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‘Wulver’s Stane’ is a challenging and visceral watch [CFF 2022]

There is one way I could start this review that would likely be enough information for many readers: If you are the type of person who enjoys ASMR eating videos, …
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‘The Ones You Didn’t Burn’ illuminates the power of ancestral resentment [CFF 2022]

It probably didn’t take much foresight on her part, but Elise Finnerty’s feature debut embodies a common double-edged sword for the horror genre: It’s “timely.”

In fact, given …
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‘The Creeping’ finds comfort (and terror) in the familiar [CFF 2022]

The Creeping begins with a bedtime story. As a father is putting his daughter to bed, he playfully teases her about a haunting presence that stalks her until it …
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‘PussyCake’ delivers a firehose of alien vomit straight to the face [CFF 2022]

Do you like Josey and the Pussycats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Motel Hell? If you answered yes, you might be the target audience for the Argentinian bonkers gore fest: …
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‘Landlocked’ proves that sometimes less is more in horror [CFF 2022]

Paul Owens’ narrative feature debut has a couple things going for it in particular.

The first thing is what Paul did. Which is to say, he maximized his …
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‘A Pure Place’ is beautifully unsettling with standout performances [CFF 2022]

Watching a movie about a purity cult on the same day Roe vs Wade was overturned might have been unfortunate timing, but at least the purity here is more focused …
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Collector’s Crypt: Drive 4K Second Sight Films Limited Edition

I don’t think Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film Drive needs any introduction. The stylish, neon depiction of romance amidst a criminal underworld full of tension has cemented itself as a …
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Collector’s Crypt: Wild Things 4K UHD Arrow Video Limited Edition

In the 1980’s, John McNaughton was a name that may ring familiar with horror fans as the director of the notorious 1986 film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Eight years …
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