Sean Mangan

Sean Mangan

I really like it when animals eat people in movies.

Favorite films

  • Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • Alien
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Starship Troopers

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  • Ghost in the Shell

    ★★★★

  • RoboCop 2

    ★★★½

  • The Ghoul

    ★★

  • The Beguiled

    ★★★★

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  • Ghost in the Shell

    Ghost in the Shell

    ★★★★

    I’m not a big anime person, but I’ve been drawn to ‘90’s anime for the art style. This was a title I was always curious about, and I had a blast with it.

    Is a soul just our software? It’s a heady piece of pulp. I thought deeply about the humanity of information and large scale data while also marveling at how that guy’s head exploded. It’s a fast-paced film and I’d easily recommend it to anyone like myself who…

  • RoboCop 2

    RoboCop 2

    ★★★½

    Nobody is going to argue that Robocop 2 is as good as Robocop, that would just be silly. But, I do think Robocop 2 gets unfairly tossed aside when it’s a solid film in its own right. 

    At the end of the day, I think Irwin Kirshner just isn’t the right person for this. This movie doesn’t have fun making people’s eyes explode the way the first one does. But it’s not short on ideas. There’s plenty of interesting threads…

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  • The Fog

    The Fog

    ★★★★★

    I think part of getting older as a horror fan is wondering if The Fog is better than Halloween. I’m not saying that it is, but every time I put it on I find myself more appreciative of the older characters and the awesome effects of this movie. It’s a gem, start to finish. 

    The cast is excellent. I like that Jamie Lee plays a complete opposite of Laurie Strode here. Tom Atkins is cool as hell in this movie.…

  • Dracula 3000

    Dracula 3000

    ★★★★★

    I was blown away.

    A modern day masterpiece. Everything is exceptional, but my personal favorite element at play here is the Coolio performance. That will stay with me.

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