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There are two archetypes of women important to the horror genre. One is in front of the camera, the Final Girl; the last survivor, the girl whose odyssey of horror transforms them into a steel warrior. The other is the Scream Queen, and this is the actress. They’re the iconic actresses of the industry. Elvira. Jamie Lee Curtis. Linnea Quigley. Lisa Wilcox. Danielle Harris. It’s a concept unique unto horror. It’s a typecasting of sorts, but one of... - Full Review

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The Worst of Faces of Death (1987) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

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Act of Violence (1949) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

I should love this. The camera work is gorgeous, lush, and intoxicating. Every visual aspect of noir you expect to see and then some is in Act of Violence, but there's more than that. There are Wellesian touches and shots you'd see in westerns. Act of Violence is the kind of movie where it doesn't treat its visuals as a crutch, but instead as a crucial, informing piece of the movie itself., accentuating and complimenting the story. The tone is excellent. There are no unwelcome intrusio... - Full Review

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Death of a Unicorn (2025) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

This is the most Blumhouse-ass A24 movie has ever made. A $15 million dollar budget (how) and it shows. Paul Rudd playing every Paul Rudd character you've ever seen. Jenna Ortega playing every Jena Ortega character you've ever seen. Richard E. Grant playing every bad guy Richard E. Grant has ever played. Tea Leoni barely trying at being the amoral rich matriarch. Will Poulter trying too hard at being a generic trust-fund jag-off. PS2-level CGI that looks worse than Pirate... - Full Review

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Coyote vs. Acme (2026) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

After this came out, I read reviews that said how surprisingly warm and emotional and inspiring the movie was. How it took a surprisingly complex situation -- the untouchable mega-corporation trying to bully the everyman in an effort to avoid justice -- and applied it to the Looney Tunes universe. That it was the best real world/animation blend since Roger Rabbit. I was prepared for a let-down. These movies that blow up big without initial studio backing have a hit-and-miss track record with ... - Full Review

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The Entity (1982) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

The ghost/haunting horror subgenre is one of very little ingenuity or variety. Ghosts haunt a place, make things fall off walls, frighten people, call in a psychic or something, arrive at some resolution, the end. There are outliers, of course; the all-out assault of Poltergeist, or flipping the perspective to the specter in I Am A Ghost and The Others. The Entity takes a different route: what if the ghost haunts a person, wherever they go? And what if the ghost isn't just doing spooky, ha... - Full Review

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A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

There are only so many plots for horror movies. Horror enthusiasts can rattle them off like sports fans can rattle off the starting line-up of their favorite team, and we know which ones do the formulas well, which ones do nothing but the formula, and which ones try to gussy it up with bells and whistles. A Tale Of Two Sisters, sadly, falls into the third category. It is an absolutely lovely movie to look at. It is superbly acted. But as soon as you see that the story revolves around a ... - Full Review

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Disconnected (1983) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

There are two scenes that, I think, encapsulate Disconnected's ambition and construction. The first scene is of its main character, Alicia. She has suffered a loss. She is at home shortly after the funeral, wearing only a long shirt and underwear. She is sitting in the couch, legs pulled up close to her chest, a glass of gin in her hand and the bottle nearby. She is crying, but we only see it. Any sound the scene might be expected to have is muted by a very loud ticking clock. It is gorgeo... - Full Review

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Cemetery Man (1994) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

How does one review a movie so deliberately non-conformist as Cemetery Man? A movie that has only two main characters, but somehow has half a dozen subplots, all involving them, but no main plot or even a singular through-line beyond "events revolve around the cemetery"? How does one try to explain a movie that changes tones from erotic to sweet to darkly comedic to bleak to existential? I'm not sure. It is almost useless to discuss plot or character motivations or other nitty-gritty detai... - Full Review

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Goodnight Mommy (2015) - Rated 13 Nov 2026

I love language. I'm eternally fascinated by its intricacies and quirks. It's why, during the lifetime of George Carlin, many of my favorite routines of his revolved around language, like "Hello & Goodbye" and "Euphemisms". One aspect of language I find interesting is how synonyms can have implied differences. Listening and hearing both seem to be versions of the same verb, but there is an implied difference; one is the actual action of perceiving sound, and the other refers to actively payin... - Full Review