Fool's Views (1/1 - 1/31)

OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER

Hey kids,

2015 has been a very weird year in and out of the Doc’s office. Due to time constraints, I haven’t given any critical attention to films not specifically submitted for review; as such, posting the weekly Fool’s Views kind of fell by the wayside.

However, in this brief calm before the storm that is the annual October Horror Movie Challenge/Scare-A-Thon, I found myself with just enough time to catch up in the cataloging of titles consumed over the past nine months. And, being the generous soul that I am, I figured I’d post them on the blog, as is, in monthly blocks, for your perusal. Without any opining, of course, this is simply a matter of record as opposed to an array of recommendations or admonitions – the very definition of trivia. But hey, there’s a place for that as well, I suppose. This seems like the place.

There are, as you will see, numerous links to extended reviews. However, if you have any questions about any specific titles that didn't manage to garner any virtual ink, I’m happy to offer up any feeble retroactive thoughts I can conjure. In other words, your two cents will still get you some change back.

Enjoy!

Another satisfied H101 customer

HORROR:

Lord of Illusions (1996) d. Barker, Clive (USA) (2nd viewing)

Malignant (2013) d. Avenet-Bradley, Brian (USA) (1st viewing)

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993) d. Burr, Jeff (USA) (1st viewing)

Terror in the Aisles (1984 ) d. Kuehn, Andrew J. (4th viewing)



BLU-RAY REVIEWS:
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) d. Condon, Bill (USA) (1st viewing)
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Digging Up the Marrow (2014) d. Green, Adam (USA) (1st viewing)
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GirlHouse (2014) d. Matthews, Trevor (Canada) (1st viewing)
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House of the Long Shadows (1983) d. Walker, Pete (UK) (2nd viewing)*
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Motivational Growth (2013) d. Thacker, Don (USA) (2nd viewing)
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Starry Eyes (2014) d. Kolsh, Kevin / Wydmyer, Dennis (USA) (1st viewing)
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CIVILIAN:
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) d. Nelson, Stanley (USA) (1st viewing)

Laws of Gravity (1992) d. Gomez, Nick (USA) (1st viewing)



SAG AWARD/OSCAR BAIT 2015
American Sniper (2014) d. Eastwood, Clint (USA) (1st viewing)

Cake (2014) d. Barnz, Daniel (USA) (1st viewing)

Foxcatcher (2014) d. Miller, Bennett (USA) (1st viewing)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) d. Anderson, Wes (USA) (1st viewing)

The Imitation Game (2014) d. Tyldum, Morten (UK) (1st viewing)

The Judge (2014) d. Dobkin, David (USA) (1st viewing)

Selma (2014) d. DuVernay, Ava (USA) (1st viewing)

St. Vincent (2014) d. Melfi, Theodore (USA) (1st viewing)

Still Alice (2014) d. Glatzer, Richard / Westmoreland, Wash (USA) (1st viewing)

Whiplash (2014) d. Chazelle, Damien (USA) (1st viewing)

Wild (2014) d. Vallée, Jean-Marc   (USA) (1st viewing)


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2015 Totals to date: 23 films, 19 1st time views, 10 horror, 2 cinema

*Review of film only