
What happens to a simple farm boy when his crops fail, his girl leaves him, and he hasn't had an erection in six months? If he's John Powell Jones, he makes a unique deal with the devil...his soul in exchange for unlimited hard-ons. an offer he can't refuse, obviously, and one that takes him into the arms & beds of many a lovely lady.
"WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE?!!!!" "EVERYTHING!!!!!" This is but one of a multitude of highly emphatic questions, and subsequent answers, being asked in the newest feature film from one of the current masters of horror, Jordan Peele ("Get Out", "Us" and "Nope"). I must give Peele credit in that he continues to push the boundaries of specific genres and their associated tropes in order to provide what ends up amounting to subtly then jarringly intense, yet still character and story-driven, cinema that speaks more to indie stylings than mainstream.
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.
The intrepid archaeologist's latest adventure is an exciting, nostalgia-driven exploration of clashing ideologies amid ever-changing social dynamics and technological advancements.