Tonight we watched Antebellum that was directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. It stars Janelle Monae as Veronica Henley, an outspoken African-American author. It's difficult to talk about the movie without giving away the plot. However, I can say that it raises some very difficult feelings regarding slavery and racism. Watching this made ( Read more... )

So over the past few days we've watched several movies: Tremors, Porno, Snatchers, and Hatchet.

We had tried to watch Tremors once before, but we both fell asleep. Not an indication of the movie, just our ability to say up late on a Friday night ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched Tremors directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as the fight giant worm-like creatures in the desert town, Perfection. Gregg and I actually started this once before, but we both fell asleep during it. It's fun enough with some nice creature effects. Adding Michael Gross and Reba McEntire is a treat. You even ( Read more... )

Tonight I watched two old flicks, The Crazies (1973) and Suspiria (1977).

First up is my attempt to watch all the movies by George A. Romero. Crazies shows what happens in a small town when a military plane goes down carrying a deadly virus. It's not zombies, just crazies (roll credits). It's a long movie with some very shaky camerawork and ( Read more... )

We have several movies to talk about over the past few days. Friday we had The Final Girls and The Blackwell Ghost. Sunday we watched The Collector. Tonight we watched Little Monsters.

TFG stars Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story) and Malin Akerman (Watchmen). It's a funny movie with a few good scares. If you love meta-movies, this might be for ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched Tigers Are Not Afraid. It's a Spanish language film directed by Issa López. It's a supernatural horror mixed with the very real aftermath of the drug cartels in Mexico. You follow several children as they try to survive being chased by the local drug lords. Estrella (Paola Lara) is given pieces of chalk that seem to have some ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched 1BR written and directed by David Marmor. I'm starting to see a pattern with horror movies having the same writer and director. Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom) is trying to start over in LA, and she's finally found the perfect apartment in a friendly complex. But as any horror fan would know, things aren't as they seem. The ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched #Alive. It's a 2020 Korean zombie flick. It's directed by Il Cho, and it looks like this is his first big film. Ah-In Yoo (Oh Joon-woo) plays a young man stuck in his apartment complex as an outbreak beings. As in three minutes into the movie and things have gone sideways. He discovers that across the quad, Shin-Hye Park (playing ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched Hubie Halloween on Netflix. We were specifically looking for something fun. It's directed by Steven Brill, who also directed Movie 43 that I didn't like. It stars Adam Sandler. I can take or leave him, and this was one of those roles that I don't love. They all seem to be the same guy. The movie was fine, but not exactly ( Read more... )

Tonight we watched The Host (2006). It's directed by Joon-ho Bong (Snowpiercer and Parasite) and stars Kang-ho Song (Gang-doo) and Ko Asung (Hyun-seo) with a cast of supporting characters. A creature emerges from the Han River. It attacks and kills many, but it also takes a few with it. Hyun-seo is taken, but her father Gang-doo believes she's ( Read more... )