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Guest writers recommend a movie that people should check out. May be their favorite film, may be something they enjoy. It might be a total obscurity or it could be a mainstream success. In any case, they recommend you watch (or revisit) it.
INGRID GOES WEST (2017)
Like, Comment, and Share this excellent character study of identity in the time of social media.
FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VI: JASON LIVES (1986)
A late-in-the-series sequel proves to be one of the best with innovative comedy and kills!
THE DAY OF THE BEAST (1995)
A particularly twisted Christmas tale featuring a motley crew of misfits versus the Antichrist himself.
MICMACS (2009)
A look at the maximalist triumph of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s outrageous assault on the industrial-war complex.
FROM BEYOND (1986)
Over 35 years later, Stuart Gordon’s Lovecraft adaptation remains freaky, hilarious, and sexy.
TRAINSPOTTING (1996)
Danny Boyle’s film is an ode to raucous youth, a cautionary tale, and a portrait of chaotic freedom.
INFECTION (2004)
The grimy J-Horror classic remains unsettling in the best possible ways many years later.
THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
Robert Atlman's neo-noir takes the detective on a dream journey through a crumbling world.
SHIVA BABY (2020)
Emma Seligman’s feature film debut is a taut exercise in dread, romance, fear, comedy, and lox.
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)
Stop ballin' it up in Albuquerque and read why this infamous film is worth checking out!
HOSTEL (2005)
Eli Roth’s gruesome tale is effective due to character building (and some anatomic disassembly).
GUAVA ISLAND (2019)
Donald Glover, Rihanna, and Hiro Murai collaborate on a musical, magical realistic meditation on art, politics, and more.
MATINEE (1993)
Joe Dante’s 1993 film is an ode to movies in a world on the brink of destruction.
THE OTHERS (2001)
Alejandro Amenábar’s unnerving mystery keeps viewers in its grips even if they figure out the conclusion early.
NEW YORK NINJA (2021)
A forgotten action film from 1984 is resurrected to delight new audiences with its beautifully bonkers ways.
ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990)
Frank Marshall's classic horror/comedy hybrid soars thanks to its realistic characters and tangible terrors.
SERENITY (2019)
Writer/director Steven Knight’s bonkers film defies expectations, categorizations, and the sanity of its viewers.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION (1994)
With 2022’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE imminent, Robb Antequera looks back at Kim Henkel’s misunderstood and hilarious TCM sequel.