My quick rating - 5.7/10. One from the After Dark film festival, which was THE premiere horror movie showcase for a few years back then. According to my database, I watched this, but it was a shitty quality version back then, so an upgrade came along, and to be honest, I don't really remember it anyways. It did come back to me, especially the refresher of a horror flick with Dominic Purcell . This small group of friends gets all drunk after a funeral and decides to head to t

My quick rating - 6.1/10. Sometimes posters set you up for one kind of movie, only for the film to head in a completely different direction. Furies looks like it might be a Vietnamese spin on Charlie’s Angels , but once the opening unfolds with a brutal assault and the murder of a mother, it’s clear this is not a playful spy romp. This is a revenge-driven action flick with trauma and blood at its core. And as it turns out, it’s also a prequel to Furie from 2019, though, con

My quick rating - 6,2/10. After watching the Mark Twain award presentation for Adam Sandler , they reminded me quite a few times that the sequel for this one was coming soon, so I figured I'd better dig into that new release folder and check this out. I am always up for a good old-fashioned mystery flick, and this is really all this sets out to be. Teaming with Jennifer Aniston , the couple has perfect comedy chemistry on screen, and the script offers them ample time to be

My quick rating - 5.5/10. The latest in the not-so-popular Puppet Master series is in the same silly vein as the others. If you haven't seen them before, the plot is quite simple. Killer dolls. The thing that sets these movies apart is that the makers don't even attempt to use special effects to make the dolls appear lifelike. Meaning, unlike Chucky, no CGI or effects are used for the killer dolls. They are just moved around to look cheesy as all hell for the viewer's amuseme

My quick rating - 4.5/10. The writer/producer of this flick, Sonny Mahal , was kind enough to send me a couple of screeners, this one included, so I thought I would check one of them out. It starts out with a ridiculous shootout after a robbery where a stand-off between the posse led by Richard Grieco faces off with the local sheriff and a dozen armed men. They are about 15 feet from each other and are able to MISS constantly, making the A-Team look like marksmen. Aside f

My quick rating - 3.9/10. Submission, err, Red Canvas or Art of Submission, released in 2009, or 2012, or, oh, forget it, all the same movie. This is an MMA action/drama movie centering around the plight of a young adult who wants to train to be a mixed martial arts star. Of course, he is in troubled times, and the movie attempts to juggle the action with the drama, but falls short on it. The tempo switching in this movie is often too random to hold the audience's attention,

My quick rating - 5.4/10. This horror-thriller movie centers around a young girl named Thale ( Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne ) who becomes a witness to a brutal murder that takes place at a party. As the story unfolds, Thale finds herself caught up in a mysterious and dangerous world, where she must navigate through the darkness and horror to uncover the truth behind the killer's identity. This is where my first gripe pops up: interviewing the witnesses from the party, which w

My quick rating - 5.5/10. Very pedestrian stand-up set. He is mildly amusing, but the subject he focuses on is drinking booze. Keep that in mind since some of the jokes just won't make sense if you aren't into drinking. From his set, I gather he has some YouTube show, maybe? Or along those lines, where he goes around the world learning about the drinking culture of that area. In other words, he found a way to make money drinking abroad. If I could get away with that, I would

My quick rating - 5.3/10. There were a couple of messed-up movies that came out the year I was born. Finally getting to see this one since finding it was tough. It pops up when I am not looking. Read the story about the evolution of this one, very interesting ( Wikipedia has a decent sum up). I just remember reading that it was someone's attempt at making a snuff film and that it had been destroyed. I noticed the version that I am watching and those floating around are 77

My quick rating - 3.6/10. Ever since I heard of its existence, it has been on my Radarr, and now it is time to see if it lives up to the hype. I am guessing NOPE. Writer/director Rhys Frake-Waterfield has dropped some straight-up #turkey material before, but I'll go in open-minded anyways. I now realize I was right in my assumption. I don't understand how you get your hands on a property such as this that is going to be money in the bank by sheer name alone, and cannot do be

