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Directed by Daisuke Miyazaki, Plastic is heartwarming in an unobtrusive way. Two teenagers meet in the town of Nagoya, Japan. One is a girl who wears flowy clothes. One is a boy with beach blonde hair. They both like the band Exne Kedy, and I must admit, the soundtrack is incredibly fun. It is inspired by Kensuke Ide’s 2021 concept album Strolling Planet ’74 – in the sense that the band pretends to be a 70s glam rock group in this film. Ibuki (An Ogawa) starts dating Jun (Takuma Fujie). We cut to a time-skip. Then another, then another. Plastic takes into account how people and life evolve, notably working with the early pandemic period. There’s an amazing amount of both humour and youth. There…

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Albert Serra’s aim is capturing the purity.

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Our friends at the Telluride Horror Show down in Colorado have revealed the lineup for this year’s event. Celebrating it’s fifteenth year it’s the best weekend you can ever have during spooky season in the Centennial State.    This year, Steven Soderbergh’s Presence will close out the weekend while festival faves like A Desert, Dark Match, Daddy’s Head, Dead Talents Society, Parvulos, The Rule of Jenny Pen and The Soul Eater are among the list of feature films playing this year.    The weekend always includes an author’s program and this year our friend Grady Hendrix will be joined by another author whose works I’ve read, Jeremy Robert Johnson.  Other books I’m going to have to read now come from other guest authors including Rachel…

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Netflix revealed our first look at The Electric State, their adaptation of the illustrated book by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag (Did you take part in their recent crowdfunding campaign for their next book, Swedish Machines?).  Directed by the Russo brothers with a cast led by Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt I have… concerns.    I have never understood Stålenhag’s work as, action packed. It always appeared stoic or contemplative to me. Reflective and meditative in its desolation and quietness. A world devoid of, noise. This, looks very noisey. Great news is that I have all of Stålenhag’s book to date, and the new one coming through tha recent crowdfunding campaign. I don’t have to watch this when it comes out next year.   Obviously…

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Subscribers to Screambox may want to make notes about October’s lineup.   Horror comedy Crackcoon is already streaming on the platform, another one of those wild animals high on drugs movies. Or, as we in Toronto call it, just a regular Thursday.   Also playing right now on Screambox is the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. And you’ll need to check out the latest and greatest broadcast horror, Haunted Ulster Live, on October 8th.   SCREAMBOX October Streaming Line-Up Includes TALES FROM THE VOID, CRACKCOON, HAUNTED ULSTER LIVE   SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in October, including Tales from the Void, Crackcoon, and Haunted Ulster Live.   Just when you thought it was safe to take…

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Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng’s epic martial arts movie, 100 Yards, is coming to cinemas on November 8th, from our friends at Well Go USA. The official poster and a clip were sent out today. We’ve included the trailer as well, down below.    In volatile 1920s Tianjin, a mere decade after China’s last imperial dynasty was overthrown, a clandestine martial arts circle arose to deter crime and maintain peace between rival martial arts schools. But after a renowned master dies and names his apprentice—rather than his son—as his successor, he unwittingly kicks off a fierce power struggle that will bring the entire city to the brink of chaos.   I caught 100 Yards at Fantasia this past Summer and it was easily one of…

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Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for Before, a pyschological thriller series starring and executive produced by comedy legend Billy Crystal.   Yes, Billy Crystal. For the life of me to recall if Crystal has ever done anything like this before and I’m coming up null.    Check out the trailer below the announcement. I’m asking more horror astute friends of mine about Crystal’s career, to see if they’ve done anything like this before. It’s weird not to know this, but totally cool that he’s doing the series as well.    Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its upcoming character-driven, psychological thriller “Before,” starring and executive produced by multi-award-winning actor, comedian and filmmaker Billy Crystal. The ten-episode limited series will premiere globally on Apple TV+…

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The theatrical release of Don Capria’s punk band slasher flick Director’s Cut is coming up at the end of the month. Near the end of Summer we shared the teaser with you and now it is time for the official trailer.    Director’s Cut hits select cinemas on Halloween night, October 31st.    Happy Halloween, horror fans! DIRECTOR’S CUT, from filmmaker Don Capria, is slated to arrive in select cinemas this October 31st, and hits VOD later this Autumn! A riotous slasher throwback that pays tribute to horror cinema of the 80s and 90s, the film stars celebrated character actor Louis Lombardi (The Sopranos, Suicide Kings) as a mysterious, murderous sociopath preying on a punk band’s desperate desire for fame.   In the film, a…

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Doc of Chucky, a new doc from Thommy Huston, starts streaming on Shudder on November 1st. Shudder released the poster for the project today. It’s embedded below.    The ultimate account of the Child’s Play film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can’t keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an icon.   Doc of Chucky was directed by Hutson, who also made Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th. The guys knows horror icons. Interviewees include Don…

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Deep in the Andalusian countryside, Eladio has been hired to watch over the hunting grounds of Don Francisco’s estate, somewhere in rural Spain. The estate is divided into ten hunting stands, spaced far enough apart to avoid incidents. After three years of service, Don Carlos — Don Francisco’s second in command — offers him a bribe to add an additional three stands to the property. Eladio initially hesitates, but his wife eventually convinces him to take the money. Eladio’s greed has unfortunate consequences that drag his entire family to perdition, and plunging him into the depths of guilt, hatred, and revenge.     Writer/director F. Javier Gutierrez’s latest thriller, The Wait (La espera) is coming to digital and cable VOD, including Apple TV, Prime Video and…

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