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246 | The Others

246 | The Others
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Synopsis 

A woman who lives with her photosensitive children in the countryside and waits for her husband to return from WWII becomes convinced that their house is haunted.

 

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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245 | Satanic Hispanics

245 | Satanic Hispanics
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  • Rated R 

  • Runtime: 1hr 52min

  • Stars: Efren Ramirez, Greg Grunberg and Sonya Eddy

  • Premiered at the Fantastic Fest September 25, 2022

  • Released on VOD September 14, 2023 

  • RT: 91% critics / 45% audience

Synopsis 

Wraparound segment - “The Traveler”

  •  Directed by Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider! Tales of Halloween)

    The sole survivor of a massacre is interrogated by police and confounds them with amazing stories of the supernatural

“Tambien Lo Vi”

  • Directed by Demián Rugna (When Evil Lurks, Terrified)

    A math genius discovers a pattern that allows him to see and interact with the dead

“El Vampiro”

  • Directed by Eduardo Sánchez (Blair Witch, V/H/S/2)

    A vampire goes out to enjoy himself in public on Halloween, only to be reminded by his exasperated wife about daylight savings time

“Nahaules”

  • Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero (V/H/S/85, ABCs of Death 2.5)

    A CIA informant falls prey to a murderous indigenous force

“The Hammer of Zanzibar”

  • Directed by Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead, ABCs of Death 2)

    A group of friends record a sacred ceremony on vacation, marking them for possession and death

 

Join us next time when we'll review The Others, available on Shudder starting February 15th..

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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244 | Society of the Snow

244 | Society of the Snow
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  • Directed by J.A. Bayona

  • Written by J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, Nicolas Casariego (based on book by Pablo Vierci)

  • Rated R 

  • Runtime: 2hr 24min

  • Stars: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustin Pardella, Matias Recalt, Esteban Bigliardi

  • Premiered at the Venice Film Festival September 9, 2023

  • Released in limited theater December 23, 2023 and on Netflix January 4, 2024

  • RT: 91% critics / 85% audience 

Synopsis 

The flight of a rugby team crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survive the crash find themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments to survive. 

 

Join us next time when we'll review Satanic Hispanics, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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243 | Birth/Rebirth

243 | Birth/Rebirth
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  • Directed by Laura Moss

  • Written by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien

  • Rated R 

  • Runtime: 1hr 41min

  • Stars: Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes and A.J. Lister

  • Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2023

  • Limited release August 18, 2023 

  • RT: 96% critics / 75% audience

    Synopsis 

    A morgue technician has developed a method to reanimate the dead using embryonic tissue. When she tests it on the recently deceased daughter of a delivery room nurse and the nurse catches wise, they work together to keep the child alive at all costs.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Society of the Snow, currently streaming on Netflix.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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242 | Saw X

242 | Saw X
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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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241 | Thanksgiving

241 | Thanksgiving
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  • Directed by Eli Roth

  • Written by Jeff Rendell

  • Rated R 

  • Runtime: 1hr 46min

  • Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon and Ty Olsson

  • Released November 17, 2023 in theaters

  • RT: 84% critics / 79% audience

    Synopsis 

    One year after a Black Friday riot killed multiple people, a masked killer starts picking off those involved in gruesome ways.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Saw X, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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240 | Rare Exports

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240 | Rare Exports
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Director: Jalmari Helander

Writers: Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander

Stars: Jorma Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, Onni Tommila

Synopsis: On the border of Finland and Russia, 486 meters deep within the Korvatunturi mountains, lies a long-buried secret of Christmas. After a group of excavators unearth this secret, the nearby village learns that some secrets should remain buried. With so few Christmas-themed horror movies to choose from, Rare Exports is a wonderful holiday treat!

 
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
$17.99
Starring Jorma Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, Onni Tommila
Buy on Amazon
 

We're back next time with our review of Eli Roth's Thanksgiving

239 | Dark Harvest

239 | Dark Harvest
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  • Directed by David Slade

  • Written by Michael Gilio, based on the novel by Norman Partridge

  • Rated R 

  • Runtime: 1hr 36min

  • Stars: Casey Likes, Emyri Crutchfield and Jeremy Davies

  • Released October 13, 2023 on VOD

  • RT: 71% critics / 48% audience

    Synopsis 

    The teenage boys in a small town compete in a macabre contest each Halloween to hunt down and devour a monster called Sawtooth Jack before he can make it to the local church. Fortune and fame come to the winning boy and his family. This year, the angsty brother of the last winner badly wants to compete and win his ticket out of town, despite his entry being against the rules.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Thanksgiving, currently playing in theaters.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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238 | When Evil Lurks

238 | When Evil Lurks
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  • Written & Directed by Demián Rugna

  • Unrated 

  • Runtime: 1hr 34min

  • Stars: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Luis Ziembrowski and Demián Salomón

  • Premiered at TIFF September 13, 2023

  • Released in limited theaters October 6, 2023 and on Shudder October 27, 2023

  • RT: 99% critics / 57% audience

    Synopsis 

    Two brothers in a small village discover a possessed man on their neighbor’s property who is infecting the nearby livestock. When they attempt to move him they unleash the demon on everyone around them.

 

Join us next time when we'll review Dark Harvest, currently available for rent.

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