August 27, 2021
“More links than a Zelda Convention…” - Erin B. Gaskill
Strongly recommend checking out Cinematic Void, a cool monthly happening in Los Angeles that also has various online events also full of demented genre goodness.
Legendary horror actor Geretta Geretta (DEMONS, RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR, MURDER-ROCK: DANCING DEATH) is taking the director’s helm for a new horror movie that’s been a decade in the making. She’s joined by a ton of other genre legends behind and in front of the camera—including Neon Splatter contributor Jonathan Barkan! Filming will begin in April 2022 and a world premiere is expected in October of 2023.
Gena Radcliffe wrote about the tragic, the romantic, and the grotesque in David Cronenberg’s THE FLY for its 35th anniversary.
Love jigsaw puzzles? What about weird genre movies? What if I told you there was a way to combine the two? Messed Up Puzzles has some great options for folks looking for a weird, well-made, and challenging bit of fun and relaxation. (I own their puzzles for PIECES and MANDY - they’re both dope AF).
Shameless Self Promotion Time!!!
Please read my review of THE NIGHT HOUSE.
Please read my review of SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS.
Please read my review of CANDYMAN (2021).
Speaking of CANDYMAN, here’s my running Twitter thread of reviews from POC critics on Nia DaCosta’s film. Please check each of them out.
Also speaking of CANDYMAN (I really loved it, sorry)—“The Impact Of Black Horror” is a great discussion, led by Colman Domingo, with experts in genre film and mental health about “how CANDYMAN goes beyond trauma to celebrate the resiliency and creativity of Black culture.” Check it out below:
Over at /Film, Jeremy Herbert compiled a list of 17 lesser-known action flicks from the 1980s that folks should check out (or rewatch).
Arrow Films is releasing 1989’s PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC’S REVENGE on Blu-ray, and we finally have all the details about dates, pricing, and extras! Honestly, the movie kind of sucks - but in a fairly fascinating way that acts as a snapshot of the era as well as the type of tossed-off almost-made-for-TV horror that was being created then.
The latest Marvel Legends set from Hasbro is all about Spider-Man with a mix of MCU stuff and comics folks. Clearly the best part is J.K. Simmons — but I’m also very partial to the Build-A-Figure Armadillo (that brief time he was a quasi-hero with The Initiative was great!). Check them out below. You can pre-order from Hasbro, Big Bad Toy Store, or other sites.
Did you read Andrew Belonsky’s excellent post looking at the trend of bald boss bitches pop culture in the ‘90s? What about G.G. Graham’s revisit to 1990’s LISA and why you should seek it out post-haste? Then please do so!
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— Lauren Wilford (@lauren_wilford) September 5, 2019
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Time flies when everything is awful. But what’s not awful is the website Film Cred, which seems like it just launched yesterday but actually celebrated it’s one-year anniversary last month! It’s a dope place that seeks to foster the talents of new film critics and writers about movies in general. Please check them out.
Museum Of Home Video is an awesome group that streams on Twitch featuring montages of various old commercials, scenes from movies, or entire films. As they state: The Museum of Home Video is 90 minutes of found footage for stoners, seekers, archivists and drinkers. Every Tuesday at 7:30p PST, we gather on Twitch.tv to watch pirate television for the soul.
As a major Neill Blomkamp apologist (though I still haven’t watched DEMONIC yet), I appreciate Jon Abrams’ writing about the filmmaker’s breakthrough movie, DISTRICT 9, for Daily Grindhouse (though I will fight to the death that ELYSIUM and CHAPPIE - yes, even CHAPPIE - are unfairly maligned).
Priscilla Page crafts a ton of great writing about all sorts of movies, though specializing in action and crime genres (and she knows a frightening amount about cars; like a Memphis Raines-level of car knowledge). Check out her tremendous work and, if able, please support her Patreon.
Doctor Strange after The Multiverse Of Madness pic.twitter.com/WkyXLTFL2C
— Spider-Ryan (@JustRyanAgain) August 24, 2021
And now the saga of OnlyFans told in two parts. Part the First:
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— Vinny Thomas (@vinn_ayy) August 19, 2021
Part The Second:
There’s a new boutique distribution company in town and it’s already offering up some solid titles. Crescendo House offers titles for booking in theaters and events as well as offering up physical media for some. I pre-ordered LABYRINTH OF CINEMA already and I am stoked to see what they do next.
Speaking of boutique film companies, Severin Films unleashed this massive Blu-ray box set of folk horror films that is up for pre-order and should come out in December. There are so many excellent movies in the box set, including a bunch that haven’t been released since VHS if ever, so it may be worth the $170 + shipping price tag.
There’s a great new podcast from Headgum that you should check out: The Scroll Down, hosted by Niccole Thurman and Marcella Arguello, is a hilarious spelunking of the weird caverns of social media that examines all the bizarre things that trend, the unique personalities emerge, and the many (almost definitely) unhealthy way we navigate and engage with these things. It’s awesome.
Maya Cade just launched Black Film Archive, which “celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. We are an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films made from 1915 to 1979 about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context.” Be sure to check out this impressive undertaking and bookmark the cool site.
For Bloody Disgusting, Jason Jinkins talks to screenwriter James Gibson about an abandoned sequel to THE CROW that was supposed to be the fourth entry in the franchise. THE CROW: LAZARUS was set to star DMX and Eminem and…wait WHAT?!?
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