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**_A cabin in the woods, several 20-somethings, and some… THING_** A newlywed couple invites five friends over to celebrate their new home in the sticks of Illinois, including the wife’s adopted brother & sister, who are trying to overcome terrible childhood trauma. They will all find out if the siblings’ mental health issues are merely that or something way more sinister. "The Rake” (2018) is cabin-in-the-woods horror but, thankfully, isn’t the same old, same-old. For one thing, the seven characters are all well into their 20s, so don’t expect shallow teenagers celebrating Spring Break. Furthermore, the slasher element isn’t of the normal variety and the focus is on serious drama. Lastly, the flick illustrates the awful truth about abortion. Yet this doesn’t mean it’s “anti-abortion,” as one critic claimed, just that it shows the ugly reality. If anything, it arguably lands in the pro-choice camp. Rachel Melvin as Nicole and Shenae Grimes-Beech as Ashley standout on the female front with powerful performances for Indy horror. As far as beauty goes, there’s voluptuous Darcy Wood as brunette Michelle and Izabella Miko as blonde Cassie, the mother of the siblings in the intro. Too bad Darcy’s part wasn’t bigger with better footage (not talkin’ bout nudity or sleaze). On the other side of the gender spectrum, Stephen Brodie plays Ashley’s overcoming brother while Joey Bicicchi plays Nicole’s angst-ridden husband fixated on protecting her well-being (and understandably so). Then there’s Joe Nunez as the jovial drinker. The flick respects the intelligence of the viewer to put the pieces of the puzzle together based on dialogue clues, etc. so you have to listen closely to figure out Nicole’s relationship to Ben & Ashley. One thing I didn’t get, however, is who the naked woman in the woods was; she looked like Ashley’s nude doppelganger, but I'm not sure. Then there's how Jeremy’s woman was never introduced; she's just found dead by the work shed. While a lot of the runtime is spent on the characters at the backwoods house and the drama thereof, I feel the movie needed even more time with them because what’s here is really well written & acted. The depiction of psychological trauma, mostly with Ashley, is impressively done and smacks of superior filmmaking. Since this is the movie’s strength, I wish more time was spent fleshing out these interesting characters. Instead, it switches to all-out gory horror and a quick end. Speaking of horror, the main problem most critics have with the flick is the ambiguity of the creepypasta lore. Yet, if you listen to the father’s research during the prologue, you’ll gain some insights. The creature is linked to (or likened to) the AmerIndian legend Wendigo and similar “myths.” It’s a malevolent spirit that attaches itself to its prey, causing mental suffering, and only manifests in the physical realm through the victim in distorted form. Like any demonic entity, its purpose is to “steal, kill and destroy,” including stealing a person’s mental health and tormenting them (for years and years, if it so desires, which it evidently feeds off of). We don’t know any more than this because it’s not possible to do so since it’s a supernatural being beyond our mortal experience. This is one of those movies that had the potential to be great, but needed another rewrite to clarify key issues and flesh out its potential. But this would take time and time means money in filmmaking, which this Indy production didn’t have. Yet what’s here is worth checking out if you don’t mind scratching your head a bit. The film runs 1 hour, 19 minutes, and was shot in Illinois. GRADE: B-
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of the school and its professor of literature, is witness to and part of these discoveries. The three are followed through the next few decades, their reunion marking life and death.
Holed up in a seedy hotel, Hollywood screenwriter Don Malek is scripting a diabolical plan for revenge. But instead of writing about a bloodthirsty serial killer, Don is doing the dirty work with his own hands.
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's famous tale of 3 generations of women & their changing position in society,seen in relation to a box of jewels, handed down from one generation to the next. A film by Aparna Sen.
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!