In the midst of a global pandemic and stay at home orders all over the country, I am coping by watching movies and podcasting about them as if they were part of a Film Festival. Here is my coverage of cOVid-19 Film Festival Days 20-38: Sci-fi Showcase (April 6-24, 2020). For the spotlight review, frequent guest ad contributor Ben calls in to talk about Alex Garland’s Devs with me in a non-spoiler and spoiler review.
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In the midst of a global pandemic and stay at home orders all over the country, I am coping by watching movies and podcasting about them as if they were part of a Film Festival. Here is my coverage of cOVid-19 Film Festival Days 20-38: Sci-fi Showcase (April 6-24, 2020). For the spotlight review, frequent guest ad contributor Ben calls in to talk about Alex Garland’s Devs with me in a non-spoiler and spoiler review.
Even with my well-documented, deep love of puns, Jungle Cruise did nothing for me. Full review: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2021/07/29/jungle-cruise-2021/
Monsters throwing tantrums while humans discuss environmental issues and an alien possessed a princess to warn humans about the end of the world. This was bonkers.
Delighted by this body swap slasher comedy. Vince Vaughn has a lot of fun in the role and Kathryn Newton does really great work playing a deranged serial killer. The comedy is fun and doesn't overshadow some inventive (and delightfully ridiculous) kills throughout it.Fun movie.Full review: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2021/07/26/freaky-2020/
I tend to love sci-fi that's slow and emphasizes character. Settlers is that kind of sci-fi, but it still didn't work for me.Full review here: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2021/07/25/settlers-2021/
Unfortunately, the uptick in violence is the only part of Old that feels as though it isn’t taken out of the same bag of tricks Shyamalan has been playing with for the last couple decades. One of the most frustrating and confusing dips back into that well is Shyamalan’s continued depiction of mental illness as a catalyst for villainy. The Visit had depiction […]
Wrapped up the story nicely, although the first hour or so was a little hit and miss. Really liked what Netflix did with this trilogy and I really hope there's more to come. Gruesome horror fun.Full review here: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2021/07/17/fear-street-part-three-1666-2021/
