REVIEW: DEMENTIA 13 remake falls short on madness
Francis Ford Coppola's 1963 shocker gets the remake treatment, but how does it fare?
Francis Ford Coppola's 1963 shocker gets the remake treatment, but how does it fare?
In the pair of featurettes accompanying THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES on its very-long-in-coming Blu-ray release (from Shout! Factory under its Scream Factory banner), writer/director John Erick Dowdle, producer Drew Dowdle and actress Stacy Chbosky observe that the movie’s cancelled theatrical release, originally a source of frustration, might have been a blessing in disguise. That fate amped up curiosity about the movie, making it something to be sought out and discovered. Now it has finally emerged, and like the titular unearthed VHS cassettes, it’s a creepy yet frustrating experience.
You have to hand it to CHILD’S PLAY creator Don Mancini: He keeps coming up with new environments and approaches to the CHUCKY sequels to keep the franchise feeling fresh. After the old-dark-house Gothic of the previous CURSE OF CHUCKY, he changes the game again in CULT OF CHUCKY, while taking the opportunity to stage a reunion of past players.
Lynchian atmosphere prevails in Criterion Collection's recent release of DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL director Mike Flanagan makes Stephen King’s 1992 novel GERALD’S GAME just as gripping on the screen as it is on the page.