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When Evil Lurks 2023
Clive Barker once wrote about THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, “Sometimes, it’s good to be in the hands of a maniac…what Tobe Hooper did with this film was signal to the audience that he didn’t give a shit for their finest feelings”.
Demián Rugna Is that kind of maniac.
A novel and apocalyptic take on demonic possession, it doesn’t hold your hand or ease you into this world. Details are sparingly provided on this landscape where demonic possession has become an…Translated from by -
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005
One of the best modern film noir films in recent decades. I tend not to use “best” or “worst” because art is subjective and not a monolith. But I’ll stand my ground for this one: so entertaining, so clever, a trio of all-stars at the core of it all. Downey, Monogham and Kilmer have the most ridiculously effortless chemistry with each other. The dialogue is clever and razor-sharp, and the shifts between comedy and heavier drama are smooth. Downey, in…
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
Introduced mom to Hellboy in my most recent visit. While it strays form the comic book’s foundations and leans more heavily into Del Toro’s vision of the character, it’s also the better of the two. Less horror/action, more Harryhausenesque folkloric adventure film. The cast have settled into their characters with ease, the world is defined and expanded (The Troll Market still makes me grin as a monster kid and lover of old school practical effects menageries) and there’s a swashbuckler’s…
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Nightbreed 1990
In a perfect world, NIGHTBREED would have been a huge success, endorsed and loved by the horror community, and we would have had Barker’s planned trilogy, his STAR WARS of horror.
It’s not perfect - it’s a little messy, in all three of its variations - but it’s ambitious. Visually imaginative, anchored by a sprawling mythology and a cast of sympathetic and noble monsters.
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