Woman in the Window

 Woman in the Window looked super dull from the trailers but i was mistaken. This is far from dull, it's claustrophobic, and shot in a way that plays with reality, so much that things feel.....rushed.....ah yes, rushed. This entire film feels rushed, so what i mentioned were the things i liked but damn is this plot thin, is the film rushed and overall a mess. The acting is good but at times feels soap operatic. It is a Lifetime film with a budget for a great cast that just crumbles. Some lines of dialogue are laughable in a Room like way and the deaths and climax are jokes. Even if Covid didn't happen and i saw this in theatres with AMC Plus i still would have felt like i wasted gas money. 

Army of the Dead

 Zack Snyder's return to the horror genre has been a long time coming. He announced Army of the Dead years ago and i kept thinking it'd never come to fruition. 2021 is the year of Snyder, first we had Justice League now we have this and yes alot of people hated how long JL was, and this too is also long(only cut 90 minutes) but it is every bit as awesome. It has his signature touches, a great opening credit sequence, slow mo, sweet cover songs. I feared there were too many characters but each stood on their own. A little bit Resident Evil, a little Escape From NY, a bit of I Am Legend, merged together for a fast paced, action packed twist on the zombie subgenre. 

The Reckoning

 I'm sorry, Neil Marshal just does nothing for me. Dog Soldiers looked silly but was boring, The Descent looked great but was boring, Doomsday had alot of style but was boring, Centurion was just plain boring, Hellboy was forgettable, and with the exception of Dog Soldiers i actually saw all of these in theatres. Now he has a movie made for Shudder, The Reckoning, a film about witch trials but wouldn't you know it.....it is boring. Wooden acting, flimsy script, good gore atleast but hella fucking boring.  

Shadow in the Cloud

 Shadow in the Cloud started off great, it had drama, intrigue, and heart, plus the looming presence of gremlins trying to kill WW2 soldiers and a mystery of what was in the cargo. It would have played well with Overlord as a WW2/Horror double bill. Then after some reveals the second half basically becomes a Rocksploitation flick. Some moments are laughable and hard to suspend disbelief but it is all around entertaining. It feels like two flicks thrown together, it is from Max Landis so his scripts are generally messy, but this is probably my favorite script of his after Mr. Right. 

Big Sky

 Big Sky i first assumed would be a watered down version of a HBO crime series, then i saw it's quirks and figured it was more of a watered down Twin Peaks. While it is a watered down show that could be on HBO, it stands on it's own feet. For those that did get the Twin Peak vibes, forget em, this is it's own thing. Great characters, well developed villains, suspenseful scenes, an overall creepy atmosphere. The second half of the season feels a bit out of place with the first half but honestly it improves cause that is when it amps the macabre humor and the weirdness. The finale was the best of the season and sets up season 2 perfectly with a few cliffhangers. 

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Season 2

 The second season of Zoey is fun, fast and has a good twist but ultimately it lacks the chard and heart of the first season. There is character growth but while the secondary characters grow, the love interests grow, Zoey herself becomes SUPER annoying. The musical numbers are great but situations feel rushed. Season 3 atleast should be interesting. 

Those Who Wish Me Dead

 Taylor Sheridan's follow up to Wind River might be his best project(directorial or screenplay) since Sicario. Those Who Wish Me Dead is him taking stock 90s characters from crime thrillers and making his own 90s disaster flick only with that Sheridan touch. A great cast, with Angelina Jolie doing her best work in years, Jon Bernthal continues to choose great work, Finn Little has a bright future, and the duo of Nicholas Hoult and Aidan Gillen play cold blooded killers that seem to hate their job to perfection. The film will piss people off for not explaining why the villains are doing what they are doing but i loved that they gave no reason.