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I have said this other places, but it is amazing to me how taking From Duck til Dawn and moving the setting and tweaking the main characters can make this movie's subtext and themes so different.

I saw it several weeks ago, and I keep coming up with new takes on what it is saying to the audience. One of the first movies to make me feel something in a long time.

Yup. And whilst clearly Dusk til Dawn had an influence, this isn’t simply a remake or reimagining. It brings plenty of fresh to the table.

I wouldn’t say no to a follow up myself.

 Easy E wrote:
From Duck til Dawn

Now that's the remake I've been waiting for.

It would allow an epic crossover of duck tales, Howard the duck and Count Duckula!

You see Dawn is the name of the Duck's illegitimate daughter.....

10 to Midnight

Canon Film Studios! Charles Bronson! Wilford Brimley!

Someone going around doing murders to young women, and he’s basically an Incel. Charles Bronson is a the copper on his tail.

It’s….fine, I guess? Entirely watchable, but nothing new. Kinda feels like an extended SVU Episode.

Mr. K

A travelling magician checks into a large, rundown hotel that he can never leave.

I was looking forward to this one after seeing the trailer a little while ago, as it looked pretty weird. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit too weird, after about 30 minutes of random nonsense I gave up and watched some old Dr. Who instead (Tomb of the Cybermen).

 aku-chan wrote:
Mr. K

A travelling magician checks into a large, rundown hotel that he can never leave.

I was looking forward to this one after seeing the trailer a little while ago, as it looked pretty weird. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit too weird, after about 30 minutes of random nonsense I gave up and watched some old Dr. Who instead (Tomb of the Cybermen).

It's a pretty slow and focused movie. You want to be in the mood for watching the glacial change of mental states in the protagonist and the people he deals with. I figure the movie won't work for you otherwise.

Personally I didn't even find it particularly weird. That probably says more about me than the movie, though I'd argue if you accept from the beginning that you are watching a mental journey, the physical expression of it makes a good bit of sense and is even pretty predictable.

Not a movie I'd recommend or that I imagine I'll watch again in the foreseeable future, but not terrible for what it is.

Predator, Killer of Killers

Animated anthology movie from the excellent chap that brought us Prey.

The animation is really solid, and the stories good fun. It also canonises the species as Yautja.

If you enjoyed the Dark Horse comics, and Prey? This is absolutely for you.

THE RUNNING MAN, 1987.

I haven't seen The Running Man since I was about 14 years old when It was the big saturday night ITV movie, with the advert being paired up with Gladiators which would be showing earlier in the afternoon. My friend came over to watch it with us and it was a laugh, considering that Doom and Mortal Kombat was all the rage at the time and it was pretty much in that same dumb-but-fun tradition.

But for those who've not heard of it before, Ben Richards is framed for gunning down civilians in a protest and ends up on a cruel TV show called "The Running Man" , which involves running for one's dear life from psychopathic killers called "Stalkers" who use a charming selection of tools and methods to butcher the contestants.

If you like 80s sci-fi action movies like Predator and Robocop, then its not quite up to the standard of those classics but the action, music and supporting cast are rather impressive for a glorfied vehicle for Arnold. It's still worth adding to the slate!

 Geifer wrote:

 aku-chan wrote:
Mr. K

A travelling magician checks into a large, rundown hotel that he can never leave.

I was looking forward to this one after seeing the trailer a little while ago, as it looked pretty weird. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit too weird, after about 30 minutes of random nonsense I gave up and watched some old Dr. Who instead (Tomb of the Cybermen).

It's a pretty slow and focused movie. You want to be in the mood for watching the glacial change of mental states in the protagonist and the people he deals with. I figure the movie won't work for you otherwise.

Personally I didn't even find it particularly weird. That probably says more about me than the movie, though I'd argue if you accept from the beginning that you are watching a mental journey, the physical expression of it makes a good bit of sense and is even pretty predictable.

Not a movie I'd recommend or that I imagine I'll watch again in the foreseeable future, but not terrible for what it is.

Yeah, it's not a bad film, I just got totally the wrong impression from the trailer, I was expecting a quirky fantasy movie.
Had I known it was a somewhat arty exploration of the human mind, I wouldn't have even tried it, that's not my sort of thing at all.

Dr. Who and the Dareks

This is a Peter Cushing vehicle that I had never seen before. They have the Doctor, Barbara, Ian, and Susan. These are all characters from season 1 and the first Doctor Who when it was a bit more grounded in history before spinning out into sci-fi too.

This is like watching a Dr. Who episode made by people who had only had Dr. Who described to them and never watched any of the show. None of the characters are anything like the O.G.s, the theme music is super-swingin' 60's Exotica, Peter Cushing is nigh-on unrecognizable, and the Daleks are.... very colorful with the same favorite voices.

Not really worth it.