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Favorite films

  • Psycho
  • Body Double
  • Rear Window
  • Blow Out

All
  • The Psychic

  • Sinners

  • Scream 2

    ★★★★

  • Guardian Angel

    ★★★★★

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From Beyond

1986

★★★★ Liked 13

Barbara Crampton is catnip for horny, old, morally-dubious scientists.

I didn't expect to like this more than Re-Animator, but here we are. The practical effects in this are wonderful. And now I know what a pineal gland is.

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity

1987

★★★ Liked Watched

This has 14 people credited as cast (per IMDB) and was apparently made for $90,000. I can absolutely believe it.

- Do we have any idea where the slave girls come from or how they end up in a 'space gulag'? No.
- Do we know anything about this universe or how someone can be from 'Beyond Infinity'? No.
- Do the leads have four outfits in total: beige ragged-hem bikinis, slinky black evening wear, sexy nightwear, and golden…

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

Loved this on a re-watch. The Ranch crew really is stacked. I really appreciate that the movie gives both Margaret Qualley and then Mikey Madison/Austin Butler time to shine.

Milk & Serial

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

This immediately goes on the very short list of found footage movies that I enjoy. Super impressive for Curry Baker to play Milk, and write, direct, and edit.

#SlasherSaturday™

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Saw X

2023

★★★½ Liked 12

Dang, this might be one of my favourites. Was it actually good or did I just have low expectations? Who knows?

It fits a bit awkwardly between Saw and Saw II (not Saw II and Saw III like I initially thought). They make some attempts to give it a mid-2000s feel (flip phones!), but I can't say I was particularly persuaded.

We get a generous helping of Tobin Bell as John Kramer, which I am a big fan of as…

Evil Dead Rise

2023

★★★★ Liked Watched

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.