I loaf this Thanksgiving episode! The Breadator bit was the butter one of stories :croissant::wink:
Whatever show that Bart took part in voicing the princess character in, I want a crossover of that and Disenchantment :fireworks: :unicorn:
I watched this yesterday and live-tweeted along with the producers and cast of the film with hashtag #RunFilm. Run is a decent suspenseful thriller about a mother and (a disabled) daughter; that reminds me very much of Castle Rock season two (both of which are Hulu originals) and a little bit of Curse of Chucky. There are plenty of neat references to other Stephen King related things within this film that you might catch on your own. :wink: Having just finished watching The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) and seeing Run, I noticed the use of green pills again making it a great segue between the two (one of those coincidences again, I tells ya!). Also, note that there's a deliberate use of the colors green and purple too, so keep a look out on that. :purple_heart: Sarah Paulson (mother) was wonderful in this, and so was new-face, Kiera Allen (daughter).
This show had gone in so many different directions, but it paid off in the end. It's quite the ride; definitely worth the watch for this spooky season. :fire::octopus::fire:
Life could be a dream, sweetheart~ :notes:
I saw this first episode of Bly Manor last night before bed, overall good, there seemed to be a lot more of those hidden ghosts in the background than there were in three episodes of season one's haha :busts_in_silhouette: so they probably did that on purpose.. premise is okay so far, and I see where it's headed, acting is on point - dreamy look to it :thought_balloon: Victoria Pedretti looks a lot prettier this time around :heart_eyes:
Pretty fun, but not outstanding; reflects on older properties like The Lost Boys (1987) in a hood setting like Attack the Block (2011) and a few awkward moments thrown in. One of the kids is seen reading Salem's Lot (Stephen King novel), and they watch Blade (1998). The vampires here aren't very bright (no pun intended) and are defeated easily. I was a bit surprised to see Sarah Gadon though, who I last saw and admired very much in season two of Castle Rock. :heart_eyes:
An Explorer is brave!
An explorer is kind!
An explorer is curious!
Who knows what we'll find!
I'm catching this show for the first time just after deciding to watch a nostalgic episode of Arthur, which I used to watch as a kid back in middle school. Apparently, this is the series premiere of Elinor Wonders Why today, so it's interesting that I'm seeing it right as it starts. Nature Cat was another one I caught the premiere of on PBS Kids a couple years ago as I babysit my little brother, along with Wild Kratts. This one seems to have a unique art style. I like that outlines look to have a crayon-like pattern. Another one I recall that had this style was another children's show called Maisy(the Mouse) that aired on Nick Jr back in '99. This one's a bit more musical and therefore more enjoyable.
This show just keeps getting weirder and weirder, but I still dig it. The characters head to Boston in this one (yay! :tada:), and it becomes a Journey to the Center of the Earth or National Treasure sort of ordeal. There was a colored child in the library earlier (either this episode or previous episode) that was seen reading Journey to the Center of the Earth too. It's referenced again when the characters go down under. Enjoyable!
Coincidentally, I was just watching Girl On The Third Floor yesterday before watching this Holy Ghost episode. They both have a similar premise of a haunted house with a dark history. Both are not bad, but also not great, still decent watches though.
I've been waiting for this show since the teaser dropped in May, and this first episode of Lovecraft Country is great! They got the sci-fi horror action moment out of the way in that opening dream sequence; an excellent one at that. Then we learn the struggle that these characters face and ramps up to the forest/cabin scene that reminded me of The Night of the Living Dead. I agree that some of the modern hip hop beats sort of take me out of the time period that this story is set in, but I understand the tone they're trying to go for. I may be a bit biased since all this takes place in my state of Massachusetts, but man give me some good spooks, Lovecraftian monsters, and I'm totally there. I can't wait to see what happens next!
I'm so glad I'm taking my time watching this season of The Umbrella Academy. Klaus just reminded me to check turnips in Animal Crossing. Today happens to be Sunday which is turnips day! Thank you, Klaus! The universe is aligning. :pray:
There once was a little girl
who had a little curl
right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was very, very good,
but when she was bad, she was horrid.
