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The Unbinding

The Unbinding

A talky, overlong mocumentary about a "haunted object" research team that encounters a strange wooden effigy that seems to possess supernatural powers. I feel bad slagging it off, because it's…
Movie Reviews » Different, At Least
Transmission (2023)

Transmission (2023)

A montage of late-night channel surfing slowly reveals a story involving aliens, a horror filmmaker's mysterious unfinished film, a haunted videotape, and a local outbreak of violence. Told entirely as…
Movie Reviews » Bad but I liked it
Shivers

Shivers

A phallic/fecal-looking parasite that causes uncontrollable, violent sexual urges spreads throughout an exclusive apartment complex. How's that for an opener? I just can't be objective about early David Cronenberg. I've…
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The Twisted Death Of A Lonely Madman

The Twisted Death Of A Lonely Madman

Overwrought indie pic, filmed in black and white for extra artsiness, about an agoraphobic man who sits around his apartment obsessing over an actress. Of course, he eventually kills someone…
Movie Reviews » Canadian
Night Visions (series)

Night Visions (series)

Fairly watchable Canadian early 2000s Twilight Zone-type anthology. Lots of recognizable faces & reasonably respectable actors involved (David Paymer, Miguel Ferrera, Mare Winningham, a million more. That sort of caliber.)…
Movie Reviews » "Found Footage" crap
The McPherson Tape (aka “Alien Abduction”)

The McPherson Tape (aka “Alien Abduction”)

Despite my hatred for "found footage" horror films, my interest was piqued by see that this was a "found footage" film from 1989—predating ostensible genre inventor "The Blair Witch Project"…