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Wikipedia article
'Nightmare Cinema' is a 2018 American horror anthology film featuring work by directors Alejandro Brugus, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryhei Kitamura, and David Slade.
Plot
Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.
* 'The Thing in the Woods' (D: Alejandro Brugus), a postmodern sendup of slasher thrillers, involving a killer who is not what he seems. Starring Eric Nelsen, Sarah Withers, Kevin Fonteyne, and Chris Warren.
* 'Mirari' (D: Joe Dante), a woman with facial scars seeks plastic surgery at a sinister clinic. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Zarah Mahler, Mark Grossman, and Belinda Balaski.
* 'Mashit' (D: Ryhei Kitamura), Catholic schoolgirls become possessed by a sex-crazed demon. Starring Maurice Benard, Stephanie Cood, Calista Bess, and Mariela Garriga.
* 'This Way to Egress' (D: David Slade), a woman waiting for a doctor's appointment experiences disturbing shifts in reality. Starring Elizabeth Reaser, Adam Godley, Ezra Buzzington, Bronwyn Merrill, and Patrick Wilson.
* 'Dead' (D: Mick Garris), an adolescent piano prodigy dies, is revived, and is under attack from supernatural forces. Starring Faly Rakotohavan, Annabeth Gish, Daryl C. Brown, Lexy Panterra, and Orson Chaplin.
Production
The project was announced in September 2017 with the five directors attached and Rourke as the storyteller. Filming took place in the United States in November and December 2017.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada on July 13, 2018. It received a limited release in the United States on June 21, 2019.
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 'Nightmare Cinema' holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, and an average rating of . Its consensus reads, "Admirably eclectic yet more consistent than most horror anthologies, 'Nightmare Cinema' should entertain viewers in the mood for a good old-fashioned creepshow." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Dennis Harvey, writing for Variety, gave the film a favorable review and called it an "uneven but fun compendium of scare tales."According to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board of the Philippines (MTRCB), the material contains horror, violence, gore, cuss language, and sexuality which may require restriction of public exhibition to audiences eighteen (18) years of age and above. The MTRCB classified the film as rated R-18.
References
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