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Poison Ivy (1992)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Review by: Erin Page
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
REVIEW: I had caught part of this movie on ye olde Cinemax back in the early ’90s when it was on heavy cable rotation, and I was THOROUGHLY SCANDALIZED! While I had forgotten most of the entire plot, no amount of retroactive mind-bleach could scrub certain scenes away completely. Let it be said that there are just some things an impressionable 13 year old girl should never have to see. Sitting down to view Poison Ivy again with renewed purpose, I didn’t know what to expect from it — save that at some point, haggard-ass Tom Skerritt was going to fuck Drew Barrymore on a piano, and it was going to be WEIRD.
Sylvie (Sara Gilbert) smokes and sketches in her notepad while covertly watching a beautiful blonde on a rope swing. As she glides through the air in graceful slow-motion, oblivious to being watched, Sylvie remarks to herself that the girl looks like a slut. And she does! But admiring the girl’s perfectly painted red lips, she gets flustered. “Not that I’m a lesbian… well, maybe I am.”
It’s okay, Darlene. We’d ALL go gay for Drew Barrymore.
Hellbent (2004)
Hellbent (2004)
Review by: Erin Page
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A masked killer stalks a group of gay friends at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival.
REVIEW: This film has been dubbed “the first gay slasher film” ever, and while I’m not entirely convinced that this is the case, I will say that it’s the first one I’ve seen that is outrageously great. If you have watched any amount of gay cable programming in the last few years — particularly the American here! channel — you’ve no doubt seen the trailer for Hellbent at some point. If you are a fan of both the horror and gay film genres, constantly in search of the perfect, tasty combination of both — Hellbent is your Reese’s peanut butter cup!
Deeeelicious!
Dahmer (2002)
Dahmer (2002)
Review by: Erin Page
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Based on the true crime story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, this movie tells the emotionally gripping story of a man who turned his darkest fantasies into a horrifying reality.
REVIEW: Jeremy Renner is an actor relatively new on my radar, but having seen his riveting performance in The Hurt Locker, I was interested to check out his work on this film. I’ve passed it over many times at the video store, judging the movie skeptically because of it’s lackluster direct-to-video cover. As it turns out, this movie excels far and away above direct-to-video standards. If you’re able to get past the fact that these events actually happened and watch Dahmer on it’s own terms — a serial killer movie from the serial killer’s perspective — I dare say it’s almost brilliant.
Jeremy Renner is captivating, terrifying. A chilling performance.