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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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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Will You Accept The Invitation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mp77SZ_0M The Invitation. 2015. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aiden Lovekamp, Michelle Krusiec, Mike Doyle, Jordi Vilasuso, Jay Larson, Marieh Delfino, Tammy Blanchard, Michael Huisman, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Toby Huss, Danielle Camastra, Trish Gates, & Karl Yune. Gamechanger Films/Lege Artis/XYZ Films. Unrated. …

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BASKIN: Take a Ride to the Heart of Hell

Can Evrenol gives us a Turkish horror film worthy of greatness in BASKIN, as a group of police officers inadvertently follow a call into Hell.