Over on Soda & Telepaths, in the last burst of films I got through for the Fantasia Film Festival, I talk about a film called #Blue_Whale which is certainly confronting, but endlessly fascinating. This is the kind of review that comes with a suicide trigger warning, so now you know what to look for in the film.
Infinite (2021) – Endless Boredom
Released: 11th August
Seen: 16th August
Little behind the scenes info here, I normally only watch films once before reviewing them. Streamed, in cinema, copy I have on DVD, one viewing and then start work on the review. Why? Well, a few reasons. The main reason being time, I do not get paid to do this and don’t have extra time for multiple viewings. The second reason being cost, this is especially true with films I see in a cinema (you know, that thing I haven’t been inside of for 7 weeks because my state decided to be run by idiots who can’t seem to get other idiots to stay inside their idiot homes so we can stop the spread of a deadly plague!).
In general I just don’t feel the need to, one viewing tends to give me a pretty solid opinion and when my opinions change it isn’t due to subsequent viewings but just due to having more time to think about the film… this is to say that I had to watch Infinite twice, not due to lack of understanding but because it actually bored me to sleep on the first go round and almost took me out on the second viewing.
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Voyagers (2021) – Lord of the Tries Too Hard
Released: 8th April
Seen: 16th August
In 1954, William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies was released and quickly became a cultural phenomenon that would become so well known that the title of the book is able to describe almost any group of people devolving into a mass of internal conflict and violence. You may also be aware of the multiple movies that’ve been adapted from it or, possibly more likely, the Simpsons version of it in the episode Das Bus (Season 9, so back when the show was universally considered “Good”). It’s a classic story that lends itself well to adaptation provided you have a charismatic young cast and can do something interesting to the material that’s been adapted multiple times… and here we find the issues that plague Voyagers.
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FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (2021)
Over on Soda & Telepaths I’ve written a little thing about the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, which is a really hard title to remember but it’s worth at least trying to remember because it’s a documentary all about Folk Horror films and it’s fantastic.
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: Glasshouse (2021)
Over on Soda & Telepaths I wrote about a strange little horror drama film called Glasshouse, so pick up your stones and walk over there to throw them in appreciation of my writing.
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: Hellbender (2021)
Over on Soda & Telepaths, for Fantasia Film Festival, I went and wrote about a family made horror flick called Hellbender which is worth a look
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: Baby Money (2021)
Over on Soda & Telepaths, as part of the Fantasia film festival series, I review the indie thriller Baby Money which is a fascinaating little film worth checking out… as is my review, read and make me look awesome
Eye Without A Face (2021) – The Rear Window Looks Outside
Over on Soda & Telepaths I review the recently released Eye Without A Face, a film that is kinda like Rear Window except… not good
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: King Knight (2021)
Over on Soda and Telepaths, as part of my reviews of the Fantasia Film Festival, I reviewed this quirky comedy that’s honestly one of the funniest films at the festival so maybe go over and read my review of King Knight because it’s quite good.
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: Strawberry Mansion (2021)
Over on Soda & Telepaths, as part of the Fantasia Film Festival review series, I talk about Strawberry Mansion which is one of the most gloriously weird films of the festival and I really enjoyed it
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