Just finished From S3, episode 5. OMG. If you're not watching this show, you should be.
So does S3 answer a bunch of the mysteries from the two previous seasons or just create more mysteries?
I do like the show, but the pacing is a bit slow at times. Characters barely talk to each other about things they discover (the lighthouse) or don't even want to talk about discoveries (the voice on the radio). And there's plenty of mysteries brought up that are not even explained fully (the music box).
So hoping S3 clarifies things a bit more.
They just keep piling on more things, which is what cursed Lost too...
I wouldn't say it's off the rails yet but it's close...
Too many threads and not enough needles to stitch together the story.
I love From. I read somewhere the creators envisioned 5 seasons, so that might give you an idea of the patience required for answers to be given. 
I don't really care, I love the character interactions and there really isn't anything else like it right now. Some of the performances are just so good.
Yup, even searching for "From TV" can be a shit show. Try "From TV MGM", you'll have more luck (MGM - studio).
Mr GT Chris wrote:Just finished From S3, episode 5. OMG. If you're not watching this show, you should be.
So does S3 answer a bunch of the mysteries from the two previous seasons or just create more mysteries?
I do like the show, but the pacing is a bit slow at times. Characters barely talk to each other about things they discover (the lighthouse) or don't even want to talk about discoveries (the voice on the radio). And there's plenty of mysteries brought up that are not even explained fully (the music box).
So hoping S3 clarifies things a bit more.
A bit more of column A than column B. But, on the other hand, there are definitely bread crumbs there if you want to follow them and I've seen some theories on reddit/podcasts where I'm like, oh shit, of course!
Yup. Horror version of Lost. kinda. Maybe.
And it stars Michael (Harold Perrineau) from Lost too.
I watched a Scandinavian film SCHLITTER: Evil in the Woods about a haunted outhouse… no, no, apparently a Schlitter is a kind of sled for bring wood down from a hillside. The film was surprisingly solid with lots of suspense and some standout stuff in the third act. Worth seeing.
Content warning:
The plot is based around a child’s death that happens in the early goings.
I also watched Strange Darling. I’ve seen it categorised as a horror film but it’s more of a violent, pretty f’d up thriller. I want to say Tarantino-esque but without his panache.
I know it was recently cancelled, but I finally got around to watching the first couple of episodes of Chucky. Goodness, this show is fun, and I'm not even a Child's Play fan. I can't wait to sit down and watch some more.
Has anyone else checked this out? And if so, can you vouch to the quality following the first season? I had heard the first is great, but it slides downhill afterwards. If that were the case, I was just going to call it a day after finishing the first season.
Watched Apocalypse Z. A competently filmed zombie movie from Spain that does absolutely nothing new for the genre. Basically, seen it all before.
The zombies are of the "fast" variety. And it's the typical outbreak story. A guy trying to survive and traveling to reunite with a family member. Got zombies everywhere and bad humans as well.
The ending is very abrupt. So I do wonder if they planned this to have a sequel.
It's a fine watch, but I'm not a fan of survivors yelling for other survivors in these movies.
Night of the Creeps: It's been decades since I've seen this 80s b-movie. Since it has never shown up on streaming services I went ahead and rented it. I remember the beginning so well but not much of the rest. But wow this was pretty ambitious for a lower budget film.
The movie starts in space, then goes to the 1950's and filmed in black + white, then on to the 80s. Pretty crazy for the budget. But it has that 80s cliche storyline where the college dork wants to get the popular girl so pledges to a frat that sends him on a hazing challenge where they inadvertently releases space slugs which turn people in to zombies in an attempt take over the town - maybe the world. Sure we've seen it before, but have we seen it in a movie where a detective played by Tom Atkins enters each crime scene unenthusiastically saying "Thrill me"? I think not.
The casting is great all around except for the main character played by Jason Lively who is a pretty mediocre actor here and kinda ruins things bit. He also played the new Rusty in National Lampoons European Vacation which I also didn't like his performance. But this was written/directed by Fred Dekker who also wrote/directed House 1 & 2, and Monster Squad around that same time, so it has the same vibe.
Loved watching it again after so long.
Dark City: Doesn't quite fit horror but this is another one I haven't seen in over a decade - maybe two. But wow forgot how amazing this film was. It's basically Matrix with a mix of Inception world building with a noir flavor to it.
Most people probably have seen it I'm guessing, but if not worth going in not knowing much about it and just enjoying it. There's the theatrical version that gives away the twist right at the start and the directors cut that does not.
Has a pretty great cast with Kiefer Sutherland giving a unique performance as a doctor with such an odd rushed line delivery which works so well in a film that already oozes a bizarre atmosphere. But also stars William Hurt and Jennifer Connelly in supporting roles.
I've somehow ended up having a horror triple feature throughout the week, and it's been fantastic. First, I watched Smile 2, and I adored it. Then I watched Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and had a great time with it. Finally, I watched The Substance, and I was blown away. What a wonderful week! 
Oh, I want to watch all three of those. I watched a Korean film called Sleep. The first half was brilliant the latter stages of the film slipped into pmore familiar territory that I didn’t enjoy as much. It was good over all and the couple involved are lovely so you want them to survive.
I've somehow ended up having a horror triple feature throughout the week, and it's been fantastic. First, I watched Smile 2, and I adored it
After seeing the trailer, I didn't think I would like Smile 2 but wow that first hour is just fantastic. A pretty crazy ending too. Good stuff.
