28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

 

The Bone Temple much like the previous 28 Years Later, is a bit of a slow burn. Every burn matters though. It builds tension. Tension with the Jimmies and Spike, tension with Ian and Samson. The zombies are second nature here, yes there are jump scares but connections and intimidation are the core. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell both steal every scene and when their characters meet it feels huge, when we get the Iron Maiden scene every thing changes. The end we meet a familiar face and it leads us directly into the final chapter and I am stoked. 

Nouvelle Vague

 

Richard Linklater is interesting. He is fantastic at what he does but i don't know if he knows how great he is. He does art projects then films that feel like director for hire projects. Nouvelle Vague is a art film through and through,  and it is about the making of art films. For those of us that went through a French new wave period, this film is perfect. The camera angles, the film stock, the acting, the story.  It feels genuine and it is cinema at its purest. 

Black Bag

 I love Steven Soderbergh,  he has many different styles. Blockbuster,  indie and mid budget. Past decade or so he has remained indie and mid budget. Earlier this year he had Presence, now he has Black Bag. Great cast, well acted, looks great but I found the plot to be rather dull. Regardless I wished it would have made more of a buzz to create more movies like this. 

Comic of 2025

 

Snotgirl 

Batman & Deadpool

Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob 

TV of 2025

Stranger Things

Cobra Kai

Welcome to Derry

Yellowjackets

The Pitt

Beavis and Butthead 

Peacemaker

Strange New Worlds

Simpsons

It's Always Sunny

Stranger Things

 When i first saw a trailer for Stranger Things it was at an AMC and i thought it was just gonna be some YA series, but it looked interesting. Then i watched the pilot and was blown away, by time i got to the finale of the first season this could have been my second favorite show of all time....and it is. Season 2 was better, season 3 had flaws, season 4 was the best of the best, but now we have the fifth and final season. The horror is at an all time high, the characters are fully developed, and the plot is as brilliant as ever. Dustin & Steve, Mike & El, Hopper & El, the Wheelers, the Byers, Lucas & Max, Max & Holly, Will & Robin, Hopper & Mike, Mr. Clark & his students, Murray & everyone, Erica being the sassy sidekick to all, Dipshit/Delightful Deric, this season had so many emotional notes with characters, and none of it felt forced, it was genuine. This is epic TV at it's best, this is epic horror at it's best. 

Queens of the Dead

 

Romero zombies are back! Tina Romero has crafted the best Romero film since 2005 with Queens of the Dead. This is fast paced as fuck and goes for the jugular. You get to love these characters in a short time and fear for death and laugh with absurdity. Tina has her dad's chops when it comes to social commentary, and the satire is all over this, honestly done way better than in Diary of the Dead. I am stoked for what she gives us in the future.