Horns is a drama/horror film from 2014. I love it, despite the lackluster ratings. Join me as a ruminate on this awesome horror film that I have loved for years.

Horns is a drama/horror film from 2014. I love it, despite the lackluster ratings. Join me as a ruminate on this awesome horror film that I have loved for years.

I review Blaze, The Amityville Horror, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Touch of Evil, Husk, Skin, Long Weekend, The Abandoned, Avenged, Rust Creek, Lake Mungo, Dolores Claiborne, & The House That Dripped Blood. In this episode I preview these 10 films.

1. Touch of Evil (1958)

PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir 8  9 99 Metascore

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh,Joseph Calleia

Votes: 93,196 | Gross: $2.24MWatch Now From $3.99 on Prime Video

2. Husk (2011)

R | 83 min | Horror, Thriller 5.2  6

A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok

Votes: 9,020Watch Now From $3.99 on Prime Video

3. Skin (V) (2018)

R | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama 7  9 58 Metascore

A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

Director: Guy Nattiv | Stars: Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall, Bill Camp

Votes: 5,117

4. Long Weekend (1978)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller 6.7  9

When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.

Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day

Votes: 3,512

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5. The Abandoned (2006)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller 5.6  10 42 Metascore

An adopted woman returns to her home country and the family home that she never knew and must face the mystery that lies there.

Director: Nacho Cerdà | Stars: Anastasia Hille, Karel Roden, Valentin Goshev, Valentin Ganev

Votes: 12,059 | Gross: $1.26M

6. Avenged (2013)

95 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror 5.5  10

A deaf girl is brutalized by a murderous gang who are then hunted by her when the bloodthirsty spirit of an Apache warrior inhabits her lifeless body.

Director: Michael S. Ojeda | Stars: Amanda Adrienne Smith, Marc Anthony Samuel, Rodney Rowland, Tom Ardavany

Votes: 3,105

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7. Rust Creek (2018)

R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller 5.7  10 59 Metascore

An overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest.

Director: Jen McGowan | Stars: Hermione Corfield, Denise Dal Vera, Jeremy Glazer, Laura Guzman

Votes: 3,128Watch Now From $12.99 on Prime Video

8. Lake Mungo (2008)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery 6.2  6

Cat's Eye is an awesome anthology horror written by Stephen King. It has a star cast of actors as well including James Woods. I also preview Donnie Darko and 3 more films: Wer, Borderland, and Copycat. I present them without spoilers as "previews" so have no fear there.

The Head Hunter (2018)In the Mouth of Madness (1994)13 Cameras (2015)Cult of Chucky (2017) Prince of Darkness (1987) The Hidden (1987) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Clinic (2010)

07/14/2019 What I’ve Been Watching - Dogman, Yesterday. Dog grooming is a tough, thankless job, and so is dealing coke. Speaking of coke, what if the drink never existed, nor the Beatles?

I review 2 movies in this episode: Dogman and Yesterday.

Show Notes:

Intro/Monologue

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Dogman

Dogman, marcello

Groomer/pitbull

Dog grooming is a tough, thankless job, and so is dealing coke.

Dealing coke wih Daughter there. At least he makes an attept to keep her innocent

He scores for his team players. We never see him takng drugs, their deslings are strictly for economic survival.

He’s a single part time dad.touching scenes with his daughter.

Simone robs mac’s neighbor, The police want marc to turn him in

does the time for Simone.

A good man can be taken fown so easily.

He’s changed after jail

His friends shun him publicly

The bully keeps on keeping on. Is he weak to turn the other cheek?

When must you fight back?

Thid guy spent a year in jail protecting a guy who doesn’t care if he lives or dies

Getsattacked whole taking in dig boarder

Now he’s with his daughter. Scuba diving Is she in danger.

Lovely shot holding his daughter on a boat.

I love how he got Simone to pit himself into the cage.

Lowering bed contraption ingenious

Chokes him to death

Burns the body

Has he gone crazy?

Carries Simone twice his size

Showing the guys in the yard what he’s dome

Miving the body all ariund

In the end, it’s wuiet. Me alone with my hoicrs.

Yesterday

he lead actor in this is definitely boosted by his manager Lily James’ performance. There’s a lot here not to tell about them because it’s fun to see the spoilers come out.

How odd it would be if household names like The Beatles or Coca Cola were suddenly removed in a sort of alternative universe. What if you were the only one who remembered them?

