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Let us know what you have been watching recently on the big and small screen. Excited about any upcoming releases? Doing anything fun this weekend? Simply sitting around in your underwear eating dang quesadillas while watching movies and endlessly scrolling through social media? Let us know below!
WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Here are some articles from this past week that we encourage you to check out and jump in (or start) the conversation.
Need some quick reviews for movie recommendations? Check out Lee’s Movie Reviews in 20 Word or Less.
Selling Amanda Peet: ‘Whipped’ and ‘A Lot Like Love’
Sailor lets us know what he watched each day in July?
MONSOONVISION SHOWINGS THIS WEEK
(Subject to Change)
Sunday 8/9 at 9PM CST
Movie: Wild Beasts (1984)
“The water supply for a large city zoo becomes contaminated with PCP, and the animals go crazy and get loose.”
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How To Watch This Film: DVD/Blu-ray, Netflix, HBO GO, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, or however you can muster it
Wednesday 8/12 at 9PM CST
Movie: Creepers AKA Phenomena (1985)
“A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.”
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MOVIES WATCHED THIS WEEK
Dick Tracy (1990)
“The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice’s united mob.”
Check out Double Impact’s review here.
Host (2020)
“Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown – but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night.”
It was just a matter of time that we would see our current circumstances show up on the screen, especially in horror and I ain’t mad at this. I don’t want a million movies or TV shows with Zoom but done right, it can be effective as it was here. Basically Panarmoral Activity via Zoom that introduces everyone quickly and gets to the point. With a run time of 60 minutes, it kind of had to and I’m here to say I want more 60 minute movies. At least for ones released straight to a streaming service. Not everything has to 90 minutes or longer and this only works because of the short run time. It’s not great by any measure but it’s serviceable for a quick scare if you are looking for one. (3/5)
In Search of Darkness (2019)
“An exploration of ’80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers, and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.”
I really enjoyed this and it was a fun trip down 80s horror memory lane. I liked the format of how they went year by year talking about several films that year and certain trends that would pop up. It was also great to see a lot of the horror icons come on screen and talk about their movies and other horror movies they loved as well. After four and z half hours, my only issue is that there wasn’t anything new discussed or a deeper dive into something that hasn’t been talked about numerous times. Granted I’m a big horror nut who has watched a lot these type of docs and other things, so I see this being really great for new or casual fans. Don’t get me wrong, if you are hardcore horror like me, it is still a fun doc with some great music too.
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