Category Archives: Rewatch

The Underdog: Deadpool (2016)

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Ross Birks

I resisted reviewing this the first time around because I had little to say other than “I had a damn good time”. Is this a guilty pleasure movie? Is it just an exercise in bad-taste gags and pointed digs at … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Ross Birks

Out of the four Friday the 13th movies I’ve revisited recently, The Final Chapter might be the one that has fared best. Based on my recollections, I assumed Part 2 was the best of the first batch but, actually no, this is the strongest entry so … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Ross Birks

Friday the 13th Part 3 is known to most as “the one with the hockey mask”. It was also originally presented in 3D. Back in the day, this was my favourite of the original three movies, I’m not sure how I … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Ross Birks

I always have fonder memories of Friday the 13th Part 2 than I do of the original. It feels like this is where the series begins good and proper. It’s the first one to feature Jason as the killer and is also … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th (1980)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Ross Birks

Friday the 13th was never really a good film was it? Watching it today it’s pretty indistinguishable from the countless other stalk-and-slash horror movies that emerged in Halloween‘s wake. Thanks to an impressive distribution spread from Paramount and a smart marketing campaign, … Continue reading →

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The Look of Silence (2015)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Ross Birks

It’s one thing to see movies where the idea of “evil” is mythologized, stylized and characterized in a never-ending variety of abstractions and personifications but to actually look real evil the eye is something else entirely. That’s what lies at … Continue reading →

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Slowing It Way Down: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight (2015)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Ross Birks

I haven’t watched or thought about a film in the past five months as much as I have The Hateful Eight. I’ve seen it four times now and considering it’s length, it’s weight and it’s ambition, that’s a pretty substantial amount … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Fate: William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Ross Birks

Friedkin’s follow-up to The Exorcist might have taken almost forty years to gain the respect it deserves but better late than never. This is a masculine and brutish picture, extremely physical in design and presentation but flavoured with a crackling existential shroud. … Continue reading →

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Torso (1973)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Ross Birks

Torso is even better the second time around. Martino really commits to making a movie about sexual violence and as is often the case with the genre, there’s a lot of female flesh on show, especially in the murder sequences. It … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Planet (1956)

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Ross Birks

Forbidden Planet is such a seminal piece of science fiction history that just the mention of it’s title brings to mind imagery from the film, even if you’ve never heard of Anne Francis beyond her namecheck on the opening song of The … Continue reading →

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