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It would be disingenuous to suggest that Atom Egoyan’s The Adjuster is a horror film.
Psychological thriller is more apt descriptor, though audiences seeking scary set pieces will walk away unsatisfied. Despite this, The Adjuster has a narrative of thriller tropes, including a large number of psychosexual relationships, characters adopting dual roles (or simply role playing) and an ending that encourages audiences to re-evaluate what they have seen.
Egoyan is one of Canada’s most significant contemporary directors, though internationally his work is known principally in art cinema and film festival circles. In the 90s, Egoyan was a symbol of national pride; he, along with David Cronenberg, was essentially the face of English-language Canadian film. His most famous film is the Sarah Polley-starring The Sweet Hereafter,...
It would be disingenuous to suggest that Atom Egoyan’s The Adjuster is a horror film.
Psychological thriller is more apt descriptor, though audiences seeking scary set pieces will walk away unsatisfied. Despite this, The Adjuster has a narrative of thriller tropes, including a large number of psychosexual relationships, characters adopting dual roles (or simply role playing) and an ending that encourages audiences to re-evaluate what they have seen.
Egoyan is one of Canada’s most significant contemporary directors, though internationally his work is known principally in art cinema and film festival circles. In the 90s, Egoyan was a symbol of national pride; he, along with David Cronenberg, was essentially the face of English-language Canadian film. His most famous film is the Sarah Polley-starring The Sweet Hereafter,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
The sneak peek for Face Off season 10 episode 5 promised a scary & slimy display and Face Off, “Foreign Bodies” does not disappoint. For those who love their space aliens to be less than benign this was definitely the Face Off episode for you! There’s no time to waste and once the credits have rolled the artists – Anna, Johnny, Kaleb, Katie, Mel, Melissa, Rob, Robert, Walter, and Yvonne – are brought straight to the lab. Robert likes the setup. To him it looks like a crazy mad scientist lab – and he likes crazy science. Spotlight Challenge Host McKenzie Westmore explains
Face Off Season 10 Episode 5 Review: The Alien Within Comes Out!
Face Off Season 10 Episode 5 Review: The Alien Within Comes Out!
- 2/14/2016
- by Joy D'Angelo
- TVovermind.com
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