I like the smooth transitions from character to character, scene to scene. It definitely has some Home Alone and John Wick vibes. Each of the kill scenes has this percussive rapid heart-beating score attached to it and fits so well. Kevin James plays the lead goon and it was interesting seeing him take on a serious role.
With Connected (2020) on the way from Sony Animation this September, it's interesting to see a Simpsons take on the "no phones/tablets" subject in this Screenless episode :no_mobile_phones:
I loved the contrast between the two brothers here. I teared up more times now as an adult with a better understanding than I did when I saw it as a younging. The change in Tom Cruise's character through the course of the film along with Raymond (Rain Man)'s dialogue just gets me in the feels every step of the way. It's very similar to I Am Sam (2001) and Heart of Dragon (1985) both of which I also haven't seen for over fifteen years. I admire the scenes in Las Vegas with the typical shimmering "sparkly" city night lights and the view of the sunset across the city through the apartment window. I dream of going there someday and spending time with a special someone and connecting with them. The soundtrack is really nice too, especially the main theme from Hans Zimmer, having a calming melodic flute lead and tribal percussive drums just add to the atmosphere. Prepare for an emotional ride before diving into this one folks. :heart_exclamation::cry:
Hah I'm midway through Locke & Key season one and the address for the house is 4020 Lowell Drive, which I'm sure there's a street like that around me IRL (takes place in Massachusetts), not sure about the number but it's close to a "420" :sweat_smile:
I kinda feel bad for the Eden character. She's been one that I'm looking forward to seeing more of each episode. I hope to see more development with her going from being a mean girl to being a part of the group again.. also, she hot :heart_eyes:
Now we get to see some of the keys in action, and it's pretty cool how the special effects are done. As I had guessed, the Bode kid is plain gullible, but it had to happen for the story to proceed. The school dean was apparently supposed to be played by Danny Glover, but is now Steven Williams who I know previously as Mr. X from The X-Files as well as It (Chapter One). So that makes two actors from It. I was also surprised to see yet another familiar face, legendary special effects master, Tom Savini, as the locksmith at the hardware store. Even though I don't think he would play much of a role in this show, it's still really neat to see him show up.
The blood splattering scene gave one of the characters a sort of Carrie look. I'm digging the vibe of the show so far, and looking forward to seeing more magical and spooky stuff later on. I also like the episode title Trapper Keeper which is a reference to the brand of school accessories, namely the binder, I used to get when I was in elementary in the early 90s. :books:
The trailer looked interesting so I wanted to check this out. Pretty decent setting so far; big mysterious mansion with kids uncovering the magic within it reminds me of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) and The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018). Another thing I'm noticing lately is more and more films and TV shows are taking place and being filmed around my area - Massachusetts/Boston (including The Haunting of Hill House, The Christmas Chronicles, Ghostbusters (2016), I Feel Pretty (2018), Castle Rock season two, the list goes on). Right away, I recognize the kid who played Georgie in the recent It films and from The Prodigy, a horror film I saw last year, and of course the Ice Man himself Shawn Ashmore. Wait.. scratch that last one, I just looked up the cast, and it turns out that it's actually Aaron Ashmore who is a twin brother of Shawn Ashmore, surprisingly!
I haven't read the IDW comics that this show was based on, but I'm digging the concept of each key capable of a different ability. Apparently, there was a Locke & Key pilot back in 2011 that FOX refused to pick up, and a Hulu one in 2018. I have a feeling that the youngest Locke (played by Jackson Robert Scott) will be a gullible burden to the family, similar to the youngest child in the Lost In Space series. Let's see how this goes.
