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The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special 2023
Was gonna try & hold off watching this till Halfway To Halloween time (April 30th/May 1st) but my black cobwebbed heart pumping pumpkin beer through my veins couldn’t resist pressing play. And honestly I’m so glad I failed because this is SUCH a delight! So glad we have Shudder to greenlight little horror specials like this to satiate all us horror Mutants’ spooky needs.
This is only my second exposure to The Boulet Brothers after their The Last Drive-In appearance and…
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Lisa Frankenstein 2024
NOTE: I generally pride myself on being somewhat accurate on box-office predictions and I am completely dumbfounded that it ended its run just under $10 million. That trailer was friggin’ PHENOMENAL. I started blasting “In The Next Life” by Kim Petras nonstop after seeing the trailer. Absolute banger.
Authentically feels like an ‘80s cult comedy and that makes my heart very happy. Diablo Cody’s writing is dragged down with jokes via lazy pop culture references (there are pop culture references…
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North by Northwest 1959
It's funny how as I read up on the movie afterward that I found this movie is often described as the "first James Bond movie" because when watching I literally felt the same way. Hitchcock sets up some of the common principles of the action/spy thriller in this film. Cary Grant stars in what is arguably one of the most charming onscreen personas of all time. This isn't only due to Grant, but also to one of the most cleverly…
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Open Water 2 : Adrift 2006
About 4 years ago I ran into my Aunt Linda at a family event. Naturally, I made the conversation about movies. "Have you seen any good ones lately?", I asked. Immediately she told me of a movie about people trapped in the ocean because they forgot to put the ladder down of their yacht. "It's a sequel to a big movie, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the first one", she said....."That's a good sign", I thought…