At the Movies with Kane and BN

Kane52630 · Oct 20, 2019

Wounds

A very Cronenberg-esque horror flick that also reminded me of The Ring for obvious reasons. Babak Anvari directed it who I thought did a great job with Under The Shadow and much like about another more high profile horror film this year, Wounds is basically about a couple who's relationship has imploded. It's got a great cast (Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, and Daktoa Johnson) and while it is a horror movie, they get a chance to flex their acting skills. It has plenty of body horror moments throughout it and there's some interesting subliminal messaging going on that kinda reminded me of The Exorcist and The Ring. It's not completely perfect, but I dig how much effort was put into this. Overall, it's worth a watch.
8.5/10

Kane52630 · Oct 20, 2019

The Thing (1982)

I thought I'd start on my rewatch for my marathon. The Thing an all time classic and one I have to watch every year.
10/10

Black Narcissus · Oct 20, 2019

Innocent Blood

Vampire flick with wiseguys.

Directed by John Landis

Anne Parillaud of 'La Femme Nikita'' fame is the sexy vampire Marie. She only feeds on bad guys, so she goes after the italian mob ran by the great Robert Loggia. Things get complicated and bloody soon after. Anne Parillaud in her native language is wonderful, but her speaking english here is like nails on chalkboard, it was rough. She had a killer body tho, and wasn't shy about it, Landis pretty much cast her for that reason. This isn't really a twist on the vamp story, but at least it tried to do something different at first, while still falling back on cliches. This only gets somewhat fun after Loggia becomes way more involved, but this film is pretty forgettable.

5/10

Kane52630 · Oct 21, 2019

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Frankenstein

It's been over a decade since I last saw it (not to mention I haven't read the Mary Shelley book since middle school), so a lot of it felt fresh to me. It's one of the more interesting precode films because how daring it was back in 1931. Also, I don't think we credit James Whale enough for his filmography and more importantly this film and how he moved cinema forward. It's kinda incredible this was just a little over an hour long because they do a good job filling out so much story. Boris Karloff is to this movie what Marolon Brando is to The Godfather. They both are the centerpiece of the story, but the movie really is about Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein much like The Godfather is really about Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. Also the one scene that doesn't get talked about enough that I loved was the part where the father is holding his dead daughter across the city. It's crazy how well that was shot and executed.
10/10

chintai80 · Oct 21, 2019

Kane52630 said:
Frankenstein

It's been over a decade since I last saw it (not to mention I haven't read the Mary Shelley book since middle school), so a lot of it felt fresh to me. It's one of the more interesting precode films because how daring it was back in 1931. Also, I don't think we credit James Whale enough for his filmography and more importantly this film and how he moved cinema forward. It's kinda incredible this was just a little over an hour long because they do a good job filling out so much story. Boris Karloff is to this movie what Marolon Brando is to The Godfather. They both are the centerpiece of the story, but the movie really is about Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein much like The Godfather is really about Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. Also the one scene that doesn't get talked about enough that I loved was the part where the father is holding his dead daughter across the city. It's crazy how well that was shot and executed.
10/10

31 Day Horror Marathon 2019
Day 1 | In Fabric (9/10)
Day 2 | The Dead Don't Die (7.5/10)
Day 3 | Polaroid (6.5/10)
Day 4 | In The Tall Grass (7.5/10)
Day 5 | Haunt (9/10)
Day 6 | I Trapped The Devil (6.5/10)
Day 7 | Nightmare Cinema (7/10)
Day 8 | The Wind (7.5/10)
Day 9 | Wrinkles The Clown (8/10)
Day 10 | The Hole in the Ground (8/10)
Day 11 | Little Monsters (7.5/10)
Day 12 | Our House (9/10)
Day 13 | Satanic Panic (6/10)
Day 14 | 3 From Hell (6/10)
Day 15 | Carnival of Souls (9/10)
Day 16 | The Return of the Living Dead (8.5/10)
Day 17 | Zombieland: Double Tap (6.5/10)
Day 18 | Wounds (8.5/10)
Day 19 | The Thing (1982) (10/10) (REWATCH)
Day 20 | Frankenstein (10/10) (REWATCH)

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i have actually never watched this, but i should.
it seems to be a movie that's burned into the collective consciousness though.
i did like reading mary shelley's original story though.

