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Considering Horror Cinema Ep. 006: Taken Children – The Prodigy (2019), The Curse of La Llorona (2019), The Head Hunter (2019)

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Ep. 006: Taken Children

Thanks to a very generous donation by Sean Smith and an inspiring voicemail from Greg “The Gray Man” Bensch, here is an impromptu BONUS episode of Considering Horror Cinema. I am your late-night Horror host, Jay of the Dead, and I have three, brand-new 2019 Horror movies to review for you. Coincidentally, all three films share a common theme of “Taken Children.” That wasn’t planned. It just happened.

During Episode 006, I discuss a notable film that’s a must-see Horror flick this year called The Head Hunter (2019). And I bring you reviews of the wide theater releases, The Prodigy (2019) and The Curse of La Llorona (2019).

For those who join me to consider some Horror cinema, I delve into a few important distinctions. During these reviews I explore the creation of monsters. I also compare and contrast the monstrous motivations of Pamela Voorhees versus those of La Llorona (and why the latter is a problematic character). We’ll also listen to The Gray Man’s voicemail and talk about some 1980s Horror VHS box art. If you dig Horror film criticism, I hope you’ll join me! Thanks for listening. Continue reading →

Considering the Cinema Horror Movie Review: The Prodigy (2019)

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By Jay of the Dead

The Prodigy 2019

I have gained a little notoriety for suggesting the notion that I could handily dispatch the nefarious ankle-biters that play the “monsters” of Evil Kid Movies. My good friend, Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker, has often retorted and rebuffed my claims by arguing that evil kids catch their parents unawares, due to a presumption of innocence and harmlessness. (But I don’t care. I still watch my wily offspring with at least one suspicious eye, if not two.)

Dr. Shock’s assertion proves to be correct in “The Prodigy,” an ostensible Evil Kid Movie that was released in theaters on Feb. 8, 2019 (with a respectable, nine-week run, by the way), and then was released on video and at Redbox yesterday, May 7, 2019.

“The Prodigy” was directed by Nicholas McCarthy, a Horror director who also helmed “The Pact” (2012), “At the Devil’s Door” (2014) and the “Easter” segment of “Holidays” (2016). This film was written by Jeff Buhler, who wrote “Insanitarium” (2008), “The Midnight Meat Train” (2008), the “J Is for Jesus” segment of “ABCs of Death 2” (2014) and the most recent “Pet Sematary” (2019) remake. Continue reading →