Reviews

When I saw that Bentley Little's novel was going to be adapted into either a TV series or a movie, I was pretty excited. The trailer got me excited, too. So I sat down to watch the first episode...

I couldn't finish it. If Bentley Little is aware of this garbage, he'd throw a fit. What the hell is Amazon trying to do? Couldn't they follow the novel better instead of picking and choosing what to put in the show? Sometimes it's just best not to adapt certain novels for the big or silver screen.

If you haven't read the novel, I'm sure you'll find enjoyment in this show. As for the fans... I don't want to be that guy, but avoid this one. You're do yourselves a favor.

This is a Panos Costamos-directed episode that feels way out of place for a cabinet of curiosities. I've seen both Beyond the Black Rainbow and Mandy and this episode shares the same aesthetic as these two films: if David Lynch shot something during the late '70s-early '80s on acid, and this is the result.

It feels like you're on acid looking at the psychedelic colors, the thumping retro music, and the... I don't know, very Mellow Yellow vibe, if that makes sense. The cast do a very good job with their roles, and I was pleasantly surprised by Eric André's performance. He's a music artist having a difficult time making his next album, and him being here in this episode, he just wants something to help. Now I'm not an expert in the music industry, but I can relate to him in a way. He and Charlotte, played by Charlene Xi, an astrophysicist.

I mentioned Panos's recent movies. The Viewing went from Beyond the Black Rainbow to Mandy to WTF am I watching? While the ending isn't great, it's a serviceable episode for Panos Cosmotos fans. Casual fans will steer away from this one.

I want to say that I'm a 39-year-old man who enjoys watching cartoons. The last cartoon I watched on Netflix is Cuphead. I'm also subscribed to James' YouTube channel. When he announced that he got a show up on YouTube - after two years of working on it and shopping it around - of course, I'm going to watch the show.

So far I'm on episode 5 and I find it oddly wholesome. James wanted to go for the younger demographic, mainly kids. I have no issues with it either.

From what I've seen, it's a season of YouTube episodes for kids and YouTube subscribers alike. I got a few laughs out of this show and, if there's a second season, I'll watch it.

This show won't be for everyone and that's okay. Your mileage may vary from opinion to opinion.

Now, I'll watch anything with Steve Carell in it. I watched him in The Office and was great in it. I hated his character because of his lack of self-awareness and immaturity. That's what made Michael Scott so memorable.

I'm probably one of a handful of people who first watched Carell in the 40-Year-Old virgin. Great cast, Carell shines in the movie as a believable virgin who is 40 years old.

Then there's Space Force, a funny comedy series that was based on Trump's stupid ideas coming to life on Netflix. His character reminds me of Michael Scott joined the airforce, made his way into NASA, and is a Commander of a space program that's set itself up to fail. Kind of bummed out that it was canceled after two seasons.

Now we have The Patient, with Carell and Domhall Gleeson sparring off with one another. Carell is a psychotherapist who is abducted by Sam (Gleeson), a serial killer who wants to curb his murderous urges. I'm currently watching episode 7 of 10 as I write this and, I must say, this is one of the WEIRDEST shows I've ever seen. Both give top-notch performances and, when episode 10 rolls out and Sam has no longer use of Strauss, what happens then? Will Sam let him go, seemingly rehabilitated, or will he kill Strauss because he didn't get the desired sessions needed? Whatever happens, I'm staying for the ride.

This gets a recommendation from me.

My Best Friend's Exorcism is one of my favorite novels written by Grady Hendrix - the other being The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (in development as a TV series) - I was excited to find out that this movie was being adapted into a movie.

I just finished the movie and I loved it. It matches the tone of the novel but played itself a little more seriously than comedically, which I don't mind at all. I'm bummed that the movie didn't show how Abby and Gretchen met. (They met at a roller rink for one of their birthdays - can't remember which - and they hit it off.) Everyone played their characters well and the two lead actresses had great chemistry.

If you read and enjoyed Grady Hendrix's novel, you'll like this movie. I know I did.

I knew I was going to enjoy this series, after being a fan of the books, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and both Hobbit films. Is it as good as the movies? No.

However, these hour-long-plus episodes give it that big Blockbuster feel, with Amazon spending nearly a billion - with a B - dollars into this production, and they have a Tolkien as either a consultant or a producer, I don't remember which. Amazon has faith in this show and it already has a second season.

I enjoy it for what it is and immerse myself into the storytelling and going back to Middle Earth in a TV format. I highly recommend this series if you're a fan of Tolkien's work. You won't regret it.