Black Narcissus · Oct 21, 2019

Drag Me To Hell

I just miss Alison Lohman. She was Brie Larsson before Brie Larson, but with a better screen presence than Brie imo. She married one of the dudes who made them awful Ghost Rider flicks and that was that. She even makes that Tim Burton flick watchable.

I rewatch this flick every year around this time. I'm still a bit in awe at how easily with such little effort a director like Raimi can go back and forth between horror-camp and comedy. I always kinda wanted a sequel of sorts, but I feel like it would cheapen this some how. I remember reading that a sequel had been written, but Raimi never jumped on it. I also want to see Dileep Rao make a film comeback of sorts, he was the go to guy for a brief moment for the scientist/chemist roles (Avatar, Inception). Justin Long also wasn't annoying in this. A must watch in October.

Shadow of The Vampire

I still don't get how a director like Edmund Elias Merhige never got any more general work. He should've been on the go to list for that MONSTER Universe they were building, the man has a wonderful and dark vision for these monsters. I forgot how masterfully directed this was and well paced. Willem Defoe of course steals the show, but this just leaves you with an ill and displeased feeling. They created a wonderful myth around these actors of the original NOSFERATU, a mythology. John Malkovich actually giving a damn and acting. Udo Kier with a good role, which doesn't happen very often anymore. Catherine McCormack who is now forgotten, she is wonderful in her small role. A great rewatch.

chintai80 · Oct 22, 2019

Black Narcissus said:
Drag Me To Hell

I just miss Alison Lohman. She was Brie Larsson before Brie Larson, but with a better screen presence than Brie imo. She married one of the dudes who made them awful Ghost Rider flicks and that was that. She even makes that Tim Burton flick watchable.

I rewatch this flick every year around this time. I'm still a bit in awe at how easily with such little effort a director like Raimi can go back and forth between horror-camp and comedy. I always kinda wanted a sequel of sorts, but I feel like it would cheapen this some how. I remember reading that a sequel had been written, but Raimi never jumped on it. I also want to see Dileep Rao make a film comeback of sorts, he was the go to guy for a brief moment for the scientist/chemist roles (Avatar, Inception). Justin Long also wasn't annoying in this. A must watch in October.

Shadow of The Vampire

I still don't get how a director like Edmund Elias Merhige never got any more general work. He should've been on the go to list for that MONSTER Universe they were building, the man has a wonderful and dark vision for these monsters. I forgot how masterfully directed this was and well paced. Willem Defoe of course steals the show, but this just leaves you with an ill and displeased feeling. They created a wonderful myth around these actors of the original NOSFERATU, a mythology. John Malkovich actually giving a damn and acting. Udo Kier with a good role, which doesn't happen very often anymore. Catherine McCormack who is now forgotten, she is wonderful in her small role. A great rewatch.

i miss alison lohman too - she was great in matchstick men ( a nic cage classic imo), always thought she end up doing more movies.
i remember watching drag me to hell with this crazy chick i was dating at the time.
how fitting, cuz that girl was dragging me to hell as well.
but unlike alison in the movie, I escaped....but into another hell...called marriage...

shadow of the vampire is an awesome movie - willem dafoe...so good.
nic cage also produced it.

