What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
American psychological horror thriller film. It's about an aging former child star tormenting her paraplegic sister, a former film star, in an old Hollywood mansion. Both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were brilliant in this. The only thing I knew about this movie was that scene where one of them pushes the other down the stairs. And I feel like I'm not alone with that. Problem is, I just finished the movie and that scene doesn't exist. Understandably, this left me a bit confused and weirdly kinda disappointed, but apart from that, the movie was great. Maybe it felt so natural because Davis and Crawford hated each other IRL. Well, anyway. I can highly recommend this great movie.
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Heh you're not the only one and I just mentioned the scene to my sister to see what she would say and she said "I seem to remember that scene but I kinda feel like I'm making it up" so yeah no it's a typical Mandela effect
That down the stairs scene has been parodied so much that people actually convinced themselves they saw it when in reality, it doesn't exist at all. I think it started with Bette Davis mentioning the scene a few times and people confusing it with the scene where Crawford is taking herself down the stairs to try and call for help. She falls of course and there's this shot of her kinda falling down the last few stairs and the rest is your mind filling the blanks.
Regardless of that it really is an excellent movie. The remake, despite all the Redgrave talent it boasted, didn't even come close unfortunately (and no it doesn't include anyone being thrown down the stairs either)
Of course in a few years, people will remember a different ending entirely due to AI hallucination websites and their false rehashing of movies and tv shows and then we'll all be living in an alternate timeline or whatever ;)
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Bit of a miss for me. It tries so so hard to be different from the usual Christmas mush but ends up the same in every way it should have been different with a big slathering of gratuitous violence on top that makes you wonder who their target audience was. Definitely not for kids and way too camp for adults. I don't mind campy but a movie that campy should not take itself this seriously.
Not with that cast
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Monolith (2022)
Australian science-fiction thriller film. It's about a journalist whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artifact. I do like slow burners and this movie also gets a point for being mostly single-location (because some of you might know that I enjoy those), but for me it felt like it was not as good as it could've been. I think it would've worked best as a War of the Worlds style radio drama. But overall, I still think if you're a fan of slow burners you might enjoy this one enough.
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Pretty much sums up my thoughts about the movie. It felt like a podcast turned into a movie that just didn't cut it as a movie.
It wasn't that I was expecting a big budget scifi extravaganza or anything. It's just that the story felt like a premise that wasn't fully explored and didn't make much use of the movie medium.
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Night Train to Munich (1940)
British thriller film. It's about an inventor and his daughter who are kidnapped by the Gestapo after the Nazis march into Prague in the prelude to the Second World War and a British secret service agent follows them, disguised as a senior German army officer. Good cast (Margaret Lockwood, Paul Henreid, Rex Harrison and more). What I appreciate a lot ist that the German characters can actually speak German. But given that this movie was made at a time when lots of German-speaking actors from Europe probably emigrated to the UK or even the US it must've been easier to hire them instead of having English-speaking actors trying to say their lines phonetically (like it's sadly done all too often). Overall I definitely enjoyed this movie and I can recommend it.
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I spent a couple of months being too busy with projects to get to the movies, and I was missing it all a lot. Last couple of weeks I did some catching up, mostly with the recent crop of box office giants. Quick list, I may come back and review a couple if I have time and desire.
Wicked: Just fantastic. I knew it would be good, but I had no idea how good it would be.
A Complete Unknown: To my surprise, I loved this. I'm not a big fan of music biopics, but this is an intentional fabulist rewrite of our history. Also, and it's easy to forget this because he's always been such an oddball weirdo, Dylan is simply a giant - there's a reason that he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and there's a reason that no other popular musician will ever likely win it again.
The Brutalist: At first I liked it a lot, and then as it stayed with me steadily over the following days I started to really love it. Adrien Brody does great work, yes, but the movie is sold in the writing and the smart quiet way that history is replicated and reformed without being true in the least, and everyone is splendid here.
