*many spoilers* Pet Sematary (2019) Dir: Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer Everyone's really pissed about this remake. And under usual circumstances, I would be too. I'm normally a bit of a purist, and utterly detest remakes based on their sheer futility. Does the world even need 10 versions of "A star is born"? No-one knows the … Continue reading Sometimes remakes are better
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The artist formerly known as Prairie
The OA Creators: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling Like...where do I even? You wonder how high they must have been to actually think of this. You actually wonder.I tried so hard to explain this to someone earlier, and I kept sounding like I was making shit up. Literally as though I was pulling random story … Continue reading The artist formerly known as Prairie
Black Mess
Black Mass (2015) Dir: Scott Cooper Slightly off topic, (mainly because there aren't enough horror movies around to warrant an hour of thought), I've opted for Johnny Depp horrifying us all with his rotton front tooth and deeply dehydrated skin. Theres been more gangster biopics lately then we've had in a while. After Legend I … Continue reading Black Mess
The Visit….sure
Every now and again comes a director so mind-blowingly overrated you almost feel compelled to hate them just to level out the playing field a bit. Even though not all of them are as evil and self obsessed as say, Christopher Nolan (just picking names out a hat here guys), you've decided by default that … Continue reading The Visit….sure
Deliver us from tired scripts
Sometimes I go and watch horror movies and I'm all like "meh". The usual haunted house/scary Japanese chick with long hair/young possessed catholic girl/ hillbillies who eat people situation. As a horror fan you get so used to these formulas then eventually you're just like immune...and often jaded...and that's fine I guess, just a bit … Continue reading Deliver us from tired scripts