Rather than doing a theme for the month, I thought I'd just write on... What I watched last week.
I've been all over the place lately. I've watched a lot of Blumhouse, but there are some other gems too and I don't want them to get lost. Starting here I'm going to keep a running list everything I watch this week. I've been travelling a lot though so this first one is going to be big. Don't judge.
Unedited Footage of a Bear: Adult Swim's always been predictably unpredictable. It gets overwhelming to me so some of their better works can tend to fall through the cracks. Until this week that was the case for me with their 11 minute short films. Specifically I loved "Unedited Footage of a Bear." It's described on IMDB as "unedited footage of a bear (albeit with commercial interruptions)." I can imagine that if I saw this on air I'd've assumed that the commercial interruptions were typical infomercials that I'd been tempted to skip, but if I'd stayed just a little too long, you'd realize that something wasn't right. The commercial reminds me of that Rick & Morty moments where the guy in the infomercial gets out of his car and they wonder if they're still watching the commercial or if it's now just this guy's life. It gets dark. I was happy.
Documentary Now! Sandy Passage (2015): I've only seen the first episode of Documentary Now! I have no idea what the other episodes are like. The first episode was quite a thing. I'm not sure what documentary it was spoofing, but I loved it anyway.
The Incite Mill (2010): I was in the mood for a Battle Royale. I would've even settled for a bad Battle Royale rip off because I love good bad movies. That's what this was... a good bad movie that made me think of Battle Royale. Of course both movies share the same lead actor, but even beyond that these movies have a cool setting and interesting concept. According to IMBd: in the Incite Mill, ten people who agree to take the same lucrative "job" find themselves locked in an underground complex and forced to play a murder game for seven days. Don't let the cheesy poster fool you... if you're in the mood for a good bad movie that isn't unlike Battle Royale... I recommend the Incite Mill,
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985): I haven't seen this movie in years, but since I was in LA and the song was securely stuck in my head, it seemed like a good time to give it another watch. In the past I've only watched for William Petersen and John Pankow, but this time I was pretty fixed on Willem Dafoe. Holy smokes, he killed it. They all did, but he was delightful. And I forgot Turturro was in this movie. How cool. 30 years this movie is still pretty impressive.
Blumhouse: If it's a Blumhouse movie and it's on Netflix, I've probably watched, at least, the first 15 minutes of it this week. It occurs to me that working for Blumhouse right now is probably like working for Full Moon back in the day... Magnet might be that way too, but Blumhouse seems to be building multiple franchises kind the same way that Full Moon did with Puppet Master, Trancers, Subspecies, etc. I'm very excited about Hush (which just hit Netflix and will be on next week's watchlist). Some Blumhouse movies are better than others, but I like what they've got going on overall. Hey Blumhouse, if you need someone to help run your Import department... I can be there in 20 minutes!! Highlights include the Bay, Visions, the Purge 2 (not on Netflix) and Not Safe for Work. I hated Creep, but I loved Mark Duplass and I can't wait for a sequel.
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985): I haven't seen this movie in years, but since I was in LA and the song was securely stuck in my head, it seemed like a good time to give it another watch. In the past I've only watched for William Petersen and John Pankow, but this time I was pretty fixed on Willem Dafoe. Holy smokes, he killed it. They all did, but he was delightful. And I forgot Turturro was in this movie. How cool. 30 years this movie is still pretty impressive.
Blumhouse: If it's a Blumhouse movie and it's on Netflix, I've probably watched, at least, the first 15 minutes of it this week. It occurs to me that working for Blumhouse right now is probably like working for Full Moon back in the day... Magnet might be that way too, but Blumhouse seems to be building multiple franchises kind the same way that Full Moon did with Puppet Master, Trancers, Subspecies, etc. I'm very excited about Hush (which just hit Netflix and will be on next week's watchlist). Some Blumhouse movies are better than others, but I like what they've got going on overall. Hey Blumhouse, if you need someone to help run your Import department... I can be there in 20 minutes!! Highlights include the Bay, Visions, the Purge 2 (not on Netflix) and Not Safe for Work. I hated Creep, but I loved Mark Duplass and I can't wait for a sequel.
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