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The Devil’s Backbone (2001) Movie Review
Guillermo del Toro’s “The Devil’s Backbone” wants to be an old-fashioned ghost story, but it’s really just old-fashioned, with some excellent special effects making intermittent appearances to liven things up. For its first 50 minutes or so, “Backbone” plays out like a generic ghost story, with all the filmmaking conventions of the genre followed to [...]
November 2nd, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Nameless (1999) Movie Review
Jaume Balaguero’s The Nameless is a stylish psychological thriller that owes more than just a cursory homage to the works of American director David Fincher, who has revolutionize the way films are shot with his neon colors and pale color-tinted gels. Fincher’s works on movies like Fight Club, The Game, and most influential of all, [...]
May 9th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreNight of the Blind Dead (1971) Movie Review
Spanish auteur Amando de Ossorio’s Night of the Blind Dead fits into a subgenre I like to call Schlock Horror. Schlock Horror movies are so bad that they’re…well, they’re just so bad it’s impossible to imagine how they could get any worst, although this doesn’t always stop them from proving us wrong. Just when you [...]
April 16th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More
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