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Salem Horror Fest: Review — "Livescreamers"
Apr 26

Apr 26 Salem Horror Fest: Review — "Livescreamers"

Brandon Stanwyck

The mixed media set-up 100% works 

Danse Macabre #17: Film Review — "Curse of the Demon" (1957)
Feb 19

Feb 19 Danse Macabre #17: Film Review — "Curse of the Demon" (1957)

Brandon Stanwyck

A production fraught with creative clashes  

Danse Macabre #16: Film Review — "Willard" (1971)
Feb 5

Feb 5 Danse Macabre #16: Film Review — "Willard" (1971)

Brandon Stanwyck

Davidson’s depiction of the character is…dare I say brilliant

Film Review — "Suitable Flesh"
Jan 26

Jan 26 Film Review — "Suitable Flesh"

Brandon Stanwyck

Joe Lynch has definitely whetted my appetite

Film Review — "Scalper"
Jan 16

Jan 16 Film Review — "Scalper"

Brandon Stanwyck

Desperately wants to be a sleazy giallo, but it lacks flair

Danse Macabre #15: Film Review — "I Bury the Living" (1958)
Jan 10

Jan 10 Danse Macabre #15: Film Review — "I Bury the Living" (1958)

Brandon Stanwyck

I Bury the Living’s conclusion commits a cardinal sin

Top 10 — New-to-Me Films of 2023
Jan 1

Jan 1 Top 10 — New-to-Me Films of 2023

Brandon Stanwyck

Of the 360+ movies I watched for the first time in 2023, these were my 10 favorites

Book Review — "Cleveland Noir"
Aug 1

Aug 1 Book Review — "Cleveland Noir"

Brandon Stanwyck

A dark and sharply constructed city tour

Chattanooga Film Festival: Review — "We Might Hurt Each Other"
Jul 1

Jul 1 Chattanooga Film Festival: Review — "We Might Hurt Each Other"

Brandon Stanwyck

Don’t fuck with art

Chattanooga Film Festival: Review — "The Elderly"
Jun 27

Jun 27 Chattanooga Film Festival: Review — "The Elderly"

Brandon Stanwyck

Boomers will be the death of us all

Film Review — "Brooklyn 45"
Jun 14

Jun 14 Film Review — "Brooklyn 45"

Brandon Stanwyck

A fabulous little film with some big themes

Danse Macabre #14: Film Review — "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)
Jun 1

Jun 1 Danse Macabre #14: Film Review — "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)

Brandon Stanwyck

The plant gays would be the first to go

Film Review — "Influencer"
May 26

May 26 Film Review — "Influencer"

Brandon Stanwyck

A psychological thriller for the Instagram generation

Danse Macabre #13: Film Review — "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971)
May 8

May 8 Danse Macabre #13: Film Review — "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971)

Brandon Stanwyck

Spectacle is storytelling, and The Abominable Dr. Phibes is proof

Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "The Forest Hills"
Apr 30

Apr 30 Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "The Forest Hills"

Brandon Stanwyck

The deficiencies of the movie at-large grow ever-apparent

Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "Bliss of Evil"
Apr 29

Apr 29 Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "Bliss of Evil"

Brandon Stanwyck

Strangle me with a guitar string, daddy!

Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "Saint Drogo"
Apr 28

Apr 28 Salem Horror Fest 2023: Film Review — "Saint Drogo"

Brandon Stanwyck

Guts and butts and bears—oh my!

Danse Macabre #12: Film Review — "The Conqueror Worm" (1968)
Apr 20

Apr 20 Danse Macabre #12: Film Review — "The Conqueror Worm" (1968)

Brandon Stanwyck

Vincent Price at his most menacing

Book Review — "Gothic" by Philip Fracassi
Apr 2

Apr 2 Book Review — "Gothic" by Philip Fracassi

Brandon Stanwyck

Presumed-to-be-inanimate object turns out to be almighty evil and therefore must be destroyed is one of my favorite sub-genres

Film Review & Musings — "Scream VI"
Mar 20

Mar 20 Film Review & Musings — "Scream VI"

Brandon Stanwyck

Lacks the measured framework required throughout in order to sell the conclusion

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