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The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Although I grew up in the 1980s with Wes Craven's horror in "The Nightmare on Elm Street" series, somehow I had never watched this piece on zombies, released in 1988. The film is based on the real experiences of a scientist who was on the path to discover the "zombie drug," that can render humans catatonic and appearing dead, only to be revived days later. Unfortunately, these dead humans are buried and need to be dug up when a spell…
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The Elephant Whisperers 2022
Touching tribute to the relationship between elephants and humans, focused on two orphaned animals who are lovingly cared for by a couple in India. They work for a sanctuary and are the only people who have hand-raised orphaned babies successfully, according to the documentary. I enjoyed this film because they thankfully resisted the urge to verge away from the main story and show us the larger plight of the elephant. Although important knowledge (there is a hint of this in…
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Boston Strangler 2023
I wanted to like this film more, and only watched til the end when I realized it was a new movie on Hulu. Great story about two women reporters on the trail of the Boston Strangler, but I couldn't get attached to the characters. Keira Knightly came through well, but her American accent and deep voice really threw me off. Kind of like the time that Colin Firth played an American. Director Matt Ruskin put a dark, fuzzy olden-days filter…
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The Unholy 2021
Tried it and couldn't get into it. I would recommend starting with Bloody Mary in the mirror as an opening scene and really get to us lapsed Catholics. There's so many horrifying things you can highlight when doing a possessed religion movie. Love the actors but the story was too slow.
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