:key2:
My friends and I saw the Sonic the Hedgehog movie yesterday and we enjoyed it! I'm so glad the portrayal of Sonic was spot on, and that the delay to redesign the look of the character for the film was worthwhile. It was great seeing Jim Carrey back on the big screen and doing silly things. Though the pacing was zig-zaggy through the first half of the film, a few played-out jokes thrown in, but it amps up with some good action and fanfare later. Seeing Sonic go against Jim Carrey (Robotnik) was the best part! It's definitely a fun family-friendly film with a good message. I spotted a few hidden Easter Eggs and references including the classic emblem from the games, a Sega Saturn logo, and a little piano melody of the Green Hill Zone theme. Mid credits scene had me hopping out of my chair clapping and shouting the name of a familiar character and stoked for a possible sequel. :fox: For a video game adaptation, it's decent and worth seeing if you're a fan of SEGA/Sonic the Hedgehog or even enjoyed similar films like Detective Pikachu. Also,
"Guac!"
The Owl House is pretty alright so far; definitely some Star vs The Forces of Evil vibes especially the closing credits. This first episode hasn't hooked me yet, but I'm willing to see what else its got.. The witch reminds me of Ryoko (of Tenchi Muyo series), even has the yellow eyes.. also "Burger Queen" (Burger King reference) :crown:
:santa::mrs_claus: Saw this one on Vudu. I was expecting a more modern-looking version of Christmas Evil or Silent Night Deadly Night and it turns out to be as bad as I thought it would. The killer Santa in this film did not look like how he does on the cover, but he does use an axe like the other films. I think what's important with these killer Santa films is the look of the characters. The beard especially was just a normal gray beard which wasn't very Santa-like. However, there is a killer Mrs. Claus in this one who resembles a holiday Harley Quinn so much; crazy pig-tied blonde hair and she uses a bat! So the duo would go on a slashing spree together like Joker and Harley. They don't even go by the naughty or nice trope in this. The one thing I did find kind of interesting was, as the mystery unfolds much later, how the killers killed in numbers and counting by the Christmas carol, 12 Days of Christmas. The end result isn't all that great, but the highlight for me was definitely the holiday Harley Quinn style Mrs. Claus. Next up on the naughty list, I guess I'll check out Santa's Slay (2005).
In some ways, this Itsy Bitsy reminds of The Babadook where a single mother deals with stress while moving into a new home with her child(ren). Add Dark Water, The Ring, and Lights Out to that too, I guess. I like the added "legend" behind the spider. The son reminds me of one of my cousin's sons; good intentions and has to take care of his little sister who happens to be afraid of spiders. This is something I would tell friends (who are afraid of spiders) about, haha. The creature may not be as big as the ones in Eight Legged Freaks nor normal-sized like in Arachnophobia, but large enough to be "unusual size"; what I would call, A.O.U.S. (arachnids of unusual size). Bruce Davison looks so different now, I couldn't even recognize him until credits rolled. The one familiar face I did recognize was the actor who plays the kid who works in the arcade in Stranger Things and that Skittles commercial. It's a decent indie spooker with neat practical effects for the creature and some body horror. Though it sort of suffers a bit with its much focus on the human drama aspect than the horror itself. There's potential but I hope a sequel would be better if they ever make one.
"You can't stay lost.. Sooner or later, you have to get back to yourself. Love becomes your master, and you're just its dog"
Catching a random episode streaming right now while the episode title caught my eye (I like anything "Beauty and the Beast" related/inspired), and really like that quote above. I'll likely be coming back to marathon the entire Buffy the Vampire Slayer at a later date.
I stumbled upon this one night and thought the title was interesting, had a pretty good rating on IMDb, so I gave it a go. I love concepts like this that involves some sort of haunted art or painting; been done many times before (Velvet Buzzsaw, Killer Toon), but this one actually kept me entertained. It's got the blood, gore, humor, blonde babes, some weird sex, and trippy sequences with some neat practical effects. They made use of different elements such as fire, water, smoke. The b-horror style made it seem almost like an adult version Are You Afraid of the Dark episode. I like how each of the paintings are representative of a deadly sin and called the "Sinsation" series which sure sounds like an adult entertainment label. The acting is laughable, but I liked how it all came together in the end though in terms of plot. And I've never seen end credits that show fading solid color background in this fashion and a hilarious "No thanks to" section. Worth a watch.
