A horror anthology film that feature the works of three different Asian directors. Each story more disturbing than the other. A film to consider if you want to watch something for the last day of October!

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life OR ARCHITECTURE (lol)

Sometimes movies go under the radar. This was one of them. It goes without saying Alan Tudyk is simply amazing in everything he does. Tyler Labine is so innocent and sweet and the relationship between tucker and dale was sweet. I enjoyed the dual perspective of the college kids and tucker and dale. For me this movie is just funny and sweet and has heart.

Solid 4/5.

This is probably my 2nd favorite Hitchcock film, the first being Vertigo. Watching it on my 110” projection screen makes me appreciate it even more.

I haven't watched this one since I was a kid and we only had it on a vhs taped off of television. Finally watched it streaming and it completely holds up. The effects are great for the period. Lost of nostalgia for me personally but it's wonderful classic sci-fi.

Btw: tubi has the best selection for the obscure classics. Finding a ton on my list!

I have already watched Dr. No, the first film (already made a post on it), and I’ve gotta say, this one is substantially better! More action, more higher-budget fun, better performances, great stunt work; it’s all there!

9/10

Stick around for my post on the third movie, Goldfinger!

In this Michael Crichton adaptation, Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) is a senior executive at a cutting-edge technology corporation on the verge of releasing an innovative new product. Sanders' boss, Bob Galvin (Donald Sutherland), is putting the final touches on a potentially lucrative merger and everything is in order for Tom until a vamp from his past, Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore), swoops in, stealing his impending promotion and then -- doubling down -- suing him for sexual harassment.

Alvin Seville is desperate for some adventure in his life and longs to see the world, despite the misgivings of his adoptive father Dave. When he brags in front of his female rival, Brittany, and her sisters Jeanette and Eleanor that he and his brothers, Simon and Theodore, could beat them in a race around the world, their argument is overheard by the wealthy siblings Klaus and Claudia Furschtein. They offer to finance the trip for the Chipmunks and Chipettes to race around the world for a $100,000 prize. Unbeknownst to the children, however, is the fact that the Furschtein siblings are using them as unwitting smugglers, hiding millions of dollars in cash and jewelry inside dolls that the children must drop in each location they visit. Unaware of the growing danger they are in, the Chipmunks and Chipettes make the most of their around the world journey until each team lands themselves in hot water along the way.

This movie was a staple of my youth. My brothers and I watched it so many times, it’s a wonder we never wore out the VHS tape. I finally got a copy on DVD about a year ago and was pleased to jump right back in and watch it again. The soundtrack is still as amazing as it’s always been. “Off To See The World” and “The Girls of Rock and Roll” are still absolute classics and I can’t help but get lost in the melodies. Likewise, it’s still so much fun watching Alvin get up to his usual shenanigans and Simon and Theodore exasperatedly pull him out of trouble. And, of course, the fun of kooky Miss Miller and a frustrated Dave yelling “AAAAAAAAALLVIIIIIIIINNNN!!!!!” This movie still holds up well after almost 40 years and I never get tired of watching it.

Lesser known Friedkin thriller that was adapted from a stage play, Michael Shannon’s breakout film role. Lean and truly truly terrifying in a way so few movies can be

I just finished "Top Hat" an hour ago and I loved it! everything about this movie was peefect. I love Fred Astaire and his songs. and watching him dancing and singing during the whole movie was just something that I craved for! Ginger Rogers and Fred were such a charming couple. their dances, voices, everything about them was soothing. I really enjoyed every minute of it!

I've been rewatching the Bond films out of order recently and I decided to watch Licence to Kill last night, I used no not like License to Kill because it didn't feel like a Bond film but on last nights viewing I found myself enjoying the film and having a lot of fun. I recommend it to any 80s action fans.

Bella Lugosi will always be Dracula to me. This is one of my favorite movies, and a Halloween tradition.

Starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, as well as a supporting cast including John Malkovitch, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, as well as Martin Landau. The movie focuses on poker gambling in New York.

Overall a pretty basic movie - a talented protagonist retires to a normal life, but has to return back to the game because of a friend. Everything happens as you expect it to happen - rises and falls, friendship and betrayal, bottoming out, and making a comeback. However, it is all done in an entertaining way as well as serving as an educational video on what matters in texas hold'em poker.

Things I liked: One of the things that people respond to in John Wick movies is the Hotel Continental, and how there is this huge undiscovered world of assassins that is not known to civilians. Rounders kind of captures that, by introducing us to this New York City world, where there are various named gambling dens with 'rules' of how to gamble correctly. It's doesn't feel as fully differentiated as in John Wick, but I think it still captures the essence of showing off the parallel existence within New York.

The quality and competence on display. From the acting to the script to the cinematography to the editing, everything here definitely feels better than the Netflix/streaming movie quality we are getting nowadays. Compare Rounders to the Matt Damon apple tv movie The Instigators, and you can tell the quality difference.

Edward Norton as Worm. From the instant you first see him on screen, you can tell that this is someone who will bring you down just by knowing him. A nice counterpoint to Mike's calculated demeanor, Norton's Worm brings a well acted chaotic energy to the movie. He wasn't overacting as some people may play this character. He did just enough where you would buy why Mike would trust this character despite all evidence to the contrary, and also buy all the selfish behaviors.

John Turturro as Knish. It almost felt like he was in a completely different movie, but his more languid, pragmatic presence was great. To reference John Wick again, he serves the same function as Winston - completely different acting style from the main protagonist while serving as a source of advice and criticism. When Knish finally shows some emotion to Mike, I thought, I'd like to see a movie featuring Knish paying alimony.

Things I didn't like: Typically narration is something that is not very good in movies, as it is a crutch assuming that the audience is unable to pick up what is happening simply by watching the movie. I am on the fence about this, since I understand that poker was not as big when this movie came out, so that the narration to explain the rules of poker were needed then, but they are needed much less now. However, we also get narration of non-poker scenes, where Mike is explaining what he's thinking or doing, and that is definitely not needed.

Female characters are either the stereotypical "wet rag" type keeping the protagonist from their true calling, or the stereotypical sexually provocative femme fatale type who the protagonist can get with if they choose. Other smaller female roles are there to portray sex workers and the like. The only female character that actually was done well was one of the characters that helped Worm and Mike con their way into a rich boys game, but that was a very minor part. There is nothing too offensive here compared to how other 80s/90s movies treat their female characters, but for modern sensibilities its very cliche.

Worm just disappears from the movie. Yes, it makes sense based on the timeline of events (1-2 days until the debt is due), and it makes logical sense as to what someone would do in that situation if they can't pay off the debt. But from a movie standpoint, he is just all of a sudden no longer in the movie, and he doesn't even receive some kind of coda at the end (there is no end narration from Mike where he says something like "he heard Worm made it to Boston but got busted running another scheme.")

The movie is too long. It is 121 minutes long, and there are parts of it that are unnecessary. Just like how Mike is uninterested in law school, every law school scene complete halts the momentum of the movie. I would also cut the starting scene where Mike loses everything and quits gambling. It can just be referenced for the rest of the movie, as it doesn't really tell us anything about Mike that the rest of the movie doesn't already tell us.

Backlash (1956) was directed by John Sturges and stars Richard Widmark, Donna Reed and William Campbell.

Widmark plays a man in search of answers. He is on a quest to find information about his father, a man he never knew, who is rumored to have died in an Apache ambush in Arizona. After hearing that someone may have survived the ambush and escaped with a stash of gold, he sets out to discover exactly what happened. Along the way, he meets Reed, a widow of one the men killed in the ambush, and attracts the unwanted attention of a local gunman, Campbell. A chance encounter offers answers, but now he isn't so sure he wants to know the truth.

Widmark and Reed are the high points of this convoluted western tale, adding almost enough grit and mystery to turn the story into a classic Noir.

Have you seen this film? What do you think of it?

English subbed - short synopsis: in the Soviet era buildings were made the same as well as streets names included. A man is having a bachelor party. They all get super drunk and send one friend on a flight home. he goes on another flight to what he thinks is his house. He passes out on the couch and a woman wakes him up. the story begins.

So I just finished watching Clue and my brain just can't stop something about some details...

This may be silly and just be a plot hole or nothing, but I was wondering if anyone knew the purpose of the broken window that Miss Scarlet found? Like, I personally thought it would be a clue about someone sneaking in the house or someone using the noise of the broken glass to divert the attention because of the fact this detail was added.

I was also wondering, if we consider the third ending as the real one, why Wadsworth seemed to be wary of the dogs in the intro scene? I honestly thought he was breaking into the house because of how the scene went lol. And if fake Boddy was the real one as suggested in the first two endings, why was he afraid of his own dogs when he tried to escape?

Then concerning Yvette, I am just confused about who she was just supposed to meet in any ending and how the possible third person knew about this meeting?

Honestly, I absolute adored the movie and it's probably one of the best written mystery comedy films. So many hilarious lines!

A grab bag of all of your 1970's British leading men and character actors in one place! Roundheads vs. Cavaliers! Some cool battle scenes. Lots of bad wigs. Some historical inaccuracies,.Timothy Dalton rides into battle cuddling a poodle.
Oliver Cromwell is pissed and has had it with all of y'all. A perpetually annoyed Richard Harris rails at royalists, Catholics, army leadership, land owners, gold statues, army strategy, Parliament, leadership, being in power, not being in power....seems like a deeply unhappy dude. Overall a pretty nicely done period piece of the time despite some inaccuracies. I laughed when Cromwell went ham on a "papist" church and chimped out ripping down curtains and throwing candlesticks- it was honestly funny every time the camera went to his sweaty twitching upper lip.

Knock on Any Door (1949) was directed by Nicholas Ray and stars Humphrey Bogart, George Macready, and John Derek in his breakthrough role.