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Ash vs. Evil Dead expertly balances horror and comedy. Take note, Ryan Murphy.
There aren’t nearly enough horror shows on television these days. Sure, there are series with horror elements, but rarely do they actually try to frighten viewers. Scream Queens is essentially a comedy that loosely follows the slasher formula, written by individuals with no fondness for the genre whatsoever. Bates Motel is a drama that happens… Listen ⇢
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On Cinema’s Season 7 finale is the bleakest comedy I have ever seen
After exploring an abusive friendship for three years, On Cinema has taken a dark turn that even hardcore fans couldn’t have seen coming. Listen ⇢
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Horror anthology Tales of Halloween is your new holiday tradition
About a half hour into Tales of Halloween, I realized this was my first viewing of a movie I’d be watching over and over again. Listen ⇢
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Satirical film podcast On Cinema is an examination of an abusive relationship
Some of the darkest comedy in existence right now is hidden away on a faux movie podcast called On Cinema. The Adult Swim web series has been running for three years, and in that time it has slowly developed the fictional universe of two deeply flawed human beings constantly making one another… Listen ⇢
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Nathan Fielder reveals the disadvantages of capitalism on Nathan For You
Comedy Central’s semi-reality series Nathan For You, which returns for its third season tonight at 10pm EST, is a brilliant expose of capitalism taken to its logical conclusion. It’s also a show in which people eat poo flavored yogurt. In the half-hour series, Fielder visits struggling small businesses and offers to help them… Listen ⇢
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The Final Girls has nothing new to say about slasher movies
The slasher genre has been ruthlessly mocked for years, and so if you want to spoof it, you really have to bring something new to the table. Just pointing out the tropes isn’t enough anymore. The Cabin in the Woods was something fresh because it justified genre cliches with a massive conspiracy, and… Listen ⇢
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How M. Night Shyamalan pulls off a magic trick in The Visit
The Visit is a highly flawed film, and for much of its running time, I was constantly unsure M. Night Shyamalan knew what he was doing. By its third act, though, many of the problems not only seemed less important, but actually appeared to be an intentional part of Shyamalan’s magic trick. The… Listen ⇢
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The Visit is an above average found footage film and a return to form for M. Night Shyamalan
Every time I saw the trailer for The Visit over the past few months, uncomfortable laughter would fill the theater. The same thing occurred during the movie itself, and I had a genuinely difficult time deciding if we were laughing at or with Shyamalan. In the end the answer is, I… Listen ⇢
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Colbert Late Show pre-show: What I’m hoping for out of Colbert’s big night
I’ve been watching Stephen Colbert consistently for about seven years now, and I couldn’t be more excited about his debut on The Late Show tonight. Listen ⇢
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