Babygirl: Spiky, interesting, and pretty terrific. It's not nearly as naked as the studio tried to make it out to be at first, but it is, I think, a fascinating study of inversions: power moves so differently here than it would with the sexes reversed (as they usually are in affairs between executives and employees). It doesn't really take any stands on the mess of morality that it explores, but for better or worse I don't think Halina Reijn (writer and director) wanted conclusions. I like it because it starts a complex conversation rather than taking a pat position. A lot of it feels true and a lot of it feels honest, and that's saying a lot. Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson are outstanding. It's also very much a film about age, which makes it almost a monster movie in our current American climate.
Nickel Boys: RaMell Ross plays wonderful creative angles with gaze, cameras, and the power of witness in this heartbreaking story of young lives ruined and wasted by a corrupt and racist Florida reform school. Based on a novel by Colson Whitehead, which in turn was based on an actual institution. The material is strong, and the film work is deep and smart.
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This: In this Missouri indie, a film-making trio accidentally makes a documentary about how they were going to make an indie horror movie in a property they bought, shot in the property they bought to make an indie horror movie in. There's a pretty clear line between the truth and the fiction (and they cross it often), but it's interesting to see how real some of the fiction feels when the characters are so insistent that it's all true. The team says it's not a candidate for streaming, so watch for it live at an Alamo Drafthouse location or film festival near you.
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Wicked: Just fantastic. I knew it would be good, but I had no idea how good it would be.
Honestly I was worried but it turns out it was pretty good. Still don't think they needed to cut the show into two movies but I guess that was expected.
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
Hadn't heard about that one at all. Reminds me of Lunopolis. Won't be able to watch it unfortunately as I'm damn sure it won't be released anywhere here.
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I've started watching American Primeval. Fairly good western series.
Also been rewatching Fallout season one because it's so good .
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I tried American Primeval but really couldn't get into it. The characters seem paper-thin and all the guys look like they've spent way too much time at the gym. A super dirty gym because you know... it's the gritty west and all that but still :P
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It's still way beyond the silly white hat/black hat stuff I grew up with. But yes hollywood is going to keep with it's marketing strategies, not much can be done about that. And with all the movements like BLM/me2/whatever it's all very watered down these days. Certainly will never see another Deadwood. Probably never see another Deadpool for that matter. Oh well.
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You lost me at "BLM/Me2/whatever" lol
What does women not wanting to be in fear for their jobs if they don't screw their boss have to do with average Netflix western dramas? :P
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A lot actually. Agendas don't just hurt the bad people despite what people think and if it was so bad why did all these women wait 20,30,40, 50+ years to say something? They got what they wanted, who cares how they got it. They did something, other people did things, money changed hands. Now they are old and ugly and suddenly have morals. Imagine that.
I mean we can sit here arguing semantics but yes there are nasty rapists in the business but most of the people being burned were not. Now everyone has to be politically correct about everything. This is why you will never see another Deadwood, because it was too offensive about homosexuals and women and non-whites. Me too was about money more than protecting women.
It would have been awesome if all it did was what you seem to think it did. And it's certainly not over, seems like any man who is a millionaire is a target these days. I honestly feel like it is going to get to a point where everyone has to have a "relationship" lawyer and everything will have to be formalized and notarized. Greed.
I mean if you want to boil it down, everyone alive is a pervert. This is the sex drive, it's natural. And women are certainly not immune. I can 100% without a shadow of any doubt promise you that every adult person who has ever lived, male and female, has had "impure" thoughts at some point in their existence.
And hey who knows, maybe I'm wrong and Hollywood will make a fabulous comeback with unfiltered pure awesome and I'll gladly eat my words. Sadly thought I don't see it. There are still good shows and movies but somewhat lacking. Maybe it's actually better without all the nudity and crass humor that crosses the line. Maybe I'm just some simple-minded idiot that doesn't care for PG entertainment. I don't know.
I just wish all this could have been done without watering everything down.
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Wow. Ok. That was a lot of gratuitous aggression.
I'm not even going to engage. I'll just back away and hide in a corner and breathe.
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There's no aggression other than what you create inside your mind. Go back and read it, or don't. Let it fall off but don't play that nonsense on me. I may not support agendas but I certainly don't decry legitimate claims either.
I will give you one small example of what I am talking about and how it relates. The Hateful Eight. This movie was made by some rich white guys just so Sam Jackson could be called a you know what on the big screen. A lot of people would say it was a turd and that's fine. I thought it was fairly average. Point is Sam took the money and smiled because fuck whitey. He was a willing participant who got paid.
