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Go-to Horror by Crash
Go-to Horror: The Why Behind the Rewatch Oftentimes, I’ll sit for up to 40 minutes rummaging through a search of horror movies on Amazon Prime and Netflix. This usually leaves to utter disappointment. Granted, I may succumb and check out a newly added horror on either venue, even though I know it will fall flat.…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents Saint Maud
Saint Maud: All Hail If you haven’t seen Saint Maud as of yet, have no fears, we won’t spoil a thing for you. But we will explore what sets Rose Glass’ film apart from the rest of the horrors flirting with religious overtones – or undertones. The first-time feature film writer/director delivered an intriguing dramatic…
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Raw by Jonny Numb
Raw: The Future is Fucked The MPA ratings descriptor for Raw is an instance of the anonymous panel making a moral judgment on a film. “Aberrant behavior” leads the lengthy list of material supposedly unsuitable for those under 17. Jennifer Lynch’s Surveillance earned an R rating, at least in part, due to “a scene of…
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Werewolves Within by Jonny Numb
Werewolves Within: Solution to Snow Hollow Horror-comedy is a grand balancing act: when it works, it works beautifully. When it fails, it’s like a person stepping on a banana peel and not falling ass-over-head. And then there are films that strike an imbalance between genres, becoming identity crises that have no idea what they want…
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The Stylist by Jonny Numb
The Stylist: Stitched-Together Horror True to its title, The Stylist is a gorgeous film. It contains some of the most beautiful, meticulous compositions I’ve seen within the past year. The attention to color and specific lighting schemes keeps your eyes consistently dazzled. Director and co-writer Jill Gevargizian clearly had an aesthetic plan going into this, and…
