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Spotlight on the films of Women Horror Directors

Although relatively scarce, horror movies directed by women are out there. You may have to turn over a few rocks to know who they are and their material might be a little more difficult to get your hands on, but these directors deserve just as much attention and scrutiny as their male counterparts, who have …

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Fantastic Fest 2014: ‘ABCs of Death 2’ is always watchable but rarely memorable

It seems only natural for an expansive anthology like ABCs of Death 2 to offer up such a mixed bag
of short films. There are 26 in total, each running for approximately four to five minutes. Such the-abcs-of-death-2-stills-3time constraints act as a hindrance to many of the directors involved in the project. A large number of the shorts are either underdeveloped or conventional in terms of their story. However, there are a handful of standouts that make the viewing experience worthwhile.

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‘American Mary’ steeped in pulp and hardcore imagery and fetishistic gore

There’s no doubting the Soska sisters’ (aka The Twisted Twins of Dead Hooker in the Trunk fame) enthusiasm and imagination. And for the first third, American Mary threatens to turn into something really special–a thoughtful and refreshing revival grindhouse pic. All the elements are here. There’s the spurned, angry protagonist with a as much smarts as sexy.

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‘American Mary’ Movie Review – an affront to decent, moral thinking

American Mary Written and directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska Canada, 2012 Do you know the feeling when you wash your hands with a bar of soap? How it makes your hands tensile, coarse, and uncomfortably dry? How it makes you squirm, uneasy, and perpetually unsettled? Like they were being constrained and sucked through …

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Fantastic Fest 2012: ‘American Mary’ steeped in pulp and hardcore imagery and fetishistic gore

American Mary Directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska Written by Jen and Sylvia Soska 2012, Canada Steeped in pulp and hardcore imagery, horror allusions, and fetishistic gore, American Mary is a film that has emphatic reverence for its form. And as a collection of horror set pieces and bizarre characters, it is a success. Unfortunately, …

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