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You Can Stream ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Free and Legally
The 1990 psychological thriller Jacob’s Ladder is one of the very best that the genre has to offer. Wonderfully directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction) with a fantastic cast (Danny Aiello, tho) and a gorgeous score from composer Maurice Jarre, the film has become a classic, one that has withstood the test of time and has become an influence on so many other properties since its release. Video game developers, musicians, and filmmakers have all been touched by this movie, each taking inspiration from various aspects.
“Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to discover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusion, and perception of death.”
If you haven’t seen it, I can’t recommend it enough. It’s honestly one of my favorites and I’m pretty much always game to give it a watch.
For those of you who haven’t seen it, now you can watch it at your convenience thanks to The Paramount Vault, who have uploaded the full film onto YouTube. Head on below to give this gem a visit.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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