Kane52630 · Oct 22, 2019

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Bride of Frankenstein

Surprisingly, I have not seen Bride of Frankenstein, so it was interesting to sit down and see what prior knowledge I had going in through references in other shows and movies. I thought the opening prologue is fascinating because oh how meta it got by having Elsa Lanchester play Mary Shelley (who also plays the bride). Much like any sequel, they do push the thing people love the most about the original more and in this case it's Frankenstein's monster. Boris Karloff basically takes over the movie over Colin Clive and for the most part, and I think it was for the better. They give a lot of character development to the monster as his mind is starting to grow and the scenes where he's on the run is great. Particularly the scene with the blind man is easily the most emotionally moving scene in the movie aside from the ending.

I will say though I thought the movie wasn't nearly as tight as the first movie. They do add more sideplots that don't necessarily add much to the movie like Minnie or the homunculi (even though I enjoyed Doctor Pretorius as a great mad scientist). One of my biggest issues with the movie is they give so little screentime to the Bride. But what they do with that little time was indeed really well executed. Overall I'll give the edge to the original, but I do admire this a lot.
9/10

Kane52630 · Oct 23, 2019

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Son of Frankenstein

Pretty tamed compared to the first two films and that might be because James Whale didn't return to direct. The movie definitely marks the more sanitized Universal Monster movies. I can see where Mel Brooks got his idea for Young Frankenstein because it deals with the son of Dr. Frankenstein traveling to the village where his farther lived and not getting a warm welcome. Baron Frankenstein is probably the only interesting character in the movie because of what he's grappling with. As for Boris Karloff as the Monster, it's a shame they've lowered his intelligence down a bit after Bride, it would have been more fascinating if he was able to talk in complete sentences to Baron Frankenstein. Not sure how I feel about Bela Lugosi as Ygor, it's an interesting take on the assistant role, but I feel like Fritz was way more ideal and not nearly as nefarious. Overall, I enjoyed it for what it is. There's some good parts in here, but I would have liked a more ballsier approach to this story.
7.5/10

Kane52630 · Oct 24, 2019

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The Ghost of Frankenstein

It's the final solo Frankenstein movie and it ends up feeling more like a standard Hammer movie which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Boris Karloff doesn't return as the monster and you do notice his absence even though I don't think Lon Chaney Jr. did a bad job. As for Bela Lugosi, I thought he did a better job as Ygor this time around. Cedric Hardwicke plays Ludwig Frankenstein and his role got a bit interesting towards the end of the movie. It's a movie that deals with brain swapping and ghosts and they somehow made it not completely goofy. I do appreciate the wrap around story with the monster and the little girl. It's a nice little nod to the original. And more importantly this movie is just over an hour and there's no room for random sideplots.
8/10

Kane52630 · Oct 25, 2019

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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

A solid little Christmas horror film from Finland. They pretty much take the Joulupukki myth and give it some more horror elements to it. I thought cast was great and the scenes with the main son and his dad were really well done. It's also really well shot and they do a great job of showing scale and scope even thought it's just a horror film. Overall, it's definitely up there with some of my favorite Christmas horror flicks.
9/10

Kane52630 · Oct 26, 2019

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The Lighthouse

Robert Eggers has done it again. The movie is pretty much a voyage and descent into madness and the 4:3 aspect ratio keeps you trapped with Pattinson and Dafoe. The best way I can describe this movie is imagine The Shining crossed paths with Ren & Stimpy’s Space Madness. It manages to be crazy and maddening and hilarious all at the same time. Eggers did a fantastic job giving this movie the authenticity of a late 1800s New England Lighthouse... everything from the production design to how they look and talk. Also, they did a great job having it look like a black and white Universal Monster movie from the 30s (The lighting and directing is just phenomenal). The sound design is also a big factor in the movie. Unlike The Witch, this movie constantly ramps up the noise that adds even more to the movie. As for the plotting, it's pretty simple and straightforward, but the mystery and watching their descent keeps you intrigued on what's gonna happen next. It's the performances of Pattinson and Dafoe that really defines the movie and it's got a theater play vibe to it that works. Overall, I loved it and if you love Egger's The Witch or just watching two people go batsh** insane, this is the movie for you.
10/10

