Fair Shake Reaction: We Can - Weeekly

We Can - Weeekly

(Genre: Kpop)

Q&A: Chanty

At Tokyo in Tulsa 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chanty held a Q&A for the fans and here are the questions asked by the fans. I want to thank their management for bringing Chanty to Tulsa and allowing the fans this opportunity. If you haven't done so already, please check out my live report from the convention that also includes a special giveaway!

Band Members
Akuta - vocals
Shia - guitar
Chitose - guitar
Taku - bass
Naruto - drums

BM5's Summer 2020 Anime Retrospect

Summer 2020 Anime Retrospect

Fair Shake Reaction: Produced by [ ], Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 - OnlyOneOf

Produced by [ ] Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 - OnlyOneOf

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: Detroit 2 - Big Sean

Detroit 2 - Big Sean

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Detroit 2 Related Links:

Lithuania (Music Video)

Harder Than My Demons (Music Video)

Sway in the Morning Interview

TheNeedleDrop Review

Joe Budden Podcast Review

Tokyo in Tulsa 2016 Live Report & Chanty Giveaway

Fair Shake Review: 1999 - Rich Brian

 
1999 - Rich Brian

(Genre: Alternative Rap/Alternative Pop)

Links Rich in Brian content:

Love in My Pocket (Music Video)

Don't Care (Music Video)

DOA (Lyric Video)

When You Come Home (Lyric Video)

BALI - Indonesian Version (Music Video)

After Theater Review: Love and Monsters

Fair Shake Reaction: Say My Name - Hyolyn

Say My Name - Hyolyn

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: More Fear - Tech N9ne

 

More Fear - Tech N9ne

(Genre: Alternative Rap/Hip-Hop)

Fear not, they're just more links:

Kathartic (Season 2 Short Film)

Snake and the Bat Man (Lyric Video)

Idol by Hollywood Undead (Music Video)

Faster by Dax (Music Video)

Worldwide Cypher by Scru Face Jean

Fair Shake Review: King's Disease - Nas & Hit Boy

 
King's Disease - Nas & Hit Boy

(Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop)

Links to the what led to this diagnosis:

Ultra Black (Music Video)

All Bad (Audio)

Joe Budden Podcast Review

TheNeedleDrop Review

Dead End Hip Hop Review

Fair Shake Reaction: Dystopia: Lose Myself - Dreamcatcher

 

Dystopia: Lose Myself - Dreamcatcher

(Genre: Kpop/Krock)

Fair Shake Reaction: In Life - Stray Kids

In Life - Stray Kids

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Reaction: Zero: Fever Part.1 - Ateez

 

Zero: Fever Part.1 - Ateez

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: Jaguar - Victoria Monet

Jaguar - Victoria Monet

(Genre: Contemporary R&B/Funk)

Links to the wild Jaguar:

Moment (Music Video)

Jaguar (Music Video)

Dive (Lyric Video)

Moment (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)

Jaguar (Short Film)

Beats 1 Interview (w/ Masego)

This is NOT a Tutorial - It's an Old Ramble Part 3

BM5's November 2020 Favorites

Favorite Anime Discussion

Violet Evergarden: Learning to Feel - Digi

Every time I can see some appreciation or musings on this anime, I have to watch. This time, I have to share, as well! Although some of the faults of the show are brought out on this video, there's also some thoughts on how wonderfully done this anime was created. This is one of my favorites of late and how each life story that Violet comes across seems to make her grow emotionally. Seeing the child soldier slowly learn how to become attached to regular society is one that I adore so much and this goes into even Digi's experience with something similar. Hope you enjoy it like I did.

Favorite Choreography

Teddy Bear - Natty

Natty debuted earlier this year and I really enjoyed what she had to offer. Therefore, news of the comeback made me excited. When the new music video dropped, I was a bit underwhelmed. I thought the song was just ok, but then this dance practice video was released. Watching it as a performance as a whole had me appreciate the small details in the beat that the choreography emphasized. Not only that, I was enamored by how sweet and naughty the moves were. It was a nice riding of the line of maturity and turned my entire opinion on the song around. Tell me what you think.

