Tag: Demián Rugna
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Body swaps, timewarps and other fresh hell – the Sitges film festival 2023
Catalonia’s annual celebration of strange screen tales included a murderous birthmark, weretigers and a therapist overcome with ancient evilAt this year’s International Fantastic film festival of Catalonia, I got bitten all over. Not by vampires or werewolves, alas, but by mosquitoes, which took advantage of the unseasonably hot temperatures on Spain’s Costa del Garraf to…
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‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: Demonic Doings Spread Like Wildfire In an Unpredictable Thriller
The other demonic possession movie opening this week, “When Evil Lurks” is unlikely to steal major box-office thunder from “The Exorcist: Believer.” But Argentine genre specialist Demian Rugna’s latest is no mere opportunistic cash-in, either, with its own distinctive and non-formulaic take on the notion of an evil spirit that strikes like a malignant disease.…
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When Evil Lurks Review: A Cruel, Bloody Possession Movie For Sickos, By Sickos [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Possession movies, much like zombie movies, are a dime a dozen. They follow most of the same tropes and aesthetics established in part by William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist.” This is to say, there are not many movies that can make the sub-genre feel fresh. “When Evil Lurks” is one such movie. Demián Rugna’s follow-up to “Terrified”…
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When Evil Lurks Trailer Teases New Film From The Director Of One Of The Scariest Movies Ever
Between “Talk To Me” and “Evil Dead Rise,” you’d think the superlative for 2023’s best horror movie trailer would’ve already been won by now, but there’s a late contender this week in the form of the horrifying new promo for “When Evil Lurks.” It’s no surprise this movie looks scary as hell, as it comes…
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‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: Argentinian Demonic Infection Movie Is Feverishly Mediocre
Disease has always been fertile ground for the horror genre: what’s a zombie or vampire movie if not the story of a particularly nasty virus making its way from host to host? Demonic possession onscreen often has a similar subtext; look at the definitive example, 1973’s “The Exorcist,” where hosting an ancient evil leaves a…
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Blood Window Showcase Teases 8 Upcoming Films at Cannes: ‘Genre Films Are Now at Their Best’
Cannes Blood Window Showcase is readying to send a shiver down Cannes’ spine, presenting eight upcoming films – in pre and post-production – on Friday.“Since 2014, our idea has always been to give greater visibility to the projects that have gone through Blood Window at Ventana Sur,” says the head of the program Javier. C.…