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Randy Brzoska’s 100 Greatest Halloween Flicks
Greatest Halloween On Screen It’s my favorite time of the year for movie viewing—when the shadows get longer, days shorter, and the horror movies come out on cable TV to play. But you know, I’m kind of picky about my Greatest Halloween movies. Don’t get me wrong; any good horror will do during the holiday. But…
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The Ruins (2008) by Billy Crash
The Ruins 2008: Far from Cliché A triumph? The Ruins 2008 is based upon the novel by Bruce B. Smith, who also wrote the screenplay. The beginning offered the usual, hackneyed fair: four American college students on a trip to Mexico. Snooze. Thankfully, I hung on, and witnessed one great dramatic tale of foreboding. Our college…
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Crash Discussions: Women’s Rites Part II: Wicked Women? Episode 12
In today’s podcast Women’s Rites PartII: Wicked Women, Billy Crash and Jonny Numb explore how women are treated in horror films, this time from the perspective of the villainous. Or are they? Misogyny and stereotypes may still play a role, which could also lead to more ambiguous characters of the genre. Come join us for Episode…
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Crash Discussion: Women’s Rites Part I: Heroines of Horror, Episode 11
In Women’s Rites, Part I: Heroines of Horror, Billy Crash and Jonny Numb explore the treatment of female characters in the genre, from screamers and fainters who need to be saved by men, to women who can win the day on their own terms. Misogyny: be damned! Next week’s Wicked Women, Part II not only…
