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Blu-ray Review: Ghost Ship (2002)

Back in 1962, pleasure cruise ship the Antonia Graza has nearly it’s entire occupancy scissored in two by a seemingly freak accident involving a broken cable. Flash forward to the modern age, and a group of rough n’ tumble salvagers lead by the no-bullshit Murphy (Gabriel Byrne) catch wind of the ship just floatin’ out on the Bearing Sea just waiting to be plundered! Once on board, our heroes soon find they are up to their assholes in supernatural goings-on, and the ghosts that now inhabit the vessel are none-to-eager to give up their secrets! While the story isn’t going to set the wicked world ablaze with it’s originality (though credit where credit is due, the sequence where we discover the truth behind the ghost ship is top-notch indeed), Ghost Ship has plenty of things in it’s favor. Chief among them is the absolutely top-notch set design, with the titular location being fully realized, and completely (and fittingly) off-putting with

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DanXIII

Sep 9, 2020

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Hereditary’s Blu-ray Release Is Only Days Away

Ari Aster‘s Hereditary, declared the best horror film of 2018 by critics and viewers alike, is headed to Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra. In the film, Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away and her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Zachary Arthur, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro star. Special features on the DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K include the featurette “Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary” and the “Evil in Miniature” photo gallery. Sadly, there is no director’s commentary. Bring home the scariest film of the year on September 4, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 1, 2018

Trailers

‘Hereditary’ – “The Scariest Film In Decades” Unveils Its Dark Trailer

How many times have we heard a horror film advertised as “scary as hell” or “the scariest film in decades”? Well, this time, the hype might actually be true. At Sundance, the horror film Hereditary, the feature debut from writer-director Ari Aster, premiered and it is getting a lot of buzz. Many are taking to social media stating it is the scariest film they’ve ever seen. And when I say a lot of people, I really mean a crapload of people. So, what is the film about? It starts when Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away and her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Zachary Arthur, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro star. Hereditary is set to be released on June 8, 2018,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2018

Trailers

The Poster And First Image For ‘Hereditary’ Teases A Dark Family Secret

The poster for Ari Aster’s Hereditary is here and along with the first image (below) that teases an unhappy family. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, and Milly Shapiro, the film is set after the family’s their reclusive grandmother passes away and they learn that they have inherited a very dark secret. “When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.” Hereditary will make its world premiere at the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 20, 2018

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