American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Season 8 (2018)

Starring: Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Even Peters, Emma Roberts, Billy Eichner,


Premise:
Nuclear war eliminates most of humanity. A few rich people have spots in survival outposts in order to survive and rebuild the Earth. Though not everything is as it seems in this outpost.

My Take:
This has been the best season of the series in a long while as it combines the characters/stories from Murder House and Coven into a new story about the son of Satan causing the end of the world.

Rating: So Good

Watched: FX

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Terrified (2017)

AKA: Aterrados

Starring: Ariel Chavarria, Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo
Director: Demian Rugna


Premise:
A neighborhood starts experiencing strange occurrences. When residents start dying off the local police captain call in his old partner who by a chance encounter enlists a team of paranormal researchers to sort out the what might be happening.

My Take:
Any movie that makes me jump multiple times is a good one (it doesn't happen often). This is just a creepy movie dealing with creatures from alternate dimensions crossing over into our plane.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Shudder

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May The Devil Take You (2018)

AKA: Sebelum Iblis Menjemput

Starring: Chelsea Islan, Ray Sahetapy, Pevita Pearce,
Director: Timo Tjahjanto


Premise:
A women returns to the old family villa to confront her stepmother and siblings after their father mysteriously dies. She uncovers a dark family past that may lead to the end of them all.

My Take:
An intense horror that pulls no punches with its gore and visuals.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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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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Vidar The Vampire (2017)

Starring: Thomas Aske Berg, Bright Skrettingland
Director: Thomas Aske Berg, Fredrik Waldeland


Premise:
A simple farmer turns into a vampire and tries to come to terms with the condition

My Take:
A solid movie which focuses on a man coming to grips with his new found vampirism. The movie is often funny and often sad as we see the main character reluctantly succumb and accept what is has become.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Arizona (2018)

Starring: Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, David Allen Grier, Kaitlin Olson, Elizabeth Gillies, Seth Rogan
Director: Jonathan Watson


Premise:
During the 2009 housing crisis a man kills his realtor. Another realtor witnesses the murder and fend for her life

My Take:
A darkly comic movie where a woman's day goes from bad to worse. Strong performances by the entire cast make this very entertaining.

Rating: So Good

Watched: hoopla

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The Meg (2018)

Starring: Jason Stratham, Rainn Wilson, Bingbing Li, Ruby Rose, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Masi Oka, Robert Taylor
Director: Jon Truteltaub


Premise:
A research team in the Pacific Ocean breaks through to new ocean depths and unleashes a prehistoric shark.

My Take:
It's over the top (especially with action scenes) and most of the science seems way off base, but if it you can get passed those facts and want to see Jason Stratham try to kill a huge, old shark with a bowie knife then this is the flick for you.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Grace: The Possession (2014)

Starring: Alexia Fast, Lin Shaye, Joel David Moore, Alan Dale, Clarke Peters
Director: Jeff Chan


Premise:
A young girl is possessed by a demon.

My Take:
While there isn't much here that hasn't been seen and done before (overbearing religious parent, corrupt priest, taking of the innocent), the movie manages to stay somewhat interesting throughout. Maybe it's because of the lead actress's performance. It's also shot entirely from the first person point of view which also helps it slightly (in this case).

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD




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