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Gizmodo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘ReAnimator' Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With a Re-Release and Glowing Green Merch
Somehow it's been 40 years since Stuart Gordon's H.G. Lovecraft-inspired Re-Animator hit theaters, boasting an instant-classic performance by Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Herbert West, Miskatonic University's most unhinged medical student turned mad scientist. There's splatter, there's gore, there's body horror, and there's the most distressing severed head scene in the history of cinema. To mark the monumental anniversary of one of the most beloved cult classics ever, Re-Animator is returning to theaters, with a bonus. Presented by the American Genre Film Archive and Mutant, these special screenings will showcase the Ignite Film and Eagle Rock Pictures' 4K restoration of Gordon's film, ensuring that every gross moment and Combs facial expression will look better than it ever has before. And even fans who are like, 'I've seen it already 50 times' (you know who you are) will want to take note, because attending a screening will be the only way to get your mitts on Mutant's limited-edition screenprinted poster by Phantom City Creative—or Rucking Fotton's glow-in-the-dark commemorative t-shirt. Here's a look at the goods. First, the 18 x 24 poster, which costs $45. If you love it and can't make it to a screening, Mutant will have a standard edition colorway online starting October 23. But if you want this exact slab of greeny goodness, you've gotta leave the house. Ditto for this t-shirt, which is only available at screenings. It's $35 and made in collaboration with Rucking Fotten. Tickets are on sale for the special Re-Animator screenings at participating theaters; you can see a full list with dates (when available) below. September 26: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA / Los Angeles, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Mountain View / Mountain View, CA; Alamo Drafthouse New Mission / San Francisco, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair / Santa Clara, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake / Denver, CO; Alamo Drafthouse Westminster / Westminster, CO; Alamo Drafthouse Naples / Naples, FL; Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville / Chicago, IL; Alamo Drafthouse Seaport / Boston, MA; Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury / Woodbury, MN; Alamo Drafthouse La Vista / Omaha, NE; Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn / Brooklyn, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan / New York, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island / Staten Island, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers / Yonkers, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane / Austin, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Village / Austin, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Cedars / Dallas, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Denton / Denton, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Richardson / Richardson, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak / San Antonio, TX. October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29: Olympia Film Society / Olympia, WA October 3-6: Beacon / Seattle, WA October 3-4: Late Nite Grindhouse / St. Louis, MO October 10-13: Hollywood Theatre / Portland, OR October 10-16: Screenland Armour / Kansas City, MO October 11-12: Row House Cinema – Hollywood / Pittsburgh, PA October 17: Roxie / San Francisco, CA October 18: Sun-Ray / Tampa, FL October 29: Texas Theatre / Dallas, TX October/November TBD: Screamfest NOLA at the Broad Theater / New Orleans, LA November TBD: The Frida Cinema / Santa Ana, CA TBC: Little Theater / Rochester, NY; Rivoli Theatre / La Crosse, WI; Emagine Willow Creek / Plymouth, MN; Emagine Eagan / Eagan, MN; Cinema Arts Center / Huntington, NY Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Boston Globe
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘Dangerous Animals': DoorDash for sharks
However, I must mention that Stuart Gordon's grisly splatter masterpiece, 'Re-Animator' also played at Cannes 40 years ago. But that film didn't run in the esteemed 'Directors' Fortnight' section like this one. Considering that the violent, gory genre mashup ' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Jai Courtney as Tucker in 'Dangerous Animals.' (AMC) Mark Taylor/AMC Advertisement Byrne takes his time with screenwriter Nick Lepard's story. We don't discover Tucker's sadistic execution method of choice until around the 40-minute mark. To keep us on edge, there's a cheeky pre-credits sequence that establishes Tucker's murderous credentials. That opening scene introduces us to Heather (Ella Newton), a naïve tourist talked into going on Tucker's 'Swimming With Sharks' tour by the hunky guy accompanying her. When Tucker asks if they're a couple, Heather's hesitant reaction reveals that the guy is what the folks Down Under refer to as 'her bonk.' Advertisement There's something off about Tucker. He seems amiable, but he asks questions that imply that Heather and her hook-up might be in danger. During the pre-boat conversation, he establishes that no one will miss these two people if they suddenly disappear. There's