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WORLD OF DEATH Ep. 72 – Extract / Matricide

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Happy 4/20 day World of Dopers! This week we’ll be rolling up some grass, gore, and ghastly shorts from two horror film headtrippers.  First up is the utterly hypnotic synthesis of high-temperature fever dream and acid flashback, EXTRACT, by Director Evan Secory.  This wholly original experimental effort combines Suspiria-esque hallucinatory visuals, a mind-bendingly atmospheric underscore, and a general aesthetic that is a perfect compliment to the overall WOD design. The photography, editing scheme, and radically eccentric tone are all remarkably idiosyncratic and enormously effective. Extract is equal parts arthouse chic, and raw, visceral, bold filmmaking – outlaw cinema at its most conspicuously flamboyant. This is what I like to call a “drug film”; surreal and narcotic – a perfect digital anesthetic, best consumed under the influence. This is one of my favorite shorties as I really appreciate filmmakers that aren’t afraid to push the envelope – particularly those that are committed to personal research and development – especially the self-indulgent, neurological variety.

MATRICIDE is another innovative and brazenly cerebral shortie straight from Director Graham Hart’s laboratory. It too possesses a specific experimental bend – I mean how often does a protagonist-fetus take center stage? This is both a horror film, and comedic cautionary tale aimed at both the maternal set and the horror film community in general. I suspect the filmmakers were more occupied with their grandiose set piece than exploring the fundamentals of motherly instincts but the bizarro-world film still works as a compelling head-scratcher and pseudo-satire. The voice-over work borders on farce, but I urge you to pay attention – the film’s amusing yet unsettling thesis statement can be found within. Matricide also contains some slick visuals and maintains a twisted, totally inhospitable tone throughout – its an uncomfortable picture, which would explain its effectiveness as oddball, avant-garde schlock. Think Look Who’s Talking meets Stuart Gordon meets David Cronenberg. Talk about a whacked-out mind fuck.
Until next time horror fans, smoke em’ if you got em’.
– B.A. Lewandowski

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Anna Faris & Regina Hall Promise ‘Scary Movie’ Will “Offend Everyone;” New Images Revealed

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The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.

“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”

Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”

EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.

Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.

The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.

Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).

The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and everyfinal chapterthat absolutely isn’t final.

Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.

Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.

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