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The Ghoul’s Gaze: Horror and Anime reviews by a Woman Who Loves Fear
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In The Mouth Of Madness : The Insanity of Reality
In The Mouth of Madness may be one of John Carpenter’s more overlooked movies. It’s a Lovecraftian-inspired story about the blending of fiction and reality. Carpenter made three movies focusing on the end of the world: The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and ending with In the Mouth of Madness. They’re not connected narratively, but each deal with our lack of understanding…
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Anaconda: 2025
There was no need to remake Anaconda. There was especially no need to remake Anaconda as commentary on fan films and indie filmmaking. I always find it interesting when successful and well-regarded film makers make movies about making movies. Especially when they’re as unkind to the efforts of indie filmmakers as Anaconda (2025) is. Humor is Subjective Which in some part,…
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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: What Makes a Mummy
I didn’t like this movie for about a hundred reasons. Most of them have to do with the age-old issue of how to reboot a classic movie. Classics are well known and beloved for a reason, mostly having to do with their themes, characters, and meaning. The original Mummy is about the past, obsessive love, and the…
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Flight 7500 : Bait in the Air
Flight 7500 is not a movie I should have watched at this particular moment, but since I make good decisions, here goes. Directed by the creator of the Grudge franchise, Takashi Shimizu. It’s a tense, claustrophobic movie full of interesting character moments and creative camera angles that take advantage of the confined space. Just the thing to watch before…