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  • The Place Beyond the Pines
  • Occult
  • Donnie Darko
  • The King

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  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners

    ★★½

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 63

    ★★★½

  • Los Vendedores

    ★★½

  • When in Rome

    ★★★

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  • The Forbidden Files

    The Forbidden Files 1991

    ★★★★★ Watched 23 Nov 2021

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    Found Footage brilliance here. Different stories from around the world, primarily set in the 80's capturing various supernatural phenomena on tape. The episodes are really short, yet still grabbed my attention. It feels like the Twilight Zone meets Black Mirror, but still completely original in both concept/execution... My favorite episode has got to be 'The Witch'. Which one was your favorite?

    Episode 1: The Castaway (7 min)
    The logbook of the only survivor of the Vega sinking, witness to a…

  • Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 - Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman

    Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 - Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman 2012

    ★★★★½ Watched 26 Apr 2021 13

    A video series shot in the form of a mockumentary, called 'Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!’ — While you can only stream these in Japan; I was lucky & caught the ‘Final Chapter’ (File-07) on YouTube before it was eventually taken offline. This (parallel) universe created by Kôji Shiraishi (Noroi) is extremely unique in concept and just the kind of ‘weirdness’ that I like.

    Link (Japan Only): osorezone.com/title/761

    Chronology of franchise:
    (1): Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed…

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  • Accidental Dead Spirits

    Accidental Dead Spirits 2017

    ★★★½ Watched 02 Nov 2023 1

    Maybe too much time spent in the car, but loving the sLeNdErMaN lore in this.

  • V/H/S/85

    V/H/S/85 2023

    ★★★★★ Watched 06 Oct 2023 2

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    Shouldn't come to me for a fair assessment on this. It was a fiver before I even turned it on. But what I do like so much about the franchise though is how V/H/S always seems to take on ambitious storyline approaches (as of late diving into more ancient lore, which I like) and embracing certain unique technical aspects (for instance, Dreamkill's "ghost camera" perspective). At the end of the day, I just wanna see them put out 85 more of these.

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  • The Outwaters

    The Outwaters 2022

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 11 Feb 2023 2

    Just coming back from seeing this at my town’s local theater and was really pumped to see my contribution up on the big screen (main title design) — but let’s be real… Robbie, Scott, Angela, Michelle & Leslie all stole the show!!! So proud!

  • Evil Dead Rise

    Evil Dead Rise 2023

    ★★★★★ Watched 21 Apr 2023 6

    I feel like with most possession movies, there’s a missed opportunity when it comes to making the possessor scary. And to me, what makes a possessor scary is there needs to be a healthy balance between showcasing the objective of wanting to taunt, versus wanting to kill. And because most of these types of movies like this to solely linger in the taunting realm, it’s difficult for me to find possession movies enjoyable, or scary for that matter…
    However, I…

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