HAPPY NEW YEAR, Spookies!…
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Hello, Spookies… I’M BACK! This week, my guests are writer/director Adam Mackie and TWO TIME Olivier Award winner and Tony nominee Tracie Bennett! Join us as we discuss the iconic 1976 classic THE OMEN. We also discuss their upcoming short horror film, END OF STORY, Tracie’s appearance in Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, HERE WE ARE, surrealism and its effectiveness in the horror genre, and horrific/dated filmmaking techniques. LET’S GO RICK OR TREATING! PODCAST: TRACIE BENNETT (Guest Host) END OF STORY…
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“If you believe in this spirit thing, the miracle will happen, and then you’ll want it to happen again tomorrow… It can happen every day, you’ve just got to want that feeling.” – Bill Murray in SCROOGED That’s right – it’s time to feel the moment and that holiday spirit thing. It’s time for Spoiler Free Review’s 12 days of Christmas 2023 edition! We will post our favorite holiday experiences with 12 reviews and illustrations of movies, TV, and music.…
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At only 79 minutes, it's surprisingly earnest and moves at a steady, intentional pace, wasting little time before the relentless massacre begins. For that, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT makes for a highly rewatchable holiday tradition for naughty slasher fans year after year.…
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The world of the grotesquely wealthy is a complicated narrative to explore. As common folk, the less fortunate among us have, for centuries, held both fascination and disdain toward those dripping in better, more comfortable means. The idea of eating the rich is nothing new, but the notion is seldom explored from the inside out, as well as Emerald Fennell’s latest feature, SALTBURN. Masterful, subversive, and shocking, SALTBURN is, without a doubt, an unforgettable experience. The film tells of a…
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The holidays can be hell. Behind the presents, the lights, the decorations, and the food lies a sickening greed and consumerist message being broadcast through the airwaves every time a department store blasts “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The ideals of being thankful and appreciating what and who you have get lost as Black Friday sales begin earlier and earlier every year, bleeding into the days and nights before. The fact is the holidays can be really f*cking…
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"If you can't find a friend, make one." Steph Marie Oberle joins this week to discuss Lucky McKee's underrated 2002 indie cult classic masterpiece, MAY. We also discuss the joys of body horror, erotic cannibalism, lesbians eating melons, and chili dogs.…
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Happy Halloween 2023! It’s time to “be afraid, be very afraid,” as SpoilerFreeReviews has dropped 13 spooky movies for fans to enjoy this PSL season. So join us around the fire as we tell our 13 creepy Halloween favorites.…
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Adapting Lovecraft to screen is no easy feat. Love his work or hate it, it would seem the most successful adaptations take the source material, strip it of its problematic qualities, and reconstruct its core into a modern, insightful retelling. Recent examples include COLOR OUT OF SPACE, half of the shorts in GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITY, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and HBO’s ill-fated series, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (which took advantage of, reworked, and exposed Lovecraft’s racist viewpoints). The…
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