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Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Seven

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 31, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 31, 2017

Can you believe that David Fincher’s Seven is 22 years old? It came out in 1995 and quickly became an iconic horror film. It was dark, it was bleak, and it did not care how we felt at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, I hate people, Uncategorized, Weekend Movies

Hail to the King Vol 8 – The Stand

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dan PollittAugust 31, 2017

“…instead of a hobbit, my hero was a Texan named Stu Redman, and instead of a Dark Lord, my villain was a ruthless drifter and supernatural madman named Randall Flagg. The land of Mordor (“where the shadows lie,” according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hail to the King, Rant

More Than a Feeling: Sex in Cabin Fever (2002)

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 30, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 30, 2017

Like it or not, Eli Roth’s 2002 effort Cabin Fever changed the face of horror. Roth spent much of the late 1990s attempting to get the film made, which managed to combine elements of homage, dark humor and gore that … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Sex

Trailer Tuesday: The Death of Stalin

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 29, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 29, 2017

This world is completely absurd. If you can’t laugh at it, it’s going to get crushing. Which is why some of the wry, British political comedies are so much fun. Everyone swears; the characters point and laugh at one another; … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Trailer Tuesday

Coming This Week

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 27, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 27, 2017

Tobe Hooper has passed away. I feel like there are too many good artists that we’re losing lately, but I also keep reminding myself that we’ve had them for far longer than we’ve gotten others. Instead of feeling sad, I’m … Continue reading →

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Saturday Shorts: The Life of Death

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 26, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 26, 2017

Death is a subject that has long fascinated me. Since childhood, I’ve found it interesting that people think of death as a person – that in the end, it will be a human being waiting to take you into an … Continue reading →

Posted in Animated, Emotions, Saturday shorts

Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Mindhorn

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 24, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 24, 2017

At first glance, Sean Foley’s Mindhorn looks and feels a little bit like a Black Dynamite rip off. It’s got the music and throwback feel to it, complete with the cheesy cuts and conventions of a period piece from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Weekend Movies

Complete Discomfort: Torture, Rape and Revenge in Witchfinder General

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 23, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 23, 2017

Oh I do not want to write this one, but I feel it’s a moral imperative. I caught 1968’s Witchfinder General for the first time a week ago at the time of this writing – a friend of mine insisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Can't we all just get along, Crime, ethics, Gender, Get The Hell Away From Me, No Thank You

Trailer Tuesday: Molly’s Game

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 22, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 22, 2017

I’m not the biggest fan of crime stories (except when they feature Tom Hardy, to whom I still owe a drink after watching Bronson). I’m not even a fan of political dramas (living in America at the present moment, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Trailer Tuesday

Coming This Week

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 20, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 20, 2017

Okay, this reality keeps getting weirder and weirder and I keep hoping that somehow, it’s a simulation and I’m going to wake up a well-adjusted 12-year-old wearing a headset in a better world. For now, though, we have Keanu memes … Continue reading →

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