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Ogling Inward: Evil Toons (1992)

The film’s level of self-awareness indicates that director Fred Olen Ray is gazing not only at breasts but also at himself.

Synthetic Perspective: Debug (2014)

Jason Momoa, typically known for playing various brooding musclemen, is a merry sight as as an upbeat slasher villain.

Hard on the Heroine: The Maze (1953)

Despite bad manners and even worse omens, Kitty still tries to discover why her estranged fiancé spends his evenings wandering a topiary maze.

Rich Soil: Children of the Corn - Runaway (2018)

I heartily commend the decision to lavish funds upon a franchise that has sustained itself for some time on modest budgets.

Dreamy Buffet: Death Bed - The Bed That Eats (1977)

Though the title would seem to spell out the action rather clearly, there are some particulars that warrant mention.

Unpleasant Tenant: Day of the Dead - Bloodline (2018)

Max expresses his affections as any lovelorn fellow might, ensuring that he and his beloved are regularly forced into uncomfortably close confines and carving her name rather skillfully into his arm.

Bursting with Joy: Ticks (1993)

The lighthearted spirit is reinforced by several hallucinogenic sequences, countless gory tick explosions and multiple Clint Howard sightings.

Breathtaking Normality: Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

Brad Dourif's superhuman powers of transformation turn him into something unthinkable -- a halfway normal individual.

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Deeply Committed: Unsane (2018)

The entire production was filmed on a “smart” telephone, a model that I understand is quite popular.

Deadly Digit: Netherworld (1992)

Like so many Full Moon movies, it projects the scrappy charm of a young schoolboy who has hastily assembled his big presentation only the night before it was due.

Reflects Poorly: Dark Mirror (2007)

Like movies that remind us that racism is distasteful and family is important, Dark Mirror serves to solidify our base of essential truths.

Monster Mash-Up: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Even if you’re a lycanthrope or an ungodly amalgamation of corpse pieces, it can be awfully nice to meet new people every once in a while.

Cenobite Coworkers: Hellraiser - Judgement (2018)

Not content with mere chains and hooks, they treat their victims to interrogation, regurgitation, evisceration and non-consensual licking.

Stationary, Blind and Venerable: Cauldron of Blood (1970)

The colors are lush, the interiors are ornate and the relationships are unhealthy.

Blizzard of Pixels: Bats (1999)

I am heartened to see someone slapping together a little latex and puppetry amid the computer generated swarm.

Stormy Brevity: Mom and Dad (2017)

Any moviegoer saddened by the slow erosion of Nicolas Cage’s mania will have much cause for celebration.

Oozing Empathy: The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

The languid approach leaves one ample time to admire the work of the film’s true star, special effects artist Rick Baker.

Stiff Upper Lip: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

When the time comes they all submit themselves willingly for the slaughter, just the way a family should behave in a crisis of this sort.

Agressive Hospitality: 2001 Maniacs (2005)

Pleasant Valley fosters a secret cannibal culture that seems to mostly eat heads, which admittedly does provide a certain dramatic flair when the dinner bell is rung.

Creature Catering: The Pit (1981)

You may think me a doddering “coot” bemoaning the eroding morals of young people today but I simply cannot abide by meat thieving, attempted livestock appropriation or murder by shoving.