Posts Tagged ‘Netflix’
Film Review – Fear Street Part 3: 1666
Fear Street Part 3: 1666 (2021), the finale of the Fear Street trilogy, is a solid closing act. It capitalizes on the potential of Fear Street Part 1: 1994 while correcting some of the mistakes of Fear Street Part 2: 1978. Its biggest achievement is how director Leigh Janiak (who co-writes…
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Film Review – Fear Street Part 1: 1994
Based on the R.L. Stine books, Fear Street (2021) is an ambitious horror trilogy telling an interweaving story through three different time periods. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 combines such influences as A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Scream (1996), The Shining (1980), and its Netflix counterpart, Stranger Things. That last comparison is apt since several…
READ MOREEpisode 72 – Cruella and A Quiet Place 2
For this episode of the podcast, we review Disney‘s new live-action prequel, Cruella, and the creature feature sequel, A Quiet Place 2. We also discuss Bo Burnham‘s Netflix comedy special Inside. At the end of the pod, we take a look back at the classic…
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Episode 71 – Army of the Dead
For this week’s podcast, we review the ups and downs of Zack Snyder‘s Netflix original movie, Army of the Dead. We also discuss JJ Abrams‘ recent admission that the latest Star Wars trilogy was ill-conceived. Before the reviews, we retool classic movie plots in a…
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Film Review – Army of the Dead
Only a few months have passed since Zack Snyder dominated the pop culture landscape with his restored version of Justice League (2021). And now here he is with yet another actioner, Army of the Dead (2021). As the title would suggest, Snyder has returned to horror, once again delving…
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Film Review – The Woman in the Window
Here is a movie that is so blatantly artificial that it’s almost admirable. The Woman in the Window (2021) has such a synthetic feel to its execution that its style becomes the main draw. If we delve too deeply into story and character, it falls apart. The…
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Film Review – Things Heard & Seen
There are two stories happening in Things Heard & Seen (2021). I wonder if they would have worked better as separate films instead of juxtaposed together. Written and directed by the husband/wife duo of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (based off Elizabeth Brundage’s novel, All Things Cease…
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Film Review – Stowaway
Stowaway (2021) presents a moral dilemma wrapped up in a sci-fi setting. It’s not interested in alien invasions, space adventures, or the overwhelming mysteries of the galaxy. Instead, it’s story is far more grounded – for lack of a better term. A small group of astronauts…
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