NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on August 12, 2021
Eye Without A Face (2021) – Don’t Look In The Rear Window
NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on August 18, 2021
FANTASIA 2021 Film Festival Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on August 17, 2021
Deep Water (2022) – It’s Drowning
Released: 18th March
Seen: 1st April
The name Adrian Lynne might not be one of the most well-known directors but his impact on the film industry is undeniable. Adrian Lynne was the director of such films as 9 ½ Weeks, Indecent Proposal and Fatal Attraction, three of the biggest erotic drama/thrillers of the late 80s and early 90s. This was the period of film history when making sexy adult dramas was big business.
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Caveat (2021) – Creepy and Kooky
NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on June 7, 2021
George Romero’s The Amusement Park (2021) Is An Interesting Ride
NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on June 1, 2021
Nightmare Alley (2022) – A Dark Dream
Released: 20th January
Seen: 19th March
In 1946, William Lindsay Gresham wrote the novel Nightmare Alley. The novel was popular enough to be adapted into the 1947 film of the same name. Even though that film didn’t do that well at the box office it’s since been reevaluated as a classic of the film noir genre… honestly, that kind of means it makes perfect sense for Guillermo del Toro to have a go at doing it since the story matches his sensibilities and his films have enough of a timeless quality to them that all you would need to do it put a black and white filter over one of his films and you could probably pass it off as something from the 40s, which they apparently did for a special release of his version of Nightmare Alley which is just goddamn fascinating.
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Almost 20 Years Later and Halloween: Resurrection (2002) Should’ve Stayed Dead
NOTE: Here is my review from Soda & Telepaths that was posted back on March 31, 2021
The Retreat (2022) – Bloody Interesting
Seen as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival
When it comes to queer horror stories, it’s sad to say there aren’t as many as there probably should be. What ones there are either have queer subtext without actual gay characters (Hi Nightmare on Elm Street 2), are problematic as hell (Hi Sleepaway Camp) or actually feature gay characters in a gay storyline (Hi Hellbent). That last one is a lot rarer but can be interesting if done right. Enter The Retreat, a film that uses the horrors of homophobia to tell a story that works on occasion, but also really fumbles the great idea it has.
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No Time to Die (2021) – Timeless
Released: 11th November 2021
Seen: 24th February 2022
Since his first appearance in film in 1962, James Bond has been a staple of cinema. Over 25 outings he has been the first image we think of when we think of spies, with his gadgets and his Bond Girls and his dry martini that’s shaken but not stirred. He’s an icon who has been so powerful that he has somehow survived through a half-dozen different actors playing him over his long film career. The most recent actor to drive the legendary Aston Martin, Daniel Craig, decided that the latest film No Time To Die would be his final time playing the legend with the license to kill and god damn is he going down swinging.
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