The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

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The Pumpkin King: GERALD’S GAME (2017)

Looking at the secret final girl at the heart of Mike Flanagan's intense horror film.

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MISERY’s antagonist does horrible things, but perhaps we relate to her more than we care to admit.

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At the IMF’s darkest hour, a team starts to solidify and unifying narrative begins for the franchise.

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Slashed budgets and a botched production effectively ends a franchise.

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A look at a favorite Fred Olen Ray film, bursting with nods to other works.

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Jackie Chan’s 1985 opus still reigns supreme almost 40 years later thanks to skill, sincerity, silliness, and stunts.

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A terrific film that finds Vincent Price having the time of his life ending the lives of his critics in deliciously Shakespearean fashion.