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"We Bury The Dead" is truly compelling for the first half of the film but then loses its momentum. As the film begins, it crosses a spectrum of emotions from chilling, horrific to ultimately tragic. What's really disturbing about this film is that it's wholly believable, too. It's so well done. We get scenes of apocalyptic destruction in Tasmania, Australia. We see people emotionally broken and seeking answers as a result of the death of loved ones. Many come to help in the massive cleanup operation in the hope they can say "goodbye". You see a woman crying at the side of her dead son, whil…

"Wake" ("Vaka") is one of those Scandinavian series you hope will go somewhere interesting but doesn't. The story revolves around an outbreak of a virulent contagion that, as it turns out, is the result of actions from a pharmaceutical company that ends up infecting the drinking water supply. People get red rings around the Isis and cannot sleep, leading to an often dramatic and horrible death. It sounds interesting enough, but a constant shifting in the roles of key figures, a lack of general direction and more than a little woke posturing rob it of its potential. I managed ab…

"The RIP" harks back to earlier 80's and 90's style cop crime thrillers but ultimately, feels more like a fascimile, than an original work, in its own right. To be fair, perhaps the biggest problem with this genre, in general, is its become its own cliche. Hard drinking, sweary, hairy, violent cop tough guy, sterotypes, who drive souped up cars and are smarter than first appearances, would suggest. The RIP leans heavily into this cliche, with predictable outcomes. About half way through, I'd worked out who was doing what and why. Its not because I'm especially clever, its because I've …

The film’s slow burn wouldn’t feel so staggering if it built to something wholly worthwhile. The blood, hallucinations, and sea creature are all great, but they’re too fleeting to make a lasting impact. Iron Lung promises something grand and cosmic, but its climactic reveal is abrupt, with few scares and only a brief glimpse of the monster. Ultimately, it’s two hours of tension that end in a bloody yet unsatisfying climax. https://bit.ly/lungofiron…

46/100 A down-on-his-luck guy buys a good luck doll which proceeds to ruin his life ...or does it? The gimmick of the film being presented in a 'found footage' format through the eyes of the doll was really cool but, like the old Twilight Zone, "Nick of Time", is the doll really causing all the chaos we're seeing or are we just witnessing this guy losing his mind. Unfortunately, the characters were not particularly charismatic or likable and the film is really slow with long periods of mundane activity and arguments. Great concept, weak execution, generally entertaining. -- DrNostromo.c…

Bill Forsyth's Local Hero sends an American oil company executive (Peter Riegert) to a remote Scottish coastal village to buy it up for a refinery. What he finds instead is a community that can't quite be bought, locals who negotiate on their own eccentric terms, and a way of life that makes his corporate ambitions seem hollow and absurd. This is gentle, quirky, humanistic filmmaking at its finest. There's no heavy-handed messaging, no villains twirling mustaches; just the quiet revelation that some things matter more than money; that community and a slower life render capitalism's prom…

It’s been a while since “Lucy” (Johnny Sequoyah) has been home to her luxury family home in Hawai’i, so her arrival with friend “Kate” (Victoria Wyant) and the not quite so welcome “Hannah” (Jess Alexander) is eagerly awaited by her deaf dad “Adam” (Troy Kotsur), her younger sister “Erin” (Gia Hunter) and the undoubted star of the film - their pet chimp “Ben”. Now any sense of jeopardy which we might have had coming into this fearsome frat-flesh-fest is somewhat negated by the fact that there is a very useful slide at the top of the film that explains to us the dangers of hydrophobia. Putting …

The most common thing that people who watched this movie describe it with the following two descriptions. The first one is that the story doesn't really 'get going' until it's about halfway through the run time. The second description is that this is a 'slow burn.' Hmm. For me, I'd have to say this movie never gets burning. The characters are painfully dull. The story lacks anything interesting. This left me feeling like I had wasted my time in watching it. That i what inspired me to pen this WARNING to others. I hope this has saved you from wasting your own precious time on this lame duck. SK…

Imagine being a 15 year old girl in 1980s Hollywood. You get a role in a children's movie. In this movie you are hyper-sexualized, show your panties, only wear revealing clothes, take off your top and stroke your nipples. Probably Epstein's favourite flick. It's a mess. But I actually found it funny. Captain is great and the State Home for the Ugly is fits with the fabulous insanity the movie hints at. I can't imagine what it was like to be a girl/woman in this. The shit that goes on in this kids movie is unbelievable.…

It's all se x and no story on this movie and what is this end???????????????????????????????????????…