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Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity at Texas A&M and author of 2011's Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, spoke with 25YL following the release of the Shudder original documentary based on her book. We hope you enjoy the interview and check out …
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By 1994, Tim Burton had already cemented his place as a director of whimsical and gothic spectacle. When we shopped with Pee-Wee at Mario’s Magic Shop in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), we had in essence already shopped through shelves of inspiration for many of Burton’s favorite set props: the recurring swirl of the X-Ray specs, …
The staff at 25YL have been excited about this premiere since its San Diego Comic Con promotion last July. There are quite a few reasons for this particular show’s topic to capture us. Some of us miss the earliest intrigues of The X-Files, or we’re huge fans of Aidan Gillen’s work in The Wire and …
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John Bloom has told us before of his entrance into the world of his characterization as Joe Bob Briggs and of his time on the Dallas Times Herald into becoming a television personality. The books of Joe Bob Briggs—this excludes John Bloom’s Body of Evidence in favor of works claiming to be authored by the …
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There have been many Pandora’s boxes in film history: the box at the end of Kiss Me Deadly, the ark at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the little blue box at the end of Mulholland Drive. None are perhaps as visually striking or popular as The Lament Configuration, the fictional Lemarchand’s puzzle …
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My coverage of Shout! Factory's box set appears at the bottom of this write-up. This piece works through the Critters franchise releases in chronological order. It is organized for you to look to those specific headings that interest you following the introduction. Please enjoy this revisit of the little-discussed franchise, which we believe will have …
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This is 25YL's second coverage of Mandy. If you have not seen Mandy, you may wish to wait to read this article and watch it streaming on Shudder starting on November 29th. This piece is more of an analysis of the film than a general review. It will contain spoilers. Mandy is a revenge film with no pretension. …
In perfect time for the Halloween season, we are finally looking at Mark Frost’s screenplay for John Schlesinger’s 1987 film, The Believers. IMDb summarizes the plot as: “A New York psychiatrist finds that a brujería-inspired cult, which believes in child sacrifice, has a keen interest in his own son.”[1] Succinct as that summary is, there …
“Only the good die young” as the song goes. Over the years there have been a number of TV shows that have made an impact on us here at 25YL, which we have been sad to see struck down in their prime. A season or two that grabbed us, and…that’s it. Whether there is some …
Panos Cosmatos' fantasy horror film Mandy hit selected theaters and VOD services on 14th September 2018 and two of the 25YL crew had been eagerly awaiting its release. This is their thoughts after watching. Sitting at the table today are: Rob E. King (Contributing Editor) I'm a general fan of horror films but mostly write pieces …
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