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“The Walking Dead” Lurches Onto Your TV

November 5, 2010 by

On Halloween night, while most of us tried to squeeze one final night of partying into the weekend, an innovative new series about the living dead premiered on AMC.
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Saw 3D: Yet Another Series of Uninspiring Killings

November 5, 2010 by

Despite what you may believe about the “Saw” movies, they have become the defining horror films of our generation, like “Halloween,” Friday the “Thirteenth” and “A Nightmare on Elm Stree...
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Wild Target is Way Off

November 5, 2010 by

“Wild Target” comes from that glorious tradition of half-baked English language remakes of successful French films; “L’Appartement” became the odious “Wicker Park,” “Dinner for Schmuc...
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Free Darko and Your Ass Will Follow (Not Really but it Sounds Cool)

November 5, 2010 by

How fittingly strange that the people to save the printed word should come from the internet.
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Nathaniel Friedman Part 2

November 4, 2010 by

Artsweek talks with Nathaniel Friedman about Free Darko.
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Nathaniel Friedman Interview Part 1

November 4, 2010 by

Artsweek talks to Nathaniel Friedman about Free Darko
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Portugal. The Man Interview

November 4, 2010 by

Artsweek talks to Zach Brothers and Ryan Neighbors of Portugal. The Man.
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Eli Roth’s “Hostel”

October 28, 2010 by

The Euro-trip is a time-honored rite of passage for middle class white people. It’s considered a safe place to travel and reconnect with history, whatever that is. “Hostel” takes that formula an...
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Ridley Scott’s “Alien

October 28, 2010 by

“Alien” is pretty much your standard haunted house flick — transported into space. And that makes it a thousand times more awesome. I mean, it’s about a monster that’s on the loose in a smal...
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Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas

October 28, 2010 by

A group of sorority sisters receives threatening calls from a mysterious caller on Christmas Eve in Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas.” Recognized by many as the first slasher film (predating John Ca...
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William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist

October 28, 2010 by

This choice seems like a cliché, I know. But this film, about a little girl who gets possessed by the devil, is the perfect horror film. You see, when horror deals with the supernatural, it only real...
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Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me to Hell

October 28, 2010 by and

Sam Raimi’s first true horror movie since directing the “Spider Man” trilogy tells the story of an ambitious bank worker who gets cursed by an angry customer. Filled with the typical cheese and ...
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Dario Argento’s “Suspiria

October 28, 2010 by and

An American exchange student at a ballet school in Italy encounters a coven of witches in Dario Argento’s “Suspiria.” While it isn’t necessarily scary, “Suspiria” is certainly one of the c...
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6.66 Scary Movies…Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”

October 28, 2010 by

I’m referring to the 1974 version, the original, but any version of the movie is terrifying nonetheless. Here’s the premise: a group of five young adults on a road trip get stranded on the propert...
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Costume Quest Hits Your Game System

October 28, 2010 by

Although Costume Quest lacks length and challenge — it more than makes up for it, with the charm, wit and humor of a Pixar movie.
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