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“Watcher” is an infuriating little movie. A really well made one, but infuriating nonetheless. Directed by Chloe Okuno, (making her feature debut, previously directing the “Storm Drain” vignette from “V/H/S/94”), “Watcher” explores what happens when people don’t fucking listen to women. A lot of us can relate, I’m sure. Former actress Julia (Maika Monroe, “Longlegs,”
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Despite, as previously mentioned, being afraid of everything as a kid I also had a raging case of FOMO, especially when it came to things I wasn’t supposed to see, watch, listen to, etc. The more forbidden a piece of media was, the more I coveted it. Like many of the disaffected suburban youth of
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2024 was such a great year for horror. My absolute favorite movie I watched last year was director Damian Mc Carthy’s (“Caveat,” which I also strongly recommend) “Oddity.” All of my boxes are thoroughly ticked by “Oddity;” a mysterious murder, things not being as they seem, girls’ girls, cursed artifacts, and comeuppance. What more could
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“The Night House” began its life as an idea for an entry in the “Hellraiser” franchise, which explains a lot (including director David Bruckner directing the 2022 “Hellraiser” installation, which is one of the best “Hellraiser” films in recent history). I believe watching it with that knowledge made it better, so I’m putting that out
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I decided to lump “Last Shift” and “Malum” together in one post because they’re more or less the same movie. Both are directed and co-written by Anthony DiBlasi (“Dread,” “Extremity”) and follow the same storyline. “Last Shift” (2014)The first time I watched “Last Shift” was during one of many lonely days manning an empty storefront
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Talk to me about “Talk to Me” and we can geek out together. One of my top five films from the past five years, it grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go. It even shakes you a couple of times. Knowing “Talk to Me” was the Philippou brothers’ feature debut makes it even
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