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[R.I.P.] ‘The Stuff’ and ‘It’s Alive’ Filmmaker Larry Cohen Has Died
We’ve learned the sad news this morning that legendary filmmaker Larry Cohen has passed away at 77 this weekend. Cohen, officially dubbed a Master of Horror when he was invited to direct an episode of the “Masters of Horror” anthology series back in 2006, wrote/directed cult films It’s Alive, It Lives Again, Special Effects, The Stuff and A Return to Salem’s Lot.
Cohen also wrote Maniac Cop, which was directed by William Lustig. His other writing credits include 2007’s Captivity as well as non-horror films Phone Booth and Cellular.
A true indie maverick, Larry Cohen’s work was unquestionably singular, often blending humor, horror and social commentary in wildly entertaining ways. Like the aforementioned films, God Told Me To and Q are standout Cohen efforts that illustrated just how much of a unique visionary he was. A one of a kind artist with a true heart and passion for entertainment.
If you’d like to learn more about Larry Cohen’s life and career, we encourage you to check out the doc King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen, streaming on Shudder.
And speaking of documentaries, Cohen was interviewed for the upcoming ’80s horror doc In Search of Darkness. He discusses The Stuff in an interview snippet below.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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