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Wishmaster 25th Anniversary
Wishmaster 25th Anniversary: Wish On, Child Special effects guru, Robert Kurtzman’s Wishmaster turns 25 this year. At one point, I had considered the film a “guilty pleasure” but over time realized I was being ridiculous. The film, starring Tammy Lauren as Alexandra Amberson, Andrew Divoff as the Djinn, and potent appearances from Robert Englund, Ted Raimi,…
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Men by Jonny Numb
Men: An Impressive Experience When it comes to choosing a seat for the theatrical experience, I always want to put myself in front of any cacklers, talkers, or narrators. I find it less distracting to have the folks who simply cannot shut up behind me, lest I get distracted by their impatient and/or otherwise fidgety…
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe Five Year Anniversary by Crash
The Autopsy of Jane Doe: Morgue Check-in In December 2016, André Øvredal unleashed The Autopsy of Jane Doe upon the world. Starring the great Brian Cox as Tommy Tilden, with Emile Hirsch as his son Austin, the pair run a funeral home. Due to a pressing case of multiple murders, Sheriff Burke (Michael McElhatton)…
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Promising Young Woman by Jonny Numb
Promising Young Woman: Advancing Toward the Inevitable Promising Young Woman is a revenge film that cuts differently than I Spit on Your Grave or Ms. 45, but stands alongside those efforts as one of the best of its kind. It differentiates itself from conventional thriller fare by advancing toward organic-feeling inevitabilities, not mechanical twists and turns.…
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Human No More by Jonny Numb
Human No More: Smart Horror [2020. 124 minutes. Director: Christopher Alan Broadstone] Questions and Conundrums Christopher Alan Broadstone’s Human No More creates a nexus of art and intellectual curiosity without condescending to its audience. It explains just enough. Characters don’t flinch from questions and philosophical conundrums, and viewers are expected to do likewise. During…
