Watched as part of Hooptober X... 10/31
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X was a surprisingly decent movie from Roger Corman. It's not the work of a schlockmeister... it's a fairly complete film with decent acting and good direction. I was genuinely pleased... most of the time.

The film is about a doctor who experiments with ways to make the human eye see beyond its limited range. Which basically means he gains the ability to…

The Strays is about a posh suburban English woman whose comfortable life starts to unravel when people from her past show up. She's a light-skinned black woman married to a white man, they have two children... the newcomers are darker skinned and quite concerning to her.

This Netflix original is thematically confused and confusing... both misdirected and directionless and not a little bit peculiar. It's either about a person who abandons her responsibilities or about the difference in class between…

Over the holiday weekend, I saw this flick was playing at my local theater but hadn't heard of it before. And when I checked out seat availability, it was PACKED. Almost every showing, at least during the day. I saw it was long (2+ hours) and categorized as "action" (but don't believe the lies... it ain't). So I went, looking forward to... something... and I certainly got something.

The flick is the true(ish) account of an agent for Homeland Security…