Episode 46 – Horror V with Dan Morris
On this episode of Cinema Dual, Dan Morris returns to talk with Jon and Chris about their most recent Hooptober marathon. Continue reading Episode 46 – Horror V with Dan Morris
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Hooptober 10.0 – Candyman (1992)
Being Film #25 for Hooptober 2023
Sometimes context is everything. On its own I’ve always liked and admired Candyman, Bernard Rose’s adaptation of Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden” but watching it right after The People Under the Stairs I’m even more impressed. Here is a film that looks at the disparity between the haves and the have nots, the extent of white privilege and appropriation but doesn’t hit you over the head with it. Instead it all creeps out in the action and events that pry back the lid of urban legends to reveal a terrifying entity feeding off the cries and whispers and rumors emanating from the very people caught at the bottom rung of the economic ladder.
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Hooptober 8.0 – Candyman (2021)
Being Film #15 for Hooptober 2021
The new Candyman is a lot of things. Reboot, sequel…sure. But it’s also a clever, brutal investigation into the nature of narrative. So much of a story is shaped by who tells it, who owns it. Watching Nia Dacosta take the original story and twist it into not only a horrific new film but also a savage indictment of the perpetuation of violence and the way the powerful shape the story to fit their plans is a marvel. This is not the planting of a new franchise. This is a a harrowing myth come to life, rich with ideas and fertile ground to explore, if you dare say his name five times.
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