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10 great films about making a horror film

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By Gayle Sequeira, Anton Bitel Verified, Matthew Barrington
| BFI
It’s only inevitable that most films about the making of a horror film would slot neatly into the horror genre themselves. For all their calibrated frights, such grisly tableaux can take a real mental and emotional toll on their craftsmen, the make-believe monstrosities tapping into actual primal fears. The idea of losing yourself in a movie is often taken to its most unsettling end in these films, with trauma that persists long after the credits roll.
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The End of Oak Street review – suburban dino romp lacks bite

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By Anton Bitel Verified
| Little White Lies Verified
The End of Oak Street review – suburban dino romp lacks bite Suburbia meets the Jurassic in David Robert Mitchell's new genre-bending family drama, where dinosaurs prove less dangerous than the cracks of the American Dream. 4 Anticipation. Adore Robert David Mitchell’s other films. 3 Enjoyment. Guess I like Spielberg too. 3 In Retrospect. Good if derivative suburban SF, more Spielbergian that Mitchellian.
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Mare’s Nest: Ben Rivers has produced his most hopeful film to date

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By Joseph Fahim, Nick Bradshaw Verified, Anton Bitel Verified
| Sight & Sound Verified
In a film where nothing is taken literally, the biggest enigma of the picture revolves around its protagonist, Moon (Moon Guo Barker): is she meant to be perceived as a child, or is she a child pretending to be an adult? Taking a position on the film’s central mystery determines the kind of experience the viewer will derive from Ben Rivers’ latest offering, a work that simultaneously converses with and diverges from the director’s previous films.
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