Tag: Hostel

DEATH OF ME’s Allegory is Destroyed by Orientalism

On By C.H. NewellIn Film1 Comment

A strange, confused film that falls into tired Orientalist tropes the horror genre should've long grown out of by 2020.

More Disturbing Halloween Horror: Blood, Guts, Skulls and Stuff

On By C.H. NewellIn Blood, Gore, Halloween, Horror Movies, List, OctoberLeave a comment

With a list for the disturbed, one for zombies/living dead/infected, a 31-day map of horror and even a list for Halloween-ers who aren't horror fans, I've come to one with a special disturbing dedication: blood and gore and uncomfortable pains! While the other disturbing list is a bunch of general unsettling movies, this one is …

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Eli Roth’s Hostel is a 21st Century ’80s Gore Flick

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Blood, Eli Roth, Film, Gory, Greg Nicotero, Horror Movies, Howard Berger, Review, Torture PornLeave a comment

Hostel. 2005. Directed & Written by Eli Roth. Starring Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jan Vlasák, Jana Kaderabkova, Jennifer Lim, Keiko Seiko, Lubomír Bukový, Jana Havlickova, Rick Hoffman, Petr Janis, Takashi Miike, Patrik Zigo, and Milda Jedi Havlas. Raw Never/International Production Company/Next Entertainment/Hostel LLC. Rated R. 94 minutes. Horror ★★★★1/2 I'll not back down …

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