Good boi
★★★
A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.
Month: September 2022
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster when he discovers that his suave new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige, is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter Vincent, famed for portraying a ghoul hunter. Unfortunately for the would-be vampire slayers, Dandrige has set his sights on Charley's girlfriend.
In the last months of World War II, as the Allies make their final push in the European theatre, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' commands a Sherman tank called 'Fury' and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
It’s trying to be about futility and brutality and fraternity and all that, but it enjoys the violence too much and it leaves a bad taste.
★★★★
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.
There is a surprisingly low body count and a lack of fun kills, which seems a bit of a crime given it has 20 years of slashers to draw on. Not really sure why it has an 18 cert either…
★★★
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic', David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Seminal. Pivotal. This track actually gives me flashbacks. There was a girl…
Just gets better each time. Today we watched it with the children, both liked it. Seven year old daughter notably “into it”!
★★★★
As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.
This film is an amazing example of unabashed ambition. There is almost nothing about this that is objectively good: the story is laughable, the acting is (largely) acceptable, the pacing is terrible…
(I do have to give a nod for production design because I reckon they have nailed their brief. It might be the least original brief ever “think Dracula crossed with The Matrix” but it’s there. Also, the visual effects for bat Marcus are better than some of Marvel’s most recent MCU efforts. Worthy of an extra half star.)
But it’s like no-one told anyone they were making a mediocre movie. It’s aiming for the stars across the board and while it doesn’t even make it to the moon, I still admire them for it!
★★½
In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.
This review may contain spoilers.
There is a lot to like about this film but a few things spoiled it for me.
Firstly, the music in the first half just doesn’t fit the visuals and I found that super jarring.
Secondly, I love a film with an ambiguous ending that leaves you thinking but after Alice abandons James, you are left with an extremely unreliable narrator. From there you don’t have any way to assess or differentiate between reality and delusion. Yet somehow we’re led to a “draw your own conclusions”-type ending? Very unsatisfying.
★★★ (contains spoilers)
A rebellious young graffiti artist who targets the homes of the wealthy elite but discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.
