Category Archives: Period Piece

Episode 134 – V/H/S/99

November 20, 2022Anthology, Found Footage, Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Shudder OriginalCreep, Creep 2, War of the Worlds (2005), WNUF Halloween Specialshockdoctors

V/H/S/99 marks the series’ full-on tonal shift into Creepshow-esque horror comedy, which ultimately proves detrimental. Better than V/H/S Viral, but that’s not saying much.

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Episode 129 – Pearl (2022)

October 9, 2022Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseHunger (2008), Mia Goth, Ti West, What's The Matter with Helen?, Xshockdoctors

The back end of Pearl isn’t as visually arresting as its opening act, and suffers from some scripting issues, but the film is a knockout showcase for Mia Goth’s delightfully broad performance.

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Episode 120 – The Black Phone

July 3, 2022New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseEthan Hawke, It, Joe Hill, Madeleine McGraw, Mason Thames, Mr. Brooks, NOS4A2, Scott Derrickson, Silence of the Lambs, Sinister, Stephen King, Summer of '84, The Clovehitch Killer, The Tinglershockdoctors

Based on a Joe Hill story, The Black Phone nails a trifecta – strong performances from Ethan Hawke, Madeleine McGraw, and Mason Thames, assured direction by Scott Derrickson, and a smart script from Derrickson and writing partner C. Robert Cargill. It’s a blast.

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Episode 112 – X

April 3, 2022Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseBrittany Snow, Crazy Fat Ethel, Criminally Insane, In Flagrante Delicto, Jenna Ortega, Kid Cudi, Martin Henderson, Mia Goth, Owen Campbell, Porn, Scott Mescudi, The Innkeepers, Ti Westshockdoctors

After nearly a decade away from the genre, Ti West still builds tension as well as anyone in the business, but old people having sex isn’t quite as repulsive as he wants it to be.

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Episode 111 – The Cursed

March 20, 2022Body Horror, Creature Feature, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseAlistair Petrie, Boyd Holbrook, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Fugue State, Kelly Reilly, Mickey Liddell, Sean Ellis, Sleepy Hollow, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Innocents, The Others, The Wolfman (2010), Werewolfshockdoctors

Period creature-feature goodness and an interesting twist on the mechanics of lycanthropy are diminshed by pacing issues, a sometimes-drab color palette, and some questionable choices about the film’s Roma pseudo-antagonists.

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Episode 106 – Nightmare Alley

January 2, 2022New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseBradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Chinatown, David Strathairn, Film Noir, Guillermo del Toro, Holt McCallany, Richard Jenkins, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, The Blue Angel, The Tenant, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoeshockdoctors

Mild pacing issues and Dr. Ritter’s impenetrable motives prevent Nightmare Alley from being a slam-dunk, but it’s still a very good time.

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Episode 105 – Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

December 19, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release, Video Game Adaptation, ZombiesDel Griffith, Dog Soldiers, Johannes Roberts, Kaya Scodelario, Neal McDonough, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil (Gamecube)), Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Rocket Launchershockdoctors

Your Masters of Microphoning meander through another Johannes Roberts misfire, albeit one that appears to make some fanboys very excited.

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Episode 103 – Last Night in Soho

November 14, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release60s Nostalgia, Anya Taylor-Joy, Black Swan, Deep Red, Diana Rigg, Edgar Wright, Giallo, Hag Horror, Matt Smith, Moonlight Man, Repulsion, Shadow Men, Teen Spirit, Terence Stamp, The Neon Demon, Thomasin McKenzieshockdoctors

Last Night in Soho wastes an imperfect but engaging opening stretch by dissolving into a featureless morass of shadow men and a climax that is bone-deep bad.

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Episode 90 – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

July 4, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, The Conjuring Universe, Theatrical ReleaseAnnabelle Comes Home, Brown CGI Wind, Bug (2006), Churchy Jargon, James Wan, John Noble, Michael Chaves, Patrick Wilson, The Curse of La Llorona, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Exorcist, Vera Farmiga, William Friedkinshockdoctors

The Warrens’ third (fourth?) entry in the James Wan Expanded Universe in the weakest yet, completely lacking in scares and drowning in jargon.

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Episode 79 – In Fabric

April 11, 2021Period Piece, Theatrical Release1984, Blood and Black Lace, Dario Argento, Giallo, In Which We Live, Lucio Fulci, Mario Bava, Peter Strickland, Suspiria, The Doubleshockdoctors

Peter Strickland’s latest is an appropriately bizarre giallo homage, complete with a score that might as well have been written by Goblin.

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