A lot of those so called victims in me too were also willing participants who got paid. They road the train as long as they could or cared to then got off or the conductor kicked them off. They did a lot of shit they didn't like. That's life. I have done a lot of shit I didn't want to do in life for a paycheck, almost everyone does. It would be great if we could all do what we love and get paid for it, that is not ever going to happen.
Just stop and think about it. If someone did something to you of a sexual nature that you did not approve of would you hide it? Would you take their money to keep quiet then some day long after everything when the money is dried up decide to do something about it? I wouldn't, it makes no sense. I mean it doesn't have to be sexual and men can be and are victims too. I'm sorry but in my eyes if you take money and fame for the act that makes you complacent in my eyes. Almost none of these women were actually forced to do anything, I feared for my job is not a valid reasoning. The real victims of Hollywood are all dead and buried. That time passed 70+ years ago. If it was only a criminal justice thing I wouldn't have anything to say about it but these women are suing for millions so they don't have to work dead end jobs like normal people. Why? Because it's so hard to work a normal job, are they somehow incapable? People shouldn't support any movement centered around money. Drop the money out of me too and watch all the "victims" evaporate.
And if paying for sex is bad for Hollywood what about the adult industry? Pretty sure most of those women don't care for what they do even if they say otherwise to the press.
Again maybe I am wrong but people are greedy and there's a lot of money being flung around in these sexual assault cases. Just seems like more of a cash grab than anything. And how it relates to everything else is due to lawsuits. Say anything or do anything not kosher and some movement pops up and sues you into oblivion. And yes there are lawsuits around Deadpool. I'm sure Disney will churn some watered down PG crap at some point but it certainly won't be as entertaining.
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Dude, you should take a breath, come back to the thread tomorrow and read the wall of hostile text you left. Twice.
I think at this point, I'd rather ignore you. I don't need the aggravation and I can't discuss things cordially with this level of aggression.
Have a nice life.
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I wrote 0 hostile things. Just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean they are hostile. Please stop calling me hostile. That in itself is a hostile action. Ignore me, that's fine. That is a valid nonhostile thing to do. Playing the victim card here is not cool. Nobody has said anything negative about or to you and need I remind you that you initiated this with your inquiry not me. Don't ask questions you have no interest in having answered just because it doesn't mesh with your line of reasoning. Not everyone is going to agree with you or me for that matter. This is fine. This is normal. I can live with that. I can communicate with people who do not share my views. In this scenario it is you who are having the issue, not me. We all have our issues to deal with and I have my share.
Sorry you are so offended by "walls of text" but I like to try to explain things. Clearly I have failed where it pertains to you. So you have a nice life too. Sorry you think I'm hostile but I'm not going to change my views.
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Strangers on a Train (1951)
American psychological crime drama thriller film. It's about two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they "exchange" murders so that neither will be caught. Honestly, this is great. Very interesting premise with the whole "you kill mine, I'll kill yours, and nobody will suspect a thing" thing. Very good performances from Robert Walker, Farley Granger and all of the supporting cast. Overall I very much enjoyed this movie and can highly recommend it.
And before someone tells me to watch Throw Momma from the Train (1987) next, that's already planned. Weirdly enough, earlier today I watched an episode of the show I'm currently watching and Throw Momma from the Train (1987) was actually a big plot point in that. What a coincidence!
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I'm going to sound old (even though the movie predates me by 2 decades and a half) but they don't make scripts like these nowadays!
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Enter the Dragon (1973)
Lee, a Shaolin martial artist, helps the British Intelligence in an undercover mission to nab Han, who is involved in drug trafficking and sex trade.
This is a Bruce Lee classic. Actually his last movie before his untimely death. So cheesey. So bad. So damn good. It's a perfect Kung Fu flic. Thuroughly enjoyed it. Recommended!
Also, Lalo Schifrin's music is amazing.
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
American crime black comedy film. It's about a literature student who plans to get rid of his oppressive mother and his literature professor who was scammed by his ex-wife so the student proposes a plan in which he kills the professor's ex-wife and the professor kills his mother for him, so nobody suspects a thing. Good cast (Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew and more). Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito play very well off each other and Anne Ramsey is of course great in everything she's in. This movie isn't just inspired by Strangers on a Train (1951), DeVito's character actually watches it at the cinema and gets his crossover murder idea from it. Overall this was very funny and I can very much recommend it.
