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Guest writers recommend a movie that people should check out. May be their favorite film, may be something they enjoy. It might be a total obscurity or it could be a mainstream success. In any case, they recommend you watch (or revisit) it.
EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END (2022)
A mockumentary horror film darkly and hilariously looks at the ravenous appetite of being creative.
SCARE ME (2020)
Josh Ruben’s metatextual horror comedy that is willing to go to some uncomfortably honest places.
SIN CITY (2005)
Robert Rodriguez’s perfect adaptation of Frank Miller’s work still holds up 20 years later.
TREMORS (1990)
The cult classic horror comedy monster movie still holds up 33 years later.
D.E.B.S. (2004)
An oft-overlooked queer action/comedy/romance that serves up fun and poignancy in equal measure.
HELLO GHOST (2010)
A delightful supernatural dramedy from Korea deserves greater recognition and celebration.
TOOLBOX MURDERS (2004)
An oft-overlooked late Tobe Hooper film is more than deserving of a (re)visit.
UNCLE PECKERHEAD (2020)
A bizarre, hilarious, and gruesome punk horror comedy packs a lot more heart, truth, and insight than expected.
VICIOUS FUN (2020)
Director Cody Calahan’s meta slasher that delivers both types of gutbusters with visual aplomb.
FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VI: JASON LIVES (1986)
A late-in-the-series sequel proves to be one of the best with innovative comedy and kills!
THE DAY OF THE BEAST (1995)
A particularly twisted Christmas tale featuring a motley crew of misfits versus the Antichrist himself.
MICMACS (2009)
A look at the maximalist triumph of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s outrageous assault on the industrial-war complex.
FROM BEYOND (1986)
Over 35 years later, Stuart Gordon’s Lovecraft adaptation remains freaky, hilarious, and sexy.
TRAINSPOTTING (1996)
Danny Boyle’s film is an ode to raucous youth, a cautionary tale, and a portrait of chaotic freedom.
SHIVA BABY (2020)
Emma Seligman’s feature film debut is a taut exercise in dread, romance, fear, comedy, and lox.
MATINEE (1993)
Joe Dante’s 1993 film is an ode to movies in a world on the brink of destruction.