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Zombie sequel ‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ lacks white-knuckle thrills
The South Korean thriller trades originality for inspiration by channeling a trio of genre classics
John W. Allman
John W. Allman has spent more than half his life as a professional journalist and/or writer, but he’s loved movies for as long as he can remember. Good movies, awful movies, movies that are so gloriously bad you can’t help but champion them. In 2009, he started a review column dedicated to the genre films that often get overlooked and interviews with cult cinema favorites like George A. Romero, Bruce Campbell and Dee Wallace. In 2016, he began reviewing films for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.
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‘Open 24 Hours’ masterfully ratchets tension and inundates viewers with explosive, grisly carnage
It’s damn near perfect.
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Fantasia, the world’s greatest genre film festival, is now completely digital due to COVID-19
Here’s a taste of Fantasia’s wonderfully eclectic and diverse lineup.
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Shudder’s streaming service nabs another exclusive with ‘Random Acts of Violence’
Sadly, the high-profile slasher film fails to elevate the genre despite some impressive carnage
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Russell Crowe welcomes America back to the movies with ‘Unhinged’
Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride
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David Littleton helps turn ‘Uncle Peckerhead’ into a gloriously gory post-punk nightmare
Life on the road for most musicians doesn’t include disposing of bodies after every gig
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Instant cult classic ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ reinvents genre cinema on a shoestring
Imagine if Wes Anderson made a retro monster movie while tripping on psilocybin and high on Adderall.
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Lazy writing and a tired premise doom Kevin Bacon in ‘You Should Have Left’
He goes back to the well and finds it empty with his latest haunted house thriller.
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‘Dead Dicks’ delivers a gory and poignant portrait of suicide and rebirth
Imagine if David Cronenberg directed “Flatliners”.
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Daniel Myrick’s ‘Skyman’ is all promise with no payoff
I actually asked myself, how would I feel if this was the last movie I ever saw?
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‘Homewrecker’ is a pitch-black, bloody brawl driven by Alex Essoe
Let this be a lesson to never, ever capitulate to a stranger’s demands.
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‘Two Heads Creek’ cooks up a cannibal cult classic
Finally, a movie to get our minds off of the very real scary situation outside our front door.
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Abner Pastoll and Sarah Bolger create a bloody noir for the ages with ‘A Good Woman is Hard to Find’
The thriller is packed with relatable moments, creating an immediate bond between audience and star.
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‘Blood Quantum’ bites back with a fresh, original perspective on zombies
You’re going to want to sign-up for Shudder to see this.
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Finding the right apartment proves terrifying in David Marmor’s excellent ‘1BR’
It takes a cult to create the perfect community.
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Tyler Cornack’s ‘Butt Boy’ flushes a great premise down the toilet
Chip has a killer ass. Literally.
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‘Why Don’t You Just Die!’ is a frenetic blast of blood and violence from Mother Russia
Kirill Sokolov’s first movie was supposed to open in the U.S. before COVID-19 scuttled distribution, but now you can watch it at home.
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‘VFW’ is the viewing experience America needs right now
Fans of classic 1980’s action flicks are in for a true treat.
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‘Gags the Clown’ and other scary movies to stream while you’re social distancing
From monsters and creepy clowns to coworker cannibals and the fight to preserve love.
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‘The Hunt’ is a deplorable exercise in snowflake fan fiction that lacks any semblance of intelligence
Can we just talk about the incredible amount of gore instead?