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Violent Night is Die Hard meets Home Alone. Our favorite Christmas flicks are mashed up in a night of mayhem with a less than sober Santa slaying the day. Parents, don’t let your kids sit on this Santa’s lap, but if you’re in the mood to get your own tinsel in a tassel, Violent Night gets a 7. It may be a new holiday tradition!
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After a botched train robbery, this horror/Western finds the legendary Dalton gang taking shelter in a mysterious ghost town where nothing is as it seems at first glance. The film’s a muddled mess, containing one line of dialogue that mirrors my reaction perfectly, when a gang member mutters: “I’ve had enough of this strange shit.”
Read moreMoral questions arise on a daily basis but it’s our seemingly obvious decisions that make us good people. When two
Read moreWith Guillermo del Toro‘s fascination for Gothic horror, Crimson Peak should be right up his aesthetic alley, along with his
Read moreWriter/Director Tom Six has given us two films that made us sick to our stomachs. The third and final installment
Read moreA film’s ad campaign can make or break its theatrical run. Oftentimes, the entire plot of a film is laid
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At his Jerusalem Film Festival Masterclass, Korean filmmaker Park Chan Wook focuses on his genre bending storytelling and cinematic trickery in Thirst, which is, he says, his personal favorite of all the films he’s made to date. He comments that he identifies with the film’s central character, a priest-turned-vampire, because he’s always trying to justify his actions. He revelations about audience manipulation through sound design are particularly fascinating. Read more>>
Few film subjects have been as exploited, examined and scrutinized as vampires. These blood sucking monsters are a favorite topic
Read moreWhile most modern horror films are marketed at teenagers, Kill List is made with adults in mind, and seasoned horror
Read moreIn Catherine Hardwicke’s “Red Riding Hood,” the titular character of the classic fairy tale is no longer referred to as
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