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BEAU IS AFRAID 🤩

Nihilism has a new spokesman in Ari Aster. The writer/director who brought us HEREDITARY and MIDSOMMAR has now unveiled a piece of what feels like his soul in the bizarre, mind-numbing, and relentlessly unpredictable BEAU IS AFRAID. Aster’s work has fed into what has become known as “elevated horror,” while BEAU may not seem like a horror film on the surface, its combination of dark humor and horrific circumstances ties it neatly to the genre. The film is challenging to…

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THE MANDALORIAN S3E8 THE RETURN 🤩

Whoo! Season 3 ends with a bang! Several of them, actually. I know THE MANDALORIAN has taken some pretty BS criticism for “aimless writing” and “inconsistency” this season. But I disagree so much with that sentiment. And the past two episodes have shown that it was never aimless and that there was not only purpose for everything we’ve seen this season but also that it was all worth it, as every storyline this season is paid off wonderfully in a…

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EVIL DEAD RISE 🤩

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 40 years since the release of Sam Raimi’s iconic classic EVIL DEAD. Yet, its immeasurable contribution to the horror genre continues to influence to this day. The film (and its sequels: EVIL DEAD 2, ARMY OF DARKNESS, and the acclaimed television series that none of us really deserved) combined horrific, graphic visuals with an obscure wit, creating an element of fun that would become a definitive Raimi trademark. In today’s horror market, one…

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