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horror

reviews horror, john goodman, kerry bishé, kevin pollak, kevin smith, melissa leo, michael angarano, stephen root, thriller

RED STATE

October 3, 2011

Have You Heard? Hardcore Fundamentalist Christians are Crazy.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews anton yelchin, christopher mintz-plasse, colin farrell, david tennant, horror, imogen poots, toni collette, vampires

FRIGHT NIGHT

August 24, 2011

Judging It as a Piece of Schlock Cinema – It Succeeds. Now We Need to Decide How Much Stock We Put in Schlock.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' basics, dvd, george a. romero, horror, night of the living dead, reactions, the list, zombies

Back to Basics – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

October 31, 2010

One classic horror film has stayed remarkably creepy all these years after its release.

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions classics, dvd, horror, mia farrow, reactions, roman polanski

What Child Is This?

October 28, 2010

So about one week ago, when I confessed my ignorance for most things horror, you fine folks suggested many titles for me to add to the syllabus. Interestingly, two titles came up more than any others: HALLOWEEN and ROSEMARY’S BABY. So I took the hint and grabbed them for some last bits of pre-move watching.…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, chloe moretz, dvd, elias koteas, horror, kodi smit-mcphee, richard jenkins, vampires

LET ME IN

October 1, 2010

Or “How To Adapt and Remake a Foreign Film Well”

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, TIFF, Toronto chloe moretz, horror, kodi smit-mcphee, reactions, richard jenkins, TIFF 2010, vampires

TIFF Review: LET ME IN

September 15, 2010

You Want It – You Got it.

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Ryan McNeil
screenings, Toronto foreign, horror, japanese, screenings

Burning Down the House

July 27, 2010

Bob, What Have You Brought Us To See?

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Ryan McNeil
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