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@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
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Writers and filmmakers Hope Madden and George Wolf.
https://linktr.ee/maddwolfcolumbus
Bodice ripping! Heists! Time travel with Sam Rockwell! More! So many exclamation points in this week's Screening Room! Join us to break down 8 new flicks:
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Screening Room: Wuthering Heights, Crime 101, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, GOAT & More
YouTube video by MaddWolf
https://youtu.be/YubQZIWbF3o?si
about 16 hours ago
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âWuthering Heights purists might scoff and Emily BrontĂ« might blush, but for the rest of us, itâs hard to be mad at Emerald Fennellâs latest confection.â
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How's Your Bodice? Ripped? - Maddwolf
âWuthering Heightsâ by Hope Madden Remember when people saw the teaser trailer for Emerald Fennellâs âWuthering Heightsâ and lost their minds? Everybody assumed Fennell had gotten in there and gone al...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/hows-your-bodice-ripped/#sthash.TpI5Uyix.dpbs
1 day ago
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dfilipi
2 days ago
Great ink by
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
in
@colsunderground.bsky.social
about the 12th annual Cinema Revival: A Festival of Film Restoration at the Wex Feb 26 - Mar 2!
columbusunderground.com/restoration-...
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Restoration and Preservation Celebrated in 3D and 70mm at the Wex - Columbus Underground
Every year, the Wexner Center for the Arts celebrates the process and product of film restoration and preservation. Their annual Cinema Revival program returns with a full slate of classics, underseen...
https://columbusunderground.com/restoration-and-preservation-celebrated-in-3d-and-70mm-at-the-wex-hm1/
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Fright Club Podcast
2 days ago
Thanks to the Mid Ohio Film Association for having me out to talk about making Obstacle Corpse!
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âSince moving from television to features, Director Bart Layton has shown a persistent interest in exploring the psyche behind audacious crimes. And so far, heâs batting a thousand.â Our review of Crime 101:
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Diamond Life - Maddwolf
Crime 101 by George Wolf I saw the fairly generic title, I saw the February release date, I saw the two hour and twenty minute run time, and I was less than excited about Crime 101. Let me tell you ho...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/diamond-life-3/#sthash.bXGT5RUb.dpbs
3 days ago
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âimaginative side plots and character arcs feel wild and random, but the script is actually built quite solidly.â Our thoughts on Good Luck, Have Fun, Donât Die:
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Let's Do the Time Loop Again - Maddwolf
Good Luck, Have Fun, Donât Die by Hope Madden Say Sam Rockwell, ragged clothes under homemade explosives and draped in clear plastic, walks into the late-night diner where youâre eating and claims to ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/lets-do-the-time-loop-again/#sthash.lUp9Kfb2.dpbs
3 days ago
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Seth V
3 days ago
Wow
#HorrorFam
#MovieFam
#AllAreFam
This Friday is gonna be wild 1st itâs
#Friday13th
also itâs
@frightclub.bsky.social
at 9pm at
@gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social
in
#ColumbusOH
come out in the balmy weather & watch Valentine fun w/
#May
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
talking
#FaveBrokenHeartsInHorror
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4 days ago
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âGOATâs not exactly a championship contender, but it is a scrappy gamer, and should give young sports fans and pop culture first stringers some ninety odd minutes to hold their attention.â
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Baa Baa Baller - Maddwolf
GOAT by George Wolf Iâm a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, so the name Steph Curry brings up one glorious memory, and plenty of forgettable ones. But yes, fine, he is the gameâs G.O.A.T. shooter and he seems ...
https://maddwolf.com/uncategorized/baa-baa-baller/#sthash.HlVXqIxS.dpbs
5 days ago
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Ginger Nuts of Horror
7 days ago
Does Luc Bessonâs new
#Dracula
make you want to sink your teeth into it, or does it leave you praying for a gigantic slice of garlic bread in a basket, just to ward Mr Sucky away? Read
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
's review here
gnofhorror.com/luc-bessons-...
