Last night I finally got around to watching the summer horror hit Lights Out. The film grew out of this award winning 2 1/2 minute horror short from 2013 (also called Lights Out). I have long been a fan of supernatural horror films, and Lights Out is provides a satisfying pastiche of familiar horror tropes including the following (caution: mild spoilers […]
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Drag me to cinematic hell: A Review of “Don’t be afraid of the Dark”
What was Gulliermo Del Toro thinking? The director who gave us “Devil’s Backbone” and “Pan’s Labyrinth” came up with this? (Del Toro is writer and producer while Troy Nixey directed.) The film has received some positive reviews from a few critics, most notably from Roger Ebert. Pay no attention to that. Pay attention to the C- grade from Cinemascore. […]