My quick rating - 7.4/10. Not quite an 8 but definitely better than a 7. Just the bit about the "slap heard around the world" was worth watching the whole set to hear. Other than that part, it is his basic stand-up routine, which I personally find pretty funny. If you aren't a fan of his in general, you won't get anything out of this. Currently streaming on Netflix . I kept it as well since it was damn funny. Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023) #comedy #jackmeatsflix #IMDB

My quick rating - 6.6/10. Ok, this movie is insane. Read the review, and you will either be running out to find it, or you will know damn well you have ZERO interest in it. You will have to appreciate Japanese flicks to get anything out of this. Let me try to explain. Aliens drop in on our planet, and these parasitic creatures attach to the head of a human and assimilate themselves with the body, turning anything it touches into a part of the creature created. This is shown i

My quick rating - 6.6/10. I thought Searching was pretty good, so I am looking forward to their next flick. This one is in the same vein as the first and only loses points from me on the fact that it is basically the same flick. The original premise of solving a mystery through free online means only is still novel enough to work with, but this is so much like Searching . The difference being, instead of a kidnapping, we have Storm Reid home alone while her parents go on va

My quick rating - 6.7/10. I have been looking forward to this one for a while, but not for the reasons as most of you. I read it was the last flick starring Ray Liotta , and I have always been a big fan of his. What a quirky cast of characters this one has. The movie itself is just a fun ride that takes its turn into the violent category when it wants to catch you by surprise. I can see why our fun little bear got to be a guest on the Oscars this year LOL. Honestly, the movie

My quick rating - 4.9/10. All I needed to read was "H.P. Lovecraft goes Arctic!" for me to drop this one on the tube. Oh boy, the creatures are bad. Some kind of fish people, it appears to be, although it really looks like some Halloween store quality costumes. As silly as they look, it is effective for them to be minions for a greater evil that is going on. It would have been easy to get distracted by the goofy creatures, but as you continue watching, the movie does dive dee

My quick rating - 3.2/10. Well, this movie was bad. I thought the premise sounded decent enough: "Told over one horrifying night, Deviation will take you on a white-knuckle journey into the mind of Frank Norton." OK, Frank ( Danny Dyer ) is an escaped murderer. Good start, and he takes Amber ( Anna Walton ) hostage. So far, you have a movie brewing. WRONG. After this, it is the boredom of silence in between Frank killing people in boring ways for no apparent reason. The film

My quick rating - 5.6/10. The summary sounded interesting enough. Nice intro to grab my attention, as well as showing Lucifer being defeated by Michael and cast down to the depths of hell. Yeah, I saw the Shroud of Turin when it made its way through Chicago at the Museum of Science & Industry, and I can ASSURE you the security was a whole hell of a lot stiffer than this movie is portraying LOL. Oh, a bit further into the flick, hell happens to be a couple of hundred feet belo

My quick rating - 6.3/10. I admittedly never did watch the TV series featuring Idris Elba on the BBC, which is unfortunate. This thriller jumps right in with both feet at an alarmingly fast pace. The story is thrown at you very quickly, so paying attention at the start is a must. The plot itself isn't confusing nor remotely plausible, but will help understand what is happening. Elba already plays an established character and I assume I am missing a bunch but I gather he is a

My quick rating - 2.9/10. Take every poor aspect possible for a movie. Think really hard, close your eyes, and imagine. OK, you pictured a clown. A really small clown, chasing around a bunch of horrible actors and actresses. Killing them, of course, in non-fantastic ways. This movie is missing everything you would want. If you, like me, were hoping for Eric Roberts running around slasher film style killing half-naked women, then you are SOL. Instead, you have a silly-looking

My quick rating - 6.4/10. Last #Oscars2023 nominee for me to catch before the show. Avatar The Way of Water isn't available quite yet. I will say upfront, I have no idea what this is even about, and obviously have not read the book, so I am going in completely blind. I did a quick bit of reading to enlighten myself on the subject since the conversations seemed a bit too "real" to me. Took no time to find this: " The film is a striking interpretation of a novel that is loosel