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Tag Archives: Horror Film
Saturday Matinee: The Guest
The Guest review: A super-sleeper of a black-comedy thriller By Tara Brady Source: The Irish Times Film Title: The Guest Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Lance Reddick Genre: Crime Running Time: 99 min Blue-eyed soldier boy David (Dan Stevens) arrives in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Wingard, Brendan Meyer, cult films, Dan Stevens, Horror Film, Lance Reddick, Maika Monroe, The Guest
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Saturday Matinee: Color Out of Space
By Peter Sobczynski Source: RogerEbert.com According to IMDb, the seemingly inexhaustible Nicolas Cage has no fewer than six additional movies in various stages of production that are currently scheduled for release in 2020, ranging from high-profile studio outings to the kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Color Out of Space, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror Film, Nicolas Cage, Richard Stanley
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Saturday Matinee: Society
“A Matter of Good Breeding”: The Shape-Shifting Elite in Brian Yuzna’s ‘Society’ By Noah Berlatsky Source: We Are the Mutants The elite is an amorphous clotted blob of parasitic greed and hate. Its tendrils extend with slimy stealth into every … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Yuzna, Horror Film, society
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Saturday Matinee: The Dead Zone
“The Dead Zone” (1983) is a horror/drama directed by David Cronenberg based on a novel by Stephen King. When Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed. Heartbroken that … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooke Adams, Christopher Walken, David Cronenberg, Horror Film, Martin Sheen, Stephen King, The Dead Zone
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Saturday Matinee: The Boxer’s Omen
“The Boxer’s Omen” (1983) is a gonzo Hong Kong horror film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and produced by the Shaw Brothers. Phillip Ko stars as Fei Kao, a boxer whose brother is nearly killed in a match by a rival … Continue reading
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Tagged cult cinema, Hong Kong Film, Horror Film, Kuei Chih-Hung, Phillip Ko, The Boxer's Omen
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“An Enthusiastic Corporate Citizen”: David Cronenberg and the Dawn of Neoliberalism
(Editor’s note: In commemoration of director David Cronenberg’s 75th birthday we present this compelling and socially relevant analysis of his filmography.) By Michael Grasso Source: We Are the Mutants The cinematic corpus of David Cronenberg is probably best known for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Film, media, Neoliberalism, Psychology, society, Technology
Tagged conspiracy, corporatocracy, David Cronenberg, Horror Film, media, Neoliberalism, psychology, Scanners, Shivers, Technocracy, technology, The Brood, Videodrome
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Saturday Matinee: The People Under the Stairs
“The People Under the Stairs” (1991) is one of most overt and subversive social critiques in horror film format from the late great Wes Craven. The film’s plot, which also serves as a parable for America’s racial/class divide, focuses on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Everett McGill, Horror Film, Reaganomics, Twin Peaks, Wendy Robie, Wes Craven
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Saturday Matinee: Carnival of Souls
Synopsis from Wikipedia: Carnival of Souls is a 1962 American independent horror film starring Candace Hilligoss. The film was produced and directed by Herk Harvey for an estimated $33,000. Carnival of Souls did not gain widespread attention when originally released … Continue reading
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Tagged Candace Hilligoss, Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey, Horror Film
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