Favorite Discovery

little more - FAKY

Turns out that this group has been around for years. Yet, I saw this subtly calling me in my recommended video column. I was pleasantly greeted with some good dancing, nice vocals, and dope vibe. I was then faced with the dilemma, do I try now to dive into the J-Pop scene, too? Hahaha. Honestly, I'm just happy to stumble upon a great song to add to my playlist and I'll look into their past work despite the member changes that they went through. Maybe there's more greatness to be found!

Favorite Single

Dream of You - Chung Ha

Alright, so everybody who keeps up with K-Pop have been wondering where is the new Chung Ha album. She's released a plethora of singles throughout the year, but no full project date...until now: January 2021. *le sigh* Yet, this was paired with the single/performance video "Dream of You feat. R3hab"! THIS was the single that made me okay with waiting longer. The song itself is so seductive and sophisticated as Chung Ha has been known to bring of late. The video and choreo give me major Janet Jackson/Michael Jackson vibes throughout and I'm just captivated. It's an all English song and I think it may have to do with the other announcement I became aware of with this dropping. She has now signed with 88Rising! Watching (practically) everything that 88Rising has been doing in the industry has been intriguing. They seem to know just the right talent that could truly crossover into the States and when it comes to K-pop talent, they've already tapped Jackson Wang. Adding Chung Ha officially to the roster has me zeroed in on them even more so. Long story short, everything surrounding the release of this single has wrought with anticipation for the album at the top of the year!

Full Nov. 2020 Favorites playlist: click here

Fair Shake Review: B7 - Brandy

B7 - Brandy

(Genre: R&B/Soul)

The links B4 you lead to B7:

Borderline (Music Video)

Baby Mama (Music Video)

Love Again (Lyric Video)

Zane Lowe Interview

Joe Budden Podcast Review

Unwrapped Review: Snowpiercer

Quick Anime Review

Back Street Girls: Gokudolls (2018) | Rating: 3/5
Before every new anime season, I scroll through MyAnimeList's page of series, OVAs, and movies that are coming out and add whatever sounds interesting to my "Plan to Watch" list. This was one of those series that caught my attention by its shear premise. If you have not watched my First Impression video of this, then you're truly missing out on the wtfery of this series. Coincidentally, around this time, I was watching quite a few series that decided to go outside the box on concepts. Hopefully, I'll do a quick little blurb about them here on the blog. This series was highly entertaining. By no means, it wasn't the best of the best of anime, but the mere concept of three yakuza deciding to fly to Thailand for a sex change and become an idol group is just so out there. I admit the animation is a little lazy and odd at times and perhaps the concept for this show might be considered problematic, but I had a fun time with it to the very end.


DRAMAtical Murder (2014) | Rating: 2/5
I was drawn to this series due to cosplay and maybe a little fanart. I loved the character design and the premise sounded interesting. Fortunately, my job had the DVD set. So, I checked it out, put it in the player, and proceed to trudge through nearly every episode. *sighs* This sadly ended up being a waste. This series is based on a BL visual novel of the same name. To my surprise, and I'm sure to fans of the visual novel, there was no BL to be found. The story was confusing and I had a hard time keeping my focus to push through the last few episodes. One redeeming part of having the DVD set was the bonus footage, "Data_xx_Transitory", which features the bad endings of the game in anime form. OMG! If the series took this serious, darker tone with just the right amount of BL, it would have been hundreds of times better! I have no idea why they took out all the fun parts of this show. Honestly, the bonus material made me want to play the game now and possibly become a fan of this universe. In short, if you enjoyed the visual novel or the BL genre, I'd totally skip out on this one.