The only thing good about this episode is Terry Crews's and Olivia Munn's chemistry. Other than that, I feel Tales of the Walking Dead, based on this first episode, is pointless and forgettable. Anything to keep the rabid fanbase satiated, I suppose.

With Shameless gone, I wondered what the cast was doing. I discovered watching an ad that Jeremy Allen White (Lip) is in a new show called The Bear. It's filmed in South Chicago - where Shameless took place - and I KNEW I have to watch this show. Aside from being 30 or so minutes an episode, this show is AMAZING. It's Shameless with food porn. What's not to like?

This movie grabbed me when I saw the trailers. I was expecting something that could rival the original movie, but what I got was... not what the trailers showed me. I was expecting Sam Rockwell to put on a decent performance to help this fledging remake, but he didn't even do that. He phoned his performance in, knowing full well that this movie was going to bomb hard. He should have just backed out of the movie and have someone else cast in his place. The worst movie I'd seen in the theatres in 2015.

This episode was hot garbage. In one episode, the showrunners character assassinated Madison Clark. What was I watching, an episode from season 1? Hopefully season 8's opener is better than this trash.

I watch gameplay of this game - even participated in playing myself - and stopped after less than five minutes. I don't get this game; what's with all the hype? Perhaps I'm not cool or hip enough to get this game.

The Sadness, to me, is a very deceptive title. The only "sadness" you will find is the effect of all the gore, violence, and depravity on display. While the script is so-so (I'll agree with most of the reviewers here), it makes up for all the practical gore effects.

And people thought Covid-19 was a hoax. In this climate, this movie hits too close to home.

We didn't have to wait long for Titus Welliver reprise his role as Harry Bosch in Bosch: Legacy. From the episodes I've watched, this series continues where the series finale left off: Bosch is a PI, Madelyn is now a cop, and Honey Chandler is reluctantly back to work after her near-fatal shooting. I've been watching this on Freevee (formally IMDbTV) and I was expecting ad breaks. No ad breaks on my end. (Not sure why, though. Don't look a gifted horse in the mouth, am I right?) Anyway, I dig this series, and I'll continue to watch it.

We've seen these movies before: Boyles's 28 film series come to mind. But there is an interesting concept to this movie: you get infected, you go on a rampage, and after you're done, you remain dormant for 32 seconds.

This sort of caveat raises the stakes. You have 32 seconds before these infected people reset and start killing again. Kill or be killed.

I like all of the characters here. Iris does everything in her power to protect her daughter from the infected, even if it means killing for their survival. Without getting into spoilers, I wasn't sure about Luis.

Do I recommend this movie? Yes. If you don't mind reading subtitles (the audio is in Spanish), then I think you will like this movie.

First off, this movie isn't great. It's an Indy B-movie slasher about a group of college kids who party at the Larson Estate - finding out towards the end of the first act - that the mansion is built on an Indian burial ground.

Spooky stuff right? Eh, not really. The acting is passable, the story is straightforward, and I enjoyed myself. There is a sequel called "Damon's Revenge" and I will most likely watch that one, too.

Would I recommend this? If you like plenty of boobs and blood, sure. I watched it for the boobs, blood, and Madsen. It's free on Amazon Prime.

From what I've read from IMDb, it took a group of 4 animators 7 years to complete the animated film. In those 7 years, you would have gotten retroscoping to a science. However, the animation isn't great; everything else from the sound design and voice acting are pretty good. I can't complain there. It's reminiscent of Heavy Metal. If you liked Heavy Metal, you'll probably like this film.

Kwenchow always rates horror movies a one, with similar headers and similar reviews. Guy can go screw himself. This movie kind of reminds me if Awakenings were a horror movie with Satanic elements. Maybe Satanic, maybe alien in origin; it is up to you to decide.

It doesn't really represent the Windego; you're getting too hung up on that. Rather it's the horrors of the abuse one child goes through. The Windego mythos is just a subplot.

Zelda Adams (Izzy) and Toby Poser (Mother) star as mother and daughter in an isolated house somewhere in Upstate New York. Izzy is a lonely and isolated teenager who wants to go out, make some friends, but Mother is quite weary of it.

Why? She's a Hellbender. Not only is it their band name, Hellbender are powerful witches and Izzy isn't privvy to her power. Mother shows her the ways of their powers and, well...things go off the rails. If you're into movies about witchcraft, this is the movie for you. Low budget horror movie with some questionable CGI.