Men & Chicken (2015)

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, Soren Mailling
Director: Andres Thomas Jensen


Premise:
After their father dies two brothers find out they were actually adapted and the sons of a famous genetic scientist. They set out to find their biological father, only to discover they have several brothers and something appears off about the entire family.

My Take:
A strange and humorous flick that keeps the viewer guessing what in the hell is going to happen next.

Rating: So Good


Watched: Amazon Prime

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78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Oz Perkins, Guillermo Del Toro, Aaron Moorehead, Justin Benson, Danny Elfman, Mick Garris, Scott Spiegel, Illeana Douglas, Neil Marshall, Eli Roth, Leigh Whannell, Karyn Kusama, Elijah Wood, Richard Stanley, Bret Easton Ellis, Peter Bogdanovich
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe


Premise:
Directors, actors, and scholars break down Hitchcock's most famous scene and how it affected not only the film making but society.

My Take:
Such a meticulously made scene that broke many movie taboos at the time and paved way for great change in horror cinema (well cinema in general).

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hulu





















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We Go On (2017)

Starring: Clark Freeman, Annette O'Toole, Giovanna Zacarias, John Glover
Director: Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton


Premise:
A man who has a phobia of dying offers a large sum of money to anyone who can prove there is an afterlife. He narrows a long list down to three promising and diverse candidates. He and his skeptic mother go off to interview the candidates in search of answers.

My Take:
The movie takes the viewer on a somewhat unexpected journey which is a good thing.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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A Dark Song (2016)

Starring: Catherine Walker, Steve Oram
Director: Liam Gavin


Premise:
A woman is determined to contact the spirit of her dead son in order to get revenge on the ones who killed him. She hires an occultist to perform the long and daunting ceremony.

My Take:
The majority of the movie is all about the black magic ritual and the process of going through it.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Patient (2016)

Starring: Anney Reese, Sheri Gilbert-Wilson, Brett Brooks
Director: Jason Sheedy


Premise:
A paralyzed hospital patient is tortured by a demon.

My Take:
A slow moving flick that really doesn't get too interesting until the final act.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Showtime

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Better Watch Out (2017)

Starring: Olivia DeLong, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould
Director: Chris Peckover


Premise:
A teenager girl takes a babysitting job with her usual client. Intruders want to break into the house, but something appears to be off about the entire situation.

My Take:
I went into the movie not knowing much about it and you should as well. It will make it all the more enjoyable.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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Tragic Theater (2015)

Starring: Christopher De Leon, John Estrada, Andi Eigenmann, Roxanne Barcelo, Josh Padilla
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz


Premise:
A team of exorcists are sent to an old theater thought to be the site of a large tragedy that killed many construction workers when it was built.

My Take:
An little more brutal than most of the movies I watch from the Philippines, yet it remains a basic haunted building story.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: DVD

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Fermat's Room (2007)

AKA: La Habitacion de Femat

Starring: Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballesteros, Lluis Homar, Santi Milan, Federico Luppi
Director: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopena


Premise:
Four mathematicians are invited by a host to solve a problem. They find themselves in a shrinking room that will crush them all unless they find the connection between them.

My Take:
The movie is well acted and but most of the time characters dont possess the sense of urgency that people would have being in this situation. Still it's worth a watch.

Rating: In the Middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Coco (2017)

Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor
Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina


Premise:
A boy finds himself in the Land of the Dead seeking help from his ancestors to lift a long time family ban on music.

My Take:
This is a fun and enjoyable movie for all that digs deep in the meaning behind the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead" and family bonds.

Rating: Instant Classic

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Lycan (2017)

Starring: Dania Ramirez, Jake Lockett, Craig Tate, Rebekah Graf, Parker Croft, Vanessa Angel, Gail Grady
Director: Bev Land


Premise:
Six college students reaching a legend of a local werewolf for their college assignment come to find out that the legend is all too real.

My Take:
An average werewolf movie where kids get lost in the woods and get killed off slowly while trying to unravel a mystery. The story isn't great and the acting isn't either.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Midnight Pulp

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Victor Crowley (2018)

Starring: Parry Shan, Kane Hodder, Laura Ortiz, Tiffany Shepis, Felicia Rose,
Director: Adam Green


Premise:
A decade after the events of the first movie, the lone survivor agrees to an interview in the Honey Island Swamp where Victor Crowley is once again accidentally resurrected.

My Take:
More over the top gore and humor that fans of the series have come to expect.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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M.F.A. (2017)

Starring: Francesca Eastwood, Clifron Collins Jr., Marlon Young, Peter Vack
Director: Natalia Leite


Premise:
A young woman accidentally kills her rapist. She turns herself into a vigilante avenging college girls who attackers got away.

My Take:
The movie that deals with a common issue of rape on college campuses and how universities handle the situation in a realistic way, which then forces the main character to react they way she does. It's an interesting watch.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Dante 01 (2008)

Starring: Lambert Wilson, Linh Dan Pham, Dominque Pinon, Simona Maicanescu, Francois, Hadji-Lazaro
Director: Marc Caro


Premise:
A prisoner arrives at a top security prison ship. He is also the lone survivor of an alien encounter. He leads a violent rebellion against his captures.

My Take:
I just found this movie to be extremely boring and kept waiting for anything interesting to happen.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978)

Starring: Damien Knight, Jeannetta Arnette
Director: Constantine S. Gochis


Premise:
A group of people are trapped inside their high school during a ten year reunion while a masked killers takes them out.

My Take:
A rather tame 70's slasher flick.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Before I Wake (2017)

Starring: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabelle Gish, Jacob Trembley
Director: Mike Flanagan


Premise:
Foster parents to a young boy learns his dreams manifest into reality and not all of his dreams are good.

My Take:
An solid flick that does a good job getting the viewer emotionally involved with all the main characters.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Lady Psycho Killer (2015)

Starring: Sabrina Campilli, Dennis Andres, Daniel Baldwin, Bianca Beaucamp, Michael Madson, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Jeremy
Director: Nathan Oliver


Premise:
A young woman kills seedy men in a small town. Her boyfriend still pursues her despite her actions.

My Take:
My biggest complaint is that movie doesn't really know if it's wants to be dark comedy making fun of these types of movies or if wants to be one of those movies.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Showtime

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Middleton, Mark Ruffalo, Idris Elba, Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldbloom, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ray Stevenson, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Taika Waititi


Premise:
Thor must stop his Asgard from being destroyed by his sister, the Goddess of Death, who has been banished.

My Take:
One of the funniest in the Avengers series. It's really just a fun, entertaining flick.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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