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Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Smarter Sharks & Smaller Spaces

This week, we’re heading back into the water with Deep Blue Sea (1999) vs. The Shallows (2016). Big, chaotic shark spectacle vs. stripped-down survival tension.

We break down what actually makes shark movies work: smart vs. instinct-driven predators, group survival vs. total isolation, and whether it’s scarier when humans create the problem… or when nature is just doing its thing.

From underwater labs and mutant sharks to one rock, one swimmer, and nowhere to go, we compare scale vs. simplicity, chaos vs. control, and which film keeps you more on edge.

Plus: creature rankings, worst survival decisions, and the ultimate question: lab or open water… which are you choosing?

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers for Exit 8, Swapped, Mother Mary, and Rosebush Pruning to decide what’s worth the watchlist and what’s getting cut.

Then we dive into What We’ve Been Watching, from Super Mario Galaxy and Pizza Movie to Crime 101, plus TV favorites like The Pitt and Invincible.

And of course, we wrap with The News, featuring everything from Dune: Part 3 IMAX sellouts to Resident Evil going full “Fury Road,” Zelda filming in Middle-earth territory, and Scream 8 already in the works.

It’s trailers, takes, and total Hollywood chaos. Just another week on Mostly Film.

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Don’t Touch the Ground (or Stay Drunk)

This week, we’re diving into rule-based creature chaos with Tremors (1990) vs. Grabbers (2012). One says don’t touch the ground. The other says… stay drunk.

We break down why simple rules make creature movies work, comparing practical, desert survival in Tremors with the chaotic, alcohol-fueled island madness of Grabbers. It’s tension vs. comedy, teamwork vs. controlled chaos, and practical effects vs. high-concept weirdness.

Plus: creature rankings, worst survival decisions, and which rule we’d fail immediately.

Which movie wins the double feature? And more importantly… which rule are you trusting to stay alive?

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with another round of LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers like The End of Oak Street, Apex, Faces of Death, and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist.

Then we jump into What We’ve Been Watching — from Project Hail Mary and Send Help to rewatches like Rushmore and Hail, Caesar!, plus TV picks like The Pitt, Invincible, Daredevil, and Young Sherlock. We keep it light, focusing on what stood out without spoiling everything.

Finally, we wrap with a packed News segment: a new Lord of the Rings sequel is in the works, Disney pulls back from AI deals, TikTok is entering TV, and Hollywood continues to get… weird (yes, Jack Black wants to star in Yakuza).

It’s trailers, takes, and chaos, just another week on Mostly Film.

Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Apex Intelligence

This week, we’re diving into primate horror with Congo (1995) vs. Primate (2026), spectacle vs. straight-up nightmare fuel.

We break down what makes primates uniquely terrifying: intelligence, communication, and that unsettling “almost human” energy. From Congo’s jungle adventure chaos and killer gorillas to Primate’s grounded, close-quarters brutality, we compare myth vs. realism, camp vs. pure horror, and which approach hits harder.

Plus: creature rankings, worst deaths, survival odds, and the big question: Is a thinking creature the scariest kind of monster?

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This week, we’re back with LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers like Spider-Man, Wild Horse Nine, Dune 3, and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist.

Then we get into what we’ve been watching. From War Machine and Peaky Blinders to Cold Storage and One Piece, highlighting what actually stuck with us this week.

We wrap up with movie news, including the live-action Moana reveal, major sequel announcements (Incredibles 3, Lilo & Stitch 2), a new Sekiro anime series, and more.

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Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Gators, Crocs & Chaos

This week, we’re heading into the water with Lake Placid (1999) and Crawl (2019) to break down what makes crocodile and alligator horror so effective — or so ridiculous.

We compare campy creature comedy vs. straight-up survival horror, from Betty White stealing scenes in Lake Placid to the intense, flood-soaked tension of Crawl. Along the way, we debate realism vs. mythic monsters, open water vs. claustrophobic spaces, and which movie actually understands what makes these predators so terrifying.

Plus: creature rankings, worst deaths, survival odds, and our final verdict on which film wins the double feature.

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This week, we’re back with another round of LIST IT or NIX IT, breaking down trailers like Obsession, Pinocchio: Unstrung, In the Grey, and more to decide what’s worth adding to the watchlist.

Then we get into what’s been in our rotation lately — from Hoppers, The Bride, and Anaconda to shows like The Pitt, Peaky Blinders, and Survivor — sharing the performances and moments that stuck with us.

We wrap things up with the latest movie news, including big Oscar takeaways, a new Firefly animated series in the works, Spielberg teasing a “kick ass” Western, and updates on everything from G.I. Joe to The Lord of the Rings.

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Mostly Film — Creature Feature Mayhem: Snakes in the System

This week, we’re diving headfirst into snake-infested chaos with a double feature: the ‘90s jungle pulp classic Anaconda (1997) and the internet-era spectacle Snakes on a Plane (2006).

We break down what makes snake horror so uniquely unsettling: constriction, venom, cold-blooded calculation. And debate the big question: is absurd sincerity better than full-blown meme chaos?

From Jon Voight going completely off the rails to Samuel L. Jackson holding the cabin together at 30,000 feet, we compare jungle vs. airplane, singular monster vs. swarm, practical effects vs. CGI, and which film truly understands what makes snakes scary.

Plus: creature rankings, worst possible deaths, survival odds, and our final verdict on which movie wins the double feature.

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This week on Mostly Film, we’re back in trailer court deciding what makes the watchlist and what gets the hard nix. On the docket: Scary Movie 6, War Machine, In A Violent Nature 2, Backrooms, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, and more. Some instant adds. Some immediate passes.

Then we run through What We’ve Been Watching: from Sicario to The Pitt, Peaky Blinders, Industry, and Survivor 50 — breaking down what’s actually been sticking with us lately.

And in The News, it’s absolute studio chaos: Pixar’s Hoppers debuts at 98%, Paramount and Warner Bros. reveal major merger plans, Scream 7 hits a franchise low, a new Matrix is in development, Christian Bale confirms Heat 2, and Tom Hanks is set to play Abraham Lincoln in a stop-motion/live-action hybrid.

Trailers, TV binges, and billion-dollar shakeups, it’s a packed one.

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