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I never know exactly what I’m looking for when I feature art on The Missing Reel until I see it, and Ben Turner’s take on IT is no better example of that. This is a wild piece of art that hits all the right notes—it’s unsettling and playful, and although Pennywise doesn’t make an appearance, […]
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Andy Muschietti was a curious choice for New Line when they first announced that he would be taking over the new adaptation of IT that was once so comfortably in the hands of Cary Fukunaga. At the time the only feature film to Muschietti’s name was Mama, which was a very by-the-numbers supernatural haunter—not exactly the […]
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Although there may have been a few gems here and there, this summer season has been surprisingly slow for horror—there weren’t many movies that really stood out, which is why this month is so exciting. September brings with it what will likely be the biggest horror movie of the year in Andy Muschietti’s IT, Darren Aronofsky’s […]
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It’s surprising to think about the popularity of Pennywise, who is among the very best monsters in horror, when he has only appeared in a single book and just one mediocre TV adaptation. Most genre icons have an entire franchise backing them up with years to develop their iconic horror status. There’s just something about […]
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Andy Muschietti’s two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s classic IT has some pretty big shoes to fill for a couple of reasons. One, and probably the biggest, is it living up to Tim Curry’s iconic performance as Pennywise the clown. The other, quite simply, is the fact that Muschietti replaced Cary Fukunaga, which would be tough to […]
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Oh man, where to begin? Our first full look at Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT is not at all what I was expecting—I knew they wanted to distance themselves from the original, which is great, but I draw the line at pantaloons; the dude legit looks like a colorblind porcelain doll dressed him, complete with pompoms […]
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