Kane52630 · Oct 26, 2019

Black and Blue

A somewhat decent 2019 update on the corrupt cop genre from the late 90s and early 2000s. It's nowhere near as masterful as Copland or Training Day, but the movie manages to keep afloat through most of it. I will say this is easily the best thing Deon Taylor has directed so far, but that's not saying much. The movie really tries to be a deep political movie about race and police brutality, but it ends up being a decent by-the-numbers action film that you'd see on cable on a Saturday afternoon. Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson were the ones who was actually trying... but they were in a completely different movie than Frank Grillo and Mike Coulter who was treating this as a entertaining b level crime flick. Overall, the movie levels itself and what it ends up being is a pretty entertaining movie that could have been deeper than it actually was.
7/10

Black Narcissus · Oct 26, 2019

The Lighthouse

Never before a man fapping be shot with so much care and look so beautiful as the black and white shadows just hit.

Robert Eggers funny and dark trip of the mind descending into hell or madness. Defoe and Pattinson are on equal footing when it comes to best performance, they go back and forth, how wonderful and mad it all plays out. I found myself with a grin a few times just thinking of what the old masters (Bergman, Tarkovsky) reaction would've been to seeing this. I'm just in awe of Eggers. Only his second film in and already has a cleared vision and hand. One of the best films of the year. It should get all the noms, but this just might be way too out there for them folks at the academy.

9/10

I'm just bummed that his NOSFERATU film wasn't made.

Kane52630 · Oct 27, 2019

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Countdown

A high concept horror flick that's got some great ideas and relevant themes, but it breaks its own rules and gets pretty silly really quick. I will say It's better than what the trailer shows, the movie is basically Final Destination meets Happy Death Day. Elizabeth Lail plays the lead and they do a decent job making her likable and someone you want to root for... similar to Tree in Happy Death Day. Surprisingly there's a lot of comedy from P.J. Byrne and Tom Segura that (while hilarious) doesn't mesh well with the creepy demon stuff. Overall, despite its problems (and there's a lot of them), I still found it kinda enjoyable.
6/10

Kane52630 · Oct 27, 2019

The Current War: Director's Cut

Kinda shocked this is getting less than stellar reviews. It's Alfonso Gomez-Rejon showcasing the electric war race between Edison and Westinghouse that's done in a fast, slick, and electrifying style (pun intended). I was actually surprised to find out Aaron Sorkin's wasn't involved writing this because it totally felt like one of his movies. The cast was phenomenal, particular Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse. The cinematography was really well done, there's certain shots that are really inspired.They also do a great job incorporating contemporary music that makes every scene very captivating to watch. If I had any complaints, it would be that the movie operates on a crash course level that you don't really spend time with any of the characters. The movie speeds up history to make every scene more plot driven. Overall, it's definitely a worthwhile watch even if the facts are somewhat conflated.
8.5/10

Black Narcissus · Oct 27, 2019

The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent with another great flick to her name. I'm just in awe of her direction here. We've all seen plenty of rape/revenge type flicks, but this one felt different in her hands. She just completely owns every frame and never holds back. I never saw the trailers for this, so when the violence hits, it hits. This is a brutal watch at times, and gives us one of the best and darkest villains of the year, I put him right below Joker as a real prick. You just want to punch him on the face with his Hugh Grant type of charm. The standout is Aisling Franciosi. You just feel her pain and rage in her eyes, what a wonderful actress. I hope she gets to work with other auteurs. Baykali Ganambarr is really good here too, his character starts in a somewhat cliche fashion, but he has great moments to work with, he kinda ends up being the emotional rock towards the end. This film doesn't dance around racism, sexism, classicism of that time, which still unfortunately hold very true today.

9/10

One of the years best films and will be on my top 10 easy. I hope more folks get to see this now that is became available on vod/digital.

