The Ken Russell adaptation of Bram Stoker’s last novel is nothing like I’d assumed, and it’s an absolute where-have-you-been-all-my-life delight. (Spoilers)
The Irish language period horror movie is beautiful but shallow (Spoilers inevitable)
The movie so full of triggers, gore, and solid performances it can take a while to notice how it’s kind of cheesy (mild spoilers)
If the Ghost Adventures crew were actually good at finding ghosts, their show wouldn’t have lasted 28 seasons
The Count finds himself in London in the swingin’ 1970s and he’s got a score to settle with some rambunctious youths
The charmingly old-school, low-budget British sci-fi movie I’d been hoping to see… is nowhere to be found in The Terrornauts
Revisited the revered 1963 haunted house movie and verified that I don’t like it
A Victorian gothic horror/revenge movie about the horrors of colonization of Aotearoa and appropriation of Māori culture. (General spoilers)
One Thing I Like
The documentary about the legendary Toronto production of Godspell focuses on the brilliant cast of friends
Zach Cregger’s take on Resident Evil is more proof that affectionate parodies can make for the most faithful adaptations. (Very mild spoilers for the opening).
Buddy is 100% a “children’s show horror movie by the guy who made ‘Too Many Cooks’,” and I have to respect a movie that so relentlessly keeps “yes, and”ing itself. (spoilers)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer
Two tunes tangentially related to the pointless discourse around generative AI
Two tunes to take me back to the 1990s and 99X, Atlanta’s home for sure let’s call it “alternative rock” why not
Two tunes for the new video game program all the cool people are into now
Books
“The Japanese Mystery-Horror Sensation” about sinister messages hidden in drawings
The “meta thriller” debut novel from Evelyn Clarke about authors trapped on a secluded island competing to write the best ending
A universe-spanning sci-fi take on True Grit tells the story of the last survivor of Krypton
