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Mostly Spoiler Free Review: ‘Insidious: The Red Door’

I've followed the Insidious franchise since it first premiered back in 2010. I love supernatural horror. This weekend I popped a bag of popcorn and settled in to watch Insidious: The Red Door, and I have a few thoughts.   Warning, mild...
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Spoiler-Free Review: CONVENIENCE STORY (Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film)  

Convenience Story (2022) is a surreal odyssey with film noir elements. If that sounds like a reference to David Lynch’s work or to the many Lynchian knock-offs, sure, there are shared concepts here, but writer/director Satoshi Miki’s Japanese...
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Movie Review: Mike Flanagan’s Film Adaptation Of Stephen King’s “Gerald’s Game”

Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Stephen King's Gerald's Game is now out on Netflix and I have some thoughts.   In the film, Jessie and Gerald Burlingame are going to their secluded lake house on a weekend trip. Their marriage is strained, and...
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Spoiler Free Movie Review: ‘The Passenger’ Is An Intense Thriller With Heart

The intense, emotional thriller The Passenger is set to be released this week, and I had the opportunity to check it out. Don't worry. I'm not going to spoil anything for you. This is a spoiler-free review.   The film centers on a shy, passive...
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