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Review: The Lords of Salem is a trippy descent into madness that ultimately falls flat

Ryan —  May 9, 2013 — 10 Comments

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The Lords of Salem is far from anything we’ve seen from Rob Zombie thus far as it swallows you in its creepy atmosphere and chilling visuals while letting the slow and eerie pacing of the film sink into your bones. The film centers around A radio DJ, Heidi, who one night is sent a mysterious box containing a record; a “gift from the Lords.” The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts? Continue Reading…

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Review: Sightseers is a brutal dark comedy with plenty of charm

Ryan —  May 3, 2013 — 5 Comments

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Sightseers marks Ben Wheatley’s follow up to the brutally disturbing Kill List that helped establish Wheatley as one of horror’s most promising directors. Wheatley chose an interesting direction to go in after filming Kill List — instead of the seriousness and violent nature of that film he decided to blend his brutal style of filmmaking with some very dark comedic tones. Sightseers centers around Chris who wants to show his girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple as their once dream caravan holiday takes a horrific and violent wrong turn. Continue Reading…

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Review: While twisted and original, Excision is not for everyone

Ryan —  April 20, 2013 — 5 Comments

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Excision was dubbed as one of last year’s best horror films and while it’s certainly an original and occasionally disturbing flick, calling it a “horror” film is a bit unfair. It centers around a surgery-obsessed teenage girl, Pauline, who struggles with her status of being an outcast while plotting to save her sister from the terrible effects of cystic fibrosis. Continue Reading…

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Review: Evil Dead is the perfect tribute to Sam Raimi’s classic

Ryan —  April 6, 2013 — 26 Comments

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Director Fede Alvarez was met with a tall task when he took on the responsibility of helming Evil Dead as his directorial debut. Hand picked by Sam Raimi himself, Alvarez crafted a stylish tribute to a cult classic that I believe only he could have made. While Alvarez gave nods to the original film as well as adapting Sam Raimi’s fast pace camerawork, he still managed to put his own stamp on it as if to say, “I may be bad… but I feel gooood.” Continue Reading…

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