Tag: hooptober9
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Hooptober 9.0 – Mimic (1997)
Being Film #25 for Hooptober 2022 In the annals of studio meddling few stories break my nerd heart more than reading about how much grief and outright bullying Miramax and the Weinsteins laid down upon Guillermo del Toro and Mimic, his first foray into the Hollywood system. 14 years after the film’s release some semblance…
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Hooptober 9.0 – Firestarter (2022)
Being Film #24 for Hooptober 2022 I came into the latest remake of Firestarter with little in the way of expectation; I left with those little expectations satisfied, but not in the way I thought. The biggest sin of Firestarter is that it feels so small and uninspired, like it’s just there to get you…
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Hooptober 9.0 – Lifeforce (1985)
Being Film #23 for Hooptober 2022 Of course, every Hooptober must contain a review of a Tobe Hooper film, and Dan has maybe forced me to re-assess my negative experience with Eaten Alive based on his review. And I may still do that, but for this year’s entry I needed to return to something else,…
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Hooptober 9.0 – The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)
Being Film #22 for Hooptober 2022 It would be a huge mistake to look at the filmography of Noriaki Yuasa and dismiss The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch. Because yes, while his entire filmography as a director is almost exclusively limited to Gamera films I would argue that 1) the Gamera films are pretty…
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Hooptober 9.0 – The Alpha Incident (1978)
Being Film #21 for Hooptober 2022 One of the themes of this year’s Hooptober marathon is taking a closer look at lower budget, regional filmmaking. Bill Rebane did a lot for filmmaking in general and specifically for the Midwest, creating the first full-time film studio there, as well as pioneering a 360 cinema view that…
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Hooptober 9.0 – Hellraiser (2022)
Being Film #20 for Hooptober 2022 Is it enough to say David Bruckner’s legacy sequel/soft reboot of Hellraiser is the third best entry in the series after the first two films? Because that is most definitely true, and if you’re looking for some serious Cenobite action and some great effects, well…you’ll certainly get your money’s…