EVIL DEAD (2013)
Franchisography
English - October 21, 2022 07:02 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsFilm History TV & Film Film Reviews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The body might stay the same, but the laughs are few and far between in the film that might have invented the modern “elevated horror” genre: Don’t say it, don’t write it, don’t hear it, it’s 2013’s EVIL DEAD. Between … Continue reading →
The body might stay the same, but the laughs are few and far between in the film that might have invented the modern “elevated horror” genre:
Don’t say it, don’t write it, don’t hear it, it’s 2013’s EVIL DEAD.
Between Platinum Dunes and Japanese imports, the mid-2000s were lousy with horror remakes and most of them were… well, pretty lousy! So when up-and-coming filmmaker Fede Alvarez was handpicked to direct a remake of the 1981 classic, no one thought it would be a good idea. Little did we know, however, that by returning the franchise to its grueling horror roots and adding a healthy dose of thematic allegory, Alvarez would end up making one of the greatest horror remakes of all time, largely embraced by fans and critics alike.
Another FRANCHISOGRAPHY mini-series comes to a close (for now) as Nick & Scott are joined by returning guest Billy McCartney to gush about a lead performance that rivals the best horror heroines in history.
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