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Toronto After Dark Film Festival unveils its 2013 film lineup
October has traditionally been a great month for fans of horror and genre films, with the leadup to Halloween providing an opening for several studio and independent productions in the genre to unveil their offerings. One such avenue for the past few years has been the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which gives fans an […] More
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‘We Are What We Are’ is one of the best horror remakes
Jim Mickle’s previous film Stake Land, a post-apocalyptic road movie with a vampiric threat, combined the tone of something like The Road with narrative flourishes (invincible hunter known only as Mister, vampires launched from helicopters like dropping bombs) more akin to comic books. More
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First Trailer for Sundance Horror Entry ‘We Are What We Are’
In the same way Let The Right One In reinvented the vampire brand and [Rec] put a clever twist on the epedemic /zombie film, We Are What We Are reinvigorates the cannibal genre with an emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and driven by monstrous appetites. This of course, is […] More
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Film4 Frightfest – Day 5: ‘We Are What We Are’ and ‘Big Bad Wolves’ lay the competition to rest
“We didn’t want things jumping out at you. We wanted you to feel immersed, as if you were inside the scene.” Director Blair Erickson can only be referring to 3D; unlike many lazily post-converted blockbusters, his Banshee Chapter was filmed entirely in stereoscopic 3D, a conscious choice from the outset of the film’s production and a risky experiment for something so low budget. More
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Watch A Cannes Festival Clip From The Acclaimed Horror Remake ‘We Are What We Are’
In the critically acclaimed genre remake We Are What We Are, director Jim Mickle and his screenwriting partner Nick Damici take the meat of the 2010 Mexican thriller of the same name, and cook up an entirely different feast. For the unfamiliar, the original film not only made our staff list of Best Films of […] More
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100 + Greatest Horror Movies (pt.4) 75-51
Throughout the month of October, Editor-in-Chief and resident Horror expert Ricky D, will be posting a list of his favorite Horror films of all time. The list will be posted in six parts. Click here to see every entry. More
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Fantastic Fest 2012: ‘Here Comes the Devil’, erotic, violent and mysterious
Here Comes the Devil Directed Adrián García Bogliano Screenplay by Adrián García Bogliano 2012, Mexico Argentinian filmmaker Adrián García Bogliano returns with Here Comes the Devil, a coming of age tale of demonic possession, sexual awakening and suspected child abuse. Staying clear of the typical traps of exploitation, Bogliano takes a low-key, less graphic approach […] More
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Sordid Cinema Podcast Rewind – Episode #13: Horror at Fantasia
Fantasia, North America’s biggest and best genre film festival, is a unique experience. Nowhere else can you hold your wife’s hand through a lighthearted J-punk romantic romp in the afternoon, and spend the night jerking off to Josef Mengele’s version of scat porn. Today marks the first day of the 15ht year of the fest, […] More
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First US Trailer / New Poster & Three Clips for the Brilliant ‘We Are What We Are”
We Are What We Are reinvigorates the cannibal genre with an emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and driven by monstrous appetites. Unlike most cannibal films, We Are What We Are eschews the easy options of excessive gore, graphic violence, sex and and cheap laughs to create a deeply moving drama […] More
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Sound On Sight’s Best Films of 2010 – Part 2
#20 – Valhalla Rising Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn, who made the underrated Bronson in England and the striking Pusher series in Denmark creates a brutal, yet thoughtful, re-envisioning of the Viking saga. This Malick/Jodorowsky hybrid is one of the best looking films in recent memory. Its breathtaking digital photography across the […] More
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Best Films of 2010 #17 – ‘Somos lo que hay’
We Are What We Directed by Jorge Michel Grau In the same way Let The Right One In reinvented the vampire brand and [Rec] put a clever twist on the epedemic /zombie film, We Are What We Are reinvigorates the cannibal genre with an emotional portrait of a family bound by a terrible secret and […] More
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Sound On Sight Radio #250: Top 10 of 2010
Recently we celebrated our 250th episode of the Sound On Sight podcast. It was a huge success with Adam Kempenaar of Filmspotting and Matt Singer of the IFC podcast joining us for reviews of True Grit and Tron Legacy. We also counted down our top ten films of 2010 and in case you missed it, […] More
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