Take Babadook, take away all the artsy aspects, add in memes.....yes memes.....that is the Grimcutty. This is a dull, wooden, and contrived film. Alot of Hulu originals are pretty bland looking, but some atleast are worth a watch, this here is just bad. Hulu just needs to fold in to Disney Plus. Keep an adult section for Solar Opposites and the FX shows.
Netflix' later Halloween offering The Curse of Bridge Hollow, is a step up from Hubie Halloween but a step down.....way down from the non Netflix Spirit Halloween, and that flick is not ranked too high, but it is topical. As far as Jeff Wadlow goes....well it might be his weakest.....and that is saying something. The humor is awful here, the characters are beyond dated, the plot feels forced(this is why i brought up Spirit as it shares a theme in plot....only it worked for Spirit), and the whole post modern Halloween vibe just feels like a Buzzfeed article. Horror on streaming services seem to be catered at the crowd that grew up on horror on the Disney Channel. This is essentially that but with "adult humor"
Stephen King adaptations are a mixed bag, Netflix films, especially horror are a mixed bag. Stephen King Netflix adaptations......well they too can be a mixed bag. Mr. Harrigan's Phone is a film that is not bad technically, it is well made but the acting is wooden, the characters are cliched and the plot is dull. I almost forgot about this but decided to give it a try. It is just as forgettable as trying to remember to watch it.
There are plenty of head scratching moments in Halloween Ends. It is quite non sensical and the more it goes the messier it gets, but i dug this flick. It takes elements that could have been used in previous films and puts em to use, it takes moments from others that didn't work and tries to make them work. Not everything here sticks but let's face it, many of us have watched plenty of slasher sequels that we cherish that are total crap. This tries to do something new for the saga and has some gnarly kills. I get why this film is polarizing but people nitpick too much for a franchise with 5 canons!
While i have admired Dario Argento since i was a teen, i have never held him as an icon for myself. I LOVE Suspiria, it is gorgeous & atmoshperic. Most of his work from the 70s & 80s is, i even enjoy alot of his 90s films, but i feel that was the last decade where he felt like Argento. The 00s i felt it was style over substance but that style fell flat with Dracula ten years ago. Now we get Dark Glasses and while it is sexy at times, and has some Argento blood, it is boring as fuck, non sensical and feels like someone TRIED to make a film inspired by Argento.
She Will, the latest from IFC Midnight/Shudder has a great atmosphere, a strong feminist vibe and some cool sleep paralysis imagery makes for a well crafted witch tale. It is slow as fuck however, the pacing and exposition are dull but the flashes of witchery are quite beautiful. I'm glad Malcom McDowell is doing a bit more respectable work again but it still feels very post Halloween.
The 2011 reboot of Beavis & Butthead was quite lackluster, but the 2022 version on Paramount Plus is a worthy follow up to the MTV series of the 90s and the films. The humor is dumb yet brilliant but all around hilarious.
