Monthly Archives: May 2020

The Lodgers (2017) mini-review

Posted on May 3, 2020 at 5:30 pm by Chris

Meh. Beautifully shot, with some good acting – really good atmospheric build-up but ultimately disappointing. Scrapes in with 6 S-Points. Maybe 5. Yeah, 5. FaceBook mini-review first posted 25th April 2020

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We Summon The Darkness (2019) mini-review

Posted on May 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm by Chris

Enjoyable late-night hokum set in the 80s. Gets extra credit for an accurate discussion about Metallica in the first act 🤘🏻. 6 genre-specific points on the S-Scale. Edit: I rewatched the last 45 minutes of this as I realised I may … Continue reading →

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Lords of Chaos (2018) mini-review

Posted on May 3, 2020 at 5:21 pm by Chris

Watched this last night, and I’m still not sure what I make of it. I can’t decide if it is a shameless exploitation of the real story, or if it successfully manages to convey the idiocy and juvenile posturing that … Continue reading →

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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) mini-review

Posted on May 3, 2020 at 4:58 pm by Chris

Haunting and affecting. This will stay with me for a while. Magical-realism set amongst Mexican street kids caught up in a gang war. A solid 8 on the Skelpometer. Edit: After letting this film settle for a day, I’m uprating … Continue reading →

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