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Christmas Horror Anthology---the genre alone is enough to turn a few heads, and the stories in All the Creatures Were Stirring will have you stick around to see the film through to the end. The production is campy, the segments are gory, far fetched, and unreasonable---which is why I love basically everything about this film. I …
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Facts & Figures At the time of its release in 1998, Ringu (pronounced as Ring, even though it is written as Ringu or リング) became the highest-grossing horror film in Japan. The American adaptation, The Ring, was released in 2002, and was also financially successful, grossing close to $250 million. Although they share similar plot points and themes, …
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Tis the season to be nerdy, and here at 25 Years Later, we thought we would help you find that perfect gift this Christmas for your film addict loved ones. So join Anthony Divers as he roots around the best of movie-related gift ideas, from shoppers on a budget to the wealthiest buyers, we've got …
Even as a staunch defender of Rob Zombie's cinematic output, I think it's fair to say that his career post-Michael Myers has been a bit of a mixed bag. Various big-budget original projects (Tyrannosaurus Rex), visionary remakes (The Blob), and stories grounded in reality (Broad Street Bullies, based on the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers ice hockey …
A Fistful of Dollars, released in 1964, was the first Western directed by Sergio Leone, as well as Clint Eastwood's first leading role. While it is arguably the weakest of the Dollars Trilogy, its importance and influence cannot be overstated. The stories that Leone would tell in his Westerns would become far more complex and …
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When Agent Tamara Preston is working her way through a file found in the Bookhouse entitled “The Andrew Packard Case,” as documented in Mark Frost’s The Secret History of Twin Peaks (2016), she adds a footnote to Josie’s claim not to have seen the boathouse explosion that was believed to have killed her husband. Preston writes, …
The precipice separating dreams from nightmares punctuates the human experience. So often when we find ourselves embarking on something we have been hoping for or near something we've been waiting for, we enter an anxiety-ridden and stressful state, mulling over every decision that led us to the point we are about to experience. This counterintuitive …
Mudbound, nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Mary J. Blige) and Best Adapted Screenplay (among other Academy and SAG nominations), and directed by Diandrea “Dee” Rees, takes place in the heart of the American South---the Mississippi Delta---before, during, and after America’s call to war in 1941. Adapted from Hillary Jordan’s 2008 novel of the same name, …
Christmas is one of those holidays that seem to bring out the best (and worst) in people. It may have something to do with breaking traditions or examining the possibilities of bringing a stranger into our own home, but we're always enthralled with the celebration's dark side. Whatever the reason, there’s plenty of horror films …
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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