Fantastic Beasts 2

Maybe it is because I'm not a reader of the books(i read the original Potters) but I don't get all the hate from both fans and critics for Fantastic Beasts 2.  Sure it may not have the pure beauty of the Potter flicks but it is not as loaded,  as was the previous Beasts flick.  I liked the darker tones with Grindelwald and the screwball humor of Newt. My only complaint is the cgi of the magic demon panthers.

Future World

James Franco is an odd director,  he makes plenty of films but i have only loved one, The Disaster Artist.  His latest,  Future World,  not to be confused with the Westworld sequel,  is possibly his worst.  A wannabe Mad Max with terrible acting,  characters, plot and overall look. 

Cam

When i found out Blumhouse was doing a horror film about a Cam girl, i was stoked, add in a cool trailer, i was sold. The film, while getting how camming really is(online) the plot is to be desired, it was dull and felt cheap, not cheap as in low budget, not cheap as in a sexual way, but cheap in a porn way, which could be fitting for this....but not for Blumhouse. If it had not been Blumhouse, i still might have checked it out, but for them, i was expecting better production, acting & plot. What could have been a cool Twilight Zone esque film instead felt like early 00s straight to video trash...and i love trash, just not this. Excuse me, i now must go to MyFreeCams....i mean, what?

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the best Coen Brothers film since Inside Llewyn Davis, sure it is only two films ago, but Hail Caesar did nothing for me. This isn't just a return to form for them, it is also Coens unhinged. Are you a fan of screwball Coen humor? You got it. Are you a fan of Coen brothers violence? You got it. Musicals? Boom, you got it. This is one of the most Coen...Coen Brothers films they have made.It is the Creepshow of westerns, funny & macabre.

I Kill Giants

This totally wasn't the film i was expecting. I had not read the comic and the trailer i had seen didn't reveal much, but damn, this is a touching film akin to A Monster Calls. A Monster Calls is more powerful, but this here is a worthy companion.

Suspiria

Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name was one of the best films of 2017, when it was announced he was doing Suspiria....i was unsure what tot think because Call Me By Your Name had not been released yet. I was weary of David Gordon Green directing it but wound up loving his Halloween. Luca's version is more Ken Russell than Dario Argento, atleast in the final act(well 6th act according to this film). It is more grounded than Argento's, a film that he elevated with visuals. This film here is visual but it isn't an experience, it is is more of someone trying to make art. The original was art, this here is pretentious at times, well alot of the time. It is a striking film that could have used a bit of trimming here or there, but it looks beautiful, stars some beautiful women, Dakota Johnson is HOT in this, eat your heart out 50 Shades, and it is beautifully scored. It feels like someone said, i'll make an art house version of an art house film, the whole serious and artsy horror such as AHS or It Comes at Night. That isn't to say this is a bad film, not at all, not by any means, it is great, and it is a great companion to the original, totally different films, a remake done right.

AHS Apocalypse

It's no secret my preferred seasons of AHS are Murder House and Coven, so naturally i was stoked for Apocalypse. When the first episode aired i didn't know what to think. I liked that it was different but where is the connection of seasons? Enter Michael Langdon the satanic son of Tate. Okay. Few episodes go by, all the characters die. Okay. Enter the witches. Yay! From this point we see flashbacks showing the events after Coven that lead up to the apocalypse including a stop at the hotel. The final episode ties quite a bit together but there are still alot of unanswered questions. I've said before i'm done with the show, but this crossover brought me back. I liked this more than Cult, i actually finished this, it wasn't a chore like Roanoak, it was more consistent than Hotel and Freak Show . It is no where as good as Coven but still better than Asylum, the episodes featuring the Murder House were easily my favorites, but that was easily my favorite season.