Rebecca is a new Netflix original that is an adaptation of the original novel which itself had already been made into a Best Picture winner by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. I really enjoyed that previous film (except for the Hayes … Continue reading
The 2019 movie 1BR is about a young woman who moves to LA to find freedom from her past. She gets the opportunity to move into a fairly exclusive luxury apartment… but not everything is as it seems. While I … Continue reading
Checked out the new rental (I saw it on iTunes) Antebellum. This looked interesting when I saw the trailers in the Old Times… and it finally gave in and released to streaming instead of theatrically. Antebellum is a kind … Continue reading
Watched the horror (maybe horror comedy) film We Summon the Darkness which is new to Netflix this week. I say maybe comedy because there’s a chance it’s meant to be a dark comedy… but I’m not sure if any of … Continue reading
Checked out the airline terrorism suspense film 7500 on Amazon Prime. Only thing I knew about it going in is that it stars Joseph Gordon Levitt and has relatively low ratings on Prime. But I like Levitt and, hey, it’s … 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
Based on good reviews and a little on the character it’s based on, I rented the new movie Shirley (on iTunes). This movie is based on Shirley Jackson, supernatural horror novelist behind your high school’s time reading the short story … Continue reading
Watched Da 5 Bloods on Nettfix… this is the new Spike Lee flick that went directly to streaming (which makes it, at least for this year, eligible for Academy Award nominations). This flick is a witch’s brew of Spike Lee’s … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes, once again) the new thriller/suspense flick Becky. This is what you get when Home Alone is honest with the violence perpetrated on the bandits… or if John McClane is secretly a twelve year old girl. And a … Continue reading
Checked out the new Amazon Prime streaming sci-fi/suspense film The Vast of Night. This one came out of nowhere but was described as a micro-budget and innovative throwback to the Twilight Zone. A couple reviews ago, I said The Platform … Continue reading