The Sound (2017)

Starring: Rose McGowan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Eklund, Richard Gunn, Stephan McHattie
Director: Jenna Mattison


Premise:
A paranormal debunker sets off to prove an abandoned subway station is not haunted by ghosts.

My Take:
I enjoy the take on how the main character debunks hauntings based off sound waves and frequency levels playing tricks with the mind. Too bad the movie didn't go deeper in the process.


Rating: In the middle

Watched: Starz

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Raw (2016)

AKA: Grave

Starring: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Laurent Lucas
Director: Julia Ducournau


Premise:
A young girl who was raised as a vegetarian is forced to eat meat as part of a hazing rituals and develops a craving for human flesh.

My Take:
At heart this is a coming of age story just told in a very graphic way. It keeps the viewer guessing as what may happen next.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Always Watching: A Marbles Hornets Story (2015)

Starring: Alexandra Breckenridge, Chris Marquette, Jake McDorman
Director: James Moran


Premise:
A news team discovers a box of tapes where a family is being tormented by a mysterious figure in a dark suit. The camera man soon finds out they are his next victims.

My Take:
Better than most movies done in this style. At least they give valid reasons for always recording and using cameras. Good suspense build up too.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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Cute Little Buggers (2017)

Starring: John R Walker, Kristofer Dayne, Sara Dee, Dani Thompson,
Director: Tony Jopia


Premise:
Aliens genetically alter rabbits in order to help them impregnate women and save their race from extinction. Only problem is the humans decide to fight back.

My Take:
The whole idea is over the top as is acting. No one takes it seriously. Too bad there just isn't much that's enjoyable - except the bickering alien duo.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Morris County (2009)

Starring: Darcy Miller, Alice Cannon, Albie Selznick, Maren Perry
Director: Matthew Garret


Premise:
An anthology about the daily horrors taking place in a small community, though all end up with a twisted outcome. A women is unsure how to handle herself after her husband suddenly passes away, a young woman doesn't know how to deal with her changing body or hormones, and a man finds himself unfaithful to his wife.

My Take:
The story are based in the reality of the every day person which makes the movie interesting and hard to watch at times. Similar themes run through each story with good acting and special effects.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hoopla

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Spirit of the Glass (2004)

AKA: Bulong

Starring: Dingding Dantes, Alessandra de Rossi, Jake Cuenca, Ciara Sotto,
Director: Jose Javier Reyes


Premise:
A group of friends find a Ouija board and decade to play the game. They conjure up a spirit from the past who seeks revenge.

My Take:
The story takes too long to unfold and the viewer doesn't really get invested enough in the characters to care about what happens to them.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD



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Paranoid (2000)

Starring: Jessica Alba, Ian Glen, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Mischa Barton
Director: John Duigan


Premise:
A young model finds herself the captive of an former rock star and his friends. She also realizes that she is not the first to be in this position.

My Take:
The suspense is lacking as the main character never really seems in danger and villains never really seem to act as cruel or menacing as lead to believed.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Dearest Sister (2016)

Starring: Amphaphun Phommapunya, Vilouna Phetmany, Tambet Tuisk
Director: Mattie Do


Premise:
A young woman leaves her village to go the city and help care for her cousin who is going blind. The condition has also made the cousin have the ability to communicate with the dead.

My Take:
The movie touches a lot on a poor person finally having a little bit of money to spend, inter-racial/foreign marriage, class system, and Laos in general while providing a good supernatural tale.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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The Killer Next Door (2002)

AKA: Ronnie

Starring: Adam Scott, Mark Pelegrino, Fini Goodman, Brian Austin Green, Aimee Graham
Director: Matt Casado, Clayton Gardner


Premise:
A man who works at a mental facility finds one of the patients wandering the streets after she accidentally left the grounds. He takes her back to his house with an attempt to seduce her. His plans go awry however after his mother needs to be taken to the hospital and his older brother is released early from prison.

