Tag: John Kramer
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When Does ‘Saw X’ Take Place?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Saw X.We think it’s safe to say that we would all lose if figuring out the twisty and turbulent timeline of the Saw series was one of Jigsaw’s (Tobin Bell) torture games. This long-running and beloved horror franchise is notorious for its wacky, crazy, and convoluted timeline. The…
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How Your Favorite Horror Franchise Began From Just an Unseen Short Film
It’s official: Jigsaw is back, and he’s more diabolical than ever before. Saw X is making a bloody splash at the box office with its tenth installment in the franchise, slicing through the competition and reinstating Saw‘s status as one of the most beloved horror franchises ever. Its signature tagline, bizarre traps, and twists and…
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The Saw Franchise’s Reverse Bear Trap Explained
Horror fans, similar to many other genre films, give a lot of attention to the production design of a piece. The costumes, the sets, and the props can all become iconic within the history of horror cinema and nerd culture as a whole. A syringe of green glow stick juice, a hockey mask, a possessed…
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Billy the Puppet Reads Your ‘Saw’ Reviews on Letterboxd
It’s another amazing weekend for horror fans with the highly anticipated release of Saw X finally killing its way to theaters. The tenth installment of the trap-happy Saw franchise sees the return of Tobin Bell’s John Kramer aka Jigsaw. However, you can’t have Jigsaw making a blood-soaked comeback without his trusted Billy the Puppet. Now…
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Saw Movies Ranked, from ‘Saw’ (2004) to ‘Saw X’
Whether you’re a passionate John Kramer devotee or a haughty cinephile dismissing Jigsaw’s legacy as so-called “torture porn,” the “Saw” franchise absolutely got to you. Yes, you.Back in theaters for the 2023 Halloween season, James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s indie shocker-turned-big budget ringer redefined splatter films for the post-9/11 masses and kicked off a resurgence…
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‘Saw X’ Review: Tobin Bell Goes for Broke in Most Agonizing, Suspenseful ‘Saw’ Sequel Yet
People have got to stop fucking with John Kramer.“Saw X” hits theaters this weekend, and while every installment in the now ten-film franchise could be attributed to one of the Og Jigsaw’s three ridiculous backstories (car crash! wife’s miscarriage! brain cancer!), this is the closest the series has come to producing an outright revenge flick.…
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‘Saw X’ Review: Tobin Bell Dominates a Torture-Porn Sequel That Comes Closer to Being a Real Movie. That Might Be a Good Thing (or Not)
The “Saw” films have always been rightfully tagged as torture porn, but they come on as flesh-ripping morality plays. Each victim, strapped into his or her loopy-ingenious electro-medieval Rube Goldberg slicer-dicer-chopper-gouger, is being put through the agonies of the damned only because of some sin that he or she committed in the real world. The…
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Where to Watch & Stream ‘Saw X’ — Find Showtimes
Are you ready to play a game? Brace yourself for the tenth installment of the Saw franchise, aptly titled Saw X, where the notorious serial killer Jigsaw reemerges with a vengeance. Acting as a direct sequel to the original Saw and a prelude to Saw II, this latest installment delves into the life of John…
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Can John Kramer Help Make Saw X A Big And Bloody Box Office Hit?
Lionsgate took a pretty healthy break from the “Saw” franchise after the release of “Saw 3D,” which hit theaters in 2010. But you simply can’t keep a horror icon down for long. The series was revived in 2017 with “Jigsaw,” which was followed up in 2021 with “Spiral: From the Book of Saw.” Now, the…
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‘Saw X’ 4Dx Poster Teases Jigsaw’s Largest Body Count Yet
There have been so many exciting franchise continuations in 2023. From Scream to Evil Dead, horror fans have been eating well. That blood-soaked wealth is only going to continue with the release of Saw X later this month. The 10th installment in the Saw series will see the return of Tobin Bell’s John Kramer aka…