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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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Red Rooms EH
I’ve been looking forward to this Canadian film (French-Canadian, so that means it’s
mostly subtitled, with a few parts in English) since reading about it in Rue
Morgue awhile ago. It also made it
on many top ten lists and (as of this writing) has a 95% rating out of 85
critics on Rotten Tomatoes, so I guess you can say my expectations were a little
high. In it, a woman attends the trial
for a man who murdered three girls, even sleeping outside nearby just to get a
spot in line. The title refers to these
sites on the dark web depicting such murders.
It is a slow-burn, but I did think it was going to lead somewhere,
having a good build-up and all (plus, I kept thinking of all the rave reviews),
but it completely fell short for me.
When it ended, I was like, ‘Seriously?!
That’s it?! What the hell did so
many people, horror fans mostly, see in this?’
I researched spoilers to see if maybe I missed something or wasn’t
reading it right (it has happened in the past), but, nope, I learned nothing
else upon reading an explanation, nor did it make me want to watch it
again. This is just another case wherein
I disagree with the majority. I
shouldn’t have to feel bad about that…1/15/2025
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Goosebumps: The Vanishing >>>EH
(Disney+/Hulu;
8 episodes)
Here for Blood (2024) >>>EH/OK
Laced (2024) >>>OK
#MissingCouple >>>EH/OK
Never Let Go (2024) >>>G
New Normal
(2023) >>>EH/OK
(In Korean
with subtitles)
The Silent Hour >>>OK
Tomorrow and I >>>EH/OK
(Netflix; In Thai
with subtitles; 4 episodes)
---Sean O.
1/21/2025
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