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 | Ring 0: The BirthdayMovie Review Ring 0: Birthday is a prequel that dares to shift the tone and perspective of the Ring franchise, trading the investigative horror and cursed technology of its predecessors for a tragic character study steeped in psychological tension and creeping dread. Directed by Norio Tsuruta and based on Koji Suzuki’s Birthday short story collection, this 2000 film explores the mysterious past of Sadako Yamamura—the now-iconic vengeful spirit of the series—and offers a deeper, more humanizing look at the monster behind the myth. Set in the 1970s, the story follows Sadako as a quiet, withdrawn young woman attempting to live a normal... Read More |
 | What We Do in the ShadowsMovie Review Welcome to the world of vampires... but not the ones you think! "What We Do in the Shadows" is a 2014 mockumentary film directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, that will make you laugh and fall in love with the most awkward and hilarious vampires in cinema history! The story follows the lives of four vampires who share an apartment in Wellington, New Zealand. There's Viago (Taika Waititi), the oldest and most responsible vampire; Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), the rebellious and rock-loving vampire; Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), the darkest and most menacing vampire; and Petyr (Ben Fransham), the strangest and most... Read More |
 | ClownMovie Review Hating clowns is pretty much a religious observance in Western culture. No one really needs to explain, ‘I hate clowns’, and no one ever seems to be indifferent to them, let alone like the things, save for women of a certain age who are into naff figurines; it’s weird, though, that so many people have an opinion on something they haven’t ever seen first-hand in their original environment. I don’t know many people who’ve even been to the circus or ever had clowns turn up to entertain them at parties, or if they have, it’s certainly not frequent and/or traumatic enough to create a genuine aversion to them. In fact, most folk seem... Read More |
 | 70 Years of Invasion of the Body Snatchers: The Ultimate Horror AnalysisHorror News Seventy Years of Insomnia: Why the Horror of the Body Snatchers Never Ages Seven decades. That is how much time has passed since 1956, when Don Siegel’s black-and-white masterpiece projected a terror onto the screen that would never leave the collective imagination. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Invasion of the Body Snatchers today is not merely an act of cinephile nostalgia; it is the recognition of a disturbing fact: seventy years later, we still haven’t found a cure for that paranoia. While other films from that era might make us smile today due to their rudimentary special effects or naive plots, Siegel’s "pod"... Read More |