Author: JP Nunez
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I’ve had my eye on It’s What’s Inside for a while now. I first heard about this movie when it played at Sundance and SXSW earlier this year, as a couple of critics I follow ranted and raved about it. They couldn’t wait for more people to get the chance to see it, and that…
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I’m a sucker for cosmic horror. Whether it’s the tales of H. P. Lovecraft, cinematic adaptations of his stories, or original films like The Endless and Event Horizon, I simply can’t get enough of this stuff. The idea that we’re not nearly as powerful as we like to think is utterly fascinating to me, so…
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If there’s one thing we horror fans love, it’s franchises. We’re always super excited to see the next installment of our favorite film series, but most of the time, these sequels don’t live up to the hype. In fact, they usually get worse and worse, so by the time part six or seven rolls around,…
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The restaurant business is in my blood. While I’ve never worked in a restaurant myself, my family has been in the industry since before I was born. My grandfather owned a great Italian place in Brooklyn, and several of my cousins have taken his recipes and opened up restaurants of their own. It’s almost like…
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Found footage is a double-edged sword. When used well, the format can greatly enhance a movie, but it often ends up being little more than a tired gimmick. You simply never know what you’re going to get with these films, but in a paradoxical way, that’s what makes them so intriguing. The potential is always…
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Like most film fans, I don’t usually get excited when I hear that a classic movie is being remade, but Salem’s Lot was one of the rare exceptions. I just love Stephen King’s original novel so much I’m always happy to see a new take on it, and when I found out it was being…
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I’ve been on a bit of a folk horror kick lately. Soon after Severin Films announced a second volume of their acclaimed folk horror box set All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror, I decided to finally pull the trigger on volume one. I watched all 20 movies in the span of…
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When you attend a film festival, you have to be selective about the movies you watch. There are usually so many options you can’t possibly see everything, so you have to decide which titles appeal to you the most. Sometimes a movie interests you because of the premise or the trailer, but other times, the…