Contributor Anton Bitel

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Review

January

by Anton Bitel

Two men snowed in at a remote cabin await the return of their boss in Andrey Paounov's unique, existential horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Unwelcome

by Anton Bitel

A young couple reeling from a violent attack play host to strange house guests in Jon Wright's Irish horror.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two costumed characters, a green monster and a vampire, engaged in a confrontational conversation in a dimly lit room.
Home Ents

How Rob Zombie put his own spin on a television classic

by Anton Bitel

The horror director turns his attention to comedy and romance with his prequel version of The Munsters.
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Home Ents

The classic Italian political drama about the tyranny of industrial capitalism

by Anton Bitel

Elio Petri's The Working Class Goes to Heaven remains a sobering portrait of life as a cog in the oppressive machine.
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Review

Skinamarink

by Anton Bitel

A young brother and sister face their worst fears in Kyle Edward Ball's inventive microbudget horror.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in dark clothing toasting with drinks at a rustic wooden table lit by candles in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Pale Blue Eye

by Anton Bitel

A hardened detective teams up with a young Edgar Allen Poe to solve a murder in Scott Cooper's chilly thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Home Ents

A robotic Santa wreaks havoc in a new festive offering

by Anton Bitel

Christmas Bloody Christmas is a Yuletide horror with a dark sense of humour and some killer robots.
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Home Ents

The strange cinematic history of King Kong

by Anton Bitel

As a restoration of the 1976 remake lands on home entertainment platforms, it's a fascinating insight into the on-screen story of this iconic feature creature.
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Home Ents

The Witch: Part 2 – The Other One is a wild action-thriller

by Anton Bitel

This blood-soaked South Korean sequel picks up where The Witch: Part 1 left off, with a pair of supernatural twins causing havoc.
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Home Ents

Discover the slapstick joys of this 80s martial arts comedy

by Anton Bitel

Sammo Hung stars as a hapless amateur detective in Wu Ma's classic comedy caper.

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