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From the supernatural ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and demons, to the more cold-blooded reality of violent murderers and devious psychopaths, there are more than enough options to chill a viewer to the core. Despite all of these more traditional horrors, nothing affects me quite so much as the very real fear of simply losing my grasp on reality without any kind of warning, and at its core, this is what Gaspar Noe’s Climax is all about.
Read MoreGothic is a fascinating watch, to be sure, especially with a packed Weird Wednesday crowd on a well-preserved 35mm print. That said, it depends entirely on the viewer as to whether or not this is a brilliant, hallucinogenic trip into madness, or the equivalent of showing up to a party where all your friends have already taken their substances of choice while you choose to remain sober and watch over them to make sure nothing too stupid happens.
Read MoreIs American Hunter a "bad movie" on paper? Yes. Is it incredibly entertaining to watch? Absolutely.
Read MoreWhile Spielberg’s adaptation of Jurassic Park may have defined Michael Crichton’s career for many, Runaway is a fine starting point for the rest of his prolific career as a master storyteller.
Read MoreFor reasons that extend beyond the film viewed in a vacuum, Robot Monster exudes a charm that is impossible to ignore.
Read MoreGodzilla vs. Biollante takes full advantage of the innovations of the time and rewards the viewer with the craft on display.
Read MoreMisunderstood upon release, now revered for its complexity; that its messiness is what gives it such a voice, and the obsession with spectacle and unpredictability in modern times, Southland Tales follows suit, displaying the grotesque, beautiful fascination with disaster.
Read MoreIn a world where cinephiles ask “What if you made one character a Muppet?” Dan Akroyd dares to ask, “What if they were all Muppets, especially me?”
Read MoreWhat was pitched to, former NFL linebacker, Brian Bosworth as a sincere and light-hearted action flick quickly turned into a badass biker gang epic that’s just as fun as it sounds.
Read MoreA strange and unlikely entry in the pseudo-genre of Action Sequels Better Than The Originals, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning is a marvel of brutal action choreography visualized with an inky layer of paranoia thriller style.
Read MoreEve of Destruction feels like a literal blast from a video store past. Part 90s action flick, part cautionary tale of the near future, it’s also a lean melodrama with just enough complexity to withstand its 90-minute run time.
Read MoreIn 1974, the world was crying out… for snakes. One brave sound mixer by the name(s) of Art Names would answer that call with his sole directorial project: Snakes (aka Fangs.)
Read MoreWriting a plot summary for a movie like this made me feel like I was having a mental breakdown.
Read MoreIt is said by someone, somewhere, at some time in history, that if the eyes are the windows into the soul, the hands point to the path of the divine. But what happens when a person loses their hands?
Read MoreFootmen is a Baptist propaganda movie about a Communist takeover of the US in the late '60s. It’s normally the kind of thing that sits in a church basement for years before finally dissolving from vinegar syndrome.
Read MoreAs a parody of the highly popular Cabbage Patch Kids, the series featured gross-out and absurdist caricatures with a striking, cheeky charm that made them a marketing hit. As a result of this success, Topps Company would go dumpster diving in Hollywood, resulting in the 1987 film adaptation The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.
Read MoreScream for Help is a sleazy, over-the-top, laugh-out-loud film that the Alamo Drafthouse programmer must’ve found at a VHS convention.
Read MoreA '70s low-budget vanity project from an aging cabaret performer sounds like something interminable and slack, released on 500 copies by some foreign VHS label, never to be seen again until showing up on Youtube in some smeary, unwatchable way. Remarkably, that's not at all what happened.
Read MoreLove On A Leash exists in that space between a movie that shouldn’t have been released and one that should be seen by anybody with the patience for something truly weird.
Read MoreWhile few of Fulci’s classic films appear to take place in the “real” world, Conquest (1983) is the director’s lone foray into the pure fantasy genre.
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