Time Travel into Youth with Donnie Darko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyBaFYFySk Donnie Darko. 2001. Directed & Written by Richard Kelly. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Holmes Osborne, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, & Patience Cleveland. 20th Century Fox/Pandora Cinema/Flower Films/Adam Fields Productions. Rated R. 113 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 I was born in 1985. When …

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MISERY’s Annie Wilkes is The Rotten Heart of Fandom

Annie Wilkes is the brutality of modern fandom, long before Twitter.

RESOLUTION Questions Our Cinematic Participation in Murder

An indie that asks us at times uncomfortable questions about our participation in the process of murder on film.

Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND: This is Your Brain, This is Your Brain Under Repression

Scorsese & Lehane together as one? That's how you get a spooky, mind-bending thriller like SHUTTER ISLAND.

The Hills Run Red with the Sounds of Slasher Horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z4avzVKJU The Hills Run Red. 2009. Directed by Dave Parker. Screenplay by John Dombrow & David J. Schow. Starring Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler, Janet Montgomery, Alex Wyndham, Ewan Bailey, & Danko Jordanov. Fever Dreams/Warner Premiere/Dark Castle Entertainment. Rated R. 81 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2  I'm a lover of the slasher sub-genre. When I was …

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THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN: An Alzheimer’s Nightmare

As if Alzheimer's weren't scary enough, Adam Robitel takes us into a vision of the disease which will likely haunt you until the end of time.

Refn’s FEAR X: Paranoia Abound as Turturro Goes Mad

FEAR X is a stunning look at fear, paranoia, guilt, and the dangerous path on which it can all put us.

Vacancy: Motels and Psychos and Snuff, Oh My!

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