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This week we’re heading back to the theater to check out Evil Dead Rise (2023). We climb back inside the world of deadites, reflect on the film’s depiction of brutality, and explore the franchise’s transition from the malevolent woods into the...
This week we’re heading back to the theater to check out Evil Dead Rise (2023). We climb back inside the world of deadites, reflect on the film’s depiction of brutality, and explore the franchise’s transition from the malevolent woods into the big city. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 22:43.
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