Two Weeks To Live is a step up for Maisie Williams from The Owners. It is also a rebound for her from New Mutants, and it is a worthy HBO follow up for her from Game of Thrones. A fast paced, backwoods tale of survival, paranoia, deception, killings and coming of age. On top of that it has a good dose of awkward humor mixed with well placed physical comedy.
Not every joke works, not every plot point is on key, but the deliveries and characters mixed with a fun vibe helps make Truth Seeks a pleasure to watch. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost obviously have chemistry but add in Malcom McDowell and a trio of other misfits and this is a great ensemble piece about family, friendship and supporting friend's youtube channels. The horror is focal but almost secondary, the humor is the forefront and with it's British punch it mostly works! Glad Nick Frost was the lead, he deserves it!
The Christmas Chronicles Part 2 is a bit more fantastical than the first yet doesn't feel as grand. We get more Kurt Russell goodness and the chemistry between the actors is still great like the first but you can tell he loves working opposite Goldie Hawn. Chris Columbus inserted a bit of his Gremlins touch into the elves this time around, and seeing terror in a candy coated Christmas Village is quite heart warming. Like the first there is alot of heart in the film and it doesn't take itself too seriously. First is still one of the better Christmas movies in recent years but this is a worthy follow up.
Paranormal on Netflix is a fast paced yarn of atmosphere with striking imagery. The show has a new horror protagonist that could become a fan favorite, the score is haunting and it's simple yet effective storytelling is perfect for the show's old school feel. The series is more than ghosts, in fact it is more than horror, whether it be on the production or the source material, this feels personal. I just wish it was black and white!
'Run' is definitely one of the most suspenseful and frightening films in recent memory. Not frightening in terms of scares but in terms of how fucked up human beings are. Sarah Paulson delivers the evil performance she should have given in Ratched as opposed to the campy version we received. This isn't a fun film, it is bleak and fucked up. Aneesh Chaganty is now 2 for 2 with this and Searching.
Attack of the Demons is probably my favorite animated film since Into the Spiderverse. There have been better since then but this one hit home for me. Dive bars with indie bands, arcades, art house theatres playing 70's Italian horror, this flick is cool as iced shit. With it's crude animation and macabre humor it reminded me alot of City of Rot.
Alien Xmas might not be Killer Klownz From Outer Space but it gave me the CHido Brother kick i needed. This is a super cute flick full of super cute aliens, super cute dogs and super cute elves. This is the Christmas special we need, pulpy, fun, and wonderfully animated.
