โ๐งฉ๐ Spooky Season 2023 Film #18 ๐๐งฉโ
To us longtime fans, this film's real name is Saw XOXO: Welcome back, weirdos!
Among the many surreal things that have gone on in pop culture recently, for me personally, this is one of the weirdest. Just when you thought you'd seen them squeeze every ounce of blood from Jigsaw, the crazy people behind this franchise don't so much find a little more as they find gallons of it (quite literally in thisโฆ
โ๐งฉ๐ Spooky Season 2023 Film #1 ๐๐งฉโ
Gather round boys and ghouls, it's that time of year again! Happy Spooky Season, y'all!
The film I chose to open this year's festivities with is one I have to admit I'm surprised even exists. I would have never guessed all those years ago when I saw an advanced screening of The Conjuring that a cinematic universe would come of that admittedly excellent film nor that so many of the movies that wouldโฆ
โ๐งฉ๐ Spooky Season 2023 Film #20 ๐๐งฉโ
Explicitly made for anyone who wanted Frankie Grande to win his season of Big Brother (i.e. not me). The adorable pair of Troy Iwata and Noah J. Ricketts are innocent and I want to see them in all of the things.
โ๐งฉ๐ Spooky Season 2023 Film #19 ๐๐งฉโ
It may feel inconsequential but I'm glad it exists if only for another 90 minutes of Anthony Perkins as his legendary character. For a third chapter, I wish this would have creatively swung its bloody knife for the fences instead of playing it safe in an ultimately roundabout way. Other than Perkins, Carter Burwell's score is my favorite thing about it.
Notes:
- The sex scene is truly bizarre as is Jeff Fahey's entire character.
Wholesome Latino and Black representation in a horror film. We love to see it!
Vampires vs. the Bronx is much more than the latest Netflix flavor of the week. In it's modest way, this mainstream-friendly vamp-hunting jaunt is a big deal, not only because it is led by a trio of adorable kids who happen to be people of color, but because it also manages to imbue a dusty genre mainstay with a vitally urgent message that is very muchโฆ
