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Really Awful Movies: Ep 170 – Technology and Horror films with the University of Toronto’s Kevin Chabot

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Technology and horror. And where these intersect. It’s interesting subject matter, whether it’s ghost hunters trying to record evidence of supernatural beings, or new technologies that are changing the way we communicate with one another through an online interface. Kevin Chabot is currently a Ph.D. student in Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto. He […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 169 – Inferno

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A thematic sequel to the legendary Italian horror Suspiria (1977), Inferno is the second part of Dario Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy. The long-delayed concluding entry, The Mother of Tears, was released in 2007, and one of us caught it at the Toronto International Film Festival. All three films are partially derived from the concept of “Our […]

Really Awful Movies: Ep 168 – Plan 9 from Outer Space

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Its reputation precedes it. But does Plan 9 from Outer Space (original title Grave Robbers from Outer Space) deserve all the derogation? Some say it is the worst film ever made. This is patently false. We’d go to our graves (speaking of robbing them), saying Dana Carvey’s The Master of Disguise is worse. Plan 9 […]