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Does Luc Besson's Dracula Suck? New Ideas & Old Homage In The Latest Vampire Epic - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Luc Besson's Dracula mixes fresh lore with direct homage to Coppola's classic. We explore if Caleb Landry Jones's vampire brings new life or just recycles old blood.*
https://gnofhorror.com/luc-bessons-dracula-a-fresh-take-or-coppola-redux/
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Corin Hardyâs new high school horror film âWhistleâ unleashes an ancient death whistle. Does this R-rated cursed object thriller bring fresh scares or blow its own trumpet
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
review is in.
gnofhorror.com/whistle-2026...
#Horror
#MovieReview
#Whistle
#CursedObject
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Whistle Review: Corin Hardy's High School Horror, Does It Blow Its Own Trumpet? - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Is Corin Hardy's R-rated horror film Whistle a fresh take on the cursed object genre? Our review breaks down the high school horror tropes, supernatural threat
https://gnofhorror.com/whistle-2026-review-corin-hardys-cursed-object/
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The Schlocketeer
8 days ago
The awfulness of this trilogy has made me realize how good I had it with THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT. Is it as good as the original? Nope. But it's decent and still way better than this crapola trilogy. Listen to George. Don't waste your time. Go see Send Help or Shelter instead.
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Is Tamara bloody? Sure. Is Tamara scary? No.
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8 days ago
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Solo Mio âhas some charming success with the AARP fantasy playbook.â Our review:
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My Big Fat Italian Rebound - Maddwolf
Solo Mio by George Wolf Whereâs Jane Fonda? Sally Field? Michael Douglas? Morgan Freeman? Nowhere to be found. Ditto Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Andy Garcia or any of the more veteran stars weâve seen ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/my-big-fat-italian-rebound/#sthash.I5gZsC38.dpbs
10 days ago
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âCorin Hardyâs Whistle isnât particularly good. It is incredibly formulaic, with mainly one-dimensional characters forever making unlikely choices because the plot requires that they do. Itâs shot quite well, though.â
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Lips Together and Blow - Maddwolf
Whistle by Hope Madden Wish Upon. Polaroid. Talk to Me. Ouija. Choose or Die. The âgang of youngsters stumble across a cursed object to everyoneâs perilâ subgenre is alive and thriving. But hey, Talk ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/lips-together-and-blow/#sthash.k91CNLbP.dpbs
10 days ago
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âitâs fine to borrow as long as you can do something new to merit another go. Besson just about accomplishes that. Just about.â Our Dracula review:
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Bloodless - Maddwolf
Dracula by Hope Madden There are those who would call Francis Ford Coppolaâs 1992 film Bram Stokerâs Dracula a masterpiece. The score is undeniable, the costuming and set design glorious, the use of s...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/bloodless/#sthash.jxsc0ffE.dpbs
11 days ago
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Honored to win Best Directing Duo at ARFF!
14 days ago
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Seth V
16 days ago
Man the week is flying by, but today I to listen to 2
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
#Podcasts
the new
@frightclub.bsky.social
on
#HannibalLector
w/
#BrianRafferty
which was fun & Thoughtful! Plus the always great
#ScreeningRoom
I have so many thoughts on this yearâs
#OSCARNominees
good Listening
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Ginger Nuts of Horror
16 days ago
Horrorâs most vital pulse is beating in Spanish. 6 Latino horror films from Chile, Mexico, Spain & Argentina that redefine fear. Streaming now on Netflix, Shudder, Hulu. Your watchlist from
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
just got terrifying.
gnofhorror.com/best-latino-...
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Latino Horror Unleashed: The Fright Club Picks The 6 Spanish Language Horror Movies You Can't Miss - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
the best Latino horror films from Chile, Mexico, Spain & Argentina. Streaming now on Netflix, Shudder, Hulu. Expert picks from Fright Club Podcast.
https://gnofhorror.com/best-latino-horror-movies/
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15 days ago
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
reviews Send Help from Sam Raimi. This sounds like a dream for me, trapped on an island with my ex-boss.
#SendHelp
#SamRaimi
#HorrorMovie
#NewMovie
gnofhorror.com/send-help-re...
