The Medium

 The Medium is the new film on Shudder from the director of Shutter and it is one of the more effective fund footage films there is lately. While not found footage perse it uses the gimmick better than most legit found footage films. It embraces the docu style all while spinning an eerie supernatural tale. It could use alot of trimming, as there is not need for it to be over 2 hours, but the effectiveness outweighs the tediousness.  As usual the foreign Shudder titles have stuff to like and dislike but this is one of the better options. 

Match of September

Kenny Omega vs Bryan Danielson: Dynamite 

 Josh Woods vs Jonathan Gresham: Pure Title: Death Before Dishonor 

 Lucha Bros vs Young Bucks: AEW Tag Titles: All Out: Steel Cage 

CM Punk vs Darby Allin: All Out 

Seth Rollins vs Edge. Smackdown 

What If...?

 What If...? was probably my most anticipated MCU show on Disney Plus. Growing up the What If comics were some of my favorites, they were simple tales and single serving stories with fun concepts. The pilot was excellent, Peggy Carter as Cpt. Carter facing some Lovecraftian creatures. T'Challa as Star Lord had a bit too much MCU comedy for me but packed an emotional punch. The Avengers being killed off was a meh episode with a so so twist ending. Doctor Stange's was dull as can be. The zombie episode had some awesome zombie moments but felt generic and forced. Killmonger's could have been great if the show been an hour long. I am not one for MCU films being 2 1/2 hours but these episodes easily should have been 45 minutes or an hour. The Thor episode was quite cringe. Ultron is the type of episode i wanted the series to be, far out exploration of the Marvel Universe, however the finale which was a follow up to that episode is a different story. It felt jumbled and rushed, i loved the idea but the execution was not Marvelous. At the end i want more episodes but wonder What If...this series would have been excellent across the board. 

VHS 94

The original V/H/S was a huge event for me when it first came out, it underwhelmed me at the time but my roommate had it on one night and i dug it a bit more. The second & third entrees were so so, 2 i remember enjoying but the the third not so much. I finally bought the first film a couple of years ago and enjoyed it alot, so i rewatched it to prep for the latest, Shudder's V/H/S/94. The wrap around starts off cool with a raid and ends in a what the fuck way. THe first segment is great and reminds me of WNUF, the second one had a great tone, the third segment had awesome carnage but the gimmick did nothing for me. The final segment honestly bored me. It seemed each segment lessened the film bit by bit. It is still a good time to watch but nothing i'd tell people to check out, there are plenty of other great Shudder films, including Seance, from Simmon Barrett, director of the awesome first segment in this film! 

Escape the Undertaker

 Escape the Undertaker is a choppy choose your own adventure but it was dumb fun. WWE humor mixed with early/mid 90s Taker gives us a late 90s Kids WB esque short. Super quick watch for a time waster. I'll honestly probably try the other paths. 

The Long Halloween 1 & 2

 The Long Halloween is one of the best and most epic Batman tales there is. DC Animation is some of the best comic book stories there are. Combine the two you get success. The Long Halloween is another victory for them, but it doesn't quite feel epic, but for a cartoon like this it doesn't matter because this is a tight knit story with plenty of kick ass comic imagery and plot points. DC Animation knows how to adapt their trade paper backs and condense them into flicks with no padding. Now i just need to see Justice Society WW2.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

 Venom  was a film with awful reviews but was a fun B Horror movie disguised as a superhero film. It's sequel however is pretty fucking bad. The opening flashback is not bad but it has a laughable young Cletus but voiced by Woody Harrelson. From there the film becomes pure slapstick comedy for the next hour. Now i give shit to MCU for humor but this here was almost like watching The Mask only no where near as good, hell honestly that film made sense to break the fourth wall and have slap stick humor. This film may not be meta but it might as well have been. It was not a superhero film with comedy, this was a comedy about a superhero. The final act finally picks things up but it is still quite generic. Harrelson is awesome but nothing else really works in this. I will give credit to the ending, glad that they went there with Venom. The post credit stinger is honestly the most exciting thing about the film.