Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part IV

satanboy said:
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Mayday (2026)​


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Excellent performance by Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds. I was starting to believe that Ryan could only be Deadpool. If it wasn't for the propagandist message seeping through this movie, it would have scored better. 6/10
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Is he doing his usual Ryan Reynolds schtick or actually playing a different character?
 
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Dagon (2001)​

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Poor acting, terrible cinematography and a pretty lame story. Unfortunately, this doesn't fall into the "it's so bad, it's good" category. 2/10
 
FiestaST said:
The End of Oak Street (2026) 6.5/10

Enjoyable sci-fi survival. Lots of properly gripping elements, plays out well. One particular WTF creepy scene. Hathaway & McGregor went above & beyond. Think Jumanji on overdrive & you're not far off.

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Is that Anne Hathaway, they've airbrushed her into a mannequin.
She seems to be the flavour of the month right now.
 
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Detour (1945)
Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Genre: Film-Noir

One of my favourite genres to watch is Film-Noir, and I love black & white movies in general... it creates a different canvas and atmosphere, especially for this genre... brooding, moody, the femme fatale, danger, despair, dread, shadows, lighting, gritty, expressionism, anti-hero, fatalism, people wearing suits and hats as a standard of the time period etc.

This low budget B-movie, minimalist and bare-bones is quintessential to the genre and is elevated to almost masterpiece status, but of course there are many more who came after to evolve and mature the genre which are truly masterpieces of cinema. You could still do proper storytelling on a low budget and create great movies to watch, even for B-movies, which relies on dialogue to drive the picture, instead of action pieces every few minutes to keep the attention, unlike today's modern mainstream cinema. I prefer a good story without all the glitter and action scenes when needed, and you'll find most of those in the classics section.

Al Roberts is a piano player, where he and his girl work in a nightclub, where she is the singer. She decided one day to go to Hollywood to find fame (her fantasy), he stayed behind (silly goose)... and that's where his problems start. He decides one day to hitch-hike to go to his girl. He's picked up by a guy named Haskell, and from there Al Robert's doomed journey starts.

Our protagonist/anti-hero Al Roberts is very pessimistic, or is he just plain dumb as well (explains a lot through voice-over as well), which leads to his downfall ultimately. Of course if he chose the right decisions on his journey we won't have this picture. From one situation to the next Al is confronted with making the right choices, but he fails hopelessly as soon as Vera enters the scene, and even I thought that this woman was vicious and venomous, and just plain mean. I just thought, damn, this bitch should be put in her place, but Al is unable to rid himself of this evil who has attached herself to him now like a leper. For the rest of the movie Al and Vera play it out... to their fateful demise, and the conclusion initially caught me off guard, as I thought could the same thing have happened with Vera, as was the case with Haskell, but then it was replayed from a different point of view, which explained it and was all part of the direction and camera work, which I found quite interesting.

There were no winners, just losers, and overall I enjoyed this movie and give it a 7.5 rating.
 
The End of Oak Street (2026) 6/10. Above average Sci-Fi/Horror. Has it's moments but the ending feels unresolved. Wish the time/space anomalies were explained better and explored more. Movie is like Jurassic Park meets Jumanji meets time travel.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) - 6.5/10. What did I just watch? Like a mashup old school horror vs erotica fever-dream. Pretty weird. I did not understand the ending. Will not ask as in order not to spoil it for anyone who still wants to watch this.
 
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