The Darkness is Bland and Forgettable Supernatural Horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrO7sS51DIs The Darkness. 2016. Directed by Greg McLean. Screenplay by Shayne Armstrong, Shane Krause, & McLean. Starring Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Jennifer Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Matt Walsh, Tara Lynne Barr, Paul Reiser, Ilza Rosario, Parker Mack, Krista Marie Yu, Trian Long Smith, & Judith McConnell. Blumhouse Productions/Chapter One Films. Rated PG-13. …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 6: “Wolf Creek”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 6: "Wolf Creek Directed by Greg McLean Written by Felicity Packard * For a review of Episode 5 "Rome", click here. Finally we've come to a fitting mini-series finale directed by the one and only Greg McLean! Very excited to see how Wolf Creek's 6-episode arc finishes, as Eve (Lucy Fry) …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 5: “Rome”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 5: "Rome" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Peter Gawler * For a review of Episode 4 "Opalville", click here. * For a review of Episode 6 "Wolf Creek", click here. Only two episodes left, including this one, as Eve (Lucy Fry) heads from the Australian town of Rome. All …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 4: “Opalville”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 4: "Opalville" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Felicity Packard * For a review of Episode 3 "Salt Lake", click here. * For a review of Episode 5 "Rome", click here. Every time I hear that the "Who Killed Cock Robyn?" song it just sends a shiver up my spine. …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 3: “Salt Lake”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 3: "Salt Lake" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Peter Gawler * For a review of Episode 2 "Kutyukutyu", click here. * For a review of Episode 4 "Opalville", click here. After two episodes in this mini-series, I'm hooked. This episode begins in May 2009. Setting, the Outback. A couple …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 2: “Kutyukutyu”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 2: "Kutyukutyu" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Felicity Packard * For a review of Episode 1 "Billabong", click here. * For a review of Episode 3 "Salt Lake", click here. Before diving into this episode, just need to draw attention to the wonderfully evocative opening credits to this series, …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 1: “Billabong”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 1: "Billabong" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Peter Gawler * For a review of Episode 2 "Kutyukutyu", click here. Out into the Australian Outback again, as the horrific legacy of Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) never seems to come to an end. An American family's travelling through the desolate wild of …

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11.22.63 – Episode 6: “Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNiVxwXn9CU Hulu's 11.22.63 Episode 6: "Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald" Directed by John David Coles Written by Bridget Carpenter * For a review of the previous episode, "The Truth" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Soldier Boy" - click here Back in time again for another episode with Jake Epping …

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