Study, work, show, sleep. Study, work, show, sleep. Watch movie. Review it. Study harder. Sleep less.
That was July. Which is too bad, because I would have like to have given more virtual ink to three pretty great discoveries in the horror department which I had previously heard very little about (Honeymoon being the exception, having shown up on several best-of lists come the end of 2014). Long Pigs is one of the best faux horror docs I’ve seen, ranking just below Man Bites Dog, which with it shares more than a few similarities, while the terrific horror/comedy All About Evil I had only heard of as “that Peaches Christ movie,” even though the cult personality is only featured in a few scenes. Anyway, all three are well worth tracking down.
In the civilian department, if there’s a more mindfuckingly chilling ending to be found than that at the end of Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy, I’m all ears. Combining this with Prisoners, End of Watch, and last year’s should-have-been-nominated Nightcrawler, I’m finally convinced Jake Gyllenhaal is the real deal. Big thanks to John Pata for these recommendations, as well as for the completely underrated Disconnect. Check 'em out, sez I.
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HORROR:
All About Evil (2010) D. Grannell, Joshua (USA) (1st viewing)
Blood and Black Lace (1964) d. Bava, Mario (Italy) (3rd viewing)
Honeymoon (2014) d. Janiak, Leigh (USA) (1st viewing)
Long Pigs (2007) d. Hynes, Nathan / Power, Chris (Canada) (1st viewing)
BLU-RAY REVIEWS
Catacombs (1989) d. Schmoeller, David (USA) (1st viewing)
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Dark Summer (2015) d. Solet, Paul (USA) (1st viewing)
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Ghost Town (1988) d. Governor, Richard (USA) (2nd viewing)
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014) d. Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso (USA) (1st viewing)
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CIVILIAN:
Disconnect (2012) d. Rubin, Henry Alex (USA) (1st viewing)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) d. Blakeson, J. (UK) (2nd viewing)
End of Watch (2012) d. Ayer, David (USA) (1st viewing)
Enemy (2013) d. Villeneuve, Denis (Canada) (1st viewing)
Prisoners (2013) d. Villeneuve, Denis (USA) (1st viewing)
BLU-RAY REVIEWS:
Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) d. Hossein, Robert (France/Italy/Spain) (1st viewing)
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Lost Soul: Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) d. Gregory, David (USA) (1st viewing)
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Pit Stop (1969) d. Hill, Jack (USA) (1st viewing)
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Reckless (2014) d. Lursen, Joram (Netherlands) (1st viewing)
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2015 Totals to date: 183 films, 111 1st time views, 92 horror, 24 cinema
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