Gosick (2011) | Rating: 3.5/5
Here's another series that I was interested to through cosplay. A new friend I made through a mutual was cosplaying the main character Victorique de Blois and she told me a little bit about the show, which made me interested in checking it out. I was not disappointed. I love a good mystery series and this was definitely one of them. This series has a similar feel to Black Butler with a little less supernatural elements to it. I enjoyed watching the duo team of Victorique and Kazuya Kujou solve mysteries together, but moreso seeing their friendship grow and grow over time. I will admit there might've been moments where I thought the story/mystery drag a little too long, but for the most part, I enjoyed the journey and later the destination I ended up with these characters. I don't know many people who have seen this series, but I think people should definitely check this out if you want a European mystery setting.



Hanebado! (2018) | Rating: 3/5
Yes, I still have a slot for sports anime in my anime rotation. I probably always will until I run out of sports anime to check out. This series was different than previous entries as it focused on an all girls team. It also focuses on a sport I genuinely enjoy playing and miss participating in. Anyway, when I first started this series, I wasn't sure which direction it was gonna go, but I was willing to stick with it. I honestly don't regret the journey I went on with these girls. It not only focuses on a badminton prodigy, the aggressive team captain, or their rivalry, but we get to learn about the other teammates' insecurities and relationship with our highly skilled mains. I will admit that the "rival" from another team was...okay. It was a brief moment within a few episodes and I think it could've been executed just a little bit better. I didn't dislike her, but her character tended to hit a couple foreigner beats I've seen in a lot of anime. Nonetheless, I would like to watch more sports anime featuring women in the future.


Happy Sugar Life (2014) | Rating: 3.5/5
If you haven't seen it already, I did do a First Impression video of this series and boy, it was still quite an insane ride to the very end. I am totally on board with anime subverting your expectations for the better and the ones that stand out the most are cute concepts with a dark side. Watching this series was unpredictable with a hint of insanity and I'm totally down for those sorts of things. I enjoyed the unique animation style and color palette chosen to portray uncertainty and pain. The story and characters remained interesting and I had no idea how things were gonna end. Overall, I was not disappointed, but I did have a couple questions with the resolution. Nonetheless, the twists and turns of this story was definitely different from any other anime I've seen. Keep making cute, but dark series, Japan!

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Fair Shake Review: Limbo - Amine

 

Limbo - Amine

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Links to entertain you in Limbo:

Compensating (Music video)

Riri (Music video)

Shimmy (Music video)

For The Record Interview (on Genius)

Shawn Cee Reaction/Review

V-log: Miko's Declutter Project Part 2

Fair Shake Review: Folklore - Taylor Swift

 

Folklore - Taylor Swift

(Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Alternative Pop)

Link into the folklore:

cardigan (music video)

illicit affairs (lyric video)

exile (lyric video)

mirrorball (lyric video)

TheNeedleDrop Review

Screamfest 2019 Haul

Fair Shake Reaction: Monster - Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi

Monster - Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi

(Genre: Kpop)

BM5's October 2020 Favorites

Favorite Title Track

Cool - Weki Meki

There's been soooooo many comebacks and debuts this month! It's been so hard to keep up. Yet even with some of the most important groups to me releasing music (Blackpink & Loona), my favorite title song has been "Cool" by Weki Meki. The swagger that they carry throughout, along with the choreography made me truly consider becoming a Ki-Ling. The beat is so infectious, the gang vocals make you sing along, and the raps just ride the rhythms with ease. In my favorites playlist are many variations of this song that I've enjoyed, so be prepared if you choose to watch the full list. 

Favorite Movie Discussion

The Death of Comedy Movies - Nathan Zed

This video was in my recommend list for a little while, so when I finally gave it a click, I was pleasantly pleased. I also had to think about how I somewhat agree with his perspective. With the way movies are of late, it's becoming harder and harder to pinpoint comedy movies that are universally accepted as cultural classics. If anything, we find more comedic moments laced throughout our superhero films or sprinkled into our dramatic films. We have a much more aware society that unfortunately tends to play it a bit safer with our humor or just completely become entirely insensitive. The content above goes much more into detail if you are interested.

