Review of Near Dark (1987) by Rob Humanick for Slant Magazine — 03 Jun 2000
A romance, a western, and a totem to lost youth in an era ravaged by infection and addiction, it’s a high-water mark in a decade filled with exemplary genre fare. Borrowing from, and surpassing, the exceptional chemistry of Aliens’s tightly knit cast, the melancholic Near Dark is gorgeous even in its savagery, and one of pulp cinema’s greatest achievements.
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This review of Near Dark (1987) was written by Rob Humanick and published by Slant Magazine on 03 Jun 2000.
Near Dark has generally received positive reviews.
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