A dead end singer/songwriter find himself in that position. He decides to put the songs out as his ow and it’s quite a ride from there. The Beatles’ songs have the same effect on a 2019 listening public that they did from the 4 lads themselves.

We see a frustrated guy about to go back and be a teacher because he just can’t get people interested in his songs. Lily James plays his manager and lifelong friend. As I said, their chemistry is great and makes this film work at the high level it does.

I had issues with so much Beatles music being played in the film by the cryptic unknown singer. No one will be rushing out to buy his versions as they did with Mamma Mia, Rock of Ages, or Sing Street. Still, it’s not that kind of a movie.

Ari Aster has given us a second horror film and he calls it “Midsommar.” Did I like it? Eh, not really. Maybe more than Hereditary, his first horror film. The visuals were brighter and the black comedy more prevalent. I’ll call it part of his formula. Let me explain that, he researches horror from the 70’s and transfers the tropes into his new horror films. Hereditary was heavily influenced by Rosemary’s Baby; Midsommar is a very near kin to The Wicker Man.

I guess he’s growing on me. If we were talking about oldies music and someone imitating that sound, I might see that as cool and talented thing to do. Harry Connick Junior imitates Frank Sinatra old blue eyes. Daft Punk sometimes imitate old Disco sounds … this can be a good policy for an artist. In Midsommar we have a definite wink at the Wicker Man and layers that feel like Coachella acid trips by wayward college students. The jury is still out on Ari Aster as horror director. He may become something huger than now. My hope is he will try something new but that might not be what he’s interested in doing. As an artist I say: follow your bliss and for these two initial horrors of this, that bliss is using horror movie tropes and themes from the 70’s. Midsommar’s strengths are its wide open colorful spaces, and the ethereal quality of going to a faroff place. As far as the story? Eh, it’s pretty weak but I think the movie is meant to be a vacation for the senses instead of a thought provoking grid for discussion. It is a dreamy hallucination, and at times it’s very relaxing and enjoyable. Other times it seems to not know where it’s going or what it’s doing. One thing is sure though, it looks amazing and the cultic folk music is very good.

Child's Play (2019), Annabelle Comes Home, Inside, Escape Room, Omnivores, Frontier(s), Mars Attacks, Y Tu Mama Tambien are covered in this episode.

1. Child's Play (2019)

R | 90 min | Horror 6.4  6 48 Metascore

A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.

Director: Lars Klevberg | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman,Brian Tyree Henry

Votes: 6,621 | Gross: $19.13MGet Showtimes & Tickets Playing at Cinemark Jess Ranch [and 11 others]

2. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller 6.7  6 53 Metascore

While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.

Director: Gary Dauberman | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman

Votes: 3,235 | Gross: $10.83MGet Showtimes & Tickets Playing at Cinemark Jess Ranch [and 12 others]

3. Inside (2007)

R | 82 min | Horror 6.8  8

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury | Stars: Alysson Paradis, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin, Claude Lulé, Dominique Frot

Votes: 34,540Watch Now From $9.99 on Prime Video

4. Escape Room (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror 6.4  6 48 Metascore

Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.

Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine

Votes: 45,985 | Gross: $57.01MWatch Now From $4.99 on Prime Video

5. Omnivores (2013)

87 min | Horror, Thriller 5.7  7

A restaurant critic writing about secret supper clubs gets the chance to join an elitist society of cannibals.

Director: Óscar Rojo | Stars: Ángel Acero, Fernando Albizu, Carina Björne,Mario de la Rosa

Votes: 786Watch Now With Prime Video + 1 more

6. Frontier(s) (2007)

Unrated | 108 min | Horror 6.3  7 44 Metascore

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes,Samuel Le Bihan

Votes: 23,450Watch Now From $3.99 on Prime Video

7. Mars Attacks! (1996)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi 6.3  9 52 Metascore

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening

Votes: 197,079 | Gross: $37.77MWatch for Free on IMDb TV + 1 more

8. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama 7.7  10 88 Metascore

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road ...

I had a lot of fun here talking about this film. As I say in the show, it was an incredible reminder for me that I needed to see it. After all, 2014 was 3 years ago and I somehow missed this action/thriller? Shall we call it a horror? Eh, maybe not but so so good. The monsters are glorious and so much fun to watch. Please check out my recorded podcast!

Music: Take me Higher by Jahzzar