Favorite TV Show

How Do You Play (Refund Sisters Season)

As I slowly surround my free time into more and more Korean content, I have been enjoying this arc in the variety show "How Do You Play" with Yoo Jae Seok. To learn about some of the icons of past Kpop generations and see them work with some of today's current superstars has been fascinating. Lee Hyori wanted to create a project group with Uhm Jung Hwa, Jessi, & Hwasa and this season, it became a reality. Watching the relationships between them all grow, as well as the other stars that are recruited in this side project, are so hilarious and heartwarming. Truly, I've enjoyed being able to watch this journey to build their team dynamic and make a dope single, "Don't Touch Me". Check out these powerful women, if you're into a good time!

Favorite Live Performance

Moonchild Experience - NIKI

This was a hard choice, because as I said before, there's been a lot of music to come out this month. This includes live performances and concerts, like a Loona concert, K:Contact, Joji, and more. Yet, I was really looking forward to seeing how Moonchild would be like live. Obviously, it was still a virtual concert, but the work put into the album's concept being brought to life on stage was a treat. The only gripe I have with the experience as a whole is the fact that the best song, "Selene", was the only song to be shortened in the setlist. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!? Haha. Hope you still enjoy it as much as I did.

Full October 2020 Favorites Playlist: click here

Fair Shake Reaction: The Other Side - Eric Nam

The Other Side - Eric Nam

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Reaction: Unforgettable - Lovelyz

Unforgettable - Lovelyz

(Genre: Kpop)

First Impressions: Soulmates

Fair Shake Review: nothing matters anymore. - Chris Miles

nothing matters anymore. - Chris Miles

(Genre: Hip Hop/Alternative Rap)

These links still matter, right?:

Don't Wanna Love (Music Video)

Not Perfect (Audio)

To My Old Self (Audio)

Ugly (Audio)

IG Live 3/27/2020

Fair Shake Review: The New Mutants

The New Mutants, USA 2020

(Genre: Action/Thriller)

Mutate with these related links:

Trailer

Full Cast Interview (w/ Mama's Geeky)

Cast Interview (w/ BBC Radio 1)

The Nerd Network Podcast Review

The New Mutants Review (by Heavy Spoilers)

Unwrapped Review: Suicide Squad

Fair Shake Reaction: Nuna - Jessi

Nuna - Jessi

(Genre: KRap/KPop)

Review: Mignonnes/Cuties

Fair Shake Review: Brightest Blue - Ellie Goulding

Brightest Blue - Ellie Goulding

(Genre: Alternative Pop)

Brightest links that Blue my mind:

Worry About Me (Music Video)

Hate Me (Music Video)

Brightest Blue (Live Performance)

Close To Me Remix (Audio)

Honest Review

Billboard Interview

Fair Shake Review: No Pressure - Logic

No Pressure - Logic

(Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap)

Here's some related links...no pressure:

What an Incredible Journey (No Pressure/Heard Em Say)

Soul Food II (Audio)

GP4 (Audio)

Perfect (Audio)

HardknockTV No Pressure Interview (Part 1)

Logic's Farewell Speech (Twitch Release Party Highlight)

OCD (Audio)

Fair Shake Reaction: 1 Billion Views - EXO-SC

1 Billion Views - EXO-SC

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: House - Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin Ellis

House - Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin Ellis

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

This section houses more links:

SHOES (Audio)

Sledom (Audio)

LF95 (Audio)

Beats1 Interview

Cripple (Music Video)

Seriously!? Review: Halloween & Friday the 13th

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
Directed by: John Carpenter
Language: English
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hr 31 mins

What better timing than to cover two iconic slashers than spooky season! Here's another pair of movies I got criticized for not seeing being a horror movie fan. I also took an extra step with both of these this time.



Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again. [Source: IMDb]

So, why did it take me this long to watch both of these legendary movies? Well, I never was interested in either of these killers. I consulted a friend on how deeply I should invest in these franchises, so I have a couple installments to talk about in both entries. Now, you ask, what did I think of Michael Myers's cinematic debut? It was alright. I really enjoyed the first person point of view at the beginning introducing our antagonist and I understand why that opener is so iconic. It adds a good setup and shock factor that Michael is just a mere child; a murder child, but a child nonetheless. The cat and mouse chase between Michael, Dr. Loomis, and Laurie was entertaining and, of course, the kills were great. The soundtrack is top notch and transcends the test of time. By the end of the movie, I was happy to now say that I have seen this and the unfortunate Rob Zombie remake/reboot...instead of just the Zombie retelling.

Once I was done with the 1978 movie, I skipped over to 2018's Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as an even more badass, mature Laurie, determined to end Michael's years of mayhem. Judging from the previews, I thought it had a lot of promise and it convinced me to take the time out to watch the original movie that started it all. For the most part, I enjoyed it, but the relationship with Laurie and Michael was obviously the more entertaining parts of the movie.

In the end, I don't think I missed anything by not watching the 1978 classic as I've seen so many memorable clips from various countdowns and commentaries over the years. At the same time, I don't regret watching either of these movies either. I enjoyed them, but I don't see myself watching them again like most horror fans. I'm also happy I didn't waste my time with the 8 other entries in the franchise. I'm sure there's some good sequels in there, but I'm not that enthusiastic about finding out which ones are the quality ones, unless someone requests me to. 

Rating: 3.5/5


Starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Language: English
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins

A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder years before. [Source: IMDb]



Unlike Halloween, I did not see the 2009 reboot first and was mostly going off of comments I picked up from friends, media, and Scream. I knew the jest of what was gonna happen, the twist at the end, and the message discouraging pre-marital sex among horny teenagers. My "relationship" with Jason was a little less favorable than Michael as I first experienced his brute strength and swift stealth like moves in Freddy vs. Jason.

Watching this movie, I wasn't surprised with what I saw, but if I take out all my movie watching experience, I can easily tell why this film has been enjoyable for horror fans for decades. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough for me to join the Jason bandwagon. #teamfreddy I thought the killer reveal was a nice touch and something different for its time. I also acknowledge the "was that a dream or not" ending left a lasting impression. In short, it was entertaining for me, but if I had to compare the two, Halloween did a lot more cinematically in my opinion. Of course, neither movies are bad, just not my cup of tea.

As for the extra entry in this franchise, I made an attempt to watch all the installments my former co-worker recommended, but...I only ended up watching the second entry. I had full intention of checking out the third movie, but concluded that I didn't want to waste my time with my continued neutral feelings towards a franchise. Yes, it was nice to see Jason Vorhees in action in Friday the 13th Part 2, but wow~ was it campy! No pun intended. Jason really is a mama's boy and it really shows in that third act. The kills were entertaining and I commend Jason's commitment to the cause of slaughtering horny teens, but he couldn't keep my interest enough to trek through a few more movies in his catalog. Once again, I would only move forward if someone requested me to.

