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VHYes (2019)
Botched Rodman sight gag wrecked it.
For the life of me, I can't understand why they'd let that crap slip...and I know someone else has already brought it up, but wow. Why do that? If you're so desperately going for the 80s vibe/time, then why screw yourself with a huge error?
Then I realized why it happened. The son of Tim Robbins simply pieced previous shorts together to situate this flick. All I have to type to that is this: that's LAZY!
This entire thing could've (and should've) been so much better. Maybe a person who was born in 1989 isn't qualified to do an 80s parody. Just a thought.
Sucked.
Camp Wedding (2019)
Felt like five hours while watching...
This could've been a ton more intriguing, but the unbelievably thin plot and pace screwed it all up. I watched it over a span of two days...and yet it still felt like an eternity to complete. Three stars for some fun dialogue.
Break Even (2020)
Rented it on Hoopla for nothing and then felt nothing.
This flick is...inadequate. It's hokey and uninspiring. After the first fifteen minutes, I realized my mistake. Boredom's to blame. Sometimes in life, movies get made that end up sucky. Say hello to this film. You must accept it, leave a snarky review on IMDb, and proceed to move on. Hey-wait! That's me now. Have a great day.
Relic (2020)
I'm a bit miffed.
Heard the working title for this flick was Dark & Boring: The Movie.
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
I legit wanted to like this...but...
There's just so much indie Cloverfielding going on. I love artsy, unique things-though this simply went a little too far with it. Also, the story's crazy plodding for the runtime! Sigh. I'm shocked by this flick. And not in a great way.
Money Plane (2020)
I only have one thing to type, honestly...
Adam Copeland shouldn't ever lead any movie. Seriously. He has the charisma of a thrift shop shoe. Worn and used...boring and ultimately questionable.
Black Christmas (2019)
Whoa...I didn't know!
Had no idea that Lifetime was releasing movies at AMC. The ending to this flick is legit one of the most mundane, comically cheesy "resolutions" I've ever seen put on film.
I'm ashamed to be living in 2019. Only going downward from here...
And for the record, I was the lone attendant to a screening on a Friday night. And I'm male/white.
The demographic desired is (clearly) not responding.
American Horror Story: Final Girl (2019)
The impossible has happened...
They've made me like Ray. What an unbelievably moving-yet refreshingly grounded-season finale.
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Just a pretender to its master.
A hundred years from now...if there even is a world to inhabit then, people won't be streaming this bogus edition. They'll be streaming/3Ding/living within the original. This is the ultimate pits. Too many problems to type. It's tripe.
After Midnight (2019)
Deceptively moving, relatable, and WILD!
Just got back from seeing the premiere of this crazy thing at Tribeca. Felt the need to tell/type of its riches. This flick is incredible. For real. Feels quite like bigger and better things are in store for all involved. Jeremy Gardner kicked it as the lead. His chemistry with Brea Grant was legit. I dug it. The final five minutes was a jolt. Loved how it was all tied together. Great, visceral, subtly sweet ending!
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
This is a film that stays with you.
I can't believe how immersive Beyond The Black Rainbow is. I saw this in a small theater and was pretty much blown away by the sets, by the film score and the amazing direction of it. Director Panos Cosmatos is such a visionary and I am so excited to see his second feature, regardless of whatever style it may be.
Other than the absolutely incredible way the movie looks and other than how beautiful the soundtrack is(the music compliments the visuals better than any other film I've seen in a long time), the few actors involved are unforgettable.
The two main characters are Elena and Barry Nyle. Elena is the girl who has been trapped in this mysterious compound her whole life. Her captor, Barry Nyle is unhealthily obsessed with her and is always monitoring her.
Michael Rogers is unbelievably creepy and foreboding as the enigmatic Barry Nyle. I couldn't get enough of his character. He starts out as this calm and calculating type of stalker, but then morphs into a terrifying force that is hellbent on capturing Elena once she finally manages to break free from the Arboria institute.
This is obviously a movie that will polarize a lot of people. You have to be able to appreciate film as art and also understand how much work was put into this whole project.
I would have to say that this film has THE most tripped out flashback of all time. It is really bizarre and the way it's shot is unforgettable and unparalleled.
By the end of Beyond The Black Rainbow, it transforms into somewhat of an old school 80's slasher flick, but that's what is so interesting in the first place. Panos is willing to experiment and show a lot of his influences to the viewer without feeling ashamed about it.
I don't think I will see a film as unique as this film for the rest of the year, maybe ever.
Watch this movie and let it engulf you with its atmosphere and originality.