I'm glad you did. The whole movie is just so tense it's almost unbearable!
Smile2 was good but it didn’t hit as much as the first for me. It was well done but it didn’t establish the reality/delusion premise clearly enough for me to enjoy the ending.
I also watched Friend Request which I thought was going to be similar to the other movies I’ve seen in that vein but it surprised me and I was glad I gave it a chance.
I thought Smile 2 was very solid but it didn't really build on the first one (though that ending might make Smile 3 more... expansive, let's say). Still, it has great moments. That sequence with the dancers is fantastic. Oh, and the protagonist gives one heck of a performance.
Y2K
I got a free ticket for Y2K:
https://slickdeals.net/f/17977248-free-movie-ticket-to-see-y2k-via-atom-tickets-0
And... it was okay, I guess. I was kind of disappointed because I was expecting something more over-the-top. Instead it's relatively toothless at every single thing it tries.
Even if you're prime geriatric millennial, the beginning of the movie is just constant "Hey, remember this? What about that?" to the point of distraction.
From the trailer I thought it would have this turn and become a horror comedy, but other than like 1-2 scenes, it really doesn't.
It's 90 minutes and it feels thin even for that length. Like I checked my phone more than once during the movie. It's one of those situations where basically 90% of what you'll remember from the film is in the trailer, too.
There's a weird... it's too long to be a cameo, but the ending heavily involves Fred Durst. Maybe no other late 90s celebrities were available. But it feels awkward and falls flat pretty much the entire time he's on screen.
It's an A24 movie that feels like a cheap Blumhouse movie, and I mean that in a bad way even as someone who quite liked Megan, Happy Death Day, and even stuff like Unfriended. Blumhouse has its high points, but it also cranks out these "we can make this under X budget and get Y return" type movies, and that's what Y2K feels like. It has very few locations that aren't generic indoor room, a big chunk is generic outdoors, and it feels like the type of low budget movie that would've gotten made during COVID lockdowns.
I think if it HAD gone over the top and leaned into being a slapstick gore movie, with CD players murdering people, it could've been decent. But it's more of an oddly paced teen comedy that can't decide or doesn't want to flesh out the romance, the comedy, or the horror. I think I laughed maybe once during the entire movie, and I can't even remember at what.
I'd say it rates a "If it's on streaming and you're bored." from me. But also if you're bored and you get a free ticket... why not? I was literally the only person in the theater at my showing.
The nicest thing I can say is that it's not terrible, but I probably won't ever think about it again.
Been awhile since this is posted to so will kick it off with a bunch of horror movies I recently watched:
Red Rooms: This movie had me completely entranced after about 10 minutes. I had no clue of where it was going and couldn't stop watching to find out.
It's a Canadian film where a man is on trial for some horrible killings that were streamed over the internet. But the film focuses on this woman who is an obsessed "fan" of the trial. It gets very strange and creepy at times.
I didn't know much about the film before going in and I think that's the best way to approach it so won't say any more. But wow the performance from the lead actress is fantastic - actually all the performances are on point in this. Highly recommend.
Longlegs: Not quite sure what to think of this one. It had me interested in the first half of the film but then just fell apart a bit for me.
You have a young FBI agent that is tracking down a serial killer. She seems to have some powers that give her insight into the killer. That part is great.
But it quickly leaves the methodical tracking of the killer and goes more into an occult direction. Which I didn't enjoy as much.
So, in the end I land right in the middle on this one. Watchable but a bit of a letdown.
A Quiet Place 1-2 + Day 1: Ended up getting sick this week and after heading over the couch to zombify I saw Paramount just began showing the first movie. Didn't plan on watching the whole thing but ended up watching all of it, then the second movie which was on next, then Day 1 after that. Hadn't watched the first two movies in quite a while and it turned out these three movies were perfect watching for how I was feeling at the time.
First movie is still the best with Day 1 right behind. I hardly recalled the second movie, but wow was that opening was fantastic. The rest of it was just ok. And I didn't realize a character from the second movie was also in Day 1. So that was pretty neat connection.
Get Away: A "comedic" horror film where a family vacations on an island where visitors don't want them.
It's horrible.
There is a huge twist near the end but still so stupid.
You've been warned.
The Kindred: When I saw this pop up on Shudder I had a vague memory of some scene where a floor of a house gives in, someone falls in and winds up in a water filled room with a creature in it. And yup that scene is in there. I probably saw this movie 30 years ago.
I must have liked it back then. And likely it was due to Amanda Pays being in it - she's a secondary character here.
Basically, a bunch of med students go to a house to recover information on a science experiment one of their parents was performing at the house before they died. But they don't know the experiment is still running and "alive" and not happy.
So, there's a creature. And the effects run the gambit of being comical to being quite good.
It's not a great film though. I had some nostalgic investment so that got me through. But can't recommend it.
I’ve rented Red Rooms after hearing good things. Gonna watch it soon.
I admired the atmosphere of Longlegs but it didn’t really work for me as a horror or suspense movie.
My mate Karen and I are branching out from horror movies and watched Civil War, which is a horror movie in it’s own way.
I agree with your assessment of the Quiet Place movies. I must rewatch the second one.
I need to watch quiet place but will have to put the phone down and really watch the closed captions I think.
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