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Russell Crowe is on a Murderous Rampage in the Highly Entertaining ‘Unhinged’
If you’re as obsessed with true crime stories as I am, you know the frightening concept of regular people suddenly turning homicidal. In some cases, we could have seen it coming. A past riddled with indications of sadism. Earlier indications of mental health issues. But occasionally, people just break bad. Their friends and families are baffled. They would tell the authorities that he seemed like such a gentle soul, he didn’t seem like the type of person who could have done something so terrible.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Criminal
‘Random Acts of Violence’ is a Grisly Critique of Horror Entertainment
The most ingenious line from Wes Craven’s Scream (among many other great soundbites from a continually prescient movie) is Billy Loomis noting, “movies don’t create psychos, movies make psychos more creative.” Jay Baruchel’s Random Acts of Violence appears to espouse the same ethos as it criticizes horror entertainment, in which we frequently deify true crime killers and fictional murderers instead of those getting terrorized. Think about it: you can quickly think of serial killers like Zodiac, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and John Wayne Gacy off the top of your head, but naming some of their victims is probably a different story.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Feels Good, Man’
Back in 2005, American cartoonist Matt Furie created the popular webcomic, Boy’s Club. A re-creation of his halcyon days with his college roommates, Boy’s Club was composed of deadpan comic vignettes of 4 anthropomorphic humanoid animals and their slack, mischievous stoner lifestyles. The comic became an overnight sensation with users on Myspace and 4chan, with one character in this comical quartet soon becoming a very prevalent and subsequently dangerous internet meme.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
Y’all Seen Neil Breen’s ‘Twisted Pair’?
I like to think that the two best directors on the planet are Tommy Wiseau and Neil Breen. However, when it comes down to it, Neil Breen has the upper hand. He uses better special effects and has a more engaging plotline in most of his movies than Wiseau. The pinnacle of that expertise has got to be Twisted Pair.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘Boys State’ is a Fascinating Look at a Very American Event
“The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever being one.” – Billy Connolly Since 1935, The American Legion has sponsored Boys State (and Girls State, which is somehow a separated event, even in the 21st Century, but we’ll get back to that), a national civics program designed to immerse seventeen-year-olds into the nuts and bolts of public governance.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in The Swamp
MIFF 2020: An Interview with Allison Chhorn, Director of ‘The Plastic House’
Cambodian-Australian, Allison Chhorn is an artist of many talents. A skilled photographer, painter, composer, and filmmaker, Chhorn is a bold and intriguing new voice in Australia’s artistic landscape. Her latest experimental cinematic effort, The Plastic House is a wholly absorbing ‘docu-fiction’ film about mourning, passage of time, and capturing the strange and alluring atmosphere of the titular greenhouse. The Plastic House is screening as part of MIFF’s online festival program for 2020 and I had the privilege to talk to Allison Chhorn about her film.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
The Top 10 Best Movies Released During Quarantine
The last movie I saw at a theater before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down every theater was Bloodshot. Sad, right? As we are bombarded with news of Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan deciding to release Tenet in July, then early August, then late August, then off the slate entirely, then split between late August and early September (for now) while theaters try and figure what the hell they are supposed to do, I often find myself thinking that one of the last images I saw on a big screen before the quarantine was a CGI Vin Diesel fighting a guy with robotic appendages as they fall down an elevator shaft while things are exploding around them. I live a sad existence.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
‘She Dies Tomorrow’: A Solid and Timely Sophomore Feature from Amy Seimetz
She Dies Tomorrow is the latest film from writer/director/actress Amy Seimetz. It is her second feature film in the director’s chair, but she has directed a fair amount of TV including some episodes of Atlanta (the best show currently on TV). Having not seen her directorial debut, Sun Don’t Shine, this was my introduction to Seimetz as a feature film director and since she directed two great episodes of Atlanta, including one of the most interesting episodes of the show, I was curious to see this film. I am happy to report that She Dies Tomorrow is quite good and timely.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Horror
The Cringy Dialogue of ‘Step Up 3D’
I love Step Up 3D. It’s quite possibly one of my favorite movies. But, my heavens, does it have some cringy dialogue. For those of you who don’t know, Step Up 3D is about a group of dancers, the Pirates, in New York City who are battling to win a dance competition called the World Jam. Their main rivals are the Samurai, who are led by Julien, a disgraced former Pirate. The Pirates hope that by winning this competition they can make enough money to pay for their warehouse-home. The leader of these dancers is Luke, who is falling for a girl named Natalie who likes to dramatically dance by herself in the club. This causes problems when we find that Natalie is the sister of Julien and may be trying to sabotage the Pirates.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
How ‘Waterworld’ Became the Last Big Action Film of its Kind
July marked the 25th anniversary of Waterworld, but that is not the only thing celebrating an anniversary. It is also the 25th anniversary of what is considered one of the biggest big-budget flops of its era, and more impactfully it is the 25th anniversary of one of the last blockbuster films made almost entirely with practical effects. Waterworld truly was and still is in a sea all its own.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks
“What’s In the Box?”: Analyzing the Mystery Box
The biggest challenge for any movie is getting the audience to care. You have to draw the audience into the story and the lives of the characters before the film can have any real meaning. This doesn’t mean that the audience has to love or even like the characters, but they have to be invested or inquisitive about the characters and their world. An easy way to draw people in is to raise a question about the world, or, to open a mystery box.
By MovieBabble4 years ago in Geeks