Evil Dead Rise (2023)Director: Lee CroninScreenwriters: Lee CroninStarring: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Nell Fisher There will never be a time in history when more Evil Dead content is not wanted. This is one of the rules of nature. Evil Dead is a stalwart of western horror media, influential since its inception. […]
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Scream VI (2023)Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettScreenwriters: James Vanderbilt, Guy BusickStarring: Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, Roger L. Jackson Coming just over a year after the previous instalment in the Scream franchise, and the first without Neve Campbell (who refused to return over a perceived lack of
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Martyrs (2008) Director: Pascal Laugier Screenwriter: Pascal Laugier Starring: Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Patricia Tulasne, Robert Toupin To equip a film with repulsive viscera that gushes within its own fleshy and bulbous expositions, wallowing in the sheer cruelty of it all can only be described as barbaric filmmaking that would surely not result
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Gretel & Hansel (2020) Director: Oz Perkins Screenwriter: Rob Hayes, Oz Perkins Starring: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Alice Krige Gretel & Hansel is a modern retelling of the classic folk story of an almost identical name. In case you don’t remember, the original tale follows a brother and sister who are abandoned by their parents.
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The Turning (2020) Director: Floria Sigismondi Screenwriter: Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklyn Prince In 2017, The Snowman was unleashed upon audiences. What looked like an intriguing serial killer story with gorgeous photography failed to reach its full potential. A lot of the strands in the film failed to come
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The Grudge (2020) Director: Nicolas Pesce Screenwriter: Nicolas Pesce Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver At a New York Comic Con panel, director Nicolas Pesce described his Grudge film as having a “deeper, human character narrative”. A character driven narrative focuses on the internal conflict characters in the
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Escape Room (2019) Director: Adam Robitel Screenplay: Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani SPOILERS AHEAD! I really like Saw II. The first is great, the third is fine, and everything beyond that are contrived, formulaic attempts at creating continuity. What could one gain by
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