Watched this on election night, and it feels like a thematically appropriate film for where our country seems to be headed. Terrifier is a mean spirited, brutal film that occupies similar territory as Tobe Hoopers Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but without the high caliber of filmmaking and restraint the 1974 classic had. Terrifier wants us to be both victim and murderer; steeped in the fear of our protoganists trying to survive against pure evil, but also revel in the malicious creativity…
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Scream 1996
Finally got around to seeing this, and man, what a film. The true horror of Scream lies with its cutting commentary on American culture. With all the characters constantly referencing horror films, or pop culture in general, everyone in Scream is living their lives in correspondence to the media they consume. For a movie with only the briefest bit of Internet featured in it, it feels extremely contemporary to our terminally online culture. Who would play them in the film…
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The Player 1992
"No pat happy endings...Why? Because that happens!"
For having heard a lot about Robert Altman's films, I must say I was rather blown away by my first foray into his work with THE PLAYER. I had seen the famed opening long shot in a film class years ago that introduces us to the setting and characters of a film studio, and the hilariously insane pitches and movie ideas that float around inside. However, I didn't expect such a subversive take…
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The Thing 1982
This film is a masterclass in horror filmmaking. I know there are many out there whose allegiances are aligned with Carpenters HALLOWEEN, but in my mind, his take on THE THING is pound for pound his strongest film, and one that only gets better as the years go on.
There is so much to attribute to this films indelible staying power. There is the story itself, which is a taught and bleak descent into paranoia at the furthest reaches of…
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