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Raw 2016
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Raw (2016), written and directed by Julia Ducournau, is a captivating film that takes a nightmarish devolution into corruption. While this movie initially conveys notes of the classic zombie-thriller theme, we quickly see a shift into a territory ‘zombieism’ generally leaves uncharted: cannibalism among the living. Sisters Justine (Garance Miller) and Alex (Ella Rumpf) drag us deep into a plot filled with stomach-wrenching moral confrontations and a gruesome battle of instincts.
College freshman and life-long vegetarian Justine follows in her…
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The Fly 1986
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The Fly, written and directed by David Cronenberg, is a 1986 remake of the original film of the same name written by Charles Edward Pogue in 1958. Starring Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle, this film is a stylized and graphic representation of the conflict between identity in the mind and body. Through Cronenberg’s lens we explore a fantastical example of the dangers of existing only in parts of the self instead of the integrated whole.
Seth Brundle is an isolated…
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Spiral 2019
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Spiral (2019), directed by Kurtis David Harder, is an unassuming horror/thriller film that
chills viewers to the bone. Set in the ‘90s, writers Colin Minihan and John Poliquin toy with
viewers’ sense of morality, empathy, and compassion in the midst of addressing current hot-topic
issues that were downright inflammatory thirty years ago. Much like Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017), this movie has a riveting sense of dread laced with racial issues pervading. Add in LGTBQ components and you’ve got a…Translated from by -
Jacob's Ladder 1990
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Jacob’s Ladder (1990), directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Bruce Joel Rubins, is a psychological horror film that leaves the viewer questioning things they thought they knew. Starring Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer and Elizabeth Peña as Jezzie, this movie evaluates a human understanding of life and death, and analyzes one man’s traumatic past events in relation to his identity.
Jacob’s Ladder follows postman and Vietnam vet Jacob Singer as he deals with the aftereffects of the hazy and…
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