61 Nights of Halloween (2024 Edition)

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

If I met the Xenomorph I would simply be friends with it.

 

[Kane52630]

If I met the Xenomorph I would simply be friends with it.

And that Xenomoprh will be more than friends with you.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Josh Hartnett is a treasure we have not properly appreciated.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 1

1. Rear Window (1954) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Bite-Sized Review: 70 years to the day later, and still every bit as potent. The most intriguing protagonist are the ones you can't stand but still can't look away from. Like he can't look away from the private lives of his neighbors.

*****

2. Trap (2024) dir. M. Night Shyamalan (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: I kind of loved this for the first half. Hartnett is fantastic, the guy working at the concert is great, and the kid, perfect in her role. Truly endearing and fun. And then the second half happened. And I know why it happened. That doesn't mean it should've happened. Honestly one of the most disappointing changes of focus in a film I've ever seen. Completely ruined.

**

3. Malignant (2021) dir. James Wan

Bite-Sized Review: Same kind of brash confidence as M. Night, but with master of his craft who can actually pay it off. Wan at his most outlandish, giving zero Fs and having all the fun.

*****

 

[Drizzle]

I partook in a Hitchcock movie myself today. I watched Psycho for the first time in full and much like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, you can see why it was a trailblazer for the genre. It holds up very well for being a 64 year old movie. Though I can see why this was one of the first of its kind as far as its depiction of violence in film, I can't for the life of me understand why it was given an R rating years after its release. Even with the famous shower scene, this isn't even a hardcore PG-13. Maybe they gave it an R because of this insane innuendo:

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Drizzle]

I've never felt so justified about that movie when I saw this sketch.

I love The Birds. It's a great movie. But I've always considered it a horror comedy like Gremlins.

 

[Lily Adler]

I've never felt so justified about that movie when I saw this sketch.

I love The Birds. It's a great movie. But I've always considered it a horror comedy like Gremlins.

They just birded that man to death!

 

[Kane52630]

The Drop of Water still stuck with me after all these years. Also, it appeared in The Babadook.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

And tonight’s show is…. The Crow!

 

[Kane52630]

And tonight’s show is…. The Crow!

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Tonight...

Pulling the string,
a backstreet bad dream,
and Nic Cage doing Nic Cage things.

 

[Ninjablade]

It's no "Burn" by the godsends that are The Cure, but that song ain't too bad

 

[Ninjablade]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Spooky and an excellent source of protein!

 

[Kane52630]

It's no "Burn" by the godsends that are The Cure, but that song ain't too bad

It's not bad which is why it was even more confusing because it never showed up in the movie.

 

[Ninjablade]

It's not bad which is why it was even more confusing because it never showed up in the movie.

The whole soundtrack confused me. I was not expecting the first needle drop to be Joy Division.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

And tonight’s show is…. The Crow!

Some of our younger posters might not know this, but before Marvel made it illegal, movies used to be allowed to have personality.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Started a new tradition this year. With one if Riverdale's Halloween episode being #61, it felt written in the stars.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Some of our younger posters might not know this, but before Marvel made it illegal, movies used to be allowed to have personality.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Well, its not the worst horror anthology I've seen but this still could have been so much better. Richard Brake's performance really elevated this, and I enjoyed the practical make-up/gore effects in some of the segments, but this was kind of a mess overall and I didn't like all the abrupt endings.

It's pretty watchable though. 5/10



A decent enough South Korean Horror/Thriller. It's honestly more of a disaster flick than anything else but the killer dog aspect was interesting, and I wished they did more with it.

6/10

 

[Kane52630]

Some of our younger posters might not know this, but before Marvel made it illegal, movies used to be allowed to have personality.

 

[Snow Queen]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Night 2

4. Ed Wood (1994) dir. Tim Burton

Bite-Sized Review: Not Burton's best film but probably his most heartfelt. Full of imaginary and actual monsters, it's Landau's Bela and his relationship with Eddie that always lingers. PULL THE STRING!

****1/2

5. Longlegs (2024) dir. Oz Perkins (NEW)

Bite-Sized Review: Definitely a mood, even if the FBI content felt very run-of-the-mill. Thought this was extremely effective until the exposition dump and definitely worked overall. Maika is the GOAT of the genre.

****1/4

6. Nightmare Alley (2021) dir. Guillermo del Toro

Bite-Sized Review: Never watch in color. Color bad.

****