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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Itsy Bitsy OK/G
Confession: I’m not
afraid of spiders as much as a large percentage of the population is. I mean, if I happened to be in an Arachnophobia scenario, of course I
would be, situationally; or, if I happened to be near any deadly spiders in
areas known to have them, that goes without saying, but as for seeing any kind
of spider that’s likely harmless? Nah,
they don’t bother me too much. Anyway,
this creature feature is no Arachnophobia
(the best spider movie I’ve seen); it features just one spider (main one more
like it) that continually grows inside a house that a family of three just
moved in to (yes, there is a reason for the spider’s appearance). The arachnid design appeared to be practical
although it may have been both at times, I’m not sure, but they did a pretty
swell job of making it look practical if CGI was involved; I’m sure someone
with arachnophobia will be frightened regardless of how it looks. The movie itself wasn’t bad, as far as these
particular creature features go, and the effects were decent (not excellent),
but the ending felt tacked on and also seemed to suggest one possible scenario
that might not have actually been what you thought. Not bad otherwise. 2/10/2020
The Death of Dick Long G
Alabama-set film in which two men try their hardest to cover
up the death of the titular character.
Once you do find out what happened to said titular character, it is
deeply disturbing and I can see specific stereotypes being mentioned. The performances are surprisingly good; it
felt like I was watching real people; for one thing, the characters were aware
of pop culture. It may go on a bit
longer than it should, but I still don’t recall ever not wanting to watch it and
it’s likely a movie you won’t forget as much as you may want to. 2/10/2020
Bonus reviews:
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: Season One OK/G
Ten-episode (20-plus minutes each) animated series available
on Netflix set 200 years from now in which most humans live underground (in
burrows) and mutated animals with the ability to talk (amongst other things)
live aboveground. This would only work in animated form; it is
quirky, generally fun, satisfactorily animated, and definitely unique (the only
thing that came to mind thematically was Planet
of the Apes, but this was its own beast).
Raving bees, driving frogs, snake musicians, rapping wolves (I sensed a
Wu-Tang influence), and exercising raccoons are just some of the characters
you’ll meet. As unique and adventurous
it may be though, it did sort of start to overstay its welcome towards the end
and I never felt the urge to binge the series (as short as the episodes are),
even taking breaks for days in between, and that’s usually not the best
sign. Judging from the end of the last
episode, it seems a second season might be in the works and I really don’t
think it needs to go on anymore. Still,
if you’re looking for a different, progressive too (there’s a gay character), kind
of post-apocalyptic tale to invest in that the entire family can enjoy, why not
give it a whirl? 2/10/2020
The Whistler G
(haiku review)
Eleven minutes.
Atmospheric fairy tale.
Wish it was longer. 2/8/2020
Other
movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Girls Nite Out >>>OK
Like Me >>>EH
Mikey >>>OK/G
Neil Gaiman’s Likely
Stories >>>EH
(Shudder)
Night School (1981) >>>OK/G
Prey (2019) >>>EH/OK
The Stranger: Season One >>>OK/G
(Netflix)
Where’d You Go,
Bernadette >>>EH/OK
---Sean O.
2/11/2020
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