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The Ninth Gate (1999)
Polanski's Satanic love story
A well crafted entertaining adventure! Polanski brings us into his favorite realm once again, only this time closer to his best friend. The Devil! Johnny Depp as Dean Corso was the perfect choice as the mild mannered smartarse "book detective" hired to hunt for the puzzling black books of death. Fantastic mystery shrouds this film, based on the El Club Dumas novel in which Frank Langella himself quoted to be one of his favorite stories. He is brilliant as the multi millionaire Boris Balkan. The intriguing part of all this is the wonderful and fun Direction that Polanski demonstrates with pure class. The characters are fantastic and very charming with an abundance of perks and wit that shine through with a taste of black comedy. One of my favorite films in a long time.
The Ancient Rite of Corey McGillis (2006)
Anthology of hell
This short horror film portrays an urban mythology of utter evil. It touches on the simplistic aspects of modern horror folklore without going too into depth on the obvious clichés of your average monster flick that it presents. One thing that does strike me the most is the very enticing atmospheric dread that engulfs you halfway through. The film itself does present a soap opera style but somewhat breaks open into a cinematic climax, which is an unusual choice of film-making these days. The performances are well above average, which is something that isn't really focused on low budget horror films at all and this is what will separate this film from it's competition. It is a visual gratification and a well Directed classic short horror. If you liked the Masters of Horror or Tales from the Crypt, then this is the film for you.