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Send Help Review: Sam Raimi's Splatstick Return Is A Cathartic Revenge On Terrible Bosses - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Sam Raimi returns with Send Help, a survival horror-comedy starring Rachel McAdams. We review his splatstick legacy and explore the film's place among cinema's most iconic terrible bosses.
https://gnofhorror.com/send-help-review-sam-raimis-horror-comedy/
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RIP to a great one:
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Catherine OâHara, âSchittâs Creekâ and âHome Aloneâ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/catherine-ohara-dead-schitts-creek-home-alone-1236646029/
15 days ago
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âA comedy this likeable and smiley, thatâs simultaneously twisted and dark is tough to come by.â Jason Biggs tries directing with Untitled Home Invasion Romance:
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Role Reversal - Maddwolf
Untitled Home Invasion Romance by Hope Madden Jason Statham is doing what Jason Statham does in a new thriller hitting screens this week. But did you know that Jason Biggs, known mainly for being a li...
https://maddwolf.com/outtakes/role-reversal-2/#sthash.7AqyDRR4.dpbs
17 days ago
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âIt ainât Hamnet, but at least our righteous killing machine isnât lathering up with a tube of shark repellant.â Our review of Shelter:
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Off the Gridlock - Maddwolf
Shelter by George Wolf Just how many off-the-books groups of elite assassins are there? And does Jason Statham have expired membership cards from all of them? Apparently, quite a few. And yes. In Shel...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/off-the-gridlock/#sthash.liqxP1TD.dpbs
17 days ago
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Sam Raimiâs return to R-rated horror is a bloody fun romp that feels a bit borrowed. Our review:
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Survivor: Boss Level - Maddwolf
Send Help by George Wolf As much as Send Help feels like the Sam Raimi film that it is, the writing credits seem a bit unfinished. With a premise taken more from Triangle of Sadness than Castaway, and...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/survivor-boss-level/#sthash.64OynHKK.dpbs
18 days ago
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For Fright Club episode 310, we take a deep dive into the legend of Hannibal Lecter with author Brian Raftery:
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Fright Club Bonus: Author Brian Raftery and his book Hannibal Lecter: A Life!
YouTube video by MaddWolf
https://youtu.be/OprEHk_w-iY?si
19 days ago
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Columbus Underground
19 days ago
Some thoughts from
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
on this yearâs noms:
columbusunderground.com/2026-oscar-n...
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2026 Oscar Nominations, Praise and Complaints - Columbus Underground
Well, if youâre a horror fan, 2025 was your year, at least according to the Academy. All told, the genre racked up 27 Oscar nominations. Ryan Cooglerâs period vampire epic Sinners led the pack with a ...
https://columbusunderground.com/2026-oscar-nominations-praise-and-complaints-hm1/
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This week weâre talking Oscar snubs and some new flicks, join in:
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Screening Room: Mercy, Return to Silent Hill, The Testament of Ann Lee & More
YouTube video by MaddWolf
https://youtu.be/DX-OdeY4efg?si
22 days ago
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âSomebody thought the storyline, sans shootouts, without monster carnage, just the storyline of a video game was interesting enough to make a movie out of. They were incorrect.â Our take on Return to Silent Hill:
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Point of No Return - Maddwolf
Return to Silent Hill by Hope Madden When I used to pick my son up from his dorm, invariably there was a video game on whether anyone was playing or not. Mainly it was badly articulated characters del...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/point-of-no-return/#sthash.ci9BBG1J.dpbs
22 days ago
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Magellan âquietly undermines a historically accepted notion of exploration and perseverance.â Our take:
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea - Maddwolf
Magellan by Hope Madden Lav Diazâs 2-hour and 40-minute epic Magellan is not for the impatient viewer. With no exposition, a primarily stationary camera, and only one internationally known actor (Gael...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/somewhere-beyond-the-sea/#sthash.16qqRjvV.NE3cQVvS.dpbs
23 days ago
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Boom! Horror comes to the Oscars:
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2026 Oscar Nominations: Praise & Complaints - Maddwolf
Well, if youâre a horror fan, 2025 was your year, at least according to the Academy. All told, the genre racked up 27 Oscar nominations. Ryan Cooglerâs period vampire epic Sinners led the pack with a ...
