The Weekend Fallout is an unsafe place to discuss most things in the reel and real world.
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.
Looking for some lesser-known and talked about films from the past decade? Check out SAW’s The 100 Greatest Hidden Gems of the 2010s list.
Our first ever Movie Madness Tournament starts in March but you can help fill in the remaining spots. Vote for the last horror movie you would like to see make the tournament.
There is still time to vote for the 2020 SAWard nominees.
Don’t forget to send in your Star Wars Character Rankings before the January 27 deadline.
THIS WEEK ON MONSOONVISION
Movie: Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1991)
“Duane recovers from his delusional breakdown to find his freakish basket-bound brother Belial will soon become a father. But not everything is joyous as the once tight-knit brothers no longer seem to trust each other.”
Post goes live at 6:30PM CST. At 7PM CST, hit play and start commenting!
How To Watch This Film: DVD/Blu-ray, Netflix, HBO GO, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, or however you can muster it
MOVIES WATCHED THIS WEEK
1917 (2020)
“Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.”
Immediately ranks up there as one of the best war films ever. Sam Mendes’s direction is stellar and the single takes are ambitious. Knowing that he was using the single take method going in, I was paying attention to it at first but then fully immersed into the action quickly. Great performances with some fun cameos and some breathtaking scenes help make this a top-notch film. (4.75/5) Read Lee’s full review here.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
“The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.”
This was as bland as can be. Nothing here makes me care about anything going on on the human or the monster side. It was like a bad horror movie where the characters are underdeveloped and the kills are lame. The sound effects are about the only positive aspect of the film I enjoyed. (2/5)
A Monster Calls (2016)
“A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother’s terminal illness.”
The first two-thirds of this movie is nothing special. Pretty cliched. Kid is having issues at home. Kid gets bullied at school. Kid creates a fantasy to help cope. Line ’em up, knock ’em down kind of stuff. It’s all done with some solid performances and dazzling visuals, however, it is the last third of the movie that really packs a punch and makes it worth spending time on this story. Definitely worth a watch if you enjoy coming of age fantasy movies. (3.5/5)
Coach Carter (2005)
“Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.”
Solid basketball movie that is pretty inspirational. I remember hearing about the real-life story behind this movie before it came out and knew it would be on screen sooner or later. There is a good message here that is engaging even if you are not a sports fan. Yes, it is full of the typical sports cliches, but Samuel L. Jackson’s performance carries the film throughout. (3.5/5)
SHOWS WATCHED THIS WEEK
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
Being a huge football fan, it was impossible to not know about this story. Watching this was pretty eye-opening to some new reveals and insights but I don’t think it was worth spending three episodes on. There wasn’t enough to keep my interest in every episode. The information seemed very stretched in order to get more out of the whole story. It is still worth a watch for those who knew of the story or are interested in true crime stories.
Weekend Wasteland launches in 3, 2, 1…
