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typicalfilm: Pieces (1982)

Pieces (1982)

This darling gem was recently released on blu-ray, and I just had to upgrade my rotted and likely now unplayable VHS. Naturally, the moment I had it in my weird little paws, I devoured it straight away. I even made myself a nice dinner to celebrate. Some kind of chicken cacciatore. Having fallen in absolute love with this film around 1995, I’ve never been able to talk to many people about it. Most haven’t watched it and those that have don’t share my creepy stalker style fascination with it. Quotes are powerless and few care to discuss it at all. Sure, it is utterly replaceable by a dozen other titles for best this or worst that, but it still ranks as one of my most beloved slashers.

Soon, we will bored you to death with this on Dead Air. The Mayfair Theatre played it once from what I gather, and I hope they do again.

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typicalfilm: 10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Surely all the excitement means something. Most people tend to agree on not spoiling this for everyone else. We weren’t treated to months and years of production buzz – and that is the best thing about this film. After going to the theatre, I kind of wished I had known more about the plot and been able to better decide where to spend my time and money. What this sort of release assumes is that I’d go to the theatre to see just any old movie which is not true. While I am happy to have supported a mainstream release of a ‘horror’ film, it’s not something I’d typically hit in theatre. Something I only discovered about half way through.

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typicalfilm – Land Mine Goes Click

Land Mine Goes Click (2015)

I had been intrigued by this title, the art, and even more by the festival reaction. While it did have its moments – almost all in the last twenty minutes – there was a temptation to re-read all the reviews I had before to ensure they were about the same film. Chalk it up to desensitization if you will, but the most moving scenes lacked that certain push of the button for me. What this did succeed in doing is remind me of two films, one of which I should revisit, which is Funny Games.

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typicalfilm: Cannibal: A Love Story

Cannibal: A Love Story (2013)

While not the most exciting cannibal film out there, this is a nice one for a quiet afternoon. Should you want to get introspective on topics such as loneliness and how others expect people to want to have someone else to be close to, this offers an alternative view. Carlos is not concerned with having a mate, and seems to revel in his solitude. Enjoyable, though quiet and slow, it isn’t one of those films that end with him being turned to the light and eternal springtime of marital bliss. Quite the opposite.

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Dead Air Ep 48 – Maniac Cop

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You have the right to remain silent…forever. In episode 48 of The Dead Air Podcast Wes and Lydia wave that right and talk about what many consider to be the last of the great 80’s New York based slashers. On the mean streets of New York city life is cheap and a rash of murders is as common as seeing the Statue of Liberty itself. However, even in the city that never sleeps a killer over six feet tall dressed as a cop tends to grab attention. The citizens of New York are terrified of the wrong arm of the law and it’s up to Jack and Theresa to clear their names and stop this Maniac Cop before he kills again. It’s an all out war in the dirty rotten apple! Also Lydia shares with us the horrors of working in the hotel industry.

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typicalfilm: Candyman 2: Farewell To the Flesh

Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

Since there is an upcoming Dead Air covering the first one, which I’ve seen a lot more of, I thought I’d get cozy with part 2. Mardi Gras has come and gone so it’s not really timely, but I do have a soft spot for Tony Todd. And bees. My grandmother kept bees so the whole process that is, and the honey as a kid, took all the fear of them away from me. A spectral killer conjured by love and bad juju however, is quite creepy. This installment is not as atmospheric as the first, but keeps my interest with enough spatter, excitement and history.

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typicalfilm: Excess Flesh

Excess Flesh (2015)

Not since the documentary “Thin” have I watched something as unsettling with regard to eating disorders. Not only because the psychosis involved can be quite unsettling, and I myself have an odd relationship with food, but this is a fucking horror movie. It takes a topic that is already kind of horrifying and takes that to the next and sadly very realistic level. Well, realistic if you are as deeply unsettled as the lead femme. Amazing film really, and I’ll be rewatching it soon than later. The gore and insanity isn’t what got to me. Those in the know already know it was all the closeups of yukky food in ikky mouths. Now, that’s horror. Mouth sounds and spittle. I’d rather watch someone puke, and luckily we do.

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typicalfilm: The Corpse of Anna Fritz

The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)

I’ve been looking forward to this for a year or more and damn, was it worth the wait. Highly recommended, and I refuse to play into trigger warnings and not safe for this or that because there is plenty of news on this one. It has corpse in the title and the summary found in numerous places will tell you all you need to know. Majestically shot, minimalist in score and concept, I loved every minute.

Oddly, there was an author claiming this ripped off his work. I discovered this (and that he follows me on twitter) moments after watching. So, after debating I did indeed read his short story (that he kept calling his book) and let him know there were no similarities beyond having a corpse to start. Totally different tales. Turns out he watched the trailer and it sent him into a tizzy. The lesson here I suppose is to do your research, and don’t be a dick.

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Dead Air Ep 47 – Condemned

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Coming hard on episode 47 of Dead Air. In this episode Wes and Lydia discuss the recent movie Condemned. A film strangely absent from horror outlets but all over mainstream media. A rich girl finds her way to her boyfriend’s place in New York after she can no longer take the problems she faces at home. Little does she know that her man is squatting in a condemned building with a strange assortment of other people from the wrong side of the tracks. They become locked in against their will and must fight to escape as each one of their former roommates succumbs to a mysterious and violent infection. For more episodes, check out splatterpictures.net

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Dead Air Ep 38 – Clown

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In episode 38 Wes and Lydia paint their faces and put on their circus inspired best as they watch the criminally underrated Clown.
An ordinary man finds a clown costume locked in a basement and wears it to his kids birthday party. He should have checked the warning label! Side effects include: Pale skin, vomiting and murderous hunger pangs! The cure? Eat five children and call us in the morning. For more episodes check out splatterpictures.net

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