https://maddwolf.com/outtakes/2026-oscar-nominations-praise-complaints/#sthash.oYb1DpaU.dpbs
23 days ago
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âIt is a unique and well-crafted film, but the honesty of H Is for Hawk is just spread too thin for a truly memorable flight.â Our take:
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The Healing Skies - Maddwolf
H Is for Hawk by George Wolf âI donât have a hobby, I have a hawk.â âMabelâ became much, much more than a hobby for Helen Macdonald, and H Is for Hawk adapts their award-winning memoir with nearly equ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/the-healing-skies/#sthash.UIM9SpIN.0F3jWAlx.dpbs
24 days ago
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The Testament of Ann Lee âis a passionate, bold film about building community, finding and remaining true to yourself, and the unrivaled power of dancing.â
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Testify - Maddwolf
The Testament of Ann Lee by Hope Madden Filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The World to Come) draws you into her latest by dancing into the woods with an ecstatic group dressed a bit like Puritans. The dance fe...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/testify/#sthash.XBOVKfvo.dvVmy8L3.dpbs
24 days ago
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In Cold Light is âa more than solid thriller and another impressive turn from Maika Monroe.â Our review:
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The Slate Is Never Clean - Maddwolf
In Cold Light by Hope Madden Maxime Girouxâs gritty thriller In Cold Light keeps you off kilter, moving from dreamy confusion to full-on sprint and back again. Maika Monroe is Ava, and our first sprin...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/the-slate-is-never-clean/#sthash.yW8FsMpF.dpbs
25 days ago
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âDirector Ehrland Hollingsworth is new to horror, but I think he has a new home in the horror community, and I cannot wait to see how audiences respond to this movie. I feel like part of a secret club after being able to see Dooba Dooba and Iâm ready to talk about it with the world.â
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Club Creepy - Maddwolf
Dooba Dooba by Brooklyn Ewing Dooba Dooba feels like something special â like a movie from the 70s or 80s that you borrowed on bootleg VHS from a new kid in your town. The movie opens as Amna (Amna V...
https://maddwolf.com/nightmares-film-festival-reviews/club-creepy/#sthash.GSVX5Z5r.dpbs
25 days ago
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Ginger Nuts of Horror
28 days ago
New review up for Fabrice du Welzâs âMaldoror.â A true crime pivot for the horror director, based on the Dutroux case. Strong performances meet a narrative swerve that doesnât quite work. Full thoughts:
gnofhorror.com/maldoror-rev...
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
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Maldoror Review: Fabrice Du Welz's Belgium True Crime Misstep - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review of Fabrice du Welz's 'Maldoror,' a grim Belgium true crime tale based on the Marc Dutroux case, starring Anthony Bajon. See if it hits the mark.
https://gnofhorror.com/maldoror-review-fabrice-du-welzs-true-crime-film/
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Nathan Andrew is really just a fire-breathing reptile
28 days ago
It just occurred to me to suggest an author to you who happens to be a buddy of mine. Hope knows her stuff when it comes to horror!
bsky.app/profile/madd...
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Nine flicks to break down this weekâŠjoin us:
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Screening Room: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The Rip, No Other Choice, Dead Man's Wire & More
YouTube video by MaddWolf
https://youtu.be/jJlUr62pLF0?si
29 days ago
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Ralph Fiennes is great as usual, but âafter a promising start The Choral gets bogged down in a marsh of routine subplots and surface-level messaging.â Our review:
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Voices of Experience - Maddwolf
The Choral by George Wolf In case you need a reminder about the versatility of Ralph Fiennes, here it is. In the same week we find him trying to outsmart a psychotic gang leader while working to cure ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/voices-of-experience-2/#sthash.jCN26KHp.dpbs
29 days ago
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âOBEX wears its heart on its sleeve as a nostalgic adventure that feels like comfort cinema.â Adam Barney has our review:
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Visual Insanity - Maddwolf
OBEX by Adam Barney Filmmaker Albert Birney made quite an impression with his previous film, Strawberry Mansion, injecting whimsy and surrealism into a story about a government audit. Stuffed full of ...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/visual-insanity/#sthash.OQcoZPDs.dpbs
30 days ago
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âThe end result is that, though it boasts real tension and great performances, Maldoror feels like a misstep.â Our review:
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The Delights of Cruelty - Maddwolf
Maldoror by Hope Madden Deeply, darkly weird and surprisingâthatâs a good phrase to describe, to one degree or another, the films of Fabrice du Welz. His high-water mark for me is 2004âs Calvaire, a C...
https://maddwolf.com/outtakes/the-delights-of-cruelty/#respond
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Forget the infected. The real horror in â28 Years Later: The Bone Templeâ wears a blond wig. Nia DaCosta delivers a brutal, brilliant middle chapter. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are phenomenal.
gnofhorror.com/28-years-lat...
