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Angel Heart
Why this pick
Its hard-boiled investigator descends through a humid, occult-inflected nightmare, matching Lord of Illusions’ noir framework, sinister magic, and steadily tightening sense of damnation.
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MOVIE1995 1h 59m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Barker’s flamboyant creature design, sensual darkness, and sympathy for people living beyond ordinary reality make this a natural companion to Lord of Illusions.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the Mojave Desert in 1982, a man named Nix has gathered a cult in an isolated house, where he plans to sacrifice a young girl that he has kidnapped. Nix calls himself "The Puritan" and has the ability to use real magic (paranormal). A group of former cult members, including Swann and Quaid, arrive to stop him. After the initial confrontation with the cultists, Nix's assistant, Butterfield, escapes, and Swann is attacked magically by Nix. The kidnapped girl shoots Nix through the heart with Swann's gun. Swann fastens an ironwork mask over Nix's head, who appears to die and declares that they will bury Nix so deep that no one will ever find him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kevin J. O'Connor
Philip Swann
Famke Janssen
Dorothea Swann
Joel Swetow
Valentin
Wayne Grace
Loomis
Jordan Marder
Ray Miller
Joanna Sanchez
Clemenzia
McNally Sagal
Detective Edison
Barbara Patrick
Lead Female Cultist