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My Bloody Valentine: Axel, Agony, and Anatomy

Christian Ashley and Leah Robinson dive into My Bloody Valentine and make the main point fast: the original Canadian film beats the 2009 3D remake. They map out the mining-town setting, the Valentine’s Day mine blast, and how the remake shifts the big reveal in ways he didn’t love. She says the 3D spectacle was a fun time and a slasher flex, but he calls out the remake for too much gore and a painfully long nudity scene. They talk about the real stuff under the masks — generational trauma, poverty, and mental health in small towns — and how those themes show up in both films. He gives the…

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