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Blue Velvet (1986)

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Writer / Director: David Lynch Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, George Dickerson, Priscilla Pointer, Frances Bay A college student (Kyle McLachlan) discovers a severed human ear in a vacant lot and begins an investigation, uncovering a hidden world of violence, corruption, and sexual obsession concealed beneath the surface of an idyllic small town.  As he is drawn deeper into the mystery, he crosses paths with a terrifying, volatile, gas-huffing criminal (Dennis Hopper) whose brutality and unpredictability transform the investigation into a struggle for survival.  This film exemplifies why David Lynch became such an influential filmmaker.  His film is unsettling from beginning to end, but it never feels shocking just for the sake of being shocking.  Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth is one of the greatest villains ever put on film: terrifying, unpredictable, comic, and strangely mesmerizing every time he’s ...
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Ranked: Horror Movies

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    HALLOWEEN REVIEWS 2026 A ranking of all the horror movies that have been reviewed on my blog. #162 Monsturd (2003) #161 Gargantua (1998) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2025/09/gargantua-1998.html #160 Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/10/beyond-black-rainbow-2010.html #159 Tokyo Videos of Horror (2012) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/09/tokyo-videos-of-horror-2012.html #158 Scream 2 (1997) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2025/09/scream-2-1997.html #157 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2025/10/tremors-3-back-to-perfection-2001.html #156 Frogs (1972) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2020/10/frogs-1972.html #155 The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-last-exorcism-part-ii-2013.html #154 Night of the Demons (1988) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2020/10/night-of-demons-1988.html #153 Spiral (AK...
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