Sugar Hill Review

Review of Sugar Hill (1974) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

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Hits the sweet spot of something like J.D.'S REVENGE (watched during a past Hooptober -- thank you Cinemonster!) and PETEY WHEATSTRAW but with a focus on Haitian voodoo, namely in dealing with Iwa Baron Samedi. Gets quite close to spookablast territory especially with the scene involving a disembodied chicken foot terrorizing one of the white Texas mafia bosses.

The look of the undead horde in this is so fun, each one sporting something fun and unique and some wrapped in cobwebs, which is a really nice touch. There are a LOT of weaponized usages of the n word here, which inarguably feeds into the revenge Sugar seeks. If only Baron Samedi could come to the real world like he does here to help balance the scales, maybe this world could be put into a slightly better place. I do find it a little funny that Baron Samedi is married to Maman Brigitte yet he chases after mortal women in a supernatural flex of hedonism. This should be seen more!