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Gina Twardosz | Thursday, April 16, 2020
In the first episode of David Lynch’s series “Twin Peaks,” prom queen Laura Palmer is D.O.A. She’s beauty, she’s grace and she’s wrapped in a plastic bag, blue in the face. It’s a horror comedy that kills off its protagonist as a catalyst for the absurdity that follows. But, is it so absurd to see
Gina Twardosz | Monday, November 4, 2019
October’s over and, while some of your friends might have already started playing Christmas music, if you’re like me, you might still be looking to watch one last strange and creepy show to close out spooky szn. Undeniably, one of the most recent comedy series to completely hit the mark while still being creative and
Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan, Jim Moster, Jacob Neisewander, Charlie Kenney, Willoughby Thom and Dessi Gomez | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Boo! Scene’s here, and we just went trick-or-treating for some spook-tacular movies and music to make your Halloween extra scary. Scared of the dark? Lean into your fears and have some fun this All Hallows Eve. A scary movie never killed anyone, except maybe all the characters in the movie. Some spooky music, cackling cries
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, October 30, 2019
In every country, there’s poverty. But wherever there’s poverty, wealth can be found nearby. Sometimes, this wealth can be found only as a dream in the minds of the poor; sometimes, it can literally be seen down the block in a stunning luxury mansion with a lovely lawn of green grass. In Bong Joon-ho’s gripping,
Jacob Neisewander | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
If you asked a film buff to explain the meaning of the term “elevated horror,” they would probably start off by listing a smattering of critically acclaimed horror films from the last decade. Movies like “The Babadook” and “It Follows” are elevated horror. “Get Out” and “Us” are certainly elevated horror. What about the “The
Jake Winningham | Monday, March 25, 2019
Jordan Peele couldn’t have asked for a better debut as a writer-director than “Get Out,” a critical and commercial success that boosted the former sketch comedian’s Hollywood profile into the stratosphere. How does one follow up a movie that made over $250 million, won an Oscar and seized the zeitgeist seemingly upon release? Peele answers
Nora McGreevy | Thursday, February 14, 2019
“We don’t sell durable goods, we peddle perception. Thin as a bubble,” says Rene Russo as a money-hungry art dealer in “Velvet Buzzsaw.” She might as well have been describing the movie itself. Dan Gilroy, who directed the movie for Netflix, had all the ingredients for an acerbic, intellectually engaging horror-comedy in his hands, but
Patrick McKelvey | Thursday, September 14, 2017
“It” very well could have descended into being another unnecessary, uninspired adaptation of a Stephen King novel — a film meant to cash in on the good will of the 1990 version, getting lost in the spitfire of the many soon-to-be-released horror films as Halloween approaches — but it didn’t. The film surpasses all expectations.
Nicholas Ottone | Monday, August 28, 2017
All through Kathryn Bigelow’s new film “Detroit” runs a strain of anger — the titular city a racially riotous powder keg sparked by a seemingly routine bar bust. Working from a fiercely journalistic script written by common collaborator Mark Boal, Bigelow of “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty” fame focuses her camera on a
Nora McGreevy, Adam Ramos, Kelly McGarry, Erin McAuliffe, Mike Donovan, Jimmy Kemper and John Darr | Monday, October 31, 2016
After suffering from the day-to-day terror of looming deadlines, finding your roommate’s dirty underwear on the floor and getting a horrible class registration time, Halloween provides relief: The goblins and ghouls attached to the holiday’s spookiness are pleasantly detached from reality. Today, Scene shares their favorite horror movies that are sure to get the skin