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Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me (2023)

My quick rating - 6.5/10. I recently watched Chris Rock's show , where he touched upon the whole "slap" thing, and this is a perfect companion to go with that one. Marlon Wayans has a connection to all involved with that Oscar moment, and much of this routine is about that. The entire presentation is well-crafted to tell his story and is done to interject his jokes along the way. Definitely timely now, but I am not sure this would hold up for years to come due to much of it

Justin Whippo

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Gravedancers (2006)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Furies (2022)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Murder Mystery (2019)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 27, 20231 min read

Night Of The Tommyknockers (2022)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 27, 20232 min read

Submission (2009)

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,

Justin Whippo

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Impetigore (2019)

My quick rating - 6.6/10. In between the excellent Satan's Slaves pictures, Joko Anwar was able to slip in another horror flick, which I am pressing play on right now. Work interrupted, back tomorrow. ( Obviously, I never returned to give a proper review) The beginning says Shudder original so check it out there among others . Impetigore (2019) #horror #IMDB #Plex

Justin Whippo

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Viking Wolf (2022)

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

Justin Whippo

Mar 24, 20232 min read