Rating: 2.5/5

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Unwrapped Review: Thirst

Quick Movie Review

Still (2010, Thailand) | Rating: 3/5
In case you haven't been keeping up with things around here, I've been streaming a lot of spooky stuffs on Discord for spooky month and all of these entries were shown. This movie and the next three were unintentional foreign choices. I didn't realize what I did until the night came to watch them. This was the first movie for that weekend and I didn't know that it was an anthology collection. The movie starts off introducing most of our characters and then splitting off to their separate stories. The first was an emotional tale of survivor's guilt that I thought was pretty sweet. The second story shows a prisoner who is haunted by his deceased cellmate, which was initially interesting, but kinda bland. Next was a story about a deaf, mute drug dealer who has to deal with a customer who steals from him. His actions ultimately affect the whole apartment building, which was an entertaining chain of disgusting and ghostly events for everyone. Lastly was a story about two friends and a prostitute, who we see at the beginning of the movie, looking for a motel to do "business". Like most story collections, you're gonna get some hits and misses and I'd say it was about half and half...more or less. The strongest stories were "Flame" (first tale) and "Revenge" (third tale), while "Imprison" (second tale) was probably the weakest for me. Overall, I thought it was an interesting collection of ghost stories from Thailand, but definitely not the best of the best as far as horror anthologies go.


6-5=2 (2013, India) | Rating: 3/5
The first of the coincidental Indian movies ended up being a found footage flick; one of my least favorite genres. Granted I'm very open minded even if I don't particularly care for certain genres; also I didn't know this was a found footage movie. The movie follows a group of friends going a hiking/camping trip and supernatural shenanigans occur. Some things I enjoyed about this movie was the easy progression of weird things happening to our group of hikers. Yes, there are annoying characters, but I think the journey was worth spending time with them. I will admit that while watching this movie I was reminded a little of The Descent and The Blair Witch Project...in a good way on the latter.


Ludo (2015, India) | Rating: 2/5
There are quite a few movies with the same name and I found out through Wikipedia, while I was trying to read the whole story of this movie and failed, that the title is the name of a game created in India. If you catch this on Netflix like I did, you'll see that there's a collection of short stories coming out with the same title. Of course, neither of these things are related. Going back to this first Indian entry, I will have to agree with one IMDb user that I have like/dislike for this movie. I thought the premise was interesting as we follow two couples looking for a place to have "fun" and running into this creepy old couple wanting to play a deadly, ancient game with them. The visuals are definitely disturbing and the origin of the game is intriguing, but it falls apart when the story drifts further and further away from the present for that origin. That origin story felt like forever and when the movie decides to return to our main characters in present day, your attachment for them has mostly disappeared and they're complete strangers, which is unfortunate. This movie definitely had potential to be something downright creepy, but that detour to the past took way too long.


Pizza (2012, India) | Rating: 3/5
The last of the Indian horror got me curious what I set myself up for, because all three of these movies are different, but basically ghost stories. I know it's a staple in Asian culture, so I shouldn't be surprised by all the ghostly stories. The movie follows a pizza delivery man who is surprised by this writer girlfriend being pregnant. They disagree a bit about what to do, but the biggest issue is financial stability. As our main character carries on his normal work day, he makes a special delivery to a customer that turns sinister. While streaming this movie on Discord, I expected the story to go one way, but by the third act, the bait is swiftly taken from me and then slowly eased in front of me at the very end. I thought this was a fun little movie with some comedic moments from the pizza store staff. The twist was unexpected at first until you remember the core of the story, but at the same time it makes sense...mostly.


Coherence (2013, USA) | Rating: 2.5/5
For some reason when I see this title, I often question myself on the difference between this movie and Compliance. I don't know why...maybe it's the poster art or something. I have seen both and they're nothing alike and I hope to one day review Compliance during my movie review catch up. Anyway, this sci-fi thriller almost felt true to 2020 in some way; it made me nervous and amused simultaneously. The story follows a group of friends at a dinner party, anticipating the appearance of a comet. This spatial event somehow alters the reality of these friends and they try to figure out who belongs and who doesn't. For the most part, I was very on board with this group of people and was curious what direction the story would go. As talk of parallel universes and alternate realities came about, I became more interested, but somewhere in the middle it got...confusing and I became restless with certain events. Once the movie ended, all I could do is raise an eyebrow and move. I wasn't disappointed in the final act nor did I dislike it, but that journey to get to that ending was...an "interesting" trip. Like I said, I was down for the journey, but I started questioning the guide somewhere along the way. I'm open to watching an explaination video to convince me to like it a little more, but for now I'm not super crazy about this movie and I don't absolutely dislike it either.

