Jackals (2017)

Starring: Jonathan Schaech, Debra Kara Unger, Stephen Kerr
Director: Kevin Greutert


Premise:
A family kidnaps their son from a cult and tries to deprogram hi but the cult has other things in mind.

My Take:
The characters simply do to much dumb stuff to make the viewer care about them which makes the viewer lose interest quickly.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Showtime

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Wild Men (2017)

Starring: Zack Abramowitz, Alexander Stine, Erin Anne MacDonald,
Director: Bobby Sansivero


Premise:
A TV crew goes to the Adirondack Mountains to film their latest season of their Bigfoot hunting reality show.

My Take:
The movie doesn't take itself too seriously which makes it all the more fun to watch

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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Evolution (2015)

Starring: Max Brebant, Roxane Duran
Director :Lucile Hadzihalivoic


Premise:
In a seaside town, where only woman and young boys reside, a corpse washes ashore. One of the boys sees the corpse and starts to question everything.

My Take:
A slow moving film where nothing is as it seems and something sinister is occurring.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos


Premise:
A heart surgeon befriends a teenage boy after feeling guilty because he father died on his operating table. As the boy forces his way into the surgeons life, it becomes apparent he has revenge in mind.

My Take:
A creepy, intense, slow play of a flick that ends in the ultimate sacrifice.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Night of Something Strange (2017)

Starring: Trey Harrison, Nicola Fiore, Wayne W. Johnson, Janet Mayson,
Director: Jonathan Straiton


Premise:
Teenagers out on a vacation come in contact with people infected with a STD virus that turns them into the ravenous undead.

My Take:
Lots of crude and failed sexual gags fill the screen along with ample amounts of gore.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Shudder

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Happy Death Day (2017)

Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine
Director: Christopher Landon


Premise:
A female college student must relive her birthday, which is also the day she died, over and over until she discover's the killer's identity.

My Take:
A surprisingly fun take on the slasher film that keeps the viewer guessing.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Phoenix Forgotten (2017)

Starring: Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Matthews
Director: Justin Barber


Premise:
20 years after her brother and two other people disappeared in the desert; a woman tries to piece together what may have happened to them. And did the mysterious lights in the sky have anything to do with it.

My Take:
Slightly more interesting than most of these types of movies as it blends to differently timelines - a documentary from the current year with found footage from 20 years prior. Still expect a lot of talking and not a lot of action.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu Plus

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The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Starring: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Faye Dunaway, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Trucco
Director: Stacy Title


Premise:
Three college students move into a house where the accidentally unleash an entity called The Bye Bye Man.

My Take:
The story is not horribly executed but it's also not overly thought out.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Showtime

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