@flickchick85 would like to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to seeing this.

flickchick85 · Oct 27, 2019

Black Narcissus said:
The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent with another great flick to her name. I'm just in awe of her direction here. We've all seen plenty of rape/revenge type flicks, but this one felt different in her hands. She just completely owns every frame and never holds back. I never saw the trailers for this, so when the violence hits, it hits. This is a brutal watch at times, and gives us one of the best and darkest villains of the year, I put him right below Joker as a real prick. You just want to punch him on the face with his Hugh Grant type of charm. The standout is Aisling Franciosi. You just feel her pain and rage in her eyes, what a wonderful actress. I hope she gets to work with other auteurs. Baykali Ganambarr is really good here too, his character starts in a somewhat cliche fashion, but he has great moments to work with, he kinda ends up being the emotional rock towards the end. This film doesn't dance around racism, sexism, classicism of that time, which still unfortunately hold very true today.

9/10

One of the years best films and will be on my top 10 easy. I hope more folks get to see this now that is became available on vod/digital.

@flickchick85 would like to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to seeing this.

I was meaning to catch this in theaters and just straight-up missed it. Good to know it's on digital now. :up:

flickchick85 · Oct 27, 2019

Black Narcissus said:
I'm just bummed that his NOSFERATU film wasn't made.

WTF, I thought this was still in the works?!

Black Narcissus · Oct 27, 2019

flickchick85 said:
I was meaning to catch this in theaters and just straight-up missed it. Good to know it's on digital now.

I just want a back and forth of film talk with Lynne Ramsay and Jennifer Kent.

Black Narcissus · Oct 27, 2019

flickchick85 said:
WTF, I thought this was still in the works?!

Eggers has kinda alluded to it not finding funding, so he did the lighthouse. I hope someone steps in and we see it one day, but it might be after that viking movie.

Kane52630 · Oct 28, 2019

Black Narcissus said:
The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent with another great flick to her name. I'm just in awe of her direction here. We've all seen plenty of rape/revenge type flicks, but this one felt different in her hands. She just completely owns every frame and never holds back. I never saw the trailers for this, so when the violence hits, it hits. This is a brutal watch at times, and gives us one of the best and darkest villains of the year, I put him right below Joker as a real prick. You just want to punch him on the face with his Hugh Grant type of charm. The standout is Aisling Franciosi. You just feel her pain and rage in her eyes, what a wonderful actress. I hope she gets to work with other auteurs. Baykali Ganambarr is really good here too, his character starts in a somewhat cliche fashion, but he has great moments to work with, he kinda ends up being the emotional rock towards the end. This film doesn't dance around racism, sexism, classicism of that time, which still unfortunately hold very true today.

9/10

One of the years best films and will be on my top 10 easy. I hope more folks get to see this now that is became available on vod/digital.

@flickchick85 would like to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to seeing this.

flickchick85 said:
I was meaning to catch this in theaters and just straight-up missed it. Good to know it's on digital now.

I was so glad I saw it in the theater, it's so beautifully shot despite how horrific the movie was. I actually loved it way more than The Babadook.

MovieSlave · Oct 28, 2019

Black Narcissus said:
Eggers has kinda alluded to it not finding funding, so he did the lighthouse. I hope someone steps in and we see it one day, but it might be after that viking movie.

Personally I kind of hope he doesn't make it. Herzog already made a really great remake back in 1979.

One story I would love to see him make would be The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I enjoyed Burton's version back in 1999 but I would love to see Eggers retell the tale in the vein of The Witch. Tim Burton's was fun but I would like a version that had a bigger sense of dread. One of my favorite stories growing up and hope someone does a darker version some day.

Schlosser85 · Oct 28, 2019

I would like a good version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Kane52630 · Oct 28, 2019

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The Mist

It wouldn't be my horror marathon without this one. It's still my favorite horror film of all time and the best way to watch it is in black & white... Not only because it looks better, it does a great job hiding the outdated rendering of the CGI. I've seen this movie countless times and that ending still gets to me.
10/10

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