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Reviews
‘The Keep’ Remains Michael Mann’s Fascinating Misfire
Michael Mann’s “The Keep” (1983) is a deep cut in his body of work, a severely compromised studio film that…
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‘Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood’ Delivers When It Counts
John Carl Buechler’s “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” (1988) has a title with the nerve to suggest…
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Movies
‘The Faculty’ – Future Stars Held Back in Mediocre B-Movie
Robert Rodriguez’s “The Faculty” (1998) is to the horror genre what “Young Guns” (1988) is to the western. Its youthful,…
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Why ‘Child’s Play’ Remains the Creepiest Chucky Close-up
Tom Holland’s “Child’s Play” (1988) starts like a genuinely bad movie, the kind of cop movie you’ve seen dozens of…
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‘Skinamarink’ – 2023’s Answer to ‘The Blair Witch Project’
Kyle Edward Ball’s “Skinamarink” is the biggest horror movie Rorschach test since “The Blair Witch Project” (1999), another movie that…
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Why ‘The Good Son’ Was a Misfire Then … and Now
Joseph Ruben’s “The Good Son” (1993) gives us mixed feelings right from the start. The opening credits’ font and Elmer…
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‘Gods and Monsters’ Shows Pain Behind Monster Movie Maker
Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters” (1998) is a love story about an unlikely bond between a former film director and…
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I Was Dead Wrong about William Friedkin’s ‘The Hunted’
The death of William Friedkin made me immediately want to revisit his work and reflect on the power of his…
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Why ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts
The legacy of “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (1983) is a peculiar and haunted one. Here is a prototypical ’80s summer…
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‘The X-Files: Fight the Future’ Captured Epic Series to Perfection
Rob Bowman’s “The X-Files” was everything I wanted from a cinematic extension of Chris Carter’s already film-worthy, wild and frightening…
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