Category: Movies
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Icons of Horror: Ash Williams (The Evil Dead)
Remember when Evil Dead was a horror movie? Honestly, I kinda like where it went better. Horror protagonists tend to have the most bizarre character development one can get in fiction. Their first foray will usually be simple: they start out scared and powerless, then develop into a badass and conquer their fears. It’s after…
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The Mummy (2017) is Awful
Friendly reminder that the studio accidentally released a trailer without sound effects or music for this movie. Wanna watch the most awkward plane crash of all time? Click here. Trust me, it’s more fun than the actual movie and does a way better job explaining how terrible this production is than I could. The 2017…
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Icons of Horror: Ellen Ripley (Alien)
Characters are an extremely important ingredient for horror writing. The audience needs to like someone if they’re supposed to care about their potentially grizzly death. Otherwise, they’re the cinematic equivalent of an upsetting news headline. With Halloween just a few weeks away, I figured it was time to get into the seasonal spirit. And what…
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Is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Any Good?
So long, Egypt. We’re tired of your dead people. It’s time to desecrate ancient Chinese burial grounds! I was honestly kinda excited going into this one. What would the movie do with this change in location? Maybe they’d take inspiration from Xin Zhui or Lady Dai. This could have been an amazing change of pace!…
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Does The Mummy Returns Still Hold Up?
Halfway through this marathon already and I only just realized I could’ve called it Mummy Monday. Truly, I am ashamed of myself. Long ago, when the Scorpion King made a pact with Anubis, he and his army were sealed away to await their reawakening. In 1933, Rick and Evelyn, along with their son Alex, dive…
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