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Salem’s Lot (2024 Movie Review)

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Stephen King published Salem’s Lot in 1975 after the success of his 1974 debut, Carrie. Adapted into a three-hour two-part mini-series of the same name followed in 1979 that was directed by the legendary Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974, Poltergeist 1982), next was a ... Read More
Smile 2 / Paramount Pictures (2024)

Smile 2 (Movie Review)

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Parker Finn unleashed the mythology of Smile back in 2022. Recapping it, in Smile Dr. Madeline Northcott (Robin Weigert) witnesses a bizarre, traumatic incident involving Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon). From here she becomes convinced that an uncanny entity is increasingly threatening her. Very successful with ... Read More
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Tarot (Movie Review)

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Is Spenser Cohen’s and Anna Halberg’s Tarot predictable? Yes. However, is it fun? Absolutely. Explaining this more, for the last forty years or so, Horror has had the same playbook of someone finding something old that should be left alone… but they never do. With ... Read More
Dune: Part Two / Warner Bros. (2024)

Dune: Part Two (Movie Review)

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Dune is one of four known book series largely considered unfilmable. The 1984 feature film Dune – directed by David Lynch with a young Kyle MacLachlan as Paul, Sting as Feyd Rautha, Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck, Virginia Madsen as Princess Urulan, and Brad Dourif ... Read More
The Front Room / A24 (2024)

The Front Room (Movie Review)

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The Front Room suffers from what M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap does in that it plays like a Comedy, so that any serious social commentary, and there is supposed to be, is not taken seriously. This is a shame because the perceived issues at play are ... Read More

Blink Twice (Movie Review)

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When a movie opens with a triggering warning, it has to be good if not interesting, right? With this in mind, you have to wonder what is happening in Writer/Director Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut feature film Blink Twice.  Released in theaters on August 23, 2024 ... Read More