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‘One Hour Photo’ and ‘The Night Listener’ – Revisiting Two of Robin Williams’ Psychological Thrillers

August 18, 2023 Paul Lê Armistead Maupin, Bobby Cannavale, Connie Nielsen, Editorials, Mark Romanek, Michael Vartan, Movies, One Hour Photo, Patrick Stettner, robin williams, Rory Culkin, Sandra Oh, The Night Listener, Toni Collette

The late Robin Williams had the incredible and unmatched ability to make people laugh. His volcanic energy, genius delivery, and rapid impressions made him a household name. Williams’ immense success in the 1990s eventually opened the door for more serious films, including the tender Good Will Hunting and the fantastical What Dreams May Come. Not […]

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‘Red Water’ and ’12 Days of Terror’ – Revisiting Two Direct-to-TV Shark Movies from the Early 2000s

August 4, 2023 Paul Lê 12 Days of Terror, Colin Egglesfield, Coolio, Editorials, John Rhys-Davies, Kristy Swanson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Movies, Red Water, TV

People may be surprised to learn that staying out of the ocean won’t guarantee their safety from sharks. In fact, a dip in a river or pond could lead to an encounter with one of the most aggressive sharks in the world: the bull shark. Strangely enough, though, the Carcharhinus leucas doesn’t show up in […]

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‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’ Review – A Condensed But Fun Live-Action Adaptation of the Manga

August 3, 2023 Paul Lê Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

As unrealistic as zombie apocalypses are, the main character in Netflix’s movie 100 Zom: Bucket List of the Dead is easy to relate to. At the start of this live-action adaptation of Haro Asō’s manga, Akira Tendō (Eiji Akaso) is annoyingly chipper as he starts his new job. Soon enough, though, reality hits Akira like […]

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“She-Wolf of London” – The Forgotten Werewolf Horror TV Show from the ’90s

August 1, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Kate Hodge, Mick Garris, Neil Dickson, She-Wolf of London, Tom McLoughlin, TV

While 1987’s Werewolf beat it to the punch by a few years, She-Wolf of London is still an important pioneer in lycan storytelling on television. This 1990 series was also ahead of the pack of other supernatural dramas that blended horror, humor, and romance. Created by Universal Television and MCA Television Entertainment as part of […]

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5 Deep Cut Horror Movies to Seek Out in August 2023

August 1, 2023 Paul Lê Aberration, Dark August, Deep Cuts Rising, Editorials, featured, Movies, No Place to Hide, Prey, See the Sea, topnews

This month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies. Some selections reflect a specific day or event in August, and others were chosen at random. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s offerings feature […]

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‘The Appointment ‘ – Rediscovering a Nearly Lost Horror Movie From 1982

July 28, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Edward Woodward, Horrors Elsewhere, Lindsey Vickers, Movies, The Appointment

Like the teenager shown at the beginning of the film, The Appointment simply vanished one day. This British, made-for-TV rarity was essentially the pilot for a potential series of telefilms called A Step in the Wrong Direction. The first and only project produced by First Principle Film — formed by Tom Sachs, Ken Julian, and […]

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‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ Review – An All-Star and Affecting Entry in the Animated Franchise

July 26, 2023 Paul Lê Eiichiro Hasumi, Makoto Fukami, Movies, Resident Evil: Death Island, Reviews

Resident Evil is a video-game franchise with no foreseeable end in sight. And as Capcom’s zombie shooter approaches the big 3-0, it unleashes another entry in the often overlooked animated series of films. Taking place between games 6 and 7, and following 2017’s Vendetta, the story of Resident Evil: Death Island is subject to the […]

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‘The Pool’ – Diving into the German Slasher Movie 22 Years Later

July 24, 2023 Paul Lê Boris von Sychowski, Editorials, Isla Fisher, James McAvoy, Movies, The Pool, Young Blood

While Germany wasn’t a significant contributor during the first revival of slasher movies, its few offerings are an interesting time capsule. These movies show how the country interpreted the subgenre during its postmodern era. Of all the homegrown German efforts from the early 2000s, The Pool (also known as Swimming Pool: Der Tod feiert mit) […]

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Netflix’s “Black Mirror” Season 6: Ranking All 5 Brand New Episodes

July 13, 2023 Paul Lê Aaron Paul, Annie Murphy, Black Mirror, Editorials, featured, Josh Hartnett, Netflix, Salma Hayek, topnews, TV, Zazie Beetz

After several years of waiting, Black Mirror finally returned with its eagerly anticipated sixth season. Charlie Booker’s anthology series has reflected on contemporary society’s complicated relationship with technology since 2011. Interestingly, though, three of the five episodes in this installment occur somewhere in the past, be it distant or nearby. And even more intriguing, not […]

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‘Superposition’ Review – A Character Driven Doppelgänger Thriller

July 5, 2023 Paul Lê BIFAN, Karoline Lyngbye, Mikkel Bak Sørensen, Movies, Reviews, Superposition

In the film Superposition, city dwellers Stine (Marie Bach Hansen) and Teit (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard) trade Copenhagen for Sweden. Their young son Nemo (Mihlo Olsen) and their dog Tarzan are in tow. As Stine tries to overcome her writer’s block at their isolated cabin in the woods, Teit conceives a podcast documenting their year-long stay. No […]

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‘Bldg. N’ Review – Japanese Haunted Apartment Movie Can’t Fill Its Own Vacancy

July 4, 2023 Paul Lê BIFAN, Bldg N, Movies, Reviews, Yosuke Goto

In true fashion, the inspiration for the Japanese horror film Bldg. N is an urban legend. In the early 2000s, there was a media storm about the “poltergeist apartments” in Tomika, Gifu. This new complex lured many tenants with its cheap rent, but they gradually cleared out once the paranormal activity began and the news coverage became […]

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‘Disorder’ Review – Mongolian Horror Movie Slyly Plays With Perception

July 3, 2023 Paul Lê Batdelger Byambasuren, BIFAN, disorder, Movies, Reviews

Since Mongolia doesn’t often produce genre films, Disorder is a rare treat. Batdelger Byambasuren’s debut certainly comes across as horror in that first minute, seeing as it opens with a young woman trapped inside a burning room, screaming for help. The film then reveals the sequence was a mere nightmare. However, an external shot of […]

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‘Siberia’ – The “Lost” Meets “Survivor” Horror Reality TV Series Turns 10

June 30, 2023 Paul Lê Editorials, Siberia, TV

Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something […]

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5 Deep Cut Horror Movies to Seek Out in July 2023

June 30, 2023 Paul Lê Blue Monkey, De Poel, Deep Cuts Rising, Editorials, featured, If I Die Before I Wake, Movies, The Nature of Nicholas, The Pool, topnews, You Are Not Alone

This month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies. Some selections reflect a specific day or event in July, and others were chosen at random. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s offerings […]

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‘Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker’ – The Maternal Instinct to Kill in 1981’s Underseen Horror Gem

June 27, 2023 Paul Lê Bill Paxton, Bo Svenson, Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, Editorials, Jimmy McNichol, Michael Miller, William Asher, Young Blood

In the 1980s, it was too easy for a film like Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker to get lost in the horror shuffle. Icons like Freddy and Jason were coming into the world and franchise fever was catching. A “video nasty” label also did little to help this hidden gem find an audience overseas in the […]

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