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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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Late Night with the
Devil OK
The new horror movie lauded by many so far, Stephen King and
Kevin Smith included, Smith labeling it ‘Rosemary’s
Baby meets Network.’ Well, Stephen King (as much as I love the
man) recommends a lot of things I don’t agree with (not that I disliked the TV
movie remake of The Shining, but he
preferred that to the original Kubrick version), and, no Mr. Smith, this is
nothing like Rosemary’s Baby just
because the Dark Lord is involved (said Roman Polanski film probably being one
of the best Satanic flicks out there; yes, I like it better than The Exorcist and The Omen). This is yet
another one of those overhyped films, because my expectations weren’t quite
matched when all was said and done. Did
I dislike it? No. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t engaged for a
good deal of the time, but part of me thinks that might’ve been due to
anticipating what would eventually transpire.
It takes place on a talk show in the Seventies on Halloween night (that
right there is a plus given I adore entertainment from that decade as well as
the holiday), presented as if it’s an actual episode airing live (in addition
to what goes on during commercial breaks).
The guests include someone that speaks with the dead, a skeptic, and a
young girl that was the sole survivor of a tragedy involving a Satanic cult. You don’t need Horror Movies 101 to tell you something
will eventually go down (and do you really think the skeptic won’t be proven
wrong by the end?). Typical possession flick
tropes ensue (an exorcism, a sudden inexplicable death, etc.) before the
finale, which wasn’t terrible, but wasn’t exactly grand either. I read of a possible, but unconfirmed, sequel
which I might be okay with considering there’s likely more to the story here;
it could make this seem better as a companion piece. 4/20/2024
You’ll Never Find Me G
Australian horror film taking place in one primary location
with just two primary characters. The
setting is a trailer in a trailer park on a stormy night, which is a great
setup that gives the film an eerie aura.
A middle-aged man lives in this trailer alone. One night, late too, a younger girl knocks on
his door asking to be let in from the storm after running from a nearby
beach. He reluctantly lets her in. He can’t drive her anywhere and has no phone,
but there is a pay phone on the other side of the trailer park behind a locked
fence. But, you know, the storm outside
is dangerous. The girl can leave
whenever she wants, the man even telling her she doesn’t have to stay, but
something always prevents her from doing so (the menacing storm just one
excuse). Who is the one that needs to be
cautious you’ll wonder. Movies 101 (as
well as history) tell us the girl most likely, but there have been Hard Candy instances too, so either one
of them could be in danger. The
revelations aren’t completely shocking, but it does get a bit bizarre once they
hit; there shouldn’t be too many different interpretations though (before you
choose to look up spoilers afterwards). I
think they managed well in making this work with just one location and two
characters (that’s not to say you might not get impatient at all during its
roughly 100-minutes though). I liked
this one. I see potential cult
status. 4/20/2024
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
The Creeps (2023) >>>EH
History of Evil >>>G
Lord of Misrule >>>EH/OK
Megalomaniac >>>EH
(In French with
subtitles)
Migration (2023) >>>OK/G
Mute Witness >>>OK/G
The Stranger (2024) >>>OK
Summoning Sylvia >>>OK
---Sean O.4/22/2024
