LOVELY MOLLY’s Personal Demons

Molly has a lot of demons. They're soon going to come out.

The Last House on the Left: Angry, Ugly People

Wes Craven's early work expresses a ton of violence from angry, ugly people at pretty young things.

Maniac is an Innovative & Horrific Remake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs Maniac. 2012. Dir. Franck Khalfoun. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the original screenplay for the 1980 film by Joe Spinell. Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo. Canal+. Rated 18A. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) First off, I really enjoyed the William Lustig directed original Maniac with …

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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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Music Heals All in Metalhead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyxhcNsjWKI Málmhaus (English title: Metalhead). 2013. Directed & Written by Ragnar Bragason. Starring Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Thora Bjorg Helga, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson, and Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson. Unrated. 97 minutes. Drama ★★★★1/2 Hera, as a young girl on her family's farm, witnesses her older brother Baldur die in a freak accident while riding a tractor. Later, as …

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Feed the Gods Leaves Everyone Hungry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSalMwfHn_I Feed the Gods. 2014. Dir. Braden Croft. Starring Shawn Roberts, Emily Tennant, Britt Irvin, Tyler Johnston, and Aleks Paunovic. Compound B. Unrated. 84 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★1/2 There are times I'll admit I am fooled by an interesting title. When I first heard of Feed the Gods I've got to say, I was absolutely hooked. Just …

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Nightcrawler & the Vulture-like News Media

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1uP_8VJkDQ Nightcrawler. 2014. Directed & Written by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed. Elevation Pictures. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is a bit of an unusual film. First off, Gilroy has never directed a feature film, or anything else to my knowledge. His start came with screenwriting. …

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