Jungle traps vs. plasma weaponry, mud vs. high-end camouflage, Old Painless vs. Guatemala rainforest… there's a reason why Predator is the most celebrated franchises entry of all. Best of all, we get a belligerent species to fall in love with: crab-faced, proud of the beast inside, always using creativity to adapt to changing circumstances. Okay, maybe a little too self-destructive when it comes to losing the game but still chivalric. To hunt is to track and kill. Kill for honor…
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Nightbreed 1990
Still feels fresh and cool every time I go back to it… and that takes a lot of doing these days.
On the outside, Nightbreed is totally '80s: from the fantastic makeup to Danny Elfman's Hellraiser-ish soundtrack; almost like a last solemn farewell to the golden age of Horror. But on the inside, Nightbreed is full-on progressive '90s stuff: An ultra-sharp political allegory about the persecution of outcasts. Ethnic cleansing wrapped up in mythical fantasy.
The Cabal Cut is very…
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2000
When the last vampire is extinct, who will mourn their passing? Will you? Will I? Will anyone?
Ahhh... That's my shit. Truly a memorable piece of Anime history! Directed by Japan's celebrated director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Bloodlust sinks its foundations in the visual poetry of Madhouse (Perfect Blue): a mysterious beauty full of dark colors and solitude, totally retro, deeply proud of the old times when there were still such things as video rental stores and VHS. Strange how these vintage…
