There have been three or four "Jesus Christ" moments in this film and I

Edit:five

...keep getting caught fully off guard

Jesus fuck... just as I wrote that something that revolted my very instincts occurred.

Crazy... absolutely one of the scariest films I have ever seen.

Absolutely loved Hereditary.

Really good.

The bit with the made me feel primeval terror. A lot can be done in gloomy lighting.

I really liked Hereditary

Toni Collette gave a fantastic performance. Some people expecting jump scares will hate it, it's not that type of film, at all. Production Design/Cinematography on it were fantastic. Good script and well-edited, good acting.

It's not packed with pop-out scares but I jumped several times. The first major scare/shock really stays with me. I was knocked out by it and it kept me uneasy for the rest of the run time.

I watched Dunkirk last night too but I may as well not have bothered because Hereditary blows it out of the water in every way. I spent the entire time re-hashing Hereditary.

The scary thing about Hereditary is the atmosphere. I think it may be better than The Exorcist in terms of tension.

A horror film about a family with issues was always going to ruin me.

Sinemia #7 Robin Hood -5/10 it's not as bad as all the reviews you'll read about it but it's just not good and it's"reimaging" of the story comes off stupid.

I feel like they JUST made a Robin Hood movie.... another one already?

I guess it was 8 years ago, doing some research

Instant Family - 6/10

Exceeded all expectations.

I bought Tix to see Nobody's Fool but opted against seeing it
If I see Instant Family and Bumblebee I'll get a digital copy of all 3 (plus Overlord which is really only what I wanted)

Happy to see another person discovering Hereditary. Tremendous horror film.

My favorite part

Yeah that was just pure, unadulterated nightmare fuel.
I've been thinking about it a lot since I saw it and that was one of the moments in which I was too frozen with fear to scream.

Dave, post that rep you sent me. It's an interesting take on another awesome Toni Collette film.

I thought she was scarier in Little Miss Sunshine.

The Rotten Tomatoes consensus is almost exactly what you're describing you a t. That it's a film that stays with you long after credits stop rolling.

Widows-9/10

Viola Davis and friends plot to steal money to repay a mobster for money their dead husbands stole.

Really good. Davis has such command in her presence. The way she speaks, moves and her overall performanceis the heart of the film. Absolutely loved it.

Double Feature trying to use up some of my free movie tix and my Sinemia movies before end of month

Creed II - 6/10 Was thinking that they should have made a whole movie about Viktor and Ivan Drago and then done a crossover. Honestly was more interested in their story. Was ok movie but predictable.

Ralph Breaks the internet 7.5/10 aside from being a 100 minute shilll fest (especially Disney stuff) it was funny enough to be ok but the first one was a lot better.

2018 I think might go down as one of the best years in film history. There have been so many fantastic films released during the year.

It has been a pretty stellar year.

Just watched Hereditary. I really don't know what to make of the film. I'm kind of... I don't know what to say. My brain feels frozen; unsure what to do with myself right now.
I don't know if that is a good or bad thing.

I'm gonna have to see this film

I'd recommend watching it without any trailers or preconceived notions.

I agree ^^^

It won't be what you are expecting and that's a good thing.

Just picked up Mandy. I waited too long for this one.

Review to follow tonight's viewing.

I was thinking of leaving Mandy until New Year's Eve; usually watch a film or two in the evening to see the new year through.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: 9/10

I'm an hour through Mandy and I think judging by what just happened in the toilet that this thing is about to ante up.

Great stuff. Weird as shit.

They reined him in for an hour and now look :lol: oh Jesus

The Front Runner - 7/10

It was just ok. I'm not really sure who the intended audience for it is, or what it was trying to say. There was potential for a good film, but it ended up being just ok instead. Story arcs set up (daughter & mistress) that didn't get any payoff.

I think if you're going to present the idea that Gary Hart was a good guy who made a mistake...repeatedly...and often then you should probably spend more time showing Gary being a 'good guy' instead of having other characters say it.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) - 10/10

Oh my gosh, so good. :-) Very beautiful and "haunting" and funny. Usually forget like 95% of 95% of movies I watch after a couple of months but this one will def "stick with me."

(New Coen Brothers movie. Six short segments rather than one "full" movie. It was released on Netflix.)

Sorry to Bother You (2018) - 8/10

Enjoyable and relatable... Strange that this "type of movie" was able to be made and released since it's very explicitly anti-capitalist. Started to kinda feel rushed and "go off track" towards the end but still good.

Triple A, what was your initial thought of the twist at the end? I'll be honest, it took me out of it and I didn't really care much for the film afterwards despite liking everything to that point.

Bohemian Rhapsody - 4/5. Good, enjoyable film. Very historically inaccurate, but I went to see a Hollywood film and not a documantatry.

Mandy - 3.5/4

The words "heavy metal acid revenge thriller" may look like a late 90's attempt at optimising search results on an amateur website, but in the right hands they also form a perfect description of a film which gives back to Grindhouse more than Tarantino could ever dream of.
The plot is perfectly straightforward revenge thriller and ultimately twist-free but the act progression is expertly timed, the transitions are well presented and the climax is hands down the most enjoyable use of Nicolas Cage since Bad Lieutenant nearly a decade ago. The dialogue is sparingly given to anybody other than the chief antagonist(an obvious charicature of Charles Manson).The bad dude's motivations are clear and simple, the path Nic Cage chooses to take in response is the only way in or out of the movie and so you sit and absorb a film which follows a simple formula up to a point and which in it's last 1/3rd it rewards you by allowing Nic Cage to let loose, completely unbound by the director in a finale that can only really be described as fucking spectacular.

There is almost no exposition in the film, just about zero other than the character Carothers who pops up to explain something almost as a favour to the viewer for getting so far without asking for directions.

So overall it is excellent and if you like films that bulldoze through tropes and formulas rather than trying to avoid them, you will like Mandy.
An axe shaped like an axe is Nic Cage's ouroboros and when you see it you too will believe in infinity.