haracter,” he said. “It won’t be just rehashing what we did. It will be something brand new, something really fresh.” “?Charles Martin
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Until the Light Takes Us
c=”http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003R9K08S&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr”> “Until the Light Takes Us” is easily the most chilling documentary I’ve ever seen. To tell the story of the rise of Norwegian black metal, filmmakers Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell sift through accusations of self-mutilation, violence, arson, suicide, murder and Satanism. Satanism is the only member of that list that is refuted in […]
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Macabre
As someone who’s been a fan of director William Castle literally for half my life, it’s been a long, long, long wait for me to be able to see the one that started his career-defining string as warmed-over Hitchcock: 1958’s “Macabre.” Even if no film is worth that long a wait, I thank the DVD-burning […]
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Vengeance
I was only marginally impressed with a recent viewing of Hong Kong director Johnnie To’s “PTU” from 2003, but blown away by his latest, “Vengeance.” It’s masterfully shot and masterfully told, grafting the classic Western revenge plot onto a gritty, urban, modern-day backdrop, making it one of the very best crime stories of the year. […]
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Skeletons
Despite the title, “Skeletons” is not a horror film, but a comedy “? the wry kind in which the British specialize. In this case, Davis and Bennett (Ed Gaughan and Andrew Buckley, respectively) are freelance exorcists “? not of demons, but literally the figurative skeletons in your closet. For example, couples about to be married […]
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Don’t Look Back
To quote Fine Young Cannibals’ grammatically incorrect but nonetheless awesome song, “Baby, baby, don’t look back / It won’t do no good.” True dat, learns nonfiction writer Jeanne (Sophie Marceau) in “Don’t Look Back,” a French/Italian thriller that’s more mind-bending than anything else you’re likely to see all year. Married and a mother of two, […]
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Predators
p;asins=B0040YFR1Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr”> Honestly, even after two viewings, I can’t buy into the talk that this summer’s “Predators” was the second-best in the “Predator” franchise behind the 1987 original. (And I’m even including the two much-maligned “AVP” spin-offs! Sacrilege!) Director Nimr
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How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
Things that start with a bang often run out of fuel very quickly, whether it’s a science experiment or a story. Sarah Glidden’s graphic novel “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less” falls victim to this, as a quick start gives way to a meandering middle. The quick start is due in part […]
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIX
In the not-too-distant future “? next Sunday, A.D., to be exact “? why not curl up on the couch with “Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX“? The four-disc DVD set is another feather in Shout! Factory’s continuous cap of random-episode releases of the long-running movie-skewing series. This batch carries two shows from its early, Joel […]
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The Hypnotic Eye
Few old-school horror flicks start off with better first scenes than 1960’s campy “The Hypnotic Eye”: A blonde beauty is washing her hair, and suddenly, the sink is an open flame on a gas-burning stove, and her lovely locks are ablaze! AAAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!!!! Following an opening-credits sequence reminiscent of the great “Police Squad!” TV series, she’s […]