Dec
04
Devotion
I had no idea, going in, that Devotion was a film based on the Korean war… looking at the poster, I figured WWII so that was a nice surprise for a fairly nice movie. And if I spent a few … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Low 80s
Nov
25
Bones and All
Bones and All is a lovely, tender, heart-felt romance between two cannibals. It’s also a bit of a horror story… but not because the two lovers are cannibals, but because there’s a less (ahem) savory cannibal lurking about. Yes, this … Continue reading
Nov
24
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet
Presented as a Netflix series, these four 30-40 minute episodes play more like a padded movie than anything else. It tells the story of a young man in 1995 who noticed a goofy Pepsi commercial was promising an actual Harrier … Continue reading
Nov
14
My Father’s Dragon
My Father’s Dragon is a bit of an unconventional animated fantasy. A little unfocused and maybe underwritten too… but super well-meaning and earnest. I’m just not 100% sure what it all means which might be a flaw in the script … Continue reading
Nov
04
Rosaline
Rosaline is what you get when you borrow the concept of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and move it from the dour tragedy of Hamlet to the bird-brained hyper-romantic Romeo & Juliet. Out with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s erudite philosophizing when … Continue reading
Nov
01
Triangle of Sadness
I think I spent every minute of this movie wondering why it was made, why I was watching it, and whether the obvious point it was making was really meant to be so obvious. And yet, I was entertained… I … Continue reading
Oct
30
Lair, The
The Lair was another fairly blind rental… but I was immediately intrigued when Neil Marshall’s name came up in the opening credits. Dog Soldiers, The Descent, and even the uneven Doomsday… plus the last thing I saw him make was … Continue reading
Oct
23
I Blame Society
I Blame Society is listed as horror and comedy and it’s available on Shudder… but I was doubtful of those horror creds when the movie started. But, as it went on, it earned the label in interesting ways. The film … Continue reading
Oct
06
Sissy
Sissy is a very entertaining accidental slasher released to Shudder. It follows Cecilia, a successful social media blogger who runs into a childhood BFF who she hasn’t seen in years. She’s invited to a party with a bunch of people … Continue reading
Oct
03
Greatest Beer Run Ever, The
The Greatest Beer Run Ever tells the apparently true story (details leave me dubious) about a local neighborhood fella who has friends fighting (and dying) in Vietnam. It’s 1967 and the antiwar movement is dividing families so he decides to … Continue reading