I can't wait for the Sony Pictures Cinematic Universe team up of Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web to take down Kraven the Hunter. It will be the culmination of so many bad movies in such a badly handled franchise that they may strike gold. Or a balrog. Either way, I'm happy to watch.
You ever get angry at yourself for being so utterly wrong about something? That was me after just watching Mad Max for the first time, having completely written it off my whole life. I had a misconception that the whole thing was about resource scarcity after the apocalypse, and I didn't think that sounded very interesting.
I watched all of the installments in the franchise. One of the most solid franchises I can think of. Even the low points (if I must call them that) are still very entertaining. The original 1979 film though is honestly one of the best movies I've ever seen. I wasn't expecting it, and I was blown away.
Always happy to find something new that shatters the jaded shell that's built up around me over the years. 10 out of 10.
A memorable weapon (a knife, a chainsaw, a hook, a… salt shaker).
Mix them, bend them, subvert them however you wish — these are the core elements of the slasher movie, one of horror’s most successful subgenres.
Born of the thrills created by Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) and Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th (1980), slashers reached their heights in the early ’80s as the successors to proto-slashers like Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood (1971), along with a host of Italian giallo films and independent North American films that established the early tropes.
By the mid-’80s, slashers, which were coming out nearly weekly, hit a downward trend until Wes Craven revitalized the formula with A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Whether these recent slasher films have worked as nostalgic callbacks, unique subversions or served as signs of the time, audiences are hungry for more.
And part of that enduring enthusiasm is in part thanks to Maxine Minx (Mia Goth), who turned heads in Ti West’s throwback slasher X (2022), which led to a prequel Pearl (2022) and the highly anticipated sequel now in theaters, MaXXXine.
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This is one of those movies where you can examine a scene and immediately have ideas how to improve it, be it dialogue, a cut, or maybe pacing. I enjoyed the movie, but like I said before, in a weird way.
I didn't hate watching it. If you just enjoy the fun parts and don't think too hard about how it all works out how it could have been better, it's not a terrible time.
But I was just putting something on Netflix, I wasn't really expecting or looking for the highest of quality
But the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) saw the world premiere Waves, of a new take on the time before and after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet Union-led Warsaw Pact troops.
“The film revolves around the international news office at Czechoslovak Radio, a place full of talented individuals possessing broad insight, linguistic skills and above all a commitment to honest journalistic work with a focus on the truth,” whose broadcasts played a key role during the Soviet invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, the KVIFF website highlights.
“An epic, dynamically shot, rewarding film, which embraces uncommon heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties and the eternal themes of love, betrayal, morality and hope.”
Director and actor Jirí Mádl directed the ensemble cast, led by Vojtech Vodochodský, in the movie that drew rave reactions at the festival.
The two talked to The Hollywood Reporter about making a movie about a time that is still very important to Czechs, why the film uses historical footage weaved together with directed shots, and why they want to act together in a future project.
But we live in days when this audience stereotype that they only watch either their national films or American blockbusters is slowly starting to disappear.
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There is already a insanely popular show on Netflix about the real athletes every season so a movie about them as well is probably a little unnecessary. I know nothing about this script but hopefully based on a true story or something.
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