Tag: Genre: Horror
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Hoping for the “Halloween” That Horror Fans Deserve

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This Halloween season welcomes back the iconic masked murderer, Michael Myers, as he returns in the 2018 reboot of "Halloween." There are 10 sequels to date, making this one the eleventh in the series. The quality of said sequels are up for debate. The series took strange turns that original Director John Carpenter and fans didn’t quite expect with the original slasher film, and
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“Get Out” Combines Horror and Social Commentary

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The most frightening things in the world often hit closest to home. Horror thriller “Get Out” recognizes this by tackling racism at a time where it’s at the forefront of our minds. Chris is a young photographer enjoying relative success both professionally and romantically. His girlfriend, Rose, invites him to meet her family after five months of dating. Chris is apprehensive, as he is
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Netflick of the Week: “Hush”

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A film easily overlooked many times while browsing Netflix for something scary to watch, “Hush,” is surprisingly high quality. Every movie or TV show you hover over on Netflix gives you a description and a series of thumbnails to preview what you're about to watch. The thumbnails “Hush” give look silly and give the impression it would a B-grade horror flick. Unexpectedly, that is
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“Blair Witch”: A Confusing but Frightening Homage

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“Blair Witch,” released on Sept. 16, directed by Adam Wingard, is a pretty clear showing of respect to the original “Blair Witch Project” from 1999. That’s not to say it should be regarded any lower or not treated as its own film. On its own, “Blair Witch” is honestly terrifying. While it follows the same general sequence of events as the original, this sequel/remake/reboot
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“10 Cloverfield Lane” is a Disconcerting Thrill Ride

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“10 Cloverfield Lane,” re­leased on Mar. 11, is the first film by director Dan Trachten­berg, and was produced by JJ Abrams. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), John Goodman (yo u know who he is), and John Gal­lagher Jr. (known primarily for stage acting) as our only char­acters. Taking place almost en­tirely underground in a fallout shelter, “10 Cloverfield Lane”
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“The Witch”: A Delightfully Disturbing Folktale

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Robert Eggers’ directo­rial debut, “The Witch,” was a surprisingly well made thriller. That’s right, a thriller, not the straightforward horror it’s been advertised as. Taking place in 1630 New England, “The Witch” follows a family of seven who were exiled from their unspecified settlement. Taking their ban­ishment with dignity, the fa­ther, mother, and five children (one teenager, a younger boy, a small boy and
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