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Night of the Hunter (1955)

May 14, 2025 by Banned Library in Reviews

The old Universal horror movies like Wolfman and Creature from the Black Lagoon get more love as trendsetting genre films rather than as quality pictures, but Night of the Hunter homages their stark black and white images with a more horrible creature than they ever could have conceived. A beautiful film that did not get its due back in the day, Night of the Hunter is fucking awesome.

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May 14, 2025 /Banned Library
Night of the Hunter, 1955, Southern Gothic, Charles Laughton, Davis Grubb, James Agee, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
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Black Snake Moan (2007)

May 12, 2025 by Banned Library in Reviews

I saw this movie in the theater when it was released and remembered two things: the chain and the nudity. The rest kinda floated away on a cloud of booze and hundreds of other movies released that year, and it was not a good year for movies. What I did not remember was the musical about trauma and healing that Black Snake Moan becomes.

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May 12, 2025 /Banned Library
Black Snake Moan, 2007, Craig Brewer, Christina Ricci, Samuel L Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Southern Gothic
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Southern Comfort (1981)

May 09, 2025 by Banned Library in Reviews

Having seen that life close up for half my life as well as living in the bayou of Louisiana for a time, Southern Comfort is an accurate depiction of the effectiveness of the National Guard.

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May 09, 2025 /Banned Library
Southern Comfort, 1981, Walter Hill, Michael Kane, David Giler, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Southern Gothic
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Reflecting Skin (1990)

May 07, 2025 by Banned Library in Reviews

Spending time with people tends to bring out all those little eccentricities, but in the case of Reflecting Skin it brings out all the dark, weird shit swirling beneath.

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May 07, 2025 /Banned Library
Reflecting Skin, 1990, Philip Ridley, Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper, Southern Gothic
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Mud (2012)

May 05, 2025 by Banned Library

Romance is best left to those that go in with an open heart and an open mind. Close either one and you have a relationship, but one with no passion or no devotion. No trust in the thing you share with another. I'm rambling, but Mud's characters hold love as an absolute that can be dwindled until they realize it is something that can be grown.

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May 05, 2025 /Banned Library
Mud, 2012, Jeff Nichols, Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard, Reese Witherspoon, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Southern Gothic
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Sinners (2025)

May 02, 2025 by Banned Library in Reviews

A deep southern gothic musical vampire movie, Sinners is about how failure and success are thrust up on you by the simple choices you make, even one as simple as letting go or holding on to a guitar. Get a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat of the hot summer sun and turn on some blues while we talk about this titanic film.

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May 02, 2025 /Banned Library
Sinners, 2025, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Miles CAton, Saul Williams, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Delroy Lindo, Hailee Steinfeld, Southern Gothic
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