Fran Kranz

The Village (2004)

The Village (2004)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 5, 2004Pioneer Town/Mysterious Creatures in the Woods
M. Night Shyamalan creates three-quarters of a tense and eerie film about a 19th Century village under siege from mysterious creatures only for it to fall apart when he produces a damp squib of a twist ending
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The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Rating: ★★★½
May 13, 2012Meta-Fictional Horror Film
Joss Whedon scripted work that is less a horror film than a meta-horror film that is constantly deconstructing the genre and subverting its cliches. A rare genre entry less about visceral impact than it has brains to spare
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You Might Be the Killer (2018)

You Might Be the Killer (2018)
Rating: ★★
Jul 20, 2021Slasher Deconstruction/Possession by Indian Mask
There have been some clever and witty deconstructions and parodies of the slasher film in recent years. This starts in with an immediately captivating hook where the title phrase is turned around on the protagonist
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