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  • Evil Does Not Exist is a Powerfully Existential Ecothriller

    Evil Does Not Exist is a hauntingly elegant movie that brings all of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s incredible talents into focus. His films are often painfully beautiful tone poems about the lives of characters who feel as though they live beyond the confines of the screen. After watching one of his movies, I feel as though I…

  • Kaiju No. 8: “Welcome to the Defense Force” (S1E8) Pits Kafka Against His Superior Officer

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    What happens when Kafka’s kaiju alter ego goes up against one of the highest-ranking members of the Anti-Kaiju Defense Force? Last week’s episode of Kaiju No. 8 teased a confrontation between Vice-Captain Hoshina and Kafka that would answer that question, but it ended right there. We had to wait another week to see how their…

  • Insane Like Me? Harbors a Nine-Year Vampire Vendetta

    I’ll watch just about anything with vampires. Whether it’s big theatrical releases like Abigail, international films like Let the Right One In, or indie gems like A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, if a movie features an undead bloodsucker, I’m usually willing to give it a shot. I just can’t get enough of vampires.…

  • Property Showcases the Worst in Human Nature

    I have to be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of home invasion horror. Sure, there are some standouts, like The Strangers (the original, not the recent remake) and Don’t Breathe, but by and large, these movies don’t do much for me. However, when I first heard about Property, I thought it had the potential…

  • If the Muppets Were Aliens, They’d Be Invaders from Proxima B

    I love to laugh. In particular, I love to laugh at things like aliens and monsters, so when I first got wind of Invaders from Proxima B, I was instantly intrigued. The trailer promised a hilarious sci-fi romp about an extraterrestrial who looks like he could be Oscar the Grouch’s long-lost brother, so I knew…

  • In a Violent Nature Gives Us a New Perspective on Horror

    Have you ever wondered what Jason Vorhees does when he’s not chopping up hapless camp counselors? Or what Freddy Krueger does when the Elm Street children are awake? If you answered yes to those questions, you can understand why I was so intrigued by In a Violent Nature. I’m admittedly not a huge slasher fan,…

  • Kaiju No. 8: “Kaiju No. 9” (S1E7) Showcases a Dangerous Threat

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    If you’ve been following my reviews of Kaiju No. 8, you know how disappointed I was with the fifth episode, “Joining Up!”. It was the show’s first real hiccup, but I was confident that future installments would get back on track. I ended up being right, but even I’m surprised by how good the series…

  • Aggro Dr1ft’s Orgastic Thermal-Neon Nightmare Is an Assault on Modern Hollywood Sensibilities

    Harmony Korine is one of the very few truly transgressive filmmakers working today which makes him extra precious in the American landscape. Eschewing any semblance of traditional narrative form or structure, his movies are more like a series of vignettes within the lives of his characters, who are themselves outsiders. He is a poetic mystic…

  • Death Becomes Her Has a Musical You Could Die For!

    Death Becomes Her is the latest in the trend of non-musical films singing and dancing their way from celluloid to the stage. Even with the recent uptick in such adaptations, it’s certainly not a new idea: it’s been done many times, and it’s been done to great success. When I discovered the film by complete…

  • House of Screaming Glass Is the Slowest of Slow Burns

    I’m not going to lie and tell you that I went into House of Screaming Glass expecting a masterpiece. While the premise sounded pretty good, I thought the trailer was just okay, so I really didn’t know what to expect from this film. Would it end up being my new favorite movie of the year?…