Category: Reviews
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I Think, Therefore You Are
Horror mavens John Carpenter and Wes Craven took risks in the 1990s with ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ and ‘Vampire in Brooklyn.’
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‘Cuadecuc, vampir’ Improves On Its Source Material
It’s a little misleading to call ‘Cuadecuc, vampir’ a making-of documentary.
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Splat!
On ‘Zombi 2’ and ‘The House by the Cemetery,’ gore classics from Lucio Fulci
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‘Mad Love’ Finds Peter Lorre at the Peak of His Powers
This is a horror movie that delights in the macabre as much as a comedy luxuriates in a good laugh.
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On ‘Viy’
Based on an 1800s horror novella by Nikolai Gogol, ‘Viy’ is frightening in a what-if-this-happened-to-me kind of way.
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‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ Wouldn’t Amount to Much Without Peter Lorre
‘Stranger on the Third Floor’ is also frequently touted as the very first film-noir movie on account of its story and visual style.
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You Want ‘Phantom Lady’ to Get Weirder Than It Does
‘Phantom Lady’ has a decent climactic twist, but it’s whodunit 101 — too straightforward for a movie that practically invites us to imagine alternative, more nightmarish scenarios.
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Rebel Rebel
On ‘Cuties’ and ‘Mulan.’
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‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ Could Stand to Be Campier
‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ revels in its presentation so much that it forgets a lot of the time to make fun of itself as well.
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Talk a Good Game
On ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’ and ‘Class Action Park.’
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Cruel Summer
On ‘La Collectionneuse,’ ‘Long Weekend,’ and ‘La Ciénaga.’
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’: An Essential Abortion Drama
On Eliza Hittman’s remarkable new movie.
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