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  Halloween 1978

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 10 Oct 2022

  1978’s Halloween is the embryo of a slew of slashers that would grip the horror genre by the 80’s. It’s no surprise that this happened (and in some ways still happens today), Halloween is cheap, no special effects or giant set pieces needed here, with a box office turn that held the record for most profitable indie film until ‘99’s The Blair Witch Project. 

  While not the first slasher like subjectively Texas Chainsaw, or even the first holiday slasher thanks to…

Recent reviews

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  Black Bag 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  For the real lovers.

  Soderbergh is a machine, churning out movie after movie and it’s really something to behold given his high batting average. 

  Wouldn’t be surprised if this is at the top of my personal end of year lists. We need more Regé-Jean Page.

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  The House by the Cemetery 1981

  ★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  Wish I could say I liked this more but unfortunately it was a bit too bloated for my tastes.

  Considering I think Fulci is a real master of the genre, and all his classic traits are here; there’s beautiful camera work, gratuitous nudity a fantastic score and a nasty ending but all of it together is just a bit unfocused.

  Is it a haunted house story? A zombie film? A nuclear family drama? Aping what it can from The Shining…

Popular reviews

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  May December 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Dec 2023

  A rich metatextual look at the the true crime genre, hollywoods obsession with it to the most menial degree, and cultures craze to devour it either way.

  At its best May December has a hum of absurdity and mystique drummed up by Portman and Moore as they dance around each other and transform along the way. While the characters never progress their layers get pulled back more and more until a fever pitch.

  Melton stands out as the only protagonist,…

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  The Killer 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 12 Nov 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.