redflag
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Carnival of Souls (1962) - Rated 25 Sep 2025
"Or, what if the real horror was being a woman in 1950s Utah? Messy, low budget, dull as rocks, but some nice shots and the ruined dance palace is beautiful."
Santo contra cerebro del mal (1961) - Rated 25 Sep 2025
"Santo's triumphant big screen debut! That cat is adorable. Fun fact: the crew literally fled filming in Havana as Castro and Co. marched in, making this one of the last pre-revolutionary films from Cuba."
Poltergeist (1982) - Rated 21 Sep 2025
"Or, what if Reaganite nuclear family suburbia was the real portal to Hell? And what if televangelists were the real saviors all along (you know the scene.) A wild movie, a total mess, but some great pieces. And don't tell me that Cronenberg and Lynch weren't stealing from here."
Halloween (1978) - Rated 20 Sep 2025
"Carpenter's minimalist evocation of suburban-sexual mood and brilliant use of quick cuts, in addition to Curtis's vulnerability, are the touchstones that made this film a phenomenon and that created the language of an entire film genre. However, the film has severe logical script and editing problems that can't help but bring the whole thing down. Perhaps we're simply too jaded in its aftermath to appreciate like a '70s audience the simple (cheesy) jump scares."
Le Monde du silence (1956) - Rated 08 Sep 2025
"On the one hand, it's truly incredible and pure joy to see the dawn of man beneath the waves, the magic of the underwater world, the innocent camaraderie of our crew, and unspoiled reefs you'll rarely if ever see today. On the other hand......HOLY ANIMAL CRUELTY, BATMAN!"
Only Yesterday (1991) - Rated 01 Sep 2025
""We are the only seed of love's flower." The poor boy and his father holding hands..."
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) - Rated 31 Aug 2025
"Charming, dull, low-budget timepass."
Late Night with the Devil (2023) - Rated 26 Aug 2025
"Some solid atmosphere and details as homages to other films (Scanners! Blue Velvet! Dune!), but drags some and gets a bit routine by the end. On a tangent from the credits, cut the performative reparative semantics of "land acknowledgements" and give the damn land back or at least a cut of the profits. Otherwise, WTF cares, especially with a schlocky horror film- how is that respectful??"
Shin Godzilla (2016) - Rated 16 Aug 2025
"Takes the piss out of the whole Godzilla concept and governments post-Fukushima. Eat your heart out, bureaucrats. Like a giant, flopping deep sea fish dragged to the surface. But still a slog and not enough dead bureaucrats to really sink your teeth into, occasionally even making some strange nationalist swerves. The destruction of Tokyo is a high water mark for the whole series. But sometimes we just want a ridiculous smashy-smash monster popcorn flick."
Sekigun-PFLP: Sekai senso sengen (1971) - Rated 31 Jul 2025
