kiamag Reviews

Scary Endings (2015–2020)

This series is beyond fun.

[8/10 · 14 June 2016]

I caught wind of Scary Endings through a share on Facebook and had to sit down to watch the first season in one sitting. It helped that the episodes are all five minutes or less. These are tons of fun to watch as they keep the formula simple and entertaining. Some episodes are more funny than scary but I think that is the point of the particular episodes. I highly recommend this series to anyone looking to enjoy a few minutes of scary story fun. Scary Endings is definitely a hit in my book. The film makers here hit some amazing tropes and the effects for the most part are believable. My favorite is the finale as I think it was the most sincere version of story telling in the series. I also love that they don't have a lot of unneeded dialogue and they don't dumb down these stories like many writers tend to do. Solid 8 out of ten. My only complaint is that some of the stories could use a tad more meat to them but with five minutes or less they accomplish things really well.

Convergence (I) (2015)

Convergence is exactly the kind of movie we need more of.

[9/10 · 1 March 2016]

Convergence is one of those movies that I had to watch more than once. What I loved most about it, was that it challenges both the horror and psychological thriller genres in a whole new way. This film does what Hollywood is scared to do. They attempted something different. The religious themes that run through out add a unique view point that I feel gives more depth both to our hero and to the lunatic he is out to get. Truth be told I did feel there were a few pacing issues just around the middle of the film, but the pay off was worth it. The effects were amazing and done without being so over the top that you are taken back out of the film. They kept it classy. I enjoyed that there is certainly some gore but it's not mindless blood lust. Ethan Embry plays a stellar antagonist and Clayne Crawford shows us the emotional side of being pitted in a situation no man wants to face. Convergence brings it home on numerous levels. Eery ghost like beings, a complete nut job that you cant reason with, and feelings of loss when you attempted to do your best for the hero. The supporting characters are huge in this. The nurse alone gave me goosebumps and one unfortunate soul who had a really bad day as far as his face is concerned really got me. I look up to movies like this because they challenge convention and the day to day, re-purposed crap that Hollywood calls original entertainment. Do yourself a favor and watch Convergence at your nearest opportunity. Drew Hall and his crew really know how to entertain.