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The Straight Story (1999)
American-British-French biographical road drama film. It's about an elderly World War II veteran who, when he hears that his estranged brother has suffered a stroke, makes up his mind to visit him and make amends, but because he can't drive a car anymore, he hitches a trailer to his lawn mower and sets off on his interstate journey. This is definitely one of the best road movies I've ever seen. Brilliant performances by Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek and the rest of the cast was also very good. Overall I thought this movie was great and I can highly recommend it.
This was also one of the last few David Lynch movies I hadn't seen yet. There's also Inland Empire (2006), which I'm watching tomorrow. And Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), which I'm planning to watch when I watch the series (which I'm going to watch next after Lost, which I'm currently almost done with). Well... David Lynch truly was a singular director. There will never be another David Lynch. All the while countless filmmakers are being inspired by his work. Who else made stuff like Eraserhead or Blue Velvet when those were made? Nobody. There's a reason "lynchian" is a word. Rest in peace to the man.
David Lynch is forever.
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When I read the news, I figured you'd start another In Memoriam series. Man, it's been too many lately.
I plan on watching this one on the weekend. I think it's the only one of his I haven't watched even once, for no reason whatsoever as it's been on my watchlist forever.
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Inland Empire (2006)
American-French-Polish experimental psychological thriller film. It's about the fragmented and nightmarish events surrounding a Hollywood actress who begins to take on the personality of a character she plays in a supposedly cursed film production. I gotta preface this with the fact that I'm not that big on experimental movies. This was good, though. For what it is. It's still a 3 hour experimental movie, so it might not be everyone's kind of tea. And I don't think it's one I'd ever rewatch, but it's very Lynch. Very creepy at time. It's the last feature film David Lynch made, and for that alone it's worth a watch. At least once. And on top it has a great cast. Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Diane Ladd, Mary Steenburgen, Terry Crews, William H. Macy, Naomi Watts, David Lynch himself, Nastassja Kinski and more, but with some of them having only very small on-screen or voice roles. So yeah, like I said. I'm glad I watched it, it's definitely an experience. One I'm ultimately happy I had. But it's nothing I'd ever watch again. Still, overall I think I can recommend this.
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Of all of Lynch's films, this is the one I can't stand. I have friends who love it. Generally speaking, three-hour experimental films don't bother me, but this one ... well, as you say, it's not everyone's cup of tea. I saw it a very long time ago, so maybe I was too young for it. Maybe I'll try again some day. Maybe.
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The Godfather (1972)
What can I say. A masterpiece among masterpieces. Still not for everyone, but always among the top in any list of "best movies ever". Everything has been said about this film. No need to repeat...
...Except, when did you watch it last time? Watch it now. Haven't watched it? Watch it. Don't do as Peter Griffin.
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It's a great movie. A fantasy movie to be sure, and definitely romanticizing the mob but that's part of the charm.
It manages to make you care about characters that you wouldn't care if they lived or died in the real world.
And not only care about them but get invested emotionally in them.
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Kraven the Hunter
The whole time I was watching, I only had one thing on my mind: Why?
Why was this even made? If Sony is not going to put in a more serious effort into making those movies, what's the point?
It was so bad and formulaic, I almost wondered if it was a satire but it just wasn't funny enough for that so I guess they meant it as a serious movie?
Made Madame Webb look like a masterpiece. Well, maybe not but at least there was no dumb Russian accents in Madame Webb...
Maybe they should stick to animated movies like the Spiderverse ones.
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The Thin Man (1934)
A decent movie with an average mystery.
What strikes about it, isnt the story or the mystery. Rather, its the dialogues. So well written, I found it hard to believe that the movie was 90 years old. The sarcasm of the main character and his wife is just fantastic and clever. The chemistry between them is also very cute.
Stills:
When the husband hugs another woman and the wife walks in on them. Their reactions :)
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It wasn't really that into it when I first watched it in 2019 so I didn't bother watching them, but this movie actually has five sequels. Maybe I'll rewatch the original at some point and maybe then I'll also want to watch the sequels (all with William Powell and Myrna Loy).
