Train to Busan Presents Peninsula

 Train TO Busan is easily one of if not THE best zombie film in the past decade. Hell it is one of the best zombie films EVER. When a sequel was announced i was weary. Why? Why do a sequel? What is the point? The original tells a great story and you care for the characters. Zombies on a train could be B material but they turned it into kick ass art. The trailer for the second one didn't win me over, in fact it made me less excited. Did i want to rent the film for $20? If i was excited from the announcement maybe. Did i want to rent it for $10? Maybe if the trailer sold me. So here we are renting it for $4....and i still feel ripped. This isn't just a by the numbers zombie film, no this feels like a late 00s/early 10s January release of a horror action film. In name only this will either piss off fans of the original or people that want to praise every horror film will love it. This should not be named Train to Busan, even then you can't improve quality of a runaway train to redundantville. 

Hunters

 I think besides the Mandalorian that Hunters is my favorite series of the year. One part Martin Scorsese, one part Quentin Tarantino, one part 70s men on a mission TV series. The 70s setting fits perfect along I'm Dying Up Here and Vinyl which also oozed Scorsese touches. The exploitation elements and 70s sitcom and commercial moments felt like pure QT. A Nazi hunting show with a musical number and fake trailers? This show is a gift! Even though the pilot is 90 minutes(the rest are hour long) they all fly by, and each episode feels important with hardly any padding. Witty, violent and full of dark humor, the show has a message that resonates today. Sure there might be some errors here or there but the plot and cast makes you forget em, after all it is quasi exploitation. The entire cast is excellent but i think Josh Radnor steals the show. I wish i had watched it when it first started but now i am stoked for season 2! 

Fargo Season 4

 The fourth season of Fargo is the best season yet. It feels the most Coen Brothers of the bunch and i loved the GoT level of families jockeying for position at the top of the crime world. It also featured the best use of side plots and the stinger on the finale really changed the entire series. 

Two Weeks To Live

 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. 

Truth Seekers

 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

 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

 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!