The young people of today may not realize just how scary the word Satanist used to be here in the United States. You see, being a Puritanical society most people had a fear of God. But if there was one thing that could scare them even more then God it was Satan. And thanks to Hollywood hits like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby those fears were suddenly rationalized in celluloid.
Yes those kindly old neighbors are trying to stealthily allow Satan to rape you in your sleep. And yes, the reason your daughter has started cursing and crab walking everywhere is because she is possessed by a demon. And yes, that scary blind man constantly sitting in that chair in the attic is guarding the gateway to Hell. (more…)
Well I’ve had my fun the past few weeks watching more well known films, so now it is time to get back to brass tachyons and rummage up some harder to find films. This week’s film is one of the first ecological doomsday films evah made. Though rather then focusing on the science fiction aspect of the plot, it chooses to follow the newspaper men covering the story. Sounds like The Day the Earth Caught Fire is positively dripping with excitement, no?
DVD releases take a bit of a fall compared to last weeks bonanza of films. Be Kind, Rewind is the big release but I’m not all that excited to buy it. The only movie that I find even interesting is Russel Mulcahy’s The Sitter. Sure it’s a terrible made for TV movie that rips off The Hand that Rocks the Cradle but it is Russell Mulcahy. Expect crazy camera work and barely sensible plotting to follow. Awesome.
But the big DVD release that I am unfortunately excited for is the release of the complete series of Galaxy High. Galaxy High is a ridiculous cartoon from 1986 that I absolutely loved when I was growing up. It’s about two Earth kids who are whisked away to go to an intergalactic high school where they have all sorts of wacky adventures and hijinks. Trust me, it’s totally awesome. And it has one of my favorite TV intro songs ever. Sure it doesn’t top Misfits of Science, but nothing will.
As for film releases the two big ones are The Incredible Hulk and The Happening. I have little interest in The Incredible Hulk, but I am pretty excited for The Happening. I’m probably one of the only remaining M. Night fanboys left on the planet, so take my excitement with a grain of salt.
For smaller releases their really isn’t much I am interested in. I may go see The Promotion, but I am more then a little bitter that it is replacing Stuck, which was one of the better movies released so far this year, but unfortunately it only had about 100 people see it all of last week. Boo!
It seems as if the moratorium on good movies might finally be ending. This week has multiple movies being released both in mainstream theaters and arthouses that might actually be worth seeing. Sure, none of them will be great, but the fact that their is an actual selection of semi-decent movies is a big step up from the trickle of quality films we have had to deal with so far this year. And as an added bonus the DVD releases are quite good themselves.
As far as the multiplexes go the buzz on the street is all about Jason Segel’s penis. Me? I’ve had my fill of gratuitous male nudity, but what I haven’t had my fill of is Jackie Chan and Jet Li. But as much as I want to see the two of them in a movie together The Forbidden Kingdom isn’t my pick for this week. Neither is Audrey Tatou’s newest film, the French farce Priceless. My choice this week is a movie I have already seen, and while not a great movie, I still think it is a movie worth taking the time to go see. That movie is Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
As for DVD releases the big name this week is Cloverfield, but the two movies I am recommending are two of my favorite films from last year. The first is the Spanish horror film The Orphanage. Produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Juan Antonio Bayona it is a slow moving tale high on atmospherics and low on jump scares. If you go into this movie expecting a lot of shocks, scares, and gore you will be very disappointed as The Orphanage takes its sweet time telling its unsettingly creepy tale of a mother who has lost her son.
The other film is one I can’t recommend enough, even though it is bound to bore a good portion of those who watch it, is Daft Punk’s Electroma. Foregoing their own music in favor of those who influenced them, Daft Punk’s Electroma is a film that uses extended shots, bizarre imagery, and a complete lack of dialogue to tell the tale of two robots who are desperately searching for their own humanity. It is an outstanding film, though definitely one you should watch first before you buy it.
This month’s contest winner will receive a poster for Errol Morris’ new film Standard Operating Procedure. I’ve got way to many posters already, so I have been ordered to get rid of this one by my loving girlfriend who is sick and tired of my hobbies taking up all of the space in our apartment. So what is a legitimate gripe potentially becomes your gain.
The rules this month are very simple. Send me an email. Make sure the subject of the email reads - Gimme free stuff! And then simply give me one suggestion for what you’d like to see here at the site. If you have a movie you want me to review, or want some sort of feature implemented, or maybe you just want me to stop talking all are legit and eligible suggestions. Contest will end Friday May 2nd so get those emails sent in.
The young people of today may not realize just how scary the word Satanist used to be here in the United States. You see, being a Puritanical society most people had a fear of God. But if there was one thing that could scare them even more then God it was Satan. And thanks to Hollywood hits like The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby those fears were suddenly rationalized in celluloid.
This month’s contest winner will receive a poster for 
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