Shut In (2106)

Starring: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton
Director: Farren Blackburn


Premise:
While being sent away to boarding school, a troubled teen and his father are in an accident. The accident kills the father and severely injures the boy. He stays at home but needs round the clock care. The mother, who is a former child psychiatrist, has a former patient come up missing. These two things collide as strange things start to occur in her remote house during a storm.

My Take:
The movie is basically about mental unstable son but disguised as a supernatural thriller. There's a lot of holes in the script that makes it not very interesting.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Starz

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Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rhea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, Kris Holden Reid
Director: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein


Premise:
Humans now know of the lycans and vampire living among them and are doing what the can to terminate all. Selene wakes up from being captured and tries to save her daughter, the half breed hybrid, who is part of medical experiments.

My Take:
The entire series of films is getting rather tiresome and silly. Not that the franchise was ever great. If you like the series then you'll probably enjoy this installment.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Fear The Walking Dead, Season 3 (2017)

Starring: Kim Dickens, Ruben Blades, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Frank Dillane, Mercedes Mason, Coleman Domingo, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, Michael Greyeyes, Justin Rain, Dayton Callie, James Le Gross, Ray McKinnon


Premise:
The Clark family find their way out of Mexico and taking up arms at a ranch on the border ran by a bigot and who is in a land battle with an Indiana tribe.

My Take:
I think the show is finally starting to find it's footing and standing out as it's own series. The characters are becoming more interesting as time passes and the situations more intense. Plus all hell breaks loose on the season finale leaving the clue no clue where next season is heading.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: AMC

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Toby Kebbell
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts


Premise:
A monster chaser finds dangerous creatures on an unexplored island in the South Pacific.

My Take:
I pleasantly surprised with the remake of Kong. It managed to his most of the usual lore while adding it's own unique spin on the tale.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Graduation Day (1981)

Starring: Patch Mackenzie, Christopher George, Michael Pataki, Vanna White, Linnea Quigley
Director: Herb Freed


Premise:
After a star, female track runner dies of a heart attack during a race; her friends start dying off.

My Take:
It's kind of a dopey and unintersting slasher flick

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Contracted (2013)

Starring: Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams
Director: Eric England


Premise:
A woman gets date raped at a party and contracts what she believes is an STD, but in reality it's far worse.

My Take:
Great physical special effects as the main character's body goes through it's changes. Too bad she is kind of an unsympathetic character.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Lucha Underground, Season 3 (2017)

Starring: Prince Puma, Brian Cage, Rey Misterio, Jeff Cobb, John Morrison, Kira Foster, Paul Black, Vampiro, Matt Stryker, Melissa Santos, Pentigon Dark, Sexy Star, Dr. Wagner, Ricky Banderas, Karlee Perez, Texano, Paul London, William Mack, Shane Strickland, Dante Fox, Fenix, Martin Casuas, Melissa Anderson, Ivelisse Velez, Matt Cross, Sami Callihan


Premise:
Season Three of the show has warriors continuing to battle for wins and for the pleasure of owner Dario Cueto. And there's a mysterious glove that has super powers and has the owner being the vessel for the second coming.

My Take:
My favorite aspect about Lucha Underground is the attention to details when it comes to the story lines. Every character has a reason and things that happened in season one still matter in season three (and often built upon). It's face paced action and pure fun! Not to mention lots of macabre and supernatural elements. The series builds up to the final Ultima Lucha Tres which features some of the most violent and bloody wrestling matches I have ever seen on regular television. I really hope the promotion gets backers for more seasons.

Rating: So Good

Watched: El Rey

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Free Fire (2017)

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Sharlto Copley, Noah Taylor, Jack Reynor, Babou Ceesay
Director: Ben Wheatley


Premise:
Two groups engage in a shoot out when a gun deal turns bad.

My Take:
Probably the most straight up movie yet from the director, in what turns out to be a very realistic and bloody take on a shoot out style of movie.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Dark Touch (2014)

Starring: Marcella Plunkett, Missy Keatling, Padriac Delaney
Director: Marina de Van


Premise:
A young girl is the survivor of a massacre that kills her entire family. No one believes her when she says the house is to blame. The neighbors take her in, only to find out something horrible manifesting within the child.

