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237 | Appendage

237 | Appendage
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  • Written & Directed by Anna Zlokovic

  • Rated TV-MA

  • Runtime: 1hr 34min

  • Stars: Hadley Robinson, Emily Hampshire and Kausar Mohammed

  • Premiered at South by Southwest March 11, 2023

  • Released on Hulu October 2, 2023

  • RT: 52% critics / 62% audience

    Synopsis 

    A stressed-out young woman finds that her anxieties are manifesting themselves in strange ways, as a growth begins to appear on her stomach and soon dislodges itself and develops a mind of its own.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Argentinian import When Evil Lurks, currently in theaters and coming to streaming October 27.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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236 | V/H/S 85

236 | V/H/S 85
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  • Not Rated

  • Runtime: 1hr 50min

  • Stars: Freddy Rodríguez, James Ransone and Jordan Belfi

  • Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2023

  • Released on Shudder October 6, 2023

  • RT: 73%/71%

    Synopsis 

  • Total Copy (frame story): Directed by David Bruckner

  • No Wake (Segment 1): Directed by Mike P. Nelson

  • God of Death (Segment 2): Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero

  • TKNOGD (Segment 3): Directed by Natasha Kermani

  • Ambrosia (Segment 4): Directed by Mike P. Nelson

  • Dreamkill (Segment 5): Directed by Scott Derrickson

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Appendage, streaming on Hulu starting October 6.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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235 | Perpetrator

235 | Perpetrator
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  • Written & Directed by Jennifer Reeder

  • Stars Kiah McKirnan, Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Lowell

  • Not Rated

  • Runtime: 1hr 41mins

  • Premiered at Berlin International Film Festival February 17, 2023

  • Released September 1, 2023

  • RT: 80% critics, 32% audience

    Synopsis 

    Teenage outcast Jonny is sent to live with her strange aunt in a town where girls have been going missing. As her aunt introduces Jonny to her burgeoning new powers, she decides to utilize them to find her missing classmates.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing V/H/S 85, streaming on Shudder starting October 6.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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234 | Cobweb

234 | Cobweb
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Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Perpetrator, currently streaming on Shudder.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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233 | The Snowtown Murders

233 | The Snowtown Murders
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  • Directed by Justin Kurzel

  • Written by Shaun Grant, based on the book by Debi Marshall and Andrew McGarry

  • Stars Lucas Pittaway and Daniel Henshall

  • Not Rated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 59mins

  • Premiered at Cannes May 16, 2011

  • Released in the US March 2, 2012

  • RT: 85% critics, 66% audience

    Synopsis 

    Based on the true story of John Bunting, Australia’s most prolific serial killer, who was charged with the murders of 11 people.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Cobweb, currently available to rent on Amazon Prime.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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232 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter

232 | The Last Voyage of the Demeter
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  • Directed by André Øvredal

  • Written by Bragi F. Schut and Zak Olkewicz

  • Stars Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi and Javier Botet

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 58mins

  • Released August 11, 2023

  • RT: 49% critics, 74% audience

    Synopsis 

    Based on a single chapter, the Captain's Log, from Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel "Dracula", the story is set aboard the Russian schooner Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo - 24 unmarked wooden crates - from Carpathia to London.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Snowtown, now streaming on Shudder, AMC+ and Kanopy.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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231 | Talk to Me

231 | Talk to Me
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Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Last Voyage of the Demeter, in theaters August 11.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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230 | Insidious: The Red Door

230 | Insidious: The Red Door
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  • Directed by Patrick Wilson

  • Written by Scott Teems

  • Stars Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne

  • Rated PG-13

  • Runtime: 1hr 47mins 

  • Released July 7, 2023

  • RT: 37% critics, 70% audience

    Synopsis 

    The Lambert family is split up, with Josh and Renai divorced and Josh estranged from his sons. After a college class rekindles repressed memories for son Dalton, he and the rest of the family must again contend with malevolent creatures from “the further” seeking to assume their bodies.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Talk to Me, in theaters July 28.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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229 | The Blackening

229 | The Blackening
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  • Directed by Tim Story

  • Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins

  • Stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins and Sinqua Walls

  • Rated R

  • Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

  • Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival September 16, 2022

  • Released June 16, 2023

  • RT: 86% critics, 85% audience

    Synopsis 

    A group of college friends reunite ten years later to celebrate Juneteenth at an isolated cabin in the woods. When they discover a mysterious board game, their vacation becomes a fight for their lives.

 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Insidious: The Red Door, in theaters July 7

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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