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Dr. Giggles 1992 ★★★˝
For a 1992 release, this still looks and feels very eighties. The self awareness of Scream and its many, many knockoffs was still ways away.
This movie knows what it's doing and embraces it's silliness from start to finish. From the titular doctor's backstory to the fellating the sax moment. It pours a layer of cheese over all the doctor related kills, and if there is a doctor-pun this movie did not think of, feel free to put them in… more
The Forever Purge 2021 ★★
The Purge is an odd franchise.
First, the original Purge became a good idea turning into mostly a straightforward home invasion flick.
Then sequels like Anarchy and Election Year expanded on it, making for better movies. But this one mostly shows why it's time to end this series. Not in the least because the storytelling has the subtle flavors of chugging a bottle of hot sauce.
Baghead 2023 ★★
The opening scene had some lazy looking CGI effects. Baghead then picked up a bit of steam and all in all even looked a bit promising. But over the cours of the second half, the characters and the plot as well as the jump scares became more and more meh.
Slumber party fodder.
The Nest 2013 ★★★˝
A short with a bit of a found footage vibe to it because of the POV style of shooting. With gonzo-ish production values to booth.
The story is a “psychologist/surgeon” in what clearly is a garage trying to talk a female patient out of breast surgery. You can see her unstableness throughout the course of this short and you can only imagine how he came to the conlusion that playing along with her madness is probably the only way to keep her from doing worse things to herself.
Perhaps not essential Cronenberg but a good way to complete your collection.
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