Difficult to classify it may be, but Mandy has left an indelible cultural imprint on the horror genre, earning Nicolas Cage heaped praise and reinvigorating the aesthetic of horror movies with shades of pink and purple that have continued to tint our blood drenched screens in films like Color Out of Space and Bliss. Despite the abundance of blood and guts, a chainsaw fight sure to go down in history and a delightfully over the top performance from Cage, Mandy never loses its heart. From the eerily beautiful score from Johan Johansson to the ultra romantic love story between Red and Mandy, we never lose our identification with Red and his desire to avenge Mandy’s death. The grit of the 1970s may be all over it, but it is also a timeless story of love, loss and grief.

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