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‘The Deaths of Ian Stone’ is Pretty Okay

Ian (Mike Vogel) has a rather odd existence. One day he’s a hockey player with a girlfriend named Jenny (Christina Cole); another day he’s an office worker and Jenny is only an acquaintance—his girlfriend is a woman named Medea (Jaime Murray). One day he’s driving a cab and Jenny is his passenger; another day he’sContinue reading “‘The Deaths of Ian Stone’ is Pretty Okay”

Takashi Shimizu’s ‘Reincarnation’ is Unpredictable and Creepy

Japanese movie, AKA Rinne, directed by Takashi Shimizu. The horror begins in the ‘70s, when a professor kills his two young children at a hotel, as well as nine other guests and staff members, for an experiment involving reincarnation. It indeed seems to have had some effect, as thirty years later angry spirits are nabbingContinue reading “Takashi Shimizu’s ‘Reincarnation’ is Unpredictable and Creepy”

‘Nightmare Man’ is a Hot Mess

Ellen (Blythe Metz) has just bought a fertility mask, hoping it will put some spice in her marriage to Bill (Luciano Szafir). Unfortunately, it just brings her bad dreams—so bad that she has to take medication and eventually needs to go to a mental hospital. On the way there, Ellen and Bill’s car runs outContinue reading “‘Nightmare Man’ is a Hot Mess”