Horror Noire is a 2019 documentary about black people in horror movies that premiered on the streaming channel Shudder but is, in October 2020, streaming for free on Amazon Prime (where I saw it). It’s one I’ve wanted to see … Continue reading
It’s October and time for spooky season… or spooky-adjacent season. Vampires vs. the Bronx is a new Netflix horror/comedy… a kind of amalgamation of The Lost Boys and Attack the Block. It’s a decent flick that I think is worth … Continue reading
The unexpected sequel to 2017’s The Babysitter was just released by Netflix… called The Babysitter: Killer Queen. I thought that original horror comedy film was good gorey fun but I couldn’t imagine anyone would need a part 2. That said, … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things. This is the latest to be written (and directed) by Charlie Kaufman, the wildman who wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and more. He’s … Continue reading
In the incomplete manuscript of one’s life, every once in a while one must watch a movie called The VelociPastor. Not because it’s good, but because it’s called The VelociPastor. And it’s free on Amazon Prime. And YouTube, actually. … Continue reading
Checked out the new HBO (or possibly HBO Max) documentary Class Action Park. This film is about the notorious New Jersey park that had a very distant concept of safety and responsibility. It was more-or-less turned into a fiction comedy … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a new cringe comedy called Yes, God, Yes. No major expectations for it besides a handful of good reviews. The movie is a teen comedy set in the early 2000s about a teenage girl (played by … Continue reading
Rented a new indie horror film called Relic. I hadn’t seen any trailers but did see that it was getting buzz and pretty positive reviews so I gave it a try on streaming (via iTunes). The film is about … Continue reading
Rented (for too much money) the new Judd Apatow / Pete Davidson comedy The King of Staten Island. This is another theatrical loss with a $20 rental fee (a great deal for a family, less so a single person watching) … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix movie The Lovebirds. This was going to be a theatrical release but I guess they gave up and Netflix got it instead. Probably because expectations were low and the last Kumail Nanjiani movie with a … Continue reading