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  A Haunting in Venice 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Sep 2023 4

  A Haunting in Venice is the latest installment in Kenneth Branagh's studio polished Agatha Christie franchise; an adaptation of her 1969 detective story, Hallowe'en Party, that shifts the action from England to Italy. It's a supernatural thriller infusing the expected murder mystery with a gothic horror atmosphere so delectable as we move into the holiday season. All around spooky with candle-lit castles, a séance gone wrong, and tales of mischievous ghost children on All Hallows' Eve.

  Easily my favorite of…

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  Scream VI 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 09 Mar 2023 4

  History repeats itself in the case of Scream VI, a sequel released one year later that manages to enhance almost every element Radio Silence had perfect in the previous film. It wants to steer the saga in an entirely new direction -- out of Woodsboro, and into New York City, where almost all of our legacy survivors from the past are again stalked and hunted by a deranged lunatic in a Ghostface mask. However, the threat is much more personal…

Recent reviews

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  The Exorcist 1973

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Oct 2023

  VFG31 - 1/31 - Fifth Franchise Film

  Obviously, this is the very first entry in The Exorcist franchise, though taking every cut of every film into account, The Version You've Never Seen is fifth in line. Not sure why exactly Warner Bros. chose to put this one back in cinemas for the anniversary over the actual fifty-year-old theatrical cut, but it is a solid revision that fluffs out the story with a few more scares and character relations. I'm starting to believe…

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  Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 01 Oct 2023 1

  "No more blood, Norman!"

  For some reason the least respected and appreciated of the core four Psycho films, The Beginning has always been a personal favorite of mine, and I highly recommend revisiting it if you haven't yet. Arrow's 4K upgrade is fucking fantastic, and it finally looks like a real movie even with its televised aspect ratio. Utilizing the score from the original film, it adds emotional layers to the property with prequel anthology formatting and, in my opinion, is a fitting end to the franchise as Anthony Perkins sends off Norman Bates thirty years later. Gorgeous, gruesome little cheese fest of a film.

Popular reviews

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  Fear Street: 1666 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 Jul 2021 5

  Fear Street Part Three brings us back to the last film's jaw-dropper of an ending with the best of the series' cast in brand new roles. I've never been the biggest fan of folk horror, but this works; the switch from slasher to supernatural distinguishes this chapter from the last two as the town grows sinister, effectively keeping you guessing what the evil of Fear Street actually is. As the witch hunt begins, so does the feeling of dread, with…

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  Candyman 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Aug 2021 9

  Candyman was a gem for the 90s audience, and Candyman will be another gem today. I can't put into words how surreal this viewing experience was, sitting in a jam packed theater for the first time in a long time with franchise fans new and old. This cast was magnificent; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, and Colman Domingo effectively bringing the urban legend back to life, with themes surrounding race and social class utilized in the best way since the…