Don't touch the art! :punch: (punch sound)
Come with me if you want to live
Oh hey, a Terminator reference!
A simple premise so far; takes place in Birmingham which made me think of the Dead Set (2008) mini-series, except the survivors are sailing on a boat! Interesting enough? I think so.
I'm curious what video game that was shown. It looked a lot like Zombi (aka ZombiU) but I wasn't sure since it had a minimal HUD design. It could possibly be a made-up game just for the show.
I'd like to see where this story goes before I check out the other zombie Christmas one that was just added to Hulu, Anna and the Apocalypse (2017).
wakey wakey :sleeping:
My friends and I have been on a Stephen King tip all year long having seen It Chapter Two and Pet Sematary earlier this year, In The Tall Grass on Netflix, and the new season of Castle Rock on Hulu. We decided to see Doctor Sleep opening night and I find it to be quite an interesting concept which turned out to be both an adaptation of the sequel book of the same title as well as a tie-in sequel to the Kubrick classic, The Shining. This one has more of an emphasis on the shining ability and takes place when Danny Torrance is already an adult; and that's all you really need to know going in. I was steadily drawn in by the dark and eerie atmosphere throughout the film accompanied with the heartbeat sound in the score thumping hastily and slowly. It has a lot of callbacks to many of the iconic moments in The Shining (1980) film with scenes re-shot and some (re)done in such meaningful ways. One of those blink and you'll miss it things, but I was able to catch one little Easter Egg, a 217 on one of the doors which is a reference to the room number of the Stanley Hotel (that the Overlook was based on for the novel). I also want to point out that Abra is a RWBY fan seeing that she had posters on the wall and figure by the bed. Fans know that Stephen King loves his Maine a lot, and I've noticed in these adaptations lately that they've been referencing Massachusetts (or New England) a lot which is where I'm from!
Overall a decent sequel story that expands on the lore of the Stephen King multiverse/universe and pays homage to the original The Shining film. It was fun revisiting the Overlook again in a new way. 40 years is quite some time, and the popular film had been referenced and parodied in so many different media since. I still remember the fantastic segment in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror V episode (aka The Shinning), and I remember how surprisingly tongue-in-cheek it was when it was done for Ready Player One (2018) film. Though don't expect Kubrick style directing here; the pacing felt as if it could have been a quality TV series for Hulu or Netflix, more along the lines of The Haunting of Hill House. In fact it's the same director, Mike Flanagan (who is also from Massachusetts), and even stars one of the actresses who played youngest daughter in The Haunting of Hill House. He had also done the other Stephen King adaptation, Gerald's Game, and other notable horror films in the past like Oculus and the Ouija prequel. There were other faces I later recognized including adult Danny, who is played by Ewan McGregor (of Star Wars and Moulin Rouge fame), Travis from Fear the Walking Dead, and The Giant from Twin Peaks!
If I were to sum this one with a quote from the film, it would be:
taste like whiskey :tumbler_glass:
Predictable, but at least there were some cute faces. I do like some of the songs they played for a few scenes. I'm trying to find who they are by even though they weren't in the end credits.
If Breakfast Club turned into a slasher horror film, this would be it.
Brett and Erica are perfect for each other.:wink:
Man, this is like a mishmash of Free Willy and Born To Be Wild haha, and Seinfeld saves the day again! #TheSimpsons :whale2::motorboat::gorilla:
This one is like B-movie level of a Black Mirror episode. It's got cloning, near-future technology, and of course, murder. :smiling_imp:
Right away, I noticed the actress who plays the mom is (Samantha Mathis) the one that played Daisy in the Super Mario Bros. movie and in The Strain (season two?). I like that the son is a weird artistic type (but also psychotic) and we get to see some nice drawings (usually done by someone else for the props). I also like that there's a secondary love-interest whose name was Marissa (I like that name :wink:). Though to no surprise, this story comes off as predictable. About 12 minutes in, I was able to guess what was gonna happen and it did! (I thought to myself that the son would be cloned, and of course it happened at the very end.)
What do you call a man with no body and no nose?
