Looking Glass (2018)

Starring: Nicholas Cage, Robin Tunney
Director: Tim Hunter


Premise:
A couple buy a motel and discover strange things about it.

My Take:
Nic Cage discover a two way mirror in his newly purchased hotel that may be linked to a series of murders and prostitution. He freaks out and battles his own personal demons. It's all familiar material that has been done better in other movies.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Hell House LLC II: The Abbadon Hotel (2018)

Starring: Vasile Fluter, Jillian Geurts, Joy Shatz, Kyle Ingleman
Director: Stephen Cognetti


Premise:
Eight years after the tragic events of the Hell House opening there still in no answers as what truly happened in the hotel or to the crew. An investigative journalist wants to uncover the truth.

My Take:
The movie adds to the Hell House mythology with a little more backstory and another tale of people trying to uncover the truth. While it holds the viewer interests and has its share of creep out moments; it's not quite as shocking as the first movie.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Shudder

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Over Your Dead Body (2014)

AKA: Kuime

Starring: Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito, Ebizo Ichikawa,
Director: Takashi Miike


Premise:
A group rehearsing for the play Kwaiden, finds fiction and reality blending together as lust and jealousy conjure up a spirit.

My Take:
The movie gets a tad confusing at time as it jumps between the play rehearsal and real life with the characters. An interesting and more subtle movie from director Miike.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: TubiTV

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Dead In the Water (2018)

Starring: Nikohl Boosheri, Nicole Fortuin, Sky Russell, Biance SImone Mannie, Tanya Van Graan
Director: Sheldon Wilson


Premise:
A ship breaks down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean during a storm that washes up a creature from the deep.

My Take:
The movie tries to try to mislead the viewer in too many direction before cutting loose with a lame creature feature.

Rating: Warning

Watched: SyFy




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Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)

Starring: Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, Greg Nicotero, Stephen King, Mick Garris, Bryan Fuller, Diablo Cody, Elijah Wood, John Landis,


Premise:
A look inside some of the best movies in the history of horror cinema.

My Take:
I am a sucker for shows like this - creators of the genres talking about their genre and their influences... in this case movies. There's some good material here but dont go into it thinking you will find any new, obscure movies to watch.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: AMC

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Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite (2015)

Starring: Valeriya Dmitreiva, Igor Kripunov
Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevskly


Premise:
A group of teens summon a legend known as The Queen of Spades. When one of them mysteriously dies the rest realize they are up against a dangerous force.

My Take:
Interesting legend and boring execution (mostly).

Rating: Warning

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Loft (2015)

Starring: Karl Urban, Lames Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rachel Taylor, Rhona Mitra, Valerie Cruz,
Director: Erik Van Looy


Premise:
Five married friends share a private loft for their extra marital activities until one day a dead woman is found in the bed.

My Take:
This remake has a great cast and a decent amount of suspense but nothing to really take it over the top.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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Mr. Mercedes, Season 2 (2018)

Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadway, Holland Taylor, Justin Lupe, Jharrel Jerome, Tessa Farmer, Jack Huston, Maximiliano Hernandez, Nancy Travis


Premise:
Season 2 has the Mercedes killer is a coma and given an experimental drug by his neurologist. The drug allows Brady to had mind control over others. The cop who brought him down, Bill Hodges, thinks something is amiss with the situation and bound to prove it.

My Take:
Another interesting season of the show. It manages to be somewhat engrossing and somewhat average at the same time.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Audience

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Carnage Park (2016)

Starring: Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, Alan Ruck, Larry Fessenden
Director: Mickey Keating


Premise:
A woman is kidnapped by a pair of bank robbers and break down along a strip of deserted road, only to find out they are at the mercy of a man who hunts humans for sport.

My Take:
The movie jumps around between different genres which makes it a tad uneven. The real plus is watching Pat Healy play one warped individual.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Karma (2018)

Starring: Mandela Van Peebles, Brytni Sarpy, Tim Russ, Sandra Cevallos
Director: Nick Simon


Premise:
A young man gets a karma demon unleashed upon his family after evicted a family from their home

My Take:
Ultimately the movie is rather boring with it's story.

