Furiosa

 I love Mad Max, especially Fury Road. It is a masterpiece of cinema and it gave us a new lead in Furiosa. A Furiosa spin off with Charlize Theron? Yes please! But a prequel with Anya Taylor Joy? I love Anya but was it needed?....well....no.....but  glad this exists as it is a perfect prequel, origin story, bridge. It is a beautiful film and is super fast paced for the extended run time. Here we see how she came to work for Immortan Joe and it plays out perfectly. Chris Hemsworth does his best work since Bad Times at the El Royal, the dude does his best working heel. The cinematography, the stunts, the action, George Miller does it again! This almost works as a stand alone film.

The Black Quarry

 

The Black Quarry is a cheap yet effective film that feels like a short. I was digging this flick but wished it had been further expanded and explored. Heavy metal and horror go hand and hand and this oozes both. 

Brain Tumor

 Lately Wild Eye Releasing has been pretty miss more than hit. There was a time where I used to watch all their films it I got soured too many times with screeners. This weekend while at Texas Frightmare I attended a screening of Brain Tumor and honestly as dumb as it was it was also the funniest damn film this year. It reminded me of the films I made as a teen. Over the top, raunchy And cheap. 

The Primevals

The Primevals is a film I had been reading about for decades. A long lost Full Moon film finally getting finished in all it's stop motion animated glory. It is your typical Full Moon in terms of acting and plot but above Full Moon at the same time. The sets feel very 1960s in all the best ways possible. It's a dumb film but a super fun one. 

X-Men 97

 The opening credits of X-Men 97 made me tear up, and the episode was quite solid. The entire season is a perfect sequel to the original but by that it also carries that shows weaknesses which were contrived plots and  scattered elements. I still love the original, and did a full on rewatch two years ago, along with Spider Man, and i found Spidey to be the more consistent. Now this is a grown up cartoon, so there is a few cuss words, but it never feels forced, and blood and it is quite impactful. It's a fun watch but not the end all be all people are making it out to be. 

Monkey Man

 Monkey Man from Dev Patel reminds me alot of The Raid. It is a great looking action film that is hard hitting but ultimately did nothing for me. Good acting, good sets, there is honestly nothing to complain about from a technical stand point, the action scenes are great, i just never felt connected to it and felt more bored than entertained. This was not a bad film, it just didn't do much for me. 

The First Omen

 The first Omen,  not to be confused with The First Omen, is a great film, but it is not a franchise i love. I feel i watched more of them in parts during halloween than as a full feature but the original still is the only solid entree. Now we get The First Omen, and it is the best Omen since the first Omen. It is nothing special, just actually looks good, but it feels very Shudder, like super Shudder. There are some moments that push the envelope that i respected but ultimately it just feels like another possession film.....with out the possession.