STUDIO 666 MOVIE REVIEW

Are you a fan of the Foo Fighters? Do you like crazy, over-the-top gore? Do you at least ironically like Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park? You might be the niche audience that this new comedy-horror film Studio 666 is made for. The Foo Fighters play themselves and they’re in trouble with their label because they still haven’t put out their contractually obligated 10th album. Seeking inspiration, they manage to find a house that has the right ‘vibe’ to record in/stay at. Only problem is, many years before another band stayed there, hell got involved, everyone died. And as Dave Grohl discovers, the basement is filled with some of their ritualistic implements. Before you know it, bodies are piling up left and right, but not until the Foos figure out how to record this album. Chris, Robert, Chad, and Lewayne all fit the niche for this gore-feast and give you their slanted opinions here.

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DIRECTED BY: BJ McDonnell

STARRING: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jeff Garlin, Leslie Grossman, Kerry King, Jenna Ortega, Marti Matulis, Lionel Richie, Jason Trost, Jimmi Simpson, John Carpenter

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Robert Garza (Screener Squad)

If it weren’t for sad music and scary stories I wouldn’t be as well-adjusted and cheerful as I am today. Moonlighting as a musician off and on since adolescence, I am as big a fan of scores and needle drops as I am of slow zooms, production design, and third act exposition. Just about all of my screen time is spent on international horror, drama, and hour long episodic. Big fan of genre, and the biggest fan of supernatural horror and dark sci-fi with meaningful representation and narratives that use trauma, grief, and grace as more than surface-level content. Also, I read a ton of modern horror novels/comics and stan Matt Berry. In the before times I worked music and film festivals across the US and will hopefully return to that sometime in...