My Take:
The entire movie's underlying and not so subtle theme has to do with child abuse. With the director's track record of odd films, I really wanted more of the macabre. 

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Shudder

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The Love Witch (2017)

Starring: Samantha Robinson
Director: Anna Billar


Premise:
A witch puts love spells on men which usually ends with death.

My Take:
Takes on a throw back 60's look and vibe. Everything in the movie looks great, especially for it's limited budget. The story is mildly interesting but manages to hold the viewer to the end.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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A Cure For Wellness (2017)

Starring: Dan DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs
Director: Gore Verbinski


Premise:
An executive is tasked with retrieving the company's CEO from a remote wellness center in the Swiss Alps. He gets in an accident and stays for recovery. While there he starts to suspect the center isn't exactly what it seems to be.

My Take:
The movie is slow, methodical, and quite odd then it's takes a big turn in the final act goes balls out crazy with it's ending. One that doesn't quote work for me.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix

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The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirshe
Director: Andrea Ovredal


Premise:
Father and son coroners get the body of a young girl and must figure out how she died. As they get closer to unraveling

My Take:
A movie that keeps the viewer guessing on what is actually going on as the pair gets deeper into the autopsy. It's creepy and intense.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Nocturne (2016)

Starring: Clare Niederpruem, Melanie Stone, Colton Tran, Jake Stormoen, Corey Sondrup
Director: Stephen Simek


Premise:
A group of friends open up conjure up the spirit world after playing with a Ouija board.

My Take:
The viewer gets a little bit of everything alternate reality, spirit possession, and boring teen characters. It's enough to barely hold your interest.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Showtime

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Swarm of the Snakehead (2006)

Starring: Gunnar Hansen
Director: Frank Lama, Joel Denning


Premise:
A family on vacation is attacked by a large, smart snakehead fish.

My Take:
The jokes miss, the acting is terrible, and there a whole lot of positive things I can say about this flick.

Rating: Steaming Pile

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Artifacts (2007)

AKA: Artefacts

Starring: Cecile Boland, Max Digby
Director: Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers


Premise:
A woman realizes her friends are being murdered by doubles of themselves.

My Take:
The movie is a little too confusing and a little too meta for it's own good. Sometimes a little explanation is a good thing.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Creepy (2016)

AKA: Kuripi: Itsuwari No Rinjin

Starring:Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Teruki Kagawa
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa


Premise:
A former profiler for the police suspects his new neighbor may be linked to a missing family case he worked years earlier.

My Take:
A slow moving film where nothing is quite as it seems.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Evil (2005)

AKA: To Kako

Starring: Mary Tsoni, Meletis Georgiadis, Pepi Moschovakou, Arigris Thanasoulas
Director: Giorgos Nousias


Premise:
An ancient evil awakens under Athens turning people in zombies.

My Take:
An average low budget zombie flick.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Shudder

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A Message From the Author:

I just wanted to a moment to reveal a little bit going in my personal life.

While I've said a few times over the years that the pace of my reviewing would curb, some how I always manages to keep up. However, now I think the time is finally going to become a reality.

Three weeks ago I had to rush my pregnant wife to the hospital. A few hours later, she had an emergency C Section and our baby boy was born seven weeks premature and very small, a condition we had been battling throughout the pregnancy. He was put in the Neonatal ICU, where is still remain. Between working my paying job, taking care of my recovering wife, spending hours a day in the hospital, and handling all the other daily tasks in our lives; my free time has been nonexistent. I am going nonstop from the moment I wake until I ultimately crash from daily exhaustion. There has been no time for escaping to the world of horror when we have been dealing with our own reality version of it.

I plan to keep the blog going and updating it with my silly, little reviews as often as I can, but those reviews will come farther apart.

Thanks to all the loyal followers. And for the record, despite everything our little guy his handling each obstacle he faces and currently coming out on the right side of things. He's a fighter and kicking some serious ass. We have a ways to go, but the situations looks very promising.





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