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V-log: Hollywood, Screamfest, & L.A. Comic Con...Oh My!

Quick Movie Review

Jacob's Ladder (2019, USA) | Rating: 1.5/5
I realized that this would be another good opportunity to do a comparison review, but honestly...I feel a little lazy about going back to the original movie starring Tim Robbins. Instead, I will say that everyone's talent was wasted on this pointless remake. I absolutely love Michael Ealy, but it pained me to see him try to turn this script into something comprehensible. I'm not a huge fan of the original, but I remember enjoying it years ago. I can't see myself saying the same for this version. I don't care about any of the characters, the script was confusing, and the twist was simply odd. In short, this movie was very bad and I'm glad that it's mostly been buried.


The Hunt (2020, USA) | Rating: 3.5/5
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make an "After Theater Review" for this "controversial" movie, but that gave me time to see it again at home on DVD. Honestly, seeing it a second time, I enjoyed it a little more. I was warned by one of my trivia buddies that she felt a little underwhelmed and when I saw it with my then co-worker, I shared that same sentiment at the end. Getting into spooky season, I had a rather fun time with this imperfect, hyper violent film. I can tell that these actors had fun making it too. I enjoyed the bait and switches, the intense action, and saticial view of right and left winged people. Yes, I said it! They made fun of everyone. I wasn't offended at all. In fact, I found it funny how overly aware they were with their libreralism and political correctness. If you want some bloody fun with good humor, this will keep you thoroughly entertained.


2001 Maniacs (2005, USA) | Rating: 2.5/5
Here and there I've heard this title in the horrorsphere and it took a Hulu expiration threat to push me to watch it recently. I didn't know if I knew that the legendary Robert Englund of Nightmare on Elm Street fame was in it. I also didn't know Lin Shaye was in it either and had no idea what I was getting myself into; my guess was cannibals. For the most part, I was right. This movie definitely wouldn't be made in this era of movies due to the dumb, racist Southerner jokes, but the characters are so cartoony it's easy to not find offense...at least the judging eyes gazing over the intrracial couple; everything is hyperbolic and ridiculous. It's all parody! I mean I laughed at a lot of these dumb, outdated stereotypes. Just the fun I saw in these actors having made me not take the content seriously...and they're cannibals. I had fun with it and, according to IMDb, it seems like everyone agrees more or less.


Southbound (2015, USA) | Rating: 3/5
I guess I forgot that this movie was an anthology, but I vaguely remember Nightmare Maven mentioned it in her review. Since it's been a while since I've seen said review, I thought this was going to be some sort of road trip horror flick, but no...there's a cult and giant monsters! I surprisingly enjoyed this anthology. I've seen a few horror anthologies and much like Trick 'r Treat, each mini story ties together from segment to segment, which was pretty cool. Now, is this the best horror anthology I've seen? No, but I did enjoy it. There was a good balance of action and character development and I liked how everything came together full circle.


The Lodge (2016, Canada) | Rating: 3.5/5
I honestly forgot I wanted to see this movie in theaters this year, until I saw Nightmare Maven upload her spoiler review for it. I immediately sought out for a theater playing it and opted out of seeing Blumhouses' Fantasy Island. This slow burning movie was not what I expected it to be and I thank the marketing department for that one. This was more than a couple kids not getting along with their dad's new girlfriend and them playing a trick on her. This was a psychological journey and I love those! I enjoyed the chemistry among these characters and the twists and turns the story fed us about this woman the kids despise. The payoff was definitely worth it!

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Fair Shake Reaction: We Are - Weeekly

We Are - Weeekly

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Reaction: Not Shy - ITZY

 

Not Shy - ITZY

(Genre: Kpop)