Movies are neat!
I try to keep things spoiler-free. I also try to be brief, but I'm less successful on that point.
Movies are neat!
I try to keep things spoiler-free. I also try to be brief, but I'm less successful on that point.
Deadstream, which follows an obnoxious streamer as he attempts to reclaim popularity by staying a night alone in a haunted house, runs just long enough to not overstay its welcome.
Props go to Joseph Winter for his performance. While not amazing in itself, the fact that he our (mostly) only performer for 88 minutes is quite impressive. Unfortunately, the nature of the character is to *be* annoying and cringe, and there was never going to be a convincing redemption arc,…
I do love me some weird psychological horror movies. It definitely gets weirder than Censor, but I still had enjoyable time with it. I got vibes of Stopmotion with this, as an 80's UK video censor's job starts to distort her sense of reality as she comes to terms with past trauma.
Niamh Algar is a great lead; the story asks a lot from an emotionally-distant, mostly deadpan character, and she injects considerable nuance that sells the growing madness without…
In the interest of transparency, I did have to rush to the theaters after work, and I missed maybe the first 10-15 minutes of this.
I'm on the fence a little bit after watching The Monkey; it's a nice horror-comedy romp, and had some legitimate laughable moments. Though I guess after seeing the trailers I was expecting a little... I dunno, "more" from it.
While The Monkey was obviously not going to be tonally similar, I was disappointed that this…
I won't lie; my initial impression after seeing the trailer for Heart Eyes was rather negative. Sony is not a studio name I have much faith in, the movie didn't seem to have recognizable (to me) names, and the premise could easily go in several bad/lazy directions.
However, I was happily disappointed, and this was quite an enjoyable experience. The trailers suggest a slasher film with romantic comedy elements, but really this is a romantic comedy, through and through. Just…