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[Fantastic Fest 2021] THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE: Confronting the Self/Society

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Patrick Brice's slasher is a clever, nasty ride about confronting our own ethics, as well as the ethics of our society.

[Fantasia 2021] DON’T SAY ITS NAME & the Lingering Violence(s) of Colonialism

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A group of Indigenous people come together to stop a supernatural threat terrorising their land in Rueben Martell's DON'T SAY ITS NAME.

“We are one body working together”: Terrors of the Nation State in WRONG TURN (2021)

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Everyone works. Everyone contributes. If not? Well, you'll pay the price one way or another in the Wrong Turn reboot.

THE TRANSFIGURATION’s Blood Sucking Construction of Masculinity & Mental Illness

On By C.H. NewellIn Chloe Levine, Drama, Eric Ruffin, Film, Horror, Masculinity, Mental Health, Michael O'Shea, Social Horror, VampiresLeave a comment

A young man stuck in a bad neighbourhood gets lost in a fantasy of vampirism, leading to unexpected consequences.

Area 51: Oren Peli’s Extraterrestrial Blunder

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Aliens, Area 51, Blumhouse Productions, Found Footage, Horror Movies, Oren Peli, Review, Science FictionLeave a comment

Area 51. 2015. Directed by Oren Peli. Screenplay by Christopher Denham & Oren Peli. Starring Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, Ben Rovner, Jelena Nik, Roy Abramsohn, Frank Novak, and Glenn Campbell. Aramid Entertainment Fund/Blumhouse Productions/IM Global/Incentive Filmed Entertainment/Room 101. Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★ Right back to the supposed McPherson Tape, later given a bigger budget …

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The Last Broadcast Builds You Up to Let You Down

On By C.H. NewellIn 1998, Film, Found Footage, Horror Movies, Indie Film, Review, The Blair Witch Project, The Last BroadcastLeave a comment

The Last Broadcast. 1998. Directed & Written by Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler. Starring David Beard, Jim Seward, Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler, Rein Clabbers, Michele Pulaski, and Tom Brunt. FFM Productions. Unrated. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★1/2 Ever since I'd first seen The Last Broadcast a little over ten years ago, I've been conflicted by the film. …

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True Detective – Season 2, Episode 8: “Omega Station” ends with beauty & tragedy

On By C.H. NewellIn Ani Bezzerides, Colin Farrell, Crime, Drama, Episode 8, Nic Pizzolatto, Omega Station, Paul Woodrugh, Rachel McAdams, Ray Velcoro, Season 2, Season Finale, Taylor Kitsch, True DetectiveLeave a comment

HBO's True Detective Season 2, Episode 8: "Omega Station" Directed by John Crowley (Boy A; previously directed the episode "Other Lives" this season) Written by Nic Pizzolatto * For a review of the previous episode, "Black Maps and Motel Rooms" - click here DISCLAIMER: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT - FILLED …

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Jack Bauer v. Supernatural Forces in MIRRORS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Alexandre Aja, Gore, Grégory Levasseur, Horror Movies, Mystery, ThrillerLeave a comment

Mirrors. 2008. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the film Into the Mirror by Sung-ho Kim. Starring Keifer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel, Jason Flemyng, Julian Glover, and Ezra Buzzington. New Regency Pictures. Rated 18A. 110 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★ For …

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