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9/30/2022 7:16 am

Overhead, The Albatross - L'appel du Vide

It's that time, again.
Halloween Marathon and I have nothing planned.
Well, not nothing yet no structure or theme (couldn't find horror movies about Accounting); very seat of the pants, just like 20I5.
Positive note: I get to be in a major Hollywood movie; that's fun.

Last four watches to set the mood:

The Munsters (2022) - gave up halfway. The man had a vision and I did not like what I saw.

Constantine (2005) - Play the video game or see Chain Reaction. It's very stunted.

Confess, Fletch (2022) - very solid date-night movie.

Bullet Train (2022) - I really enjoy what Rick and Morty + Archer are doing with their characters; Harley Quinn as well. They're terrible people who are growing into better versions of themselves. Really love that therapy isn't seen as weakness today.

Alright, shall we begin?

Hocus Pocus (1993) - it's Hocus Pocus; sequel is probably the same movie with less cringe which makes the whole endeavor cringe. Anyway using this space to mention this article from the Daily Mail. Woman completely took sex away from their relationship; unilateral decision, man didn't get a say. She suggested open relationship, he took the chance. Long story short, they divorced he's happier while she realized "I wasn’t prepared to compromise or acknowledge his needs, and, in the process, I lost the love of my life." She's single. Funny story: she appeared on a morning talk show claiming they're were totally fine. What is the cost of lies?

Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - it's not very scary, Hulu. It's a fine courtroom drama.

Young Frankenstein (1974) - I like to think the best directors are versatile; not bound to one genre. Not necessarily those with a distinct style. Michael Bay has a style and "awesome" does not equal genius. Mel Brooks would fit into that category. Producers, musical. History of the World, historical epic. Spaceballs, sci-fi. Blazing Saddles, western. High Anxiety, thriller. Young Frankenstein, horror. Men in Tights, men in tights.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - From my heart and from my hand, why don't people understand my intention... Weird Science!

Bob's Burgers: The Reeky Lake Show (2022) - very much like the "butt worms" episode.

Rick and Morty: Final DeSmithation (2022) - not as great as the dishes episode, yet still nice to see Rick and Jerry bonding.

Men (2022) - "Artsy Fartsy"

House of the Dragon: Driftmark (2022) - Very awkward watching sex scenes now with SO. Seeing all that passion just fills me with sadness.

One Hour Photo (2002) - Look at this photograph...

Clueless (1995) - Is this satire?

The Beyond (1981) - 80s giallo filmed in NOLA. Comes across as a Shining ripoff cause there's an actor who looks like Jack Nicholson, or Josh Brolin in certain angles. Either way haunted hotel in the bayou, what else is new?

Baba Yaga (1973) - I was at the bar on my out when a woman and I crossed paths. No words spoken, no eye contact, can't remember what she looked like, nothing of note to say, but she wore a faux leather wrap mini skirt and I remember her thighs. It's very sexy when your performing oral on a woman and she wraps her legs around you, her hands grabbing your hair and pushes you further into her pleasure. Your tongue lapping up the juices while your hands massage her chest and breasts. Your mouth moves to her thigh where you kiss and nibble, she shudders in response. Her wearing that skirt though is your pleasure.

The Midnight Club (2022) - It's Mike Flanagan but not complete Mike Flanagan. Do with that what you will.

DC League of Super-Pets (2022) - Same vibes as the Titans movies. It's cute fun for the whole family.

La Noche del Terror Ciego (1972) - Watched in chunks over the last month. It's Spanish Giallo, don't ask; all I remember is a girl in white boots. You know white boots are making a comeback? I have no opinion, they're not my thing; never found them sexy and the color isn't very practical (gets dirty easily, which is a thing for some; no judgement).

Werewolf by Night (2022) - Marvel Halloween special. It's fine.

Mr & Mrs Smith (2005) - Best Mission: Impossible movie; selected from recommendations on the db reddit... along with Possession (1981).

Rosaline (2022) - Rosaline and Guildenstern are Dead.

Hellraiser (1987) - Marriage is hell.

Wanted ( 2008 ) - Non-Marvel Marvel

Halloween Ends (2022) - Very much like Season of the Witch where it'd be better if they removed the "Halloween" from it but audiences wouldn't go for that.

Possession (1981) - quick thought on dead bedrooms. They're not a matter of quality or quantity but usually seem to stem from bad communication and trust issues. And they persist because of those issues. Solutions are usually radical acceptance, therapy/talking, or dissolution. Truth be told, they're easy to create and hard to fix because people suck at communicating.

Murder by Death (1976) - Knives Out before Clue.

The Northman (2022) - Top movie of 2022 currently. You can't look at it through the same lens as Game of Thrones or Vikings. See it as a horror film.

Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleased (2004) - Seeing Velma in a leather jumpsuit trying to impress Seth Green after the internet went gaga over her coming out... has not aged well. Doesn't matter; there's enough Scooby Doo available for everyone.

Pitch Black (2000) - Vin Diesel before "family".

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - "So you could be watching in 50 years' time, easy. I'll not be here, sadly, but... But Hagrid will, yes."

Clue (1985) - You watch Murder by Death for the cast, Clue for the characters.

Don't Worry Darling (2022) - What is this film trying to say apart from "men bad"?
Like Antebellum, going from subtext to text opens the door to a lot of questions the film can't answer.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (1993) - It's official, I'm depressed.

Pearl (2022) - A prequel to X (2022). Wonder how if would work as a double feature with Zardoz (1974)

Daybreakers (2009) - Watched while listening to covers of Running Up that Hill; did not include Kim Petras.

Wendell & Wild (2022) - Henry Selick is always a good time, yet Jordan Peele needs to pick a lane. You can do a plot about the prison industrial complex with a sub-plot about the cost of grief or the inverse. You cannot do both; you lose your audience that way.

The Stepford Wives (2004) - satire/camp on gentrification before that was a thing. It's fine yet suffers from too many cooks: studio, audiences, etc.

The Stepford Wives (1975) - This is more overtly horror and very hard to find; probably because of the patriarchy.

Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) - "Take a thousand, naked pictures of yourself now. You may currently think, 'Oh, I'm too spooky.' Or, 'Nobody wants to see these tiny boobies.' But, believe me, one day you will look at those photos with much kinder eyes and say, 'Dear God, I was a beautiful thing!'" This is my art and it's dangerous!

Sorry, Wrong Number ( 1948 ) - Started as a Suspense radio play, then became a movie which was then adapted for the Lux Radio Theater. Works better on radio than film; not every story translates perfectly across mediums; looking at you, MCU.

Hush...Hush...Sweet Charlotte (1964) - started doing this marathon to bring back the feeling of Halloween. Since starting it's become a chance to see films outside my wheelhouse. Never would have seen this otherwise. It's one of the last old-school films where talent was seen as royalty. How could you not with a name like Olivia de Havilland?

Late Phases (2014) - Werewolf movie set in a retirement community. Think Midnight Mass without themes or monologues; available on Peacock.

Another marathon in the books. Not how I wanted it to go, but that's how it went.


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