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October 10th-The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Rottentomatoes summary: “It's just another night at the morgue for a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. Discovered buried in the basement of the home of a brutally murdered family, the young Jane Doe-eerily well preserved and with no visible signs of trauma-is shrouded in mystery. As they work into the night to piece together the cause of her death, the two men begin to uncover the disturbing secrets of her life.”

This film is TrollHunter director (read on as TrollHunter will appear in this review series)  Andre Ovredal’s latest film. This horror movie has a very elegant simplicity from the get-go, and like A Dark Song, it’s not showy about scenery and gore. This being said, the overall aesthetic of the film is incredibly vibrant, and the performances are truly passionate, particularly from Emile Hirsch. The film builds a subtle tension, and once the real horror gets going, there is little to stop you holding your breath for the next fifty minutes. Furthermore, the premise is truly novel, with the undercurrents of exploration of female vengeance, not fallings into the overworked trappings of the evil woman reaping havoc through whatever supernatural depravity she had engaged within life. 

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Mr Myers is back once again with a special review in mind, while halfway through the first season I thought I'd give my opinion of this acclaimed series based on Alfred Hitchcocks classic thriller "Psycho". "Bates Motel" 2013-2017 After the death of her husband, Norma Bates played brilliantly by Vera Farmiga relocats herself and her shy teenage son Norman Freddie Highmore to make a new life and begin renting out an old motel along side the motorway. During the series run we witness Normans mental health slowly becoming more and more dangerous whilst Norma struggles to protect her son from those around them. Right away as a viewer I realised that the series although based on the original film is not a prequel, and in return I found that a blessing as the series would not be restricted by the lore of the original and the eventuality of certain events that would need to be shown. Settled in a more contemporary approach to the series gives it a clean slate if you will, and allows more freedom in the writing and character development. The primarily focus on the series is of the relationship between Norman and Norma and how far they'd both go to protect and keep each other for themselves. Performances wise both protagonists are brilliant, Freedie is absolutely brilliant as a young Norman Bates who's mannerisms are practically on Parr with Anthony Perkins, whilst Vera portrayals is a sort of Jekyll and Hyde, both the caring mother but also someone who could be capable of anything. Overall the series at the moment is engaging, whilst very respectful on the original source material it is a blessing and a freshness to have a completely different approach to these characters and in the eventual outcomes will most likely be more appropriate towards these interpretations. Engaging and thrilling and a well casted series. ~Mr Myers. #horroreview #batesmotelseason1 #alfredhitchcockpsycho1960 #horrortvseries #verafarmiga #freddiehighmore #batesmoteltvshow #thrillertvseries https://www.instagram.com/p/CbX9uQEs3zX/?utm_medium=tumblr