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Chappie (2015)

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In the age of cookie-cutter fantasy blockbusters and house-style super-hero crossovers, so few genuine auteurs are emerging of pulp cinema that one can’t help but compare the few names to stand out. Take Neill Blomkamp for example. Some have likened him... [ More ]

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

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James Wan recently announced his retirement from horror cinema, citing as his principal motivator the fear of being typecast as a scary movie director. Already, he’s set to fill... [ More ]

Don’t F with the Original: Scream 2

By Dimitri A.C. Ly, Nick Ouellette and Dennis Paizis | Leave a comment

Part two of Scream and Scream Again! Dennis, Nicolas and Dimitri rave about Scream 2 (1997), discuss its impressive cameos, and share... [ More ]

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)

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Full disclosure: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is one of my all-time favourites. Two years before Scream (1996) would usher slashers into... [ More ]

Tomorrowland (2015)

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With bloggers from the four corners of the Web claiming oppression from a single (admittedly awful) line in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and pop culture gurus battling over whether Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is too feminist or not feminist enough, I think I’ve had all... [ More ]

Escape from Tomorrow (2013)

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Even before its release, Escape from Tomorrow gained notoriety for setting its perturbing story at Disney World and shooting on location, prompting bloggers... [ More ]

Don’t F with the Original: Scream

By Dimitri A.C. Ly, Nick Ouellette and Dennis Paizis | 3 comments

Scream and Scream Again begins! Nicolas and Dennis nod politely as Dimitri raves about the postmodern slasher classic Scream... [ More ]

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

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I’ll grant this much to the sixth instalment of A Nightmare on Elm Street: the perfunctory sequel does what it says on the tin. By the time we reach the end of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare... [ More ]

Hellraiser Retrospective

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With a The Scarlet Gospels finally out, I thought now would be a good time to revisit a franchise that’s gone through every permutation imaginable, switching from British... [ More ]

Freddy’s Nightmares (1988-1990)

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With studios delving into increasingly obscure fair to pad out their BluRay and DVD catalog, I’m surprised that no one has thought of dusting off the old Freddy’s Nightmares television show, officially titled Freddy’s Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series because... [ More ]