@28yearslater.bsky.social
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review â Nia DaCostaâs Gnarly Horror Masterpiece - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Nia DaCosta directs 2026's first great horror movie. Our review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple covers Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and how this sequel fits the trilogy.
https://gnofhorror.com/28-years-later-the-bone-temple-review/
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âwith no discernable genre, Night Patrol leaves you a little dizzy.â Our take:
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Zulu Up in Here - Maddwolf
Night Patrol by Hope Madden Crime drama, social commentary, action flick, vampire movieâNight Patrol bites off a lot. But since director Ryan Prows and writers Tim Cairo, Jack Gibson and Shaye Ogbonna...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/zulu-up-in-here/#sthash.zCg4mPLg.dpbs
about 1 month ago
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Resurrection comes âfrom a master technician who is practically demanding that you see this on a big screen, with a hushed crowd of strangers, all in agreement that there is still something essential about the power of stories through moving images on a screen.â Matt Weiner has our review:
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Celluloid Atlas - Maddwolf
Resurrection by Matt Weiner Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan set the bar high for himself with his second feature, the surreal sensation Long Dayâs Journey into Night that capped off a dreamy neo-noir with an...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/celluloid-atlas/#sthash.E0AQuciD.dpbs
about 1 month ago
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Gus Van Santâs Dead Manâs Wire is âan engaging high wire act of sadness, surprise and bittersweet delight.â Our review:
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Trigger Unhappy - Maddwolf
Dead Manâs Wire by George Wolf Even without the cameo from Al Pacino, Dead Manâs Wire has the gritty, absurdist vibe of legendary 70s thriller Dog Day Afternoon. Also based on true crime events, the l...
https://maddwolf.com/new-in-theaters/trigger-unhappy/#sthash.SpwbX6V9.dpbs
about 1 month ago
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If you thought 28 Years Later didnât go hard enough, good news: The Bone Temple delivers the horror goods:
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about 1 month ago
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The last 10 years of Spanish horror have been incredible. Letâs dive into the best of the best:
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Fright Club: New Latino Horror
YouTube video by MaddWolf
https://youtu.be/gDMQSZv8yxU
about 1 month ago
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Congrats to our Columbus Film Critics Association award winners:
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about 1 month ago
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âThere are lofty goals to be found within Sleepwalker, but unfortunately, the film is ultimately DOA due to a poor script, uninspired direction, and a complete lack of scares.â
@brandonct.bsky.social
has our review:
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What a Snooze - Maddwolf
Sleepwalker by Brandon Thomas Horror has always used trauma as a foundation for some of the best of the genre. Films like The Changeling or Donât Look Now wouldnât be what they are without the emotion...
https://maddwolf.com/outtakes/what-a-snooze/#sthash.HUJ1V1iX.dpbs
about 1 month ago
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dfilipi
about 1 month ago
Great ink by
@maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social
in
@colsunderground.bsky.social
about Sonnets & Cinema at
#theWex
beginning Jan 15. Now in its 3rd year, the series is organized by Streetlight Guild founder
@scottwoods.bsky.social
and pairs films with new work by Columbus poets commissioned by the Wex.
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Sonnets and Cinema Returns to the Wex - Columbus Underground
âPoets are always running their mouths,â says poet Scott Woods. âWe are the biggest mouths in all of art. I love marrying poetry to almost anything. It's perhaps the easiest art to make mutable in a s...
https://columbusunderground.com/sonnets-and-cinema-returns-to-the-wex-hm1-2/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPMlINleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFOdTZ3M2lvcmltTms3aVMzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhwS22B9js_PUKhRrDyeL3wuwZgocf9fSWz2AGh8MvvBHZnOwODmXsaoPnIa_aem_xNHNb_Dq1HA19VM1GP-XQA
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