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myredguts

Favorite films

  • Braindead
  • Ichi the Killer
  • Kung Fu Hustle
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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  • The Running Man

    ★★

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    ★★★½

  • Locked

    ★★½

  • Mary and Max

    ★★★★★

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  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

    ★★

    Nowhere near as thematically or visually enthralling as 87's other dystopian cinema landmark ROBOCOP, but Arnie rattling off post-mortem one liners like housewives popping Valium saves this from total sauceless floppage.

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

    ★★★½

    Kooky low budget Ken Russell branded blasphemous shenanigans absolutely jam packed with expository dialogue, music video tier special effects and a fresh faced Peter Capaldi battling snake-vampires with bagpipes. Would you believe Amanda Donohoe's sultry, daemonic performance steals the show amongst all that?

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  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★★

    I've just about chewed my fingertips off. Talk about living up to the hype. LONGLEGS managed to fill me with such a pervasive mix of curiosity and dread that I became acutely aware of the horrors lurking in the most minute of nooks and crannies in the set design, in the dimensions seen and unseen, in the liminal spaces barely obscuring the beckoning abyss. I thought the days of feeling anything other than bemusement during a horror flick were over. Am I ever so glad to be wrong.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★½

    *Disclaimer: I have not read the Stephen King short story, nor do I plan to anytime soon*

    FINAL DESTINATION on Xanax.

    It's a good thing THE MONKEY isn't anyone's lover with its smattering of awkward humour and mild, unsatisfying climaxes. Coming off of LONGLEGS, which I loved, I must admit I was puzzled when "Directed by Osgood Perkins" flashed onscreen during the trailer. I thought there was no way his disquieting, perfectionistic ambience could fit the irony and humour a…

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