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Sundance 2020: His House, The Night House
A review of two horror films that had their world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
A review of two horror films that had their world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
A TIFF report on the scary movies from this year's fest, including highlights "February," "The Devil's Candy" and "Southbound".
View image Duct tape: Effective in an emergency or no?
My review of "The Signal" is at RogerEbert.com. Here's an excerpt:
A few things we can learn from the experimental horror-comedy "The Signal":
1. Do not live in a place called "Terminus." There's no future in it.
2. If your cable goes out, don't stare at the mesmerizing static, just turn off the TV.
3. Do not put on headphones and listen to music while strolling down the corridor in your apartment building if it's strewn with freshly slaughtered corpses, especially if madmen with garden shears are also present.
4. It doesn't hurt to wear a tinfoil hat sometimes.
That first one is a given. The second one you should already know from life experience and from movies like "Videodrome" and the Japanese horror film "Ringu" ("The Ring"). The third one you should know from every zombie or slasher movie ever made, and besides it's common sense. And the fourth, well, that's just a bonus tip that could come in handy someday.
