I posted this earlier, but Anthony Hopkins movie called One Life and I highly recommend to anyone on this thread. 9/10.
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When Evil Lurks--Hulu Argentina films, subtitles horror film. It was fine, but for me not great.
Dark Waters Netflix, starred Mark Ruffalo as a lawyer trying to help a farmer sue DuPont for poisoning his water and other unexplained deaths. Good cast, solid script, I thought it was pretty good.
Red Rock West ('93)
Noir film I had never seen starring Nick Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper and JT Walsh. About a former marine hurting for money looking for work and takes a job he shouldn't have. Thus a chain reaction of shit happens. Kept me guessing with some cool twists n turns. I really liked this one. Great performances by all.
7.6 out of 10 empty tanks of gas
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
Saw this on the Beeb today - asked the Mrs. If she has seen it (she had not) so now it's on the list.
An apparent obscure 70s folk horror film called Robin Redbreast that has now been made into a stage play!
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Viewed a 2023 movie called , Last stop In Yuma County. Crime thriller with unknown to me Francis Galluppi who writes , directs and edits. Hostage drama with bank robbers along with others trapped in a diner with all awaiting a late fuel delivery to the only station in town. This is a low budget film that makes excellent use of its resources. The acting and casting is very good . I only recognized 1 character actor , the old man in the gas station in No Country For Old Men , betting his life on a coin toss. Starts as a slow burn in the first act and revs up fast . Moments of real suspense , and surprise. IMDB gave it a 7. I'd give a 9. Check it out if you come across it.
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Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed--doc on the PBS painter, Bob Ross. I always enjoyed his show, and wanted to know more. Rather sad tale in the end, but worthwhile, Netflix.
No Hard Feelings (2023) - Jennifer Lawrence plays a woman who agrees to bring an introverted teen out of his shell before college, for his helicopter parents, because she needs cash to save her home. Pretty good adult comedy.
I wondered why it had been so long since I saw Jennifer Lawrence in anything. It turned out it is because Don't Look Up (2021) has yet to be released on DVD, so I haven't seen it. And I never heard about Causeway (2022) so I didn't see that either (It's also not out on DVD). The last movie I saw her in was Red Sparrow (2018), which I own on DVD. I guess these days if you don't stream movies, you lose.
Frog in boiling water
Lowlifes on Tubi, horror film about a road-tripping family are put to the test when they have no other choice but to stay the night at a remote homestead. Pretty decent, went in unusal directions.
Rabid Grannies ('88)
yes you read that right. A Belgian horror/comedy about 2 old ladies that receive a demonic gift that turns them into cannibals to the misfortune of their greedy relatives. Terrible acting, tons of gore (pretty decent practical effects) and I was smiling throughout pretty much the whole thing. Not a very good movie, but the rabid old ladies were a hoot
5.7 out of 10 delicious asshole relatives
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
DVDs:
Lisa Frankenstein (2024) - comedy horror movie about an '80s teenage girl (Kathryn Newton) and a reanimated corpse. Weird, unusual, and funny. We enjoyed it.
Lucky Grandma (2019) - gambling, chain-smoking, Chinese grandma gets on the wrong side of gangs in NYC's Chinatown. Pretty funny.
Frog in boiling water
Check out this photo of Brando:
... except it's not Brando, it's Billy Zane starring in the new biopic Waltzing with Brando, which focuses on the period where he bought his Tahitian residence. Pretty uncanny! I hope he nails the voice too... Brando's voice, I mean, not a Vito Corleone impression like most people do.
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Eaten Alive (Death Trap)--Movieland+, I remember Neville Brand from many TV shows back in the day, though with the long hair I kept wondering if it was who I thought it was--his voice is pretty unmistakenable. From Tobe Hooper after his Texas Chainsaw film, but still retains many of those trademarks. Oddball musique concrete score helps to amp up the action scenes.
Pink Flamingos--notorious John Waters film, pretty much worthless really, imo, as a few scenes are pretty gross. I'm surprised it was on Criterion. Watched on archive.
Hahaha, you would not be the only one of that opinion. I'm a fan and like his angry 70s output for its sheer bravado and brazen wallowing in human filth, which Pink Flamingos exemplifies. He used to proudly quote some of the most scathing reviews he could find (no shortage there), and use them on advertising for his films. I recently read his autobiography and he and his posse of bizarre friends/actors, are certainly an interesting lot. Although mystifying to some, he has gained some critical respect and acknowledgement as a unique and even important American filmmaker, hence the Criterion treatment. Certainly PF may be his most well-known and outrageous film, but Multiple Maniacs (1970) (the scene with Divine and Mink Stole in a church is beyond the beyond),Female Trouble (1974) and Desperate Living (1977), are something else, too.
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