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Woah!! thank you for letting me know, looking forward to these sequels!
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The dialog in that movie is just brilliant!
Let's be honest, Mirna Loy and Powell are perfect for the characters but it works because of the dialog and the relationship between the characters.
The writers who adapted the novel into a script were a married couple and they really leaned into the witty banter that was already in Hammett's novel, which gives the movies their signature zing!
They also wrote the script for It's a Wonderful Life with Capra because he felt George's marriage, which he wanted central to the movie, was not strong enough and he had loved Thin Man so he asked them to help him. The banter between George and Mary is definitely a great part of It's a Wonderful Life and helps through some of the sappiest parts.
Pre-code movies really were ahead of their time when it came to portraying people and relationships.
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett were married for 53 years until she died.
They wrote two more Thin Man movies and they are the only ones worth watching, imo. The other two movies just don't manage to recapture the magic of the first three.
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Thanks for a nice background about the movies of that time. The book is of 200 pages, hmm maybe doable.
This was my first 'pre code' movie (TIL learned about the term) in a long while. Makes me wanna rewatch many of the movies ive already 'watched'. I feel like I was probably too dumb to digest the wittiness of the humor back then.
Definitely gonna watch 'It's a Wonderful Life with Capra, especially cz the plot of an alternate future without self is extremely relatable.💀
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I feel like I was probably too dumb to digest the wittiness of the humor back then.
Heh we all mature with time but I doubt you were ever dumb.
Oh you're in for a treat if you have yet to watch It's a Wonderful Life!
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Something to keep in mind about It's a Wonderful Life is that there is an abridged cut that removes key sequences and generally is a terrible idea. It's usually pretty clearly marked, and should be avoided.
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Lucky (2017)
American comedy drama film. It's about a 90-year-old as he comes to terms with his own mortality and searches for enlightenment. Rewatched this yesterday and it's still one of my favourite movies from 2017. A beautiful send off for the great Harry Dean Stanton, probably one of the greatest character actors there ever was. This one is one of the rare movies where he played the lead character (another one being Paris, Texas (1984) for example), but he sure knew what he was doing. His performance in this just feels so authentic. Apart from him the cast also includes David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, Barry Shabaka Henley, James Darren, Beth Grant and more. This was also John Carroll Lynch's directorial debut and I already liked him as an actor. Overall I think this movie is great and I can highly recommend it.
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Nightbitch (2024)
American black comedy horror film. It's about a woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn. Amy Adams is very good in this, but I also liked seeing Jessica Harper (mainly because I love Suspiria (1977), but she was also good in this movie). Overall I didn't mind the surrealism too much, but some people might find it a bit confusing. I liked it, though. So I can recommend this movie.
There was one review I saw that said "This film made me feel a lot of feels and I'm not even a mother, so I can't imagine how much it's going to mean to people who are." and I very much agree. And I'm not even a woman.
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Nosferatu (2024)
American gothic horror film. It's about the obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Watched this at the cinema yesterday. I'm surprised. Positively. Bill Skarsgård was amazing as this new version of Count Orlok. The rest of the cast was also very good. Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Simon McBurney and more. All around great peformances. And the atmosphere was very tense. I won't bother with any story elements, because for one if you've seen the 1922 original or the 1979 remake (or even the 2000 mockumentary style re-imagining of the original) you know what you'll get with this one, and also because this movie is a bit style over substance, but maybe that's just my opinion as someone who loves both of the older versions. Anyway, this movie is very entertaining on the big screen, the performances are great, the makeup work on Skarsgård is incredible (I really hope someone gets an award for that). It's definitely one you should watch if you like Eggers' earlier work, although it's not quite as good as The Witch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019). But I do think Robert Eggers was the right guy to direct this. I'm thinking about who could've done a better job right now. but nobody comes to mind. All around definitely a movie I can recommend.
Personally I would rather see a remake of Algol (1920) instead of another remake of one of the most well-known vampire movies out there, but that's just me.
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I skipped that one because the trend of basically copying old classics just with new technology and current celebs is bugging me (and I wasn't as much of a fan of The Witch as most people were) but I'll probably give it a try when I don't have to pay for tickets.
