List: June Gloom's Media Room, v5 | Curated by june gloom

Oct 4, 2023
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June Gloom's Media Room, v5
Twitter is dying, and I'd hate to lose nearly three years' worth of media criticism, so I'm reposting it here. Each review is numbered. #161-200
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#161: Alone in the Dark 2A Christmassy creepshow continuation that doesn’t quite compare
Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
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#162: The Treasure of the Sierra MadreA tale of poverty, greed and isolation in this classic western from one of the mid-century Hollywood masters
Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
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#163: The Master and MargaretA bleak tale of self-expression, faith, and the day the Devil came to Moscow
Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
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#164: Alone in the Dark 3Trilogy finisher fixes a lot of what’s infuriating about the series — but not all of it
Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
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#165: Wolf Blood (1925)Where are the werewolves?
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#166: The Abominable Dr. PhibesSilly seventies serial killer thriller with style
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#167: A Page of MadnessJapanese silent psychological horror is mystifying and not entirely by design
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#168: Dogra MagraJapanese psychological thriller from the twisted mind that gave us Shura
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#169: NecronautsBlack-and-white Houdini horror from 2000 AD
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#170: Layers of FearBloober Team’s attempt to capitalize on the popularity of PT Demo has no depth
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#171: The Call of Cthulhu, the movieHollywood is notoriously averse to Lovecraft adaptations, so a bunch of nerds made one themselves
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
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#172: EldritchHug a fishman today
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#173: The Lodger: A Tale of the London FogLong before ‘Psycho,’ a serial killer lurked Alfred Hitchcock’s first big hit
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#174: ChangelingClint Eastwood’s film touches on adult fears: missing children and a corrupt, uncaring state
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#175: The Whisperer in Darkness, the movieThe HP Lovecraft Historical Society does it again, in sound this time
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#176: Dr. Phibes Rises AgainSilly serial killer sequel gets even sillier
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#177: Haunted (1995 film)Ghost movie ain’t got no spirit
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#178: BloodYou’re soaking in it
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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#179: The Devil Rides OutPutting the “cult” in cult classic — hang on, have I done this joke already?
Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023
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#180: Shadow Hearts: From the New WorldShadow Hearts spinoff is even wackier, but can’t quite measure up to its predecessors
Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023