Salem’s Lot (2024)

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Do you enjoy surprisingly mediocre vampire horror movies that aren’t scary? Then may I recommend Salem’s Lot (2024), which somehow manages to be perfectly averagely bland. Striking though is how the original 1979 TV movie made some scenes horrifying and this made them matter-of-fact—despite budget and expertise.

It’s good to have on in the background, maybe start your October off with this light offering so...
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Marrowbone

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Do you enjoy very slow burn supernatural thrillers? Then may I recommend Marrowbone, which has a wonderful cast carrying a script that still manages to hit everything it needs to deliver. Good production, cozy, creepy, and while it doesn’t flash after the slow burn, it’s still worth the watch.

Wolfs

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Do you enjoy utterly delightful buddy movies? Then may I recommend the superlative Wolfs, which has everything you’re looking for: amazing enemies-to-friends chemistry, a plot more complex than you expect, and of course two superstars doing wonderful work. Good direction. Great dialogue and script.

Oddity

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Do you enjoy genuinely frightening ghost stories with an amazing main character, excellent direction, and great production? Then may I recommend Oddity, which produced an ear-splitting middle-of-the-day scream from someone next to me that was, I think, the loudest scream from fright I’ve heard from them, and an alarmed “oh god!” from me—from a separate incident. Well done. It’s cozy, tense, and a perfect haunted...
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The Union

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Do you enjoy buddy spy action movies with zero surprises? Then may I recommend The Union, which has nothing in particular to recommend it—but nothing to not recommend it, you know? It’s exactly what it says on the tin and paints in all the numbers without going outside the lines. Good budget.

In A Violent Nature

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Do you enjoy slashers filmed like no other? Then may I recommend In A Violent Nature, which has a plain simple slasher plot, but uniquely maintains tension throughout just in the way it’s filmed. You should watch it just to experience it.

As a slasher, it’s fine, with super horrific kills and all. But really the direction is the star of the show.

car_a_carn:
The reviews are a little mixed, but I liked it. Some great kills and a unique take on the genre.

Watchers

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Do you enjoy movies that require an unreasonable amount of suspension of disbelief? Then may I recommend The Watchers, which has an interesting tease of a premise to trick you into watching a tale that’s nonsense when it isn’t ridiculous.

Looks great tho, w/ high production value & cinematography.

amorous:
interesting, added it to my watch list! 🫶🏻

The Deliverance

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Do you enjoy movies that emphasize the wrong things? Then may I recommend The Deliverance, which spends too long building characters who just turn out to be surprisingly stereotypical, then is perfunctory on the most generic demon from central casting, all to end awkwardly.

Great acting tho, fwiw.

amorous:
another one to add to my watch list!

The Rundown

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Do you enjoy buddy adventure movies? Then may I recommend The Rundown, from 2003. Entirely standard fare plot-wise, but with Christopher Walken as the villain, oddly enough, and also with some impressive wire work and impressive stunt work. Good light entertainment. 🙂

headshot:
Yes, a funny action movie with a cool Mr. Rock ❤️ I think I've watched it a few times on DVD.
cerebus666:
👍👍

BW vs PA

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Just rewatched these two back to back. Twixt the two, PA > BW. BW is max creepy and sets atmosphere. But PA goes stronger with the scary and crosses into actually terrifying.
Notable: neither movie’s villain is ever pictured—both movies go all in with props, acting, and screams.

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