I would love to see someone tackle Algol but I doubt it will happen. They are too busy with movies that have recognizable names like Nosferatu. Half the point is the hype and nobody will write about them remaking a movie most people have never even heard about.
Such an innovative script for its time too! Even scifi novels were rare at the time, let alone aliens in books.
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Can I just say how much I appreciate that I can randomly mention an obscure 1920s German sci-fi movie and you just get it? I know I'm not commenting on most of the things you post under my reviews, but I always read them with much anticipation. My replies to them would mostly be "You're so right." or "Exactly!" or "True that." or basically every variation of "I completely agree with you." you could think of but I feel like that would be too repetitive. So just know I appreciate you and I always love seeing a notification pop up that you've replied to one of my reviews.
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Haha no reply is necessary. I love discussing movies but I also enjoy getting a lot of recommendations from you and you have movies to watch! I'm just glad if I can give you a little of the happy feeling I get seeing you posted in the thread ;)
I've had a passion for scifi since I started to read (my grandfather was very into scifi and taught me to read) so would I have seen the first scifi movies of the silent era? you betcha! Especially since it was thought "lost" for so long (and so many movies of that era are)
The plot was also quite complex for a silent movie and quite long too. It definitely would make a great movie now with adaptation of course but with much of the plot structure and characters intact.
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I thought it was a fantastic take on the original.
Blumhouse needs to take a lesson here as ALL their horror remakes were HORRIBLE!
Wording aside there.
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I'll definitely try it then.
I just wish the film making industry was reaching for the thousands of plays and novels that remain unseen on the big screen if they are out of ideas instead of slapping a fresh coat of paint on old movies but if my wishes came true, the world would be a very different place.
Blumhouse needs to take a lesson here as ALL their horror remakes were HORRIBLE!
Ugh. Wolf Man was so bad... you really have to wonder how they managed not to improve on the original. I didn't watch the Invisible Man but it did get good reviews. Hey at least they have made great original movies so I can forgive the remakes.
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The Kid From Brooklyn (1946)
American musical comedy film. It's about a timid milkman who knocks out a boxing champion who was accosting his sister and then he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer. I mostly watched this because Danny Kaye is starring in it, but the story is also very fun. Of course he does his usual patter songs and that part honestly reminded me of Wonder Man (1945), which is probably my favourite by him. So yeah, overall I can only say. If you like Danny Kaye, you'll like this movie too. Can recommend.
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Late Night with the Devil (2023)
Really enjoyable thriller/suspense/horror little movie. Inventive and anxiety-inducing.
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Wolf Man (2025)
If you're seeing one monster movie classic remake this season, please make sure it's Nosferatu, which is gorgeous, rather than this one, which (to be blunt) just isn't. I hoped for a bit more to chew on (ha!) from Leigh Whannel, whom we know from the Insidious and Saw movies, especially with Julia Garner in the cast. No such luck. The early part of this movie looks like it's going to take rage and domestic abuse as interesting ground for its monster metaphor, but that dissipates, and what's left is a fairly thin tale about what might as well be a bloodline curse. And maybe it is, but the story is too broken to tell. There's more of Cronenberg's The Fly about this picture than there probably should be, and there are a couple of revolting moments lovingly rendered - which, to be fair, we all signed up for when we came to see a werewolf move. It's not a terrible film, but I really wanted it to be better, and it had the potential. Garner does fairly well with a whole bunch of nothing from the script, Matilda Firth (not a child of Colin, as I had assumed at first) is pretty good as the immensely irritating daughter, and there are some nifty POV effects that reminded me of a cool modern take on Wolfen (1981), which made primitive stabs at what a wolf might see in the world. Of note: if you see this in a well-equipped theater, you'll be treated to what I thought was wonderful sound. Mixes, textures, transformations, and elusive words almost heard make a beautiful bed for what is, ultimately, more of a nibble than a bite.
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Here we go, I'll start.
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2010) - This movie is a joke. At first it's interesting, then it's boring and then it's just funny/pathetic. And they put it in a "horror" genre. Words are not sufficient. Nosferatu is turning in his grave. 3/10
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