LowLife (2017)

Starring: Ricardo Adam Zarate, Mark Burnham, Jon Oswald,
Director: Ryan Powers


Premise:
A disgraced luchadore, an ex-con just out of prison, and an addict who owns a hotel lives cross path one day due to a local gangster.

My Take:
With topics like addiction, human trafficking, organ harvesting, and muscle for hire were are dealing with a lot of horrific topics. The movie often juxtaposes comic situation with extreme violence. The intertwining stories of the characters and the editing make this an extremely fun 90 minutes.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hulu

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Once Upon A Time In Dublin (2009)

Starring: Emmet J. Scanlan, Eoin Macken, Karl Hayden, Bill Fellows
Director: Jason Figgis


Premise:
Two brothers try to come to terms with the death of their youngest brother.

My Take:
Unique storytelling and visuals in this movie full of violence and death.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hoopla

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Mom and Dad (2018)

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Lance Henriksen
Director: Brian Taylor


Premise:
One day parents wake up and suddenly have the urge to kill their offspring.

My Take:
This movie is Cage at his nutty best and while the basic story is interesting there isn't a lot of substance behind the whole thing.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Starring: Joaquan Phoenix
Director: Lynne Ramsey


Premise:
A war veteran tracks down missing children. His latest job consists of finding a missing teen of a Senator. As he gets closer to finding the girl he also gets closer to losing his grip on sanity.

My Take:
A times a confusing plot where the viewer isn't quite sure what is reality and what is in the main characters head. It's a slow burning movie which will turn a lot of people away.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Wakwak (1989)

Starring: Richard Gomez, Manilyn Reynes, Eduy Manzano, Janice de Belen
Director: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes


Premise:
A cult leader rallies his followers against soldiers trying to protect civilians.

My Take:
I've watched a lot of Filippino horror flicks and this one is completely different than most. It's grounded in reality with the cult story and a second major story with one of the women in the cult. It's an older looking movie but in a way that helps the overall feel of the movie.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD




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Mayhem (2017)

Starring: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Dallas Roberts, Steven Brand, Kerry Fox, Caroline Chikezie
Director: Joe Lynch


Premise:
A virus which makes it's infected turn up their primal rage is unleashed into a corporate building. A recently fired worker tries to get through the chaos to see his the boss in order to get his job back.

My Take:
Oh what gratuitously violent fun this flick is to watch.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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Happy!, Season 1 (2018)

Starring: Christopher Meloni, Patton Oswald, Lili Mirojnick, Ritchie Coster, Medina Senghore, Patrick Fischler, Joseph D. Reitman


Premise:
A former cop, now basic derelict is summoned by his estranged daughter's imaginary friend to find her after she is kidnapped.

My Take:
What a head trip of a series. It's over the top in every way with violence, comedy, and over all disturbing shit... and often at the same time.

Rating: So Good

Watched: SyFy

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Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017)

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Marc Blucas, Udo Kier
Director: S. Craig Zahler


Premise:
A man gets sent to prison after a drug exchange gone wrong. He leaves behind his pregnant wife and boss/friend who is covering for. While in prison, he gets set up by the drug boss on the other side of the bad deal and must murder another inmate or his kidnapped wife gets an experimental abortion.

My Take:
The movie takes the viewer down a long, winding road of a man who trying to save his wife and unborn child despite the bad decisions he has to make. Plus there is straight up, unflinching violence and gore.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Purchase

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Hardcore Harry (2015)

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Haley Bennet, Tim Roth, Danila Kozlovsky, Andrei Dementiev
Director: Ilya Naishuller


Premise:
A man wakes up as a cyborg with no memory and tries to save his wife from a crazed warlord who assembling bio-engineered soldiers.

My Take:
If you like movies to represent a first person shooter action video game, then this might be your type of flick. I found the story to be good but the execution to be rather annoying.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD





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Id (2005)

Starring: Eji Hayashi, Kei Fujiwara
Director: Kei Fujiwara


Premise:
A murderer is forced to deal with the thoughts in is head while dealing with the realities surrounding him.

My Take:
This is a hard movie to watch. There is a lot of crazy, realistic violence and gore. It requires the viewer to focus on what is happening  and try and decipher the story. Unfortunately the rewards are little... at least for me.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix DVD






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Miss Meadows (2014)

Starring: Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale
Director: Karen Leigh Hopkins


Premise:
An unassuming elementary school teacher is also a secretly a vigilante.

My Take:
It was fun to see Katie Holmes go a little twisted. Ultimately it was hard for the movie to keep my interest. Especially when the budding love affair with the sheriff goes full bloom.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix DVD

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Ritual (2012)

Starring: Rio Dewanto
Director: Joko Anwar


Premise:
A man wakes up buried in the woods with no memory. He stumbles upon an empty cabin covered in blood. He starts piecing together the clues to figure out what happened.

My Take:
I normally dig weird ass movies like this which mess with the viewer's timeline. And while it does keep you guessing up until the end there's just too much bogging down things between important scenes.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix Instant

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Raze (2014)

Starring: Zoe Bell, Rachel Nichols, Sherilyn Fenn, Doug Jones, Tracie Thoms
Director: Josh C. Waller


Premise:
A woman is kidnapped and forced to fight other women to the death in a tournament for the amusement of an exclusive club.

My Take:
There's decent action and a decent story in this flick. Plus the cast pulls it off wonderfully.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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House Hunting (2013)

Starring: Marc Singer, Art LaFleur
Director: Eric Hunt


Premise:
Two families go to an open house and cant leave the property.

My Take:
Sort of a convoluted tale with too much going on, yet some how manages to be interesting. The performances dont help much either.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix Instant Streaming

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The Rover (2014)

Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scott McNairy, David Field
Director: David Michod


Premise:
A group of robbers steal a man's car and with the help of one of the wounded men left behind, he starts a pursuit to re-obtain is possession.

My Take:
This is a gritty, nihilistic film with throwbacks to a Western. The movie looks amazing with the rugged Australian Outback in nearly every scene. The cast is great too, I was actually with Pattinson's take on his character. A solid film.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Child of God (2014)

Starring: Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack
Director: James Franco


Premise:
A "slow" man is kicked out of his home and forced to live in the wilderness where he has a series of violent interactions with the townsfolk.

My Take:
An incredible performance by Scott Haze. Some of the subject matter will turn people away, as it stays close to the book, with it's depiction of necrophilia and rape and the main character's moves into increasingly violent acts.

Rating: So Good


Watched: Netflix Instant Streaming

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The Raid 2: Berandal (2014)

Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra
Director: Gareth Evans


Premise:
Rama if forced to go undercover to bring down a crime syndicate in order reveal police corruption.

My Take:
Much like the first movie, this one is full of gritty vicerea and violence. There is lots of action too. If you enjoyed the first flick then you will like this one too.

Rating: So Good

 




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Pieta (2013)

Starring: Min-soo Jo, Jung-Jin Lee
Director: Ki-duk Kim


Premise:
A loan shark is forced to rethink his life when a woman who claims to be the mother who abandoned him thirty years ago reappears.

My Take:
Ki-duk Kim is a master of creating films full of disturbing psychological human drama. No different here as a violent young man is forced to deal with a mysterious woman who has her own agenda.

Rating: So Good

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