Pop Culture Maniacs
As a staple of the aughts, it’s fitting that the last entry in the Final Destination horror franchise came fourteen years ago. It’s a series of mid-budget horror films with almost no recurring characters spawned from a rejected spec script for The X Files, squarely situating it in
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From his very first feature, director Trey Edward Shults has excelled in filmmaking as visual art. Krisha, a movie tiny in both scope and scale, was filmed with such vivacity that you couldn't help but get sucked into the protagonist's headspace as she attempted to reinsert
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"This is your destiny. A destiny which touches the lives of every living thing."
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The decline of the movie star has been well-documented. For the uninitiated, the idea is that audiences historically showed up to a movie on the strength of its lead actors, but that’s not generally true anymore. Currently, the ones who can draw a crowd are mostly over forty, indicating
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"Sometimes I confuse feeling bored with feeling hurt. Both can cause you to get carried away."
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"How dark are you willing to go?"
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"Seven years ain't 'nuff to forget us."
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"Overestimate your chances to build confidence."
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Let me tell you, the villains are sure to use all parts of the unicorn. ALL parts.
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At first, the offer of Hell of a Summer is very recognizable. An unknown and unseen killer slowly picks off a bunch of kids at a summer camp while their friends obliviously go about activities nearby. There are campfires, tall tales, tiny cabins, lame ice breakers, and awkward hook-ups. There&
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"Oakland in ’87 was hella wild."
Festivals
My second year attending the Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) has solidified my intention to return as long as I'm in the area. Although its single-stream nature means I don't get to choose what to watch, there are some distinct benefits. It requires less pre-festival effort: