Devon Malcolm

The Cycle One of the biggest surprises of the year. A serial killer thriller turned werewolf horror. Creepy and violent, manages to be about trauma and sensible about it, superb Deborah Ann Woll performance (nice to see her in something good and in general <3) - thought this was ace. The Cabin in the Woods It's alright but doesn't really stand up strongly to a rewatch, for me. Joss Whedon's dialogue just gets worse with each passing year. Whatever happened to that Chris Hemsworth anyway? Invaders from Mars (1986) Tobe Hooper tries making a horror film for the family because as we all know he definitely didn't make Poltergeist. It's a good time - the effects are appalling but it's daft and occasionally creepy and I love Karen Black in anything. The Granny Mental, a fucking excellent time. Dying granny drinks an infected life potion and proceeds to kill off her horrible family. Stella Stevens is so funny in this. The effects are amazingly disgusting at times. Shannon Whirry in the lead, lads! Loved it. New Year's Evil Boring slasher but at least the title is really good. Uncle Sam An Iraq war veteran returns from the dead to murder people in his home town, including his estranged wife. William Lustig / Larry Cohen strike again. Enjoyed this a lot, even though it's not quite as good as the first two Maniac Cop films. Pleasingly anti-military, too. Amityville 2: The Possession I didn't like the original but everyone on Letterboxd insisted this was far better and they were right. Great stuff. Helps a lot that the family are terrible people (you'd never guess with Burt Young as the patriarch) and there are a couple of wild subplots. Turns into something else near the end and stays enjoyable. Had a blast with this. Amityville 1992: It's About Time The other Amityville film (out of the 8 million of them) that seems well regarded. It's alright. Tries a time-travelling gimmick that makes no sense and it's not set in the house but it's weird and occasionally funny and also quite disgusting. Looks a bit too much like a TV movie but it's a laugh. We're All Going to the World's Fair Currently streaming on Channel 4. Can't wait to see what Jane Schoenbrun does next but what a debut this was. Captures the loneliness of being perpetually online brilliantly. Seeding of a Ghost Typically potty (and rapey) Hong Kong horror film about a taxi driver who gets a sorcerer to put a hex on the men who murdered his wife. Takes some time to get going but the second half is pure chaos in the best way possible. Green Room Watched for Patrick Stewart. God he's terrifying in this. But no more than Imogen Poots with a box-cutter. Jesus christ that scene is still hard to watch even on the fourth go. Brilliant film. Weapons Still wild to me that Cregger decides to finish this with its funniest scene. The best of his stuff so far, for me. The Fog Maybe the undead leper sailors just really hated Adrienne Barbeau's taste in music. Alien Imagine how much easier it would have been for Ripley if she'd just left the cat behind. October's finished now so I'm allowed to watch some non-horror films:- Fatherland (cinema) Drama about post-war Germany. It's too short and doesn't really get into its story, characters or setting but the performances are good and what's there is decent enough. It's half a film, though. People We Meet on Vacation Nice enough romcom but 20 minutes too long. Didn't need the double ending. Emily Bader is really charming, I'd like to see her in more. Not enough of her daft parents though. Finding Emily The Manchester romcom with Holly from The Nice Guys is really good! Spike Fearn nails the accent, the dialogue is spot on, the locations are nicely scouted and most importantly of all - NO OASIS. Thought this was really sweet even despite my natural bias. End credits scene is very funny as well. I Want Your Sex What a body of work Cooper Hoffman is already building up, man. This was very funny indeed and a reminder I need to watch more Gregg Araki. Chase Sui Wonders MVP. Olivia Wilde amazingly hot. Mason Gooding too, I'd say. Really good. Verity The Dakota Johnson / Anne Hathaway / Josh Hartnett erotic thriller is neither erotic nor a thriller. Nor even slightly good. Really shit, this. I don't know why Hathaway is almost never in anything good. Terrible ending, really boring, absolute waste of time.

Yeah I think Porky Blinders wasn't around long, maybe closed in 2021? Probably a Covid thing, sadly. What a Potato is still there. I think it's getting on for at least 30 years old now because it was there when I was at uni.

RIP 😥

Announce Blockers 2, you coward.

Really enjoyed the highlights this morning over my breakfast muffin. And thank you to the NFL for providing spoiler-free highlights, too. D'Andre Swift has scored 10 TDs this season and has probably run for a combined 13 yards for them. Goal hanger.

Come Fry with Me is the second best fry-related pun I've seen since the burger van that used to be parked up outside Wickes in Cheadle that was called Live and Let Fry.

Yeah, he's a fucking knob. Also, Jenna Ortega needs a new agent.

This thread (and board) really needs a @PunkStep and @Steve Justice return.

We're waiting for your reviews of the Fleetwood and Brighton games.

We're waiting for your reviews of the Fleetwood and Brighton games.

Last time I tried to watch AEW (back in the spring, I think) they had 7 titles on the male side alone. And I think there were some ROH titles being defended in there somewhere. So you'll need a massive fucking broom.

I think the worst thing about Paddy McGuinness, for me personally, is how my mum tells me at least once a month that all his kids are autistic. "You've got something in common there!"

Watched it with my son for our annual Halloween film when he was 10, he loved it. But not as much as Killer Klowns from Outer Space the year before that (there's another one for you, @TibBo).

Tremors!

It's the third or fourth time he's used a mental health slur, for the record.

Can you just make another thread for these ffs.

Both of you are happy to point out the use of an ableist slur while also quoting said slur and making it even more visible. Good job.

I'm on to the Secret World on Mario Wonder, which has brought back my PTSD of trying to beat Tubular and Awesome on Mario World. Absolute bastard levels.