Evil Dead (Alvarez 2013)

2025-01-14

Evil Dead (Alvarez 2013) With this reboot of Evil Dead, Alvarez and Sayagues became the ones to watch of a new generation of horror film creators. Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) is one of the first modern era cabin in the woods horror films. It is a feat of scrappy engineering and a landmark of independent horror cinema. Amongst a swamp of mediocre, unnecessary, and opportunistic reboots, Alvarez’s film is one that is excellent, competent, and updates the original in interesting ways. While there is still problematic content, especially with regard to gender, Evil Dead (2013) is a refreshing remake of a beloved cla...

Evil Dead (Alvarez 2013)

With this reboot of Evil Dead, Alvarez and Sayagues became the ones to watch of a new generation of horror film creators. Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) is one of the first modern era cabin in the woods horror films. It is a feat of scrappy engineering and a landmark of independent horror cinema. Amongst a swamp of mediocre, unnecessary, and opportunistic reboots, Alvarez’s film is one that is excellent, competent, and updates the original in interesting ways. While there is still problematic content, especially with regard to gender, Evil Dead (2013) is a refreshing remake of a beloved classic.

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SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE

The Evil Dead (Raimi 1981)

Evil Dead (Alvarez 2013)

MINOR SPOILERS
The Conjuring (Wan 2013)
Smile (Finn 2022)
Carrie (de Palma 1976)

TOPIC INDEX – Evil Dead (Alvarez 2013) (times are approximate)

0:30 – Introductions
3:30 – Film discussion begins
4:30 – original Evil Dead
10:30 – new Evil Dead
13:30 – requels
14:00 – Spoilers begin
15:30 – gender andx possession
22:30 – monstrous homosexual
24:30 – not a nuclear family
28:30 – alternate endings
32:30 – drug use
35:30 – imagery
37:30 – geography
40:30 – privilege
41:30 – student comments
48:00 – grading the film using the Collective Nightmares Evolving Rubric of Social Responsibility
52:00 – outro