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Title: The Contractor Directed by: Tarik Saleh Runtime: 1hr 43 min IMDB synopsis: A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization. I am an admitted sucker for these Special Operations/spy/surveillance type of movies. Despite the standard tropes found in each of those movies,…
Title: In Search of Tomorrow Director: David A. Weiner Runtime: 5 hours 1 minute IMDB synopsis: A nostalgic journey through ’80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality. What David A. Weiner has done for…
Title: The Bunker Game Director: Roberto Zazzara Run time: 1 hour 35 minutes Watched via: Shudder IMDB synopsis: After several mysterious accidents, A Live Action Role Playing game is interrupted and the players leave the bunker while the staff remains behind to investigate the disappearance of Greg, the mastermind of the game. Quick Thoughts What…
Title: Turning Red Director: Domee Shi Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Watched via: Disney+ Pixar’s latest offering is most definitely not your typical Pixar film…but that is precisely why Turning Red works as well as it does. Don’t get me wrong, your staples of superb animation and an emotional gut punch are still present. But,…
Earlier this week the final trailer for Morbius dropped…to practically zero fanfare. I will be the first to admit that I know very little about the Marvel character Dr. Michael Morbius. The concept of the character though (a biochemist who cures his rare blood disease but was mutated into a vampire in the process) definitely…
Title: Arctic Void Director: Darren Mann Runtime: 1hr 25min IMDB Synopsis: When the power mysteriously fails, and almost everyone vanishes from a small tourist vessel in the Arctic, fear becomes the master for the three who remain. Forced ashore, the men deteriorate in body and mind until a dark truth emerges that compels them to…
Title: Light Sleeper Runtime: 1hr 43min Director: Paul Schrader Watched via: Criterion Channel Paul Schrader’s 1992 film Light Sleeper is a slightly above average neo-noir crime drama starring Willem Dafoe as John LeTour. LeTour is an ex-addict who, despite being clean, continues to sell to high end clientele for his boss Ann (played by Susan…
Title: The Requin Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes Director: Le-Van Kiet My expectations going into The Requin were pretty low to begin with, but yikes. With an estimated budget of $8.5 million, we can only assume that $8.49 million of that was given to Alicia Silverstone. A trifecta of awful CGI, an atrocious script, and…
We see Miles Teller portraying producer Albert S. Ruddy, Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, and Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo. The cast is rounded out with some heavy hitters including Juno Temple, Matthew Goode, Colin Hanks, and Patrick Gallo. While some may be well-versed in the behind-the-scenes doings that took place during production of…
Title: Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Runtime: 1hr 39min Director: Thomas Hamilton Watched via: Shudder Quite an enjoyable watch even if you aren’t very familiar with Boris Karloff. We’re given a high-level overview at Karloff’s career before and after Frankenstein as well as his personal life. Despite not getting super deep on any one topic,…