just enough menace mixed in to make observant people uneasy. He even makes the children's song 'Baby Shark' more terrifying than it already is. Unfortunately for Heather, she can't hear the audience screaming 'Don't get on that boat, you fool!' After the duo visit the sharks in the typical shark-diving cave, Tucker stabs the guy to death and takes Heather hostage out on the open seas. Hassie Harrison as Zephyr and Josh Heuston as Moses in 'Dangerous Animals.' AMC Next, we meet our hero/Final Girl, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison). She's a blonde surfer girl loner who fled to Australia for the tasty waves and the solitude. Her introduction is timed with a hilarious needle drop I won't reveal. And her Meet Cute with real estate agent Moses (Josh Heuston) hinges on blackmail: Either she'll allow Moses to use her jumper cables to restart his car, or he'll tell the 7-Eleven clerk she shoplifted. 'Trust me, I'm not a serial killer,' he tells her. Since the movie only has room for one madman, Zephyr believes him. Then she jumps his bones in her massive van. After ghosting him the next morning as he's making her breakfast, Zephyr runs afoul of Tucker. He knocks her out, and she wakes up handcuffed on his boat next to Heather. Since she rocked his world so splendidly the night before, Moses becomes obsessed with finding out where Zephyr disappeared to in the morning. Like Heather, he's about to do something dumb simply because the sex was good. Advertisement Once Zephyr is captured, 'Dangerous Animals' becomes a cat and mouse game between her and Tucker. Since they're both loners, he sees a connection. 'You're a fighter,' he tells her, which makes his sadistic game more fun. Hassie Harrison as Zephyr and Jai Courtney as Tucker in 'Dangerous Animals.' AMC The film was shot on a real boat, so the location's interiors are claustrophobic but visually dull. But cinematographer Shelley Farthing-Dawe does wonders when we're not stuck inside. There are gorgeous images of the beach and the ocean. Tucker's boat is framed like an ugly orange aberration interrupting the blue majesty of sea and sky. The actors are often shot in close-up, which adds to the trapped feeling. At one point, Farthing-Dawe's lighting gives Tucker's hair a spiky halo as he's monologuing to one of his victims. The cinematography can't help the CGI sharks, though. They look faker than 'Jaws''s infamous star, Bruce the Shark. Kasra Rassoulzadegan's playful yet ominous editing is effective, even if the jump scares become redundant. And Michael Yezerski's rumbling score, while occasionally reminiscent of 'Dangerous Animals' falters by never gives Tucker a reason for his extreme, shark-based misogyny, nor does it make Zephyr an especially compelling Final Girl. Though Courtney and Harrison give their all, this is a slick-looking yet routine exercise that wastes an ideal premise. ★★1/2 DANGEROUS ANIMALS Directed by Sean Byrne. Written by Nick Lepard. Starring Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Ella Newton. At AMC Boston Common, Alamo Drafthouse Seaport. 98 min. R (brutal shark violence, steamy human sex) Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic.
The Guardian
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Little Bites review – something wicked this way noms in mum-snacking horror
This one starts very strong. Mindy Vogel (Krsy Fox), a single mother, is summoned to her basement by the ringing of a bell. A barely glimpsed monster with a lugubrious but threatening voice demands that she feed him. They engage in a dialogue from which we infer this is something of a long-term dynamic, with the grim beast nibbling from her arm on a regular basis. She tells him she'll need to go to the hospital if this carries on much longer; the abusive relationship parallels are not accidental. This monster is dangerous, but he's also a parasite, standing in contrast to the horror genre's typical one-munch-and-you're-done type beast. Unfortunately, from this point on the drama sags. Fox's performance is top-notch, but there are a number of plot points that don't really stack up. That might not matter in a loopier story-world, but Little Bites is a horror movie where everything is fairly grounded, other than the actual creature. Chief among the dud notes is the unlikely idea that Child Protective Services would so aggressively hunt down a single mother on the flimsy grounds given here (seemingly amounting to the fact that Mindy's child is staying with her grandmother). This kind of writing is frustrating, because it feels like another round of script drafts could have fixed things. Surely there is an opportunity for more insidious monster-related problems that give the legitimate appearance of something very wrong at home, such that horror icon Barbara Crampton, who plays the CPS officer, would have no choice but to plausibly intervene. The flaws are a shame because the casting is fabulous, including Crampton (Re-Animator), Chaz Bono (American Horror Story), and Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street). Luckily, despite the narrative issues, the tension picks up again as the film oozes towards its climax. What could have been a real contender with a few relatively minor tweaks is still a serviceable morsel for those with the right kind of appetite. Little Bites is on Shudder and AMC+ from 21 February.
