Thursday, May 13, 2021

Saint Maud




 Saint Maud is a hell of a psychological slow burn. It plays with reality but it is purely grounded. Minds unravel yet we still follow the narrative as if something sinister is afoot. It's relatively short, fast paced, has solid acting and the film looks gorgeous. The final act is the big pay off as the horror in unleashed but talking about the ending isn't just a spoiler but it takes away the trip you experience. 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Without Remorse




 I am not a big Tom Clancy fan, i enjoy some films based on his work but overall they do nothing for me, generally they bore me, case in point is Without Remorse. The main reason I watched it was Stefano Sollima since i loved his sequel to Sicario. In fact this is written by Tayler Sheridan, yet he finally has a miss in his script world. Michael B Jordan just feels beyond wooden here too sadly. Mess of a film with a plot that thinks it is smarter than it actually is with choppy action scenes. I have plenty of remorse. 

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Fried Barry




 Fried Barry might be the most insane film of the year. It's like David Lynch had a neon orgy with Deadbeat at Dawn, Enter the Void, Too Many Cooks, and Natural Born Killers. Plenty of fluids, blood and otherwise are sprayed within this science fiction/horror hybrid that takes you on a drug induced, extraterrestrial journey through the underbelly of bars, one night stands, brothels, crack pipes, needle pushers and mental institutions. This film is niche as fuck and i knew it was divisive, but it is the batshit crazy experience i wanted it to be. 

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Young Rock


 From a wrestling stand point, Young Rock is full of flaws and inaccuracies. Didn't matter which year they showed there was something to nitpick. The wrestling aspect is what kept me watching though, but if i wasn't a wrestling fan would i have enjoyed the series? I don't watch futball but i enjoyed Ted Lasso. The story, heart and humor isn't as strong here as that show, it feels very NBC but it works. I think the college years are my favorite time frame but in all episodes Rocky Johnson usually steals the show.  

Sunday, May 2, 2021

The Power





 The Power is a slow build, your traditional supernatural film with touches of possession but unlike most films of that ilk this one is more effective, and i believe it to be cause of the sound. Both the soundtrack and the sound mixing are great here. It carries an eerie vibe which really goes into full effect in the last act. It is far from perfect and not one of Shudders best, but it is far from their worst, in fact this is one i would actually tell people to put on in the dark to get you in a horror mood. 

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Match of April




Kyle O'Reilly vs Adam Cole: Takeover 

Roman Reigns vs Edge vs Daniel Bryan: WrestleMania, Universal Title  

Karrion Kross vs Finn Balor: Takeover, NXT Title 

Santos Escobar vs Jordan Devlin: Takeover, Ladder Match for Cruiserweight Title  

Bianca Belair vs Sasha Banks: WrestleMania, Womens Title 

Johnny Gargano vs Bronson Reed: Takeover, North American Title 

Bronson Reed vs LA KNIGHT vs Cameron Grimes vs Dexter Lumis vs Leon Ruff vs Swerve: Takeover 

Walter vs Tommaso Ciampa: Takeover, UK Title  

Raquel Gonzales vs Io Shirai: Takeover, Womens Title 

Legado Del Fantasma vs Kushida, MSK: NXT 

Moustache Mountain vs Noam Dar/Sha Samuels: NXT UK 

Flamita vs Bandido: ROH

Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan: SD, Universal Title  

Satomura vs Aofe Valkyrie: NXT UK  

Tony Deppen vs Tracy Williams: ROH, TV Title 

Invincible




 I had read the first issue of Invincible but was waiting to buy a trade, that day never came, but now the series has ended and that was badass. It looks like a 90s animated saturday morning superhero series like Spider Man but it is amped up with 90s animated HBO super series like Spawn. Many bloody fights.....nay many death scenes. Alot of what the fuckness in the finale, not sure how it will be topped in season 2.