Strange New Worlds is like the outlaw mud show of Star Trek. It is a series many old school fans should hate, it's goofy, campy and they have muppets.....and it is all glorious. I love how experimental this show is, episodes all feel different. We get horror, fantasy, noir, and the characters always work tremendously. Next year might be the last but this show will live long and prosper.
I grew up loving Jackass, hell I was inspired by Jackass. The movies were next level, and the third film ended things perfectly. Weezer at the end was a cherry on top. Jackass Forever was a nice reunion for the cast and the fans bringing in new members too. Now we have The Best and Last which while it might be the last is far from the best. This is essentially a clip show which is fine. Had this been a Paramount Plus special I would have ate it up but for a movie it is a waste. I wanted to see it in theaters but glad I didn't. Does it pull heart strings at times? Yes, I love these people but this was a glorified special and. It every member got a chance to shine. For me 3D is the final film and Forever is the epilogue. This here was just a special.
Resident Evil isn't a great Resident Evil the Game movie but it is a great Zach Cregger film, hell this is a great Brian Yunza film. I feel Welcome to Racoon City is a great adaptation, this here is a better film though. Cregger took an existing IP and made it his own, this doesn't feel like a director for hire film or a cash in conveyor belt film to kick start s franchise, this is Cregger through and through. His characters, his panic, his tension, his camera movements, it is all there. The film starts off with our lead Brian, played by Austin Abrams already having a day. This is a series of one unfortunate event after another and his reactions are instantly relatable. The humor doesn't detail the film it makes it more believable. The horror is tense and even has one of if not the best jump scare this decade.....or even century. The effects and character design are pure Yunza and the film embraces ooze and goo. If Sony wants a sequel then they need to hire another great director to make it their own and keep giving free reign.
I love the first Scary Movie, it's a dumb stoner spoof of its time. The second one I hated the third one was so so as was the fourth. The fifth was the worst one....was. the sixth and hopefully final entree takes that. This film had one moment I laughed at, the eating out/rolling up scene, the rest was painful. Unfunny, unoriginal, forced, edge lordy and thinking it is smarter than it is. This is the worst film of the year and possibly this decade.
I love Casper Kelly. His work with Cartoon Network, particularly Adult Swim is legendary. Too Many Cooks is one of the greatest works ever conceived. His Yule Log films are worthy of his bonkers style. Now he has his theatrical release with Buddy. Here we get a Barney style childs TV host that lures kids into the television and forces them to clean, dance and other goofy shit. The kids become aware and escape. In classic Kelly fashion the film stock changes when we enter the real world and find a family with a mom possibly grieving. Then the stories cross paths. This film is insane, it's dark, it's funny and it's bloody. It honestly is probably his most tame work but also his bleakest. Just remember you can never have Too Many Buddies.
Butthole Surfers became a band I truly loved in my teens. Their music was weird, punk and psychedelic, their stage antics were just that but on steroids......or acid.....and shrooms. Their real life however.....was also that but not in a fun way. I lived an insane life so I can relate but pushing weirdness and drugs can really hold you back, for the Surfers it just kind of imploded the band. This group of outcasts found kinship and love but it kept falling apart, their entire run. It showcases dual sides of indie and corporate labels but truly embraces creative freedom and individuality. The use of cartoons and puppets adds a layer that makes this possibly the best rock doc since Moonage Daydream but also one of the best docs period in quite some time. This is how docs should be, experimental just like the Butthole Surfers.
