Kevin Smith’s Whacky Creature Feature: Tusk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0 Tusk. 2014. Directed & Written by Kevin Smith. Starring Michael Parks, Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, and Johnny Depp. Sony Pictures Releasing Canada. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★★★ First of all, a lot of people seem to misunderstand Tusk as a film overall. It's meant, above all else, as a comedy and a …

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Trollhunter: Found Footage Fairy Tales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwEyHeRSvE Trollhunter. 2010. Directed & Written by André Øvredal. Starring Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Naerum, Robert Stoltenberg, and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Momentum Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. Dark Fantasy/Comedy ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When you hear the title Trollhunter it isn't easy to imagine what the plot and …

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Prisoners: Guzikowski & Villeneuve Subvert the Usual Thriller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWeHtI63jc Prisoners. 2013. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Written by Aaron Guzikowski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. Warner Brothers Pictures. 14A. 153 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★ (Blu ray release) Denis Villeneuve has been on my radar ever since I was first able to see Polytechnique; a …

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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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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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Frankenstein: Fun But Less Penetrating Shelley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir.  James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …

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Jug Face is a Fever Dream of Religious Backwoods America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGSvhDcimJg Jug Face. 2013. Directed & Written by Chad Crawford Kinkle. Starring Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Kaitlin Cullum, Sean Young, and Larry Fessenden. Modern Distributors. Rated R. 81 minutes. Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When I'd first heard the premise of Jug Face I absolutely knew I wanted to see it. Then of course …

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