Rating: Warning

Watched: SyFy

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Model Hunger (2016)

Starring: Lynn Lowery, Tiffany Shepis
Director: Debra Rochon


Premise:
A former model kills young, beautiful women.

My Take:
A fairly over the top serial killer movie that does have some charm.

Rating: Warning (maybe a bit better)

Watched: Midnight Pulp

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Expedition Unknown: Search for the Afterlife (2018)

Starring: Josh Gates


Premise:
A search for the answer to is there life after death.

My Take:
Like most of Expedition Unknown's quest, the substance is quite interesting as is the information gathered in the show. And in this instance I think Gates sums the whole thing up perfectly.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Travel Channel

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Hold the Dark (2018)

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Riley Keough, Alexander Skarsgard, James Badge Dale, Julian Black Antelope, Macon Blair
Director: Jeremy Saulnier


Premise:
A woman calls in a wolf expert to track down the wolf suspected of taking her son before her husband returns from the war. What the hunter finds is a violence and a mystery stranger than he could have ever imagined.

My Take:
The movie wont be for everyone. It's a slow paced movie full of despair. There's not a lot of explanation behind the actions of the parents. The scenery of the Alaskan Wilderness acts like a character itself.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Ghost Stories (2018)

Starring: Martin Freeman, Andy Nyman, Alex Lawther, Paul Whitehouse
Director: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman


Premise:
A skeptic goes on a hunt for ghosts after stumbling across three case files.

My Take:
A rather enjoyable and stylish film that deals with a lot of typical themes.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Prevenge (2017)

Starring: Alice Lowe, Kate Dickie, Jo Hartley, Tom Davis, Gemma Whelan
Director: Alice Lowe


Premise:
A pregnant woman goes on a murder spree at the request of her unborn child.

My Take:
A different take on what a woman goes through during pregnancy and her connection to the unborn baby. It also plays out a lot on a woman's fear. It's a dark and rather comical movie, especially how she picks out the victims.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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Minotaur (2006)

Starring: Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Michelle Van Der Water. Rutger Hauer. Lucy Brown
Director: John English


Premise:
Villager have their young people taken to be sacrificed to a beast-like god. One man wants to end this practice and vows to take down beast

My Take:
Let's be clear, the movie has nothing to do with Greek mythology. With that said the movie is basically a bunch of kids being hunted down by a creature.

Rating: Warning

Watched: TubiTV

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Lucha Underground, Season 4 (2018)

Starring: Matt Striker, Vampiro, Melissa Santos, Dario Cueto, Johnny Mundo, Mil Muertes, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Cage, Ivelisse, Jake Strong, Marty Matinez, Willie Mack, King Guerno, Taya, Matanza Cueto, Famous B, Areo Star, Dragon Azteca Jr, Paul London, Joey Ryan,


Premise:
Wrestlers compete for a championship belt.

My Take:
Each season of this show is fantastic with it's fast pace ring action, over the top characters, and outrageous stories features human sacrifices to the Gods, a supernatural robotic hand, black magic returning wrestlers from the dead, and so much more. Every wrestler has a story. As I have said before this isn't like most wrestling shows out there which is what sets it apart and makes it so much damn fun. They had better get a season 5.

Rating: So Good

Watched: El Rey

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Sanib (2003)

AKA:

Starring: Aubrey Miles, Gina Alajar, Joel Torre, Ana Capri, Isabella De Leon, Raymond Bagatsing
Director: Celso Ad Castillo


Premise:
A girl believed she is haunted by the malevolent spirit of her dead sister but it turns out to be a much more wicked entity.

My Take:
The movie takes time building up, playing everything as a haunting, and the last act goes into full blown exorcism mode.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Ted Levine, Toby Jones, James Cromwell, BD Wong, Jeff Goldblum
Director: J.A. Bayona


Premise:
The island housing the dinosaurs has an active volcano ready to erupt and once again wipe out the species. A team comes in to save the dinosaurs only their money backer has other plans on what to do with the ones they captured.

My Take:
If you enjoy the Jurassic movies then there no reason why you wont enjoy this sequel.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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