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Extraordinary Tales (2013) – The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon

If you’re a fan of the macabre, you’re in for a real treat…and some trick. With the intention of following the rules of Nuwan’s October Birthdays blogathon, I unknowingly chose to focus on Edgar Allan Poe – The notoriously grim poet that died on October 7th, 1894. So, this isn’t about a birthday but rather…… Continue reading Extraordinary Tales (2013) – The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon

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Hold the Dark (2018)

In a cold Alaskan town, three children are dead after being kidnaped by wolves. A worried mother Medora Slone (Riley Keough) whose six-year-old son is missing hires writer Russell Core (Jeffrey Wright) to track down her boy in the snowy wilderness. Knee-deep in snow Core goes out to locate the boy’s remains only to find nothing and recognize…… Continue reading Hold the Dark (2018)

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Hereditary (2018)

I haven’t been having nightmares from a movie in a long while, but Hereditary managed to sleep deprive me of about half of the night. I love Horror flicks, and I love the adrenaline involved and it only took a glimpse at Toni Collette’s face to convince me this film is IT for this Friday…… Continue reading Hereditary (2018)

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

I don’t get to catch up on a lot of new movies lately, but I’m a nostalgic person and tend to keep with older movies anyways. I like them, especially when they are classics, like this exquisite animation directed by symmetry enthusiast, Wes Anderson. Fantastic Mr. Fox tells the tale of an urbane fox that…… Continue reading Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

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Happy 60th birthday to Tim Burton

  Tim Burton is turning 60 tomorrow and for the occasion, all of his movies are showing today and tomorrow on tv. From Nightmare Before Christmas and Ed Wood to Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Yeepy! So this weekend I get to recollect on my favorite Burton movies. Timothy Walter Burton was born 60 years ago…… Continue reading Happy 60th birthday to Tim Burton

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DARK. tv series (2017-)

Dark turned out to be way-way more than I expected. What started as just a timepass ended as a manic binge-fest. Another descendant of the supernatural genre, Dark proved itself clever and unexpected. Directed by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, Dark is the first German-language Netflix original series – one with a spiraling storyline that…… Continue reading DARK. tv series (2017-)