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TONE-DEAF INTERVIEW - DIRECTOR RICHARD BATES JR.

Culture Crypt interviews writer/director Richard Bates Jr. about his movie “Tone-Deaf” at its SXSW 2019 premiere.

April 9, 2019 by Ian Sedensky.
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KONG: SKULL ISLAND INTERVIEW - COMPOSER HENRY JACKMAN

Culture Crypt interviews composer Henry Jackman about his work on the blockbuster film "Kong: Skull Island."

March 9, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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ABATTOIR INTERVIEW - DIRECTOR DARREN LYNN BOUSMAN

Culture Crypt interviews director Darren Lynn Bousman about his unique horror-noir thriller "Abattoir," starring Dayton Callie as Jebediah Crone.

December 8, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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DOOMED INTERVIEW - PRODUCER MARK SIKES

Culture Crypt speaks with producer Mark Sikes about the documentary "Doomed" and his time on set during the ill-fated production of Roger Corman's "The Fantastic Four."

September 12, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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HUSH INTERVIEW - SXSW 2016

Culture Crypt speaks with director Mike Flanagan, star Kate Siegel, and producers Jason Blum and Trevor Macy about home invasion thriller "Hush."

April 8, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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TURBO KID INTERVIEW - SXSW 2015

Co-director Francois Simard: "If you were a kid in the 80s and you grew up watching cartoons with your sugary cereals and pajamas and playing with He-Man, ("Turbo Kid") is definitely a movie for you."

August 25, 2015 by Ian Sedensky.
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AVA'S POSSESSIONS INTERVIEW - SXSW 2015

Culture Crypt speaks with filmmaker Jordan Galland and star Louisa Krause about their SXSW 2015 film, "Ava's Possessions."

May 28, 2015 by Ian Sedensky.
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POD INTERVIEW - SXSW 2015

Culture Crypt speaks with filmmaker Mickey Keating and stars Dean Cates and Brian Morvant about their SXSW 2015 Midnighter, "Pod."

March 27, 2015 by Ian Sedensky.
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NIGHTBORN (2026)
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The movie is something to sip patiently out of a porcelain cup, not 64 ounces of soda to gulp down with popcorn spilling out of an overpriced novelty bucket.

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EVIL DEAD BURN (2026)
August 7, 2026
EVIL DEAD BURN (2026)
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Three out of four stars is a solid score for the high mark “Evil Dead Burn” hits on the gruesomeness strength-o-meter hammered with all the movie’s might.

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PASSENGER (2026)
July 7, 2026
PASSENGER (2026)
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Fitting the textbook definition of an average thriller, “Passenger” seems like ordinary “quota” work to fill in a mandatory line on a corporate spreadsheet.

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FACES OF DEATH (2026)
May 13, 2026
FACES OF DEATH (2026)
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Creepy streaks keep the film’s head above water as straightforward horror regardless if the underlying context is real or fake.

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WHISTLE (2025)
March 4, 2026
WHISTLE (2025)
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It would be less hyperbolic to simply say “Whistle” is the most cliché-riddled thriller of 2025 and 2026 at a minimum.

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