Author: Brett_G

Horror/Thriller Romance Shudder

“The Love Witch”

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8.1

Following the theme of strong femme fatales… “The Love Witch!”

Luring in her prey like a Venus Fly Trap, and allowing their own character flaws lead to their downfalls. Very Hitchcock, but very original in its interpretation and execution of the art of cinema. Fascinating to see a filmmaker make the artistic choice to light and shoot on film to form a piece that looks like it’s from the 60’s… when it was actually filmed less than 10 years ago. Fascinating to learn the backstory of the making of this film and be introduced to it through the lens of “The Last Drive In w/Joe Bob Briggs.” Have to plug Shudder every once in a while for its masterful curation of the horror genre for the streaming world.

This one is really hard to explain, but if you’re looking for something “out of the box”… definitely check it out.

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Drama Indie

“Promising Young Woman”

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8.1

Get ready to get uncomfortable… like, extremely uncomfortable. But a productive, evolutionary uncomfortable, if that makes sense. In between discomfort, you’ll unexpectedly laugh and cheer.

Technically speaking, it felt a bit clunky at times and seemed to rush the ending. That said, it lives up to the hype of the trailer and will leave you feeling fired up in all the right ways. Inspirational art. Definitely not a light-hearted popcorn flick.

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Drama Romance

“Listen to Me”

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8.8

Highly recommended, greatly hyped… Lived up to and exceeded every expectation!

Apparently I’ve missed many golden opportunities to utilize the phrase “lifting cars” in my dating life over the years.

This movie checked all of my boxes for great love stories and relationship dynamics to drive the story. You have the guy with the “perfect” life that isn’t as it seems. Who wants to blow it all up to follow his passion instead of the plan, similar to the gang in “The Breakfast Club.” Then you have the awkward couple who clicks as friends but never quite has the spark… Similar to Becca and Jesse in “Pitch Perfect.”

In the vein of “Pitch Perfect,” this film does a great job of shining a light on a niche extracurricular college activity and the fascinating characters that are drawn to it. At the helm of the team is chief Brody, of all people, who may have moved from east coast to west, but kept his shorts from his time in Martha’s Vineyard all those summers ago.

In closing, I leave you with this…

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Horror/Thriller

“Wrong Turn” (2021)

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5.5

Of the two deer head masked killer cult films I’ve seen this year, this one loses. <- Peculiar theme to kick off the new year, I know.

It wasn’t imaginative whatsoever, borrowed the worst aspects of the genre, and just ended up feeling lazy. Really, the most interesting part of the film was the last 5 minutes. Even that wasn’t original, but it was at least entertaining.

Alternatives: Green Inferno, Halloween, Invisible Man, Antebellum, anything by Jordan Peele…

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Horror/Thriller

“Sator”

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7.1

I’m torn on this one… it’s terrible, but also kind of brilliant in its own way.

The cinematography is on par with “The Revenant,” and really adds to the horror storytelling that’s attempted. The acting falls a little flat, and the story is about as original as “Paranormal Activity 37,” but the finale is still pretty solid. Again, there were so many well-crafted aspects of the film, I have a hard time condemning it to the do not watch list. It was just not entirely clear crap or genius. I say give it a chance if you’re looking for a religious/mythological horror thriller.

As usual, don’t trust grandma or anyone walking around the woods at night soaked in blood wearing a deer skull mask.

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