Directed by Adam Massey. Screenplay by Thomas Michael. Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Chloe Bradt, Michael Cram, Kelly Fanson, Sam Kalilieh, Alex Karzis, Constantine Meglis, Drew Nelson, & Kate Ziegler. Darius Films. Unrated. 87 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★ When it comes to found footage, a film can often help itself by using a gimmick. …

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Psychological Cracks and Shadows of Polanski in Darling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uhQ-OjCZYU Darling. 2015. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, Helen Rogers, John Speredakos, Brian Morvant, & Al-Nisa Petty. Glass Eye Pix/Alexander Groupe. Unrated. 78 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Mickey Keating is one of my favourite writer-directors over the past few years in indie horror. While the low budget …

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Slasher – Season 1, Episode 7: “In the Pride of His Face”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt3g80BI8gQ Chiller's Slasher Season 1, Episode 7: "In the Pride of His Face" Directed by Craig David Wallace Written by Aaron Martin * For a review of the previous episode, "He Who Sows His Own Flesh" - click here * For a review of the Season 1 finale, "Soon Your Own Eyes Will See" - …

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Hush: Flanagan and Siegel Offer a Quietly Unnerving Horror

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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