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It is very, very rare that I feel genuinely horrified while watching a horror movie. I might feel my pulse race or I might actually flinch when there’s a jump scare, but I’m not compelled to feel real dread or terror. For better or worse, Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs (2008) has

MARVEL’S NEWEST HERO SHINES The Marvel Cinematic Universe (i.e., the MCU) has indeed become a dominant force in both the superhero genre of filmmaking as well as cinematic blockbusters genre. Since the franchise began back in 2008, the MCU has quite literally ascended to popular movie franchise stardom, producing a

LUNGS, LIVER, SPLEEN, HEART Director Guy Ritchie definitely has a unique style of his own when directing theatrical feature films; a testament to his ability as a director for adding flavor and presenting each of his movies into a new light. In 1998, Ritchie made his directorial debut film with

A FUN (YET SERVICEABLE) FRANCHISE STARTER Hasbro’s G.I. Joe property has been awhile for quite some time, demonstrating the action figure toy line within the derive nature of militaristic “G.I. Joes” of various US military branch outlets (i.e army, navy, air force, Marine Corp, etc.) that form an organization, who

It may sound crass, but pregnant women make for great horror movie fodder. You take women, who so often act as the subjects of endless abuse in the horror genre already, and you put them in the most vulnerable physical state possible. Then, you attribute anything strange or ominous happening