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Jeepers Creepers
All in all a serviceable slasher. Positively surprising, since I expected worse. A good monster and a few good kills and boom, we're off to the races. |
BEAST NO MORE 2020
A woman finds a deformed feral child in the woods and tries to mother it after losing her own child in a car accident. Ending was kind of stupid. |
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Last Night in Soho
A truly great film. You could knock out a 12 paragraph long glowing review and it still would not do it justice. He has demonstrated it throughout his career, whether it's in Shaun of the dead or Hot Fuzz or Scott Pilgrim, but Edgar Wright is an abolute master of visual storytelling. Just the shot alone of Eloise/Sandie coming down the stairs in the sixties club looks a million bucks. And there are so many of them in this film that I simply lost count before it even ended. Like the train sequence, where you could probably do a lovely parallel with Hot Fuzz. Or the shot of Eloise running through the hallway in a frenzy, between what are either fellow students or ghosts from the past. But I would miss out by not mentioning his talent as a storyteller. From the first moment she irresistably dances through the house, you are drawn into Eloise's world. Seeing the world through her eyes (with the discomfort that comes with the territory), growing ever more hallucinatory as the story progresses. Not unlike what you would would feel in films like Jacob's Ladder, where you cannot tell where the real world stops and the dream starts. The final reveal is set up perfectly well and kicks off an astonishing final sequence with images worthy of Argento. Edgar Wright has done so many comedies that this came as a surprise, but he can do haunting shots and give them the same beauty that Dario Argento does. All of the actors deliver. We know Anya Taylor Joy could do thrillers (like Split) and Thomasin McKenzie is someone to look out for with a performance reminiscent of Jessica Harper in Suspiria. And Matt Smith is perfectly cast as the sixties smooth man Jack. I can't wait for this to hit the streaming platforms, so that I can watch it again (and again). Or to see his take on The Running Man. My favorite Schwarzenegger film in the hand of a cinematic genius. I just can't wait. Five stars across the board. |
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 6/10 Margot, a young woman abandoned by her mother as baby, travels to a secluded Amish community with a documentary film crew seeking answers about her mother and extended family. In tone with the rest of them, nothing new, but enjoyable. Loved the setting, but wish de went more into details.  5/10 As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.  3.5/10 A group of friends reunited to play a game. Each one of them expects to get something about it. The rules of the game are to tell a story of horror for each candle.  5/10 A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets. |
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Bad Candy, 2020. 6.5/10
Directors; Scott B. Hansen, Desiree Connell https://c.tenor.com/jxL-hs9tL24AAAAC...-bad-candy.gif Lamb, 2021. 7.5/10 Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson https://c.tenor.com/NLsaM2-1jV8AAAAd/lamb-a24.gif Playdurizm, 2020. 8/10 Director: Gem Deger  |
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The Spore, 2021. 7/10
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The Deep house 4/10
A very cool concept for a horror story ruined by... everything. |
Copshop, 2021. 7/10
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06/05
Theo Van Gogh proved his capabilities as a filmmaker with 0605. A solid thriller based on a political murder, something that should always be so exceptional that it causes the kind of shock and upheaval that Van Gogh captures well. An unlikely hero just happens to be close by when it happens. Then a few things don't exactly add up, resulting in a conspiracy linked to fighter planes and cooked up by old men who smoke big cigars. I love how the Dutch actors still put on a very heavy Dutch accent when they speak English. Wonder if they were instructed to do so. You know, making fun of the Dutch and how they think they speak English very well, while it's actually kind of rubbish. From what I know about the man, it would probably fit Theo and his sense of humour. Red Dragon Edward Norton stars in a prequel to Silence of the lambs. Here we see how his character arrests Hannibal Lecter and how he ends up in the infamous muzzle and such. Which of course is only a set up in order to have Lecter and Norton's character work together in search of a serial killer. Edward Norton delivers a good performance and Anthony Hopkins knows by now what makes Lecter work as a character. So he plays that out, but it does not have the unique tension that the Silence of the lambs had. The killer was established and the home video/blowjob bit was pretty messed up. Then again, the look how crazy this guy is-bits are maybe a bit overplayed. The finale was very tense, although the bit leading up to it was a tad predictable. |
Hypnotic, 2021. 5/10
Directors; Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote https://itsastampede615821596.files....2021.jpg?w=600 Xpiation, 2017. 6/10 Director;Domiziano Cristopharo https://www.horrorsociety.com/wp-con...7_01.01.09.jpg |
Pickman's Muse (2010 - US): One of the best Lovecraft adaptations I've ever seen. Thrilled to discover this overlooked precious gem of a movie!!! The amalgamation of the psychotic and the occult was spectacular. Easily 9/10
On a side note, I don't seek faithfulness in adaptations. So, some others can see this as a frustrating failure too. Haunter of the Dark is one of HPL's best stories IMO, and methinks this is a deserving adaptation. https://i.imgur.com/fLIQG3c.jpg |
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THE BYE BYE MAN 2017
Bit creepy but the acting was horrible. Decent premise though and it could have been good. |
A Classic Horror Story (2021 - Italy): Not a complete mess, but a mixed bag. The Italians disappointed me, which happens rarely in horror. Pales in comparison to The Ritual (2017), which was a similar movie (but this Italian movie differently has a flimsy ending). All these aside, the protagoness (palinpropism) did a stellar job here. 6/10
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HORNS 2013
A young man grows a set of horns after the brutal murder of his girlfriend. Had Harry Potter in it and I can never see this guy as the big bad. |
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Let the Right One In
A touching story about a blossoming friendship between two outsiders. Scandinavians know how to do their horror. Don’t Go in the House I could not help but find it dull. The imagery did not appeal to me at all. Maybe I should give it another chance at a later date. |
Necronos (2010 - Germany): The best horror/fantasy movie I've ever seen by far, and one of the best horror films that I know. The Germans did it! There are some scenes that may be nonsensical for the people who are not into fantasy very much. Like, Goran (a lesser demon) can be hurt by a metal stick, but not by guns. I think this is not even moot, in the fantasy context. The metal stick from a Medieval(esque) world can be enchanted and can damage some otherwise invincible creatures. This movie should be the definitive video art of the black metal heads. The hierarchy of evil was resplendently and grittily portrayed.
Huge warning and massive spoilers: Full nudity, extreme gore, no hope, no protagonists, no deus ex machinas, no cheap tricks, no remorse. 10/10 or 666/666 https://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/1/48/...er-of-doom.jpg |
No Time to Die, 2021. 7.5/10
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