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** I forewarn you. I cannot say enough exciting things about this spellbinding film! ** NEAR DARK (1987) directed by Kathryn Bigelow is by far one of the best vampire movies I’ve ever seen and perhaps the best one ever made. With incredible special effects makeup surpassing the need for CGI tweaking and a
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Karyn Kusama’s THE INVITATION (2015) is eerily poetic connecting its seductively almost paralyzing ambiance, to what I imagine it feels like to be in a sedated juncture of elevated sorrow. Sorrow being the big bad wolf in this decadent, psychological tale of a couple hosting a dinner party with a small group of close
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When I read about French, filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s RAW last year, I intrinsically knew it be something I’d find fascinating to study. Mind you, I’m still studying it. It’s disgusting, grotesque, where all the horror lies within the flesh, blood, hair, flakey skin, eyeballs, basically your whole anatomy making it narrowly bearable. Its controversy
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WIHM: DAY #15 HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP In so many words… exploitation, mutation, and half-witted pandemonium are all essential in making a Roger Corman production come to fruition, given there were very few women directing such nutty monstrosities. Aside from Stephanie Rothman, I am loosely amazed Barbara Peeters was able to direct the 1980
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Anna Biller’s THE LOVE WITCH is magnetic for a multitude of reasons whether it resides in its themes of feminism, fantasy, witchcraft and the pursuit of love, or perhaps it’s strength in color schemes, melodramatic dialogue, and some swanky, groovy music. The mise en scène is of the grandest kind as it’s impressiveness shines
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I remember, I was supposed to go to a screening of this film when it debut, but for some reason got cancelled and I kinda forgot about it until browsing the dvd section in Barnes & Noble last weekend. How did I let this gem pass me by? Thank god for DVDS still being
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I don’t typically like roasting films in my reviews because I try to dig deep in finding aspects that are worth a decent discourse. So this is definitely an instance where I am scraping the barrel here. I’m so sorry but WITHIN directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper is a story about a young girl
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My immediate thought was this feels like an elaborate Lancome commercial, but as the story progressed forward where two people meet in a video store and sparks are firing off with attraction, you know it’s got some sensual spunk. They fall in love. The end. Aww so cute. Also for the record this is
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Did you guys know there’s an anthology horror series called INTO THE DARK produced by a branch of Blumhouse Productions on Hulu? I didn’t. So my curiosity made me sign up for Hulu so I can watch the latest one-hour episode for February, titled, INTO THE DARK: MY VALENTINE which was directed by Maggie
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Who can resist a shy, socially-awkward vampire who’s trying to resist the urge to… well be a vampire? This unconventional sweet- eyed vampire story just makes me swoon because he’s not out for vengeance or on a killing spree to lust in blood. He’s making the best of a situation that was beyond his
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