Viewing Journal: 5/31/2022

363) WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE

(2022 dir. Kiah Roache-Turner) Date Seen: May 31 2022

didn't like it as much as part one, but I honestly dig the universe Kiah & Tristan built enough to watch multiple stories set within it.. more than a LITTLE BIT RIPE for exploration.

I demand a trilogy now

362) FRACTURED

(2019 dir. Brad Anderson) Date Seen: May 31 2022

It's Brad Anderson so there's some expected tight mise-en-scène along the way-- but yeah, I found most of this to be surprisingly predictable. In terms of plot reveals & the main character's arc, it seemed like a lot of the psychological thrillers we were inundated with in the early aughts.

Viewing Journal: 5/29/2022

360) A TASTE OF HUNGER

(2022 dir. Christoffer Boe) Date Seen: May 29 2022

I was Homer during jury duty at this movie.

pretending to be engaged. secretly dozing off

Viewing Journal: 5/30/2022

361) SENIOR YEAR

(2022 dir. Alex Hardcastle) Date Seen: May 30 2022

Viewing Journal: 5/28/2022

359) THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE

(2022 dir. Bouchard/Derriman) Date Seen: May 28 2022

Viewing Journal: 5/26/2022

357) FACING NOLAN

(2022 dir. Bradley Jackson) Date Seen: May 26 2022

outstanding documentary. the prime cut juicy stuff

356) 2000 MULES

(2022 dir. Dinesh D’Souza) Date Seen: May 26 2022

Nothing scares cunty right-wingers more than democracy.

355) WET BLANKET POLICY

(1948 dir. Dick Lundy) Date Seen: May 26 2022

354) THE DIZZY ACROBAT

(1943 dir. Alex Lovy) Date Seen: May 26 2022

geez the old theme for these shorts featured the creepiest maniacal laugh 😱

Viewing Journal: 5/27/2022

358) FOXHOLE

(2022 dir. Jack Fessenden) Date Seen: May 27 2022

Viewing Journal: 5/25/2022

353) COW

(2022 dir. Andrea Arnold) Date Seen: May 25 2022

In honor of this film; 

  enjoy D.L. Hart's ode to the dairy industry↓

352) FREAKSCENE: 

   THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR. 

(2022 dir. Philipp Virus) Date Seen: May 25 2022

"Feel the Pain" on Letterman circa 1994

Viewing Journal: 5/24/2022

351) VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX

(2020 dir. Osmany Rodriguez) Date Seen: May 24 2022

a nice humble little vampire comedy. & one that thankfully features traditional Dracula-style bloodsuckers. I've enjoyed recent revisionism to vampire mythology as much as the next guy, but sometimes you just want to see the classic depictions of these monsters. VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX is competently staged & shot, but the real highlight for me was the whole ensemble cast. Both the newcomers & the established character actors. Also the script does a good job balancing the funny bits with the scares to the point where I'd say its energy falls somewhere between FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) and ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011).

350) COMBAT WOMBAT

(2020 dir. Ricard Cussó) Date Seen: May 24 2022

349) VALENTINE: 

                THE DARK AVENGER

(2017 dir. Ubay Fox, Agus Pestol) Date Seen: May 24 2022

348) PLANET OF STORMS

                       ПЛАНЕТА БУРЬ

(1962 dir. Pavel Klushantsev) Date Seen: May 24 2022

In Soviet Russia, Robby the Robot called "Dzhon"!

Viewing Journal: 5/23/2022

347) FAMILY CAMP

(2022 dir. Brian Cates) Date Seen: May 23 2022

If you don't worship Jangus, you have to worship Satan

346) POPCORN

(1991 dir. Herrier/Ormsby) Date Seen: May 23 2022

Made me swoon almost instantly.. It'd make a fun double feature with Dante's MATINEE (1993)

Viewing Journal: 5/21/2022

344) 

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA

(2022 dir. Simon Curtis) Date Seen: May 21 2022

I kept wishing Mr. Bean would make an appearance at the titular estate.. He could show these upper-class twits what a proper Englishman is supposed to be.

Viewing Journal: 5/20/2022

343) RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN

(2009 dir. Andy Fickman) Date Seen: May 20 2022

The original 1975 ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN is one of those mixed bag genre hybrids that contains so many cool ideas, it's easy to see why the concept of a remake would build interest over time at the mouse house. I personally have a grocery list of about 70 old movies that might not really be beloved today (or even remembered), but they all still have something potentially great within as far as narrative hooks & characters go. I get the temptation to re-do these types of movies more than bona fide classics.  There's a chance to improve upon flaws & expand on whatever; + the I.P. might still have name recognition among consumers. But, boy oh boy, the producers really fudged the bed with this pale reboot. All the direction is clunky, the editing blows, the acting is stilted, and most of the effects look like something from the early 2000s.. a true missed opportunity.

342) 

 ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN

(1995 dir. Peter Rader) Date Seen: May 20 2022

Shitackular made-for-TV remake of the '75 film.

341) CHIP AN’ DALE

(1947 dir. Jack Hannah) Date Seen: May 20 2022

Viewing Journal: 5/22/2022

345) CHIP ’N DALE: 

                   RESCUE RANGERS

(2022 dir. Akiva Schaffer) Date Seen: May 22 2022