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The Fly (1986)
A grotesque, horrifying warning to us all about the perils of skipping the peer review process. →
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Frankenstein (1931)
An adaptation that unavoidably feels a bit slight now, but it’s about as perfect as it could be, all things considered. →
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The Faculty
It’s an unashamed Body Snatchers rip-off but it’s so much fun I can’t fault it. A great, weird cast as well. →
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The Frighteners
Terrific from start to finish. Michael J. Fox is brilliant, Jeffrey Combs utterly batshit. Even the effects have aged well. →
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Doctor Strange
Looks and sounds great, shame about the seen-it-all-before story. →
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My Name is Bruce
While Bruce Campbell is always enjoyable to watch, the rest of this film is abysmal. Racist, sexist, and not even funny. →
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The Invisible Man (1933)
Taken as a dark comedy rather than a horror, this holds up well. Stupid fun, and the effects aren’t bad either. →
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Matinee
Not one of Joe Dante’s best, with a slew of forgettable teen leads. John Goodman and Robert Picardo always fun to watch though. →
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Candyman
More thoughtful and introspective than your typical slasher horror, but still with enough gore and scare to suffice. Good stuff. →
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Green Room
Brutal, terrifying, exhausting. Patrick Stewart at his most nightmarish. Anton Yelchin superb; will be sadly missed. →
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Frankenstein (2015)
Decent lo-fi adaptation by Bernard Rose. Strong casting — Carrie-Anne Moss, Danny Huston — make this worth seeking out. →
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When Animals Dream
Slow & sleepy Danish werewolf film. Doesn’t do much that’s new with the idea, but what it does, it does solidly enough. →
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Lifeforce
Utterly brilliant-awful schlock. Great sets, effects, soundtrack, some scenery-chewing performances. I never tire of it. →
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Mad Max
I love it, but now feels oddly like a fairly sedate prequel to the series rather than simply the first film. Still great though. →
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The Artist
Fashionable now to sneer at this, but I love it. Goes to some unnecessarily dark places at times but otherwise is funny & sweet. →
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Millennium Actress
Fantastic anime that documents the fictional life of a retired acting legend. A gripping story, inventively presented. →
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Agora
Obscure historical drama with Rachel Weisz and Oscar Isaac. Low on accuracy, high on stereotyping, but generally polished and solid. →
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Evolution
Beautiful, sinister, surreal and French. Not entirely clear to me what happened, but I loved it all the same. →
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Long Weekend
A great Australian flick and my favourite exploitation genre: horrible couple goes on holiday, terrible things happen to them. →
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Deep Rising
Fine but forgettable. A bit like if Tremors was set on a boat, and none of the characters were worth rooting for. →