Drop

 I love Christopher Landon films, they are fun, bloody and innovative.  Him doing Scream could have been great, him doing Heart Eyes could have been great. Scream is now in turmoil, Heart Eyes was still great and now Landon gives us Drop. This is a flick I really wanted to see in theatees but never got around to.  I wish I had cause I had a great time with this. Well developed characters where you don't fully know they're pasts yet you seem to care, a very tense plot thst I feel with a director for hire could have been rushed and lame. Side note I don't think I would have taken a second date with this chick, but I'll easily watch this a second time.

Superman

 Superman, is supposed to be wholesome, he's supposed to be about unity, and based on the old comics and cartoons is a little bit ridiculous..  and James Gunn nails all of that. This film has the awe factor and and wonder of the "Donner" films and gave us the best plot, best looking film, best cast in this characters history. Gunn and his B movie love and brash hunor somehow work here, he embraces the zaney world and villians and gives the characters self reflective humor thst feels like therapy for the audience. Sure not all jokes work but none fall flat, sure there might have been too many jokes but it doesn't derail the drama and Sci fi on screen. The action and set pieces are right out of a comic, and this might be the most comic book feeling comic movie produced. I've supported James Gunn for the longest time and I fully support his DC. 

Jurassic World Rebirth

The first Jurassic Park is one of the greatest films of all time. The sequel honestly never really held up, in fact I'd say the dumb third one is actually more entertaining.  I say dumb but I still love it, I love all of these. Jurassic World is great, Fallen Kingdom is dumb, Dominion I found to be a satisfying finale. Did we need a seventh one? No. Did we need a third island? No. The plot of Lost World makes somewhat sense, go to the other island. Plot of 3? Sure, someone lands there.....contrived but whatever. World? We finally are open. Fallen Kingdom? Destroy the island. Dominion? Unite the casts. Now we have a new cast, a third island and the plot.....while dumb and makes no sense other than a money grab, kinda works. This is the SyFy original entree. It's dumb, over the top and screams of a Saturday Night on syfy. The dialouge is the films weakest portion but I let it slide because I was having a fun time. I hope this is the finale cause I fear the more we get the more it dilutes the legacy but if there is an eighth I will still be there. 

For Sale By Exorcist

 

For Sale By Exorcist is the feature film debut of Mellisa LaMartina, and much like her husbands films it packs an eye for horror, while packing alot of humor and an all around love for Halloween. The cast is having a blast and the film has a nice charm throughout. I wish Tubi released their films to cinemas cause this and Slay are their gold standards. 

28 Years Later

 

28 Days Later was a film that highly effected me, both as a fan and a filmmaker.  It changed the zombie genre and also was quite innovative and experimental.  28 Weeks Later was a worthy enough sequel but it didn't pack a punch. Now we have 28 Years Later and it reunites Danny Boyle and Alex Garland one more time. The opening scene is haunting and chaotic. From there we get alot of character building and world building. It gets very experimental here aswell.  It was a slow burn but worth it. When our lead and his mom finally break free it almost become a new story and truly finds it's way. We get alotbof heart, some good humor, and some disturbing imagery all while being rather cutting edge. The end sets up the future very well and it quite the wtf moment for sure in a fantastic way. I was grinning ear to ear with the ending. I was hesitant on this new trilogy but now I want all the rage. 

Megan 2.0

 

The first Megan is a fun and campy slasher that works best ad a Pg 13 John Waters film. Then of course the R rated cut came out and threw thst out the window. Did we need a sequel? Did Megan need to turn babyface? No and no, but I'm glad both happened. This is a contrived and convoluted film but it is entertaining as fuck. Gone is the slasher, making way for more Sci fi and action but much like Happy Death Day, it works. 

Dark Match

 

Dark Match is Shudder's best in quite a while, granted I have slacked on 2025's content but 24 was quite lackluster with a few exceptions (Late Night With the Devil). Here we get a sleazy 80s themed slasher of sorts centered on wrestling.  Horror and wrestling my two favorite things. While many in the horror wrestling subgenre are unwatchable this here is alot of fun. Good gore, good characters and an over the top plot. It's cheesy at times but has its tongue firmly in cheek.