Movie Review: No Time to Die

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Plot: Shortly after the capture of Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Dr Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) retreat to Italy for a well-earned vacation. However, their respite is short-lived… Continue reading →

9 Horror Musicals to Jazz Up Your Halloween

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Maybe you’re tired of the same selection of classic slasher movies being presented as ‘essential viewing’ every year. Perhaps you’re fed up with video essays about the ‘scariest found footage movie you’ve never… Continue reading →

Halloween Review: ‘Rocktober Blood’

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Earlier this year while browsing through the “Newly Aquired Oddities” section of my local video store, Black Lodge, I saw that they had a DVD for a 1984 film that looked too cool… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Annette’

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Director: Leos Carax Cast: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell Plot: Henry McHenry, an abrasive and controversial stand-up comedian, falls in love with Ann Defrasnoux, a delicate and beloved opera singer.… Continue reading →

Picking New Directors For Shyamalan Movies

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This is going to sound meaner than intended, but I don’t enjoy M. Night Shyamalan’s directing. He’s got a fair number of fans, but most of his movies are met with harsh criticism.… Continue reading →

Retro Review: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1943)

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In the 1940’s Universal Studios was now in the hands of new owners who had inherited the studio’s legacy in horror. Like studio execs, even to this day, often are they liked the… Continue reading →

Retro Review: ‘Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky’

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In 1991 the manga series Riki-Oh was brought to the big screen courtesy of veteran director Lam Nai-choi. The result was one of the most bonkers, bizarre and outrageously violent martial arts flicks… Continue reading →

‘Squid Game’ is Also Remarkably Good

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A few days ago we heaped praise on the surprisingly good fourth season of Slasher, subtitled Flesh & Blood, for its Battle Royale Reality TV structure. It was unexpected, having grown from a… Continue reading →

Retro Review: ‘Pretty Poison’

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When I was far younger than I am now, I distinctly remember sitting in my room picking up our local Fox affiliate via antenna in my room. They were showing their usual afternoon… Continue reading →

‘Slasher’ Season 4 Is Remarkably Good

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We haven’t engaged much with the previous seasons of the seasonal anthology series based on…well, slashers. The concept tends to stretch pretty thin if extended out to a series worth of screen time.… Continue reading →