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Snatchers (2019)
Oh but this film should be a cult classic
There but for releasing on DVD right before the lockdown when everyone stopped spending money.
It's funny, the practical effects are great, it's funny, the cast do a great job, and it is also funny.
This film deserves a look from everyone who missed it when everyone missed it.
Gam man da song si (2017)
I honestly didn't expect to like this
But for whatever reason I noticed it on Tubi and thought, why not?
It turned out to be a fun, weird little film that has a few good chuckles, a decent enough plot, and enough action to keep you entertained throughout
Uncut Gems (2019)
One of the most over rated films ever DNF
Right after it reached a certain spot where at least three other separate households I know of turned it off, so did we.
Three viewers in the house, nobody protested turning it off.
Muddled film making of everyone talking either over each other, or one side of a cell phone conversation.
All to watch a cast of characters each more unlikable and less winning than the next.
Sandler is not the problem, he's very believable in his role, whaddya know, he can act.
It's a shame that he, and everyone else in this hard to pay attention to, unappealing film have so little good stuff to work with to keep a viewers interest.
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
I Wanted To Like This More
I know a lot about the 60s and have the budget to recreate it, I have a lot of famous friends willing to do cameos- the main gist for the first two hours of the film.
For the majority of the running time the film aimlessly meanders and ambles through a not particularly interesting plot about a washed up actor.
Very little of interest happens, Bruce Dern is on screen for ten minutes, mainly acts befuddled and counts as a highlight of the entire film.
Then, it ends on a very satisfying Tarantino film note.
I don't hate it, it has moments, and the ending is fun, but the majority is far too listless to ever want to watch it again.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Simply Put, Did You Like The Others?
That's really what it comes down to. If you like Kevin Smith's Jersey films, this is a logical next step film for Jay and Silent Bob. It adds a bit of heart to the usual mix, sure, but it is still Jay and Silent Bob. The good reviews of the film get that, the negative reviews were written by people that never got Jay and Silent Bob in the first place. Hey cool, crude slacker humor isn't for everyone, but in the Clerks series Dante and Randal were always the contemplative ones, and Jay and Silent Bob......weren't. If you get that, you'll laugh until it hurts, and maybe shed a tear at one point, if you don't, your loss.
The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
I Grew Up With The Splits
Every day the little kid me watched the original show religiously. I can't help but feel this was done exactly right. Like it was made for people like me that grew up on it. It weaved exactly the right amount of nostalgia for the whole thing before twisting that nostalgia in to one kill after the other. All of them especially hilarious if you knew the Splits as a little kid.
Probably not for everyone, it has a slower pace for a film with this much gore, but really, that shows a very warped brain working in the shadows who was doing hard duty to evoke those childhood memories before totally twisting them
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
This Was Made For The Toho Fanatics
OK, I have heard that the critics were whining that the plot was pretty bare bones. I have news, for over 60 years now, the plot of Godzilla films has been "set a bare bones frame work for why the monsters break stuff"
Humorously the biggest complaint about the first one was too much plot. You can please everyone none of the time.
The monsters look awesome, and if you are a massive Godzilla fan, who has been faithfully watching Toho films all your life, you will be rewarded with squee inducing Easter Eggs left right and Sunday.
We loved it, but then again, it felt like it was made for us die hards. If that is too inartistic, I hear there's a Kramer Vs Kramer revival down at the county theater you can catch.
The Golem (2018)
Smart film
Metaphors, underlying emotions, subtleties, all are well represented here without a lot of Hollywood buzz moments that we're conditioned to react to. Might not be for everyone, but its heartily refreshing to see a film show the range a horror film can have.
Sugar Hill (1974)
An Absolute Favorite
Blaxploitation Horror can go all over the place. Blacula despite its name is really just a horror film. It stands up nicely with Count Yorga as just a horror film. Which is a good thing, it shows the film makers wanted to make a film more than a buck.
Others are just awful (Blackenstein comes to mind here)
Sugar Hill hits a middle ground, it knows its blaxploitation and it winks at the concept repeatedly while at the same time making sure there's some solid horror in the mix. It has a sense of humor, and some solid scares for the period. If the whole thing was Colley's delightfully over the top portrayal of Baron Samedi and that alone, it would be well worth the price of admission.
The Dark (2018)
Smart Film With Heart
I love the genre of Horror, but I feel it overwhelmingly hangs on to conventions and fills in the lack of meaning and often even having a plot by feeding the audience cheap jump scares. Which is unfair to a genre that gave the viewer such melodrama and pathos since the first camera started rolling. Those easier films can be fun, but it's lovely to see a film that decides instead to use the horrific to tell a soulful story. Horror is a genre has so much more to offer than just cheap scares. On top of that, The Dark doesn't spoon feed you the plot, it allows you to DISCUSS the movie after its over instead of just mindlessly consuming it.
I wish more American film makers would be willing to take these kinds of risks
Mom and Dad (2017)
Smart
All kinds of underlying real life psychosis being dealt with in a completely over the top horror comedy.
Nick Cage was actually perfect for the role, and how often do you honestly get to say that? The scenes with horror legend Lance Henriksen are completely go for the gusto.
Really a lot of fun.
Lycan (2017)
Could have been an indie winner
You could forgive the lack of a budget, you could forgive the bad acting. The direction is actually not terrible for what there is to work with What you can't forgive is the last quarter of the film where it suddenly dawns on everybody involved, "Oh yeah, an explanation and an ending, I knew we forgot something!" and it just throws stuff against the wall in a hurried jumble to get the film over with. The explanations for the explanation are non-existent. The logic to anyone's actions, which at least had been standard horror fare up to them, go right out the window. I hope the Director Bev Land get's another shot, the camera work is fine, especially for the money available to work with, it's the plot, and some poor acting that let it down in the end.
Dead Men Walk (1943)
Way Better Then Expected
Lets face it,most of these smaller companies produced some very bad films. But with an interesting script,and a killer cast with Zucco and Frye manning their post admirably this one really surprises in it's quality. I didn't expect much here. But really this was a pleasant surprise. Also was surprised in the quality of the direction.
Sam Newfield a director normally known for his westerns and BAD horror films actually pulls off a good bit of atmospherics here. Amazing to think it's the same man responsible for "I Accuse My Parents" Vampirism is a pretty whupped genre even by the time this film gets to it,but the twin brothers and the dark arts schtick give it some new life.