Oh crud. My spoiler code is crap. Not sure how to fix.
I’d basically say that the following recent horror movies are much better, though:
Hereditary
Midsommar
Babadook
The Nightingale <–ok, not horror, but HORRIFYING!
The Lighthouse
The Wailing
I can probably think of some others, but those are all essential.
I love the scene where Sheen is in the home of a wealthy family, recording his wisdom on… some kind of recording device that predates me.
“Listen to your parents and teachers. They got a line on most things, so don’t treat em like enemies. There’s always an outside chance you can learn something. Try to keep an open mind. Try to understand the viewpoints of others. Consider the minority opinion. But try to get along with the majority of opinion once it’s accepted. Of course Holly and I have had fun, even if it has been rushed. And uh, so far a good sign, hadn’t got caught. Excuse the grammar.”
It’s funny in context.
Every time I see this movie name, I can’t quite see it as horror.
My mind keeps flashing back to one of the books we read over and over to our toddler daughter, and thinking In the Rain with Babadook.
At the time, I used to think of Haitian president Jean-Claude (“Baby Doc”) Duvalier, and it came out as In the Rain with Baby Doc
Jennifer Kent is a fascinating director and probably on my shortlist of new directors to keep an eye on. The Babadook is barely horror. More like an intense movie. The Nightingale is not horror at all, but is probably one of the hardest movies I’ve ever watched, though also one of the most amazing.
Just watched Birds of Prey and Suicide Squad. Both excellent movies. At this point I just say forget about the Batman and Superman films and focus on these.
To be fair, the Akagi was sunk by a single bomb, although it took about half an hour for the fire to finish the ship off.
Yeah, I know. But the movie made it look pretty stupid.
I’d add
After Midnight
1BR
Lifechanger
From Within
He never died
His house
If follows
The Perfection
Uncle Peckerhead
There’s been a LOT of good horror in recent years.
I’ve seen:
His House - yes, pretty solid stuff
It Follows - that was a really fun one
The Perfection - great movie, highly memorable. Kind of loved it.
Soul - streams on Disney +
It was good. But not great and not amazing at all. I was disappointed. It’s cute, has a few moments, but never really gets to greatness. When I heard Pete Docter was making a movie involving afterlife and souls, I expected a movie as great as Inside Out. This movie is nowhere near as great as that.
It was just OK. It’s the same reaction I had to Toy Story 4. Let down, but not a bad movie.
There are still four months left, but the best movies from 2021 I’ve seen so far are:
Mitchells Vs. Machines <–my #1 2021 movie so far
In The Heights
Censor
The worst 2021 movies I’ve seen are:
Army of the Dead <–the worst, though F9 is close
Fast and the Furious 9
Blood Red Sky
We saw Good on Paper last night. A comedy about a woman who falls for a guy who may or may not be who he appears to be. Also starring Margaret Cho. On Netflix.
Also The Lives of Others, a German film about life in East Germany, the Stasi, and the informers who ratted on their friends, family and neighbors. I think it won an Oscar for best foreign film.
Watching this one now, by the way. More of a comedy than horror, but I’m only partway through. Henry Rollins was the right choice for this character!
There was a sequel/sidequel? called She Never Died that was pretty entertaining in the same kind of way. Not familiar with the main actress but she was very good.
Thanks, I had no idea. Looks fun.
Mortal Kombat (2021). Unlike the first one, this one takes itself too seriously and has some rather large editing flaws, which, if it did not take itself as seriously would not be a problem. A rather uneven movie, kind of like, to me, the first Brendan Fraser Mummy movie that did not know what kind of movie it wanted to be.
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I saw this today. It was fun enough. As for Jodie Comer, she’s best known for her role in Killing Eve on BBC America/AMC, so I take it you’ve never seen that. (If not, you should, as it’s quite good.)
A.k.a. Beyond Oblivion. Released two years before Vertigo, this Argentinian film uses the same plot device of a man obsessed with a dead woman, trying to remake another woman into her. The similarity is not coincidental; according to IMDB, the novel on which Vertigo is based used the novel on which this film is based as a springboard. In comparison to Hitchcock’s film, Beyond Oblivion is lower-budgeted, far more obscure (in the U.S.), much less ridiculous and beautifully shot in b&w. Notwithstanding popular opinions about Vertigo’s “greatness,” I think Beyond Oblivion is in many ways a better film.
Two on Netflix.
Sword of Trust: A pawn shop owner is presented with a sword which supposedly “proves” that the South actually won the Civil War, and what happens when he tries to sell it to some very crazy people. Not for everyone’s taste but if a quirky comedy with occasional touches of pathos is up your alley, I recommend it. Well-acted, funny and very original.
1922: Based on a Stephen King novella. A farmer conspires with his gullible son to murder his wife, with dire consequences for everyone involved. Interesting and well-acted, but grim, grimmer and grimmest. Stay clear if rats make you queasy. That said, I enjoyed it.