My Take:
The movie's poster art is rather misleading. This film is more of every day horror of what people can do each other and the how situations easily snowball out of control.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Amityville: Awakening (2017)

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Morrison, Kurtwood Smith
Director: Frank Khalfoun


Premise:
A woman moves here family into the infamous murder house in hopes that it's dark forces will cure her comatose son.

My Take:
The movie has an interesting premise and does a nice job of paying homage to all the other movies in the series.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Walking Dead: A New Beginning [volume 22]

Premise:
Two years have passed since since the battle with Negan and the Saviors. The groups have rebuilt a decent society. Life is seemingly moving in a decent direction. Until a new threat shows up.

My Take:
This issue is sort of a reset on the comics. It sums up what happened since taking Negan down and sets up the next enemy.

Rating: In the middle






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Virus (1980)

AKA: Day of Resurrection


Starring: Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford, Olivia Hussey, Bo Svenson, George Kennedy, Sonny ChibaEdward James Olmos, Robert Vaughn, Henry Silva,
Director: Kinju Fukasku


Premise:
A deadly virus starts killing off the population while a team in Antarctica try to find a cure.

My Take:
A star studded affair just seems dated but probably packed a decent punch when released.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Babysitter (2017)

Starring: Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee, Andrew Bachelor, Emily Alyn Lind, Leslie Bibb, Ken Marino
Director: McG


Premise:
A kid discovers his hip, hot, and friendly babysitter is also part of a satanic cult who needs his pure blood to complete a ritual.

My Take:
A pleasant surprise of a movie that is funny, smart, and slick with the kill scenes.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Justice League (2017)

Starring: Ben Affleck , Gail Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ciaran Hinds, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, JK Simmons, Joe Morton, Amber Heard
Director: Zack Snyder


Premise:
Bruce Wayne assembles a team of of metahumans in order to stop an other worldly being from destroying the planet.

My Take:
Lots of flash (no pun intended) and little substance in this DC Comics based movie.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Ghosted, Season 1 (2017)

Starring: Adam Scott, Craig Robinson, Ally Walker, Amber Stevens West


Premise:
An ex cop and scientist join a secret government agency in LA that investigates the explainable.

My Take:
The show was suppose to have a couple of more episodes run but never seem to air. Not sure if the show is in limbo or canceled. The first season was enjoyable with a good cast where most of the situations were played out for laughs.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Fox

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The Shaft (2001)

AKA: Down

Starring: Naomi Watts, James Marshall, Eric Thal, Ron Perlman, Michael Ironside, Dan Hedaya, Edward Herrmann
Director: Dick Maas


Premise:
An express elevator at one of New York's most famous landmarks starts to malfunction and causes multiple mysterious deaths. An elevator repairman and a reporter try to get the cause as what is happening.

My Take:
There's a little bit of everything tossed into this flick and not of all it works well together either. Surprisingly the movie has aged well since it was made.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead (2011)

Starring: Lauren Mae Shafer, Taylor Piedmonte, Jana Thompson, Allen Maldaonado, Sig Haig, Courtney Gaines
Director: Douglas Schulze


Premise:
A group of unwilling party guest find themselves playing out the movie The Night of the Living Dead.

My Take:
This homage to Night of the Living Dead basically comes off as lazy writing.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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The Terror, Season 1 (2018)

Starring: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Adam Nagaitis, Paul Ready, Ian Hart, Ciaran Hinds, Greta Scacchi, John Lynch,


Premise:
In 1847, the Royal Navy sends two ships to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. The ships get stuck in the ice and face starvation, mutiny, the natural elements, and a supernatural like polar bear.

My Take:
The series plays up a constant feeling of eeriness and dread for the crew while leaving the viewer teetering between the edge of what is real and what cannot be explained.

Rating: So Good

Watched: AMC

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Creeping Crawling (2012)

Starring: Raine Brown, Anna Sheils, Chuck Girad
Director: Jon Russel, Tracy Nichole Cring


Premise:
An anthology movie about people and insects - a woman with a tapeworm, a woman going insane from fleas, and a man with a sexual insect fetish.

My Take:
I found none of the stories very interesting and the disturbing situations in the stories to be not well played.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Hoopla

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