Film

[Mooncat]

Black Swan.

I'd never seen it. Still in that Whiplash frame of mind so I was looking for similar movies. This one was pretty good, and Natalie Portman was great in it. It went surprisingly horror at times too (although the shit CGI lifted me out at times). I did like how the film gets you to root for her to nail the big performance, no matter what it costs her personally, which is also her own mindset.

Next up in a similar vein: Tar (which I've also never seen).


(Also obviously Star Trek 3 is the best of them, like holy crap it's not even close...)

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Tar is one I'd like to watch again, great film. It wasn't long after it that I saw some MCU movie, can't even remember which one, that Cate Blanchett stooped to putting her talent to, the timing of which just left me even more bewildered than I otherwise might have been at why she, and other actors of her caliber, fuel that scutter machine. Ah sure.

[Carnage]

Easy money. To be fair, she looked like she was enjoying it.

Tár was fantastic, a slightly more nuanced villain turn.

I watched the 1988 The Blob last nigjt. Awful shite but good craic, with some surprisingly good effects for the budget.

Just finished Escape From Pretoria there, a true story about white anti-apartheid activists attempting a bust out of the titular prison. Not great overall but there're enough tense sequences to make it worth a watch.

[Mooncat]

Easy money. To be fair, she looked like she was enjoying it.

Tár was fantastic, a slightly more nuanced villain turn.

I watched the 1988 The Blob last nigjt. Awful shite but good craic, with some surprisingly good effects for the budget.

Just finished Escape From Pretoria there, a true story about white anti-apartheid activists attempting a bust out of the titular prison. Not great overall but there're enough tense sequences to make it worth a watch.

The Blob is awesome. A real classic 80s b-movie and not talked about enough special effects. I'm just starting to enter my 80s b-movie phase in the run up to Halloween. I've watched Fright Night, Evil Dead, and Demons so far. It'll really start to crank up the closer we get.

[leatherface]

Easy money. To be fair, she looked like she was enjoying it.

Tár was fantastic, a slightly more nuanced villain turn.

I watched the 1988 The Blob last nigjt. Awful shite but good craic, with some surprisingly good effects for the budget.

Just finished Escape From Pretoria there, a true story about white anti-apartheid activists attempting a bust out of the titular prison. Not great overall but there're enough tense sequences to make it worth a watch.

The Blob is awesome. A real classic 80s b-movie and not talked about enough special effects. I'm just starting to enter my 80s b-movie phase in the run up to Halloween. I've watched Fright Night, Evil Dead, and Demons so far. It'll really start to crank up the closer we get.

Make sure you watch 'Return Of The Living Dead ' (1985) if you haven't already seen it .

[Carnage]

"Send more paramedics.'

I must watch Fright Night, I've never seen it.

[Mooncat]

Fright Night is my favourite of all of them. The exact right tone of campy horror, and unbelievably good special effects.

Yeah Return of the Living Dead gets a rewatch every year, also a classic. Night of the Creeps, Night of the Demons, Vamp, Society, Re-Animator, and Brain Damage are some of the other must-watches (alongside the classics like Friday series, Elm Street, Hellraiser etc).

I think tonight might be a Jason Lives! night.

[Maggot Colony]

Fright Night is my favourite of all of them. The exact right tone of campy horror, and unbelievably good special effects.

Yeah Return of the Living Dead gets a rewatch every year, also a classic. Night of the Creeps, Night of the Demons, Vamp, Society, Re-Animator, and Brain Damage are some of the other must-watches (alongside the classics like Friday series, Elm Street, Hellraiser etc).

I think tonight might be a Jason Lives! night.

https://letterboxd.com/bleedingskull/list/bleeding-skull-50-the-best-trash-horror-films/detail/

There are some bangers on this list that you may not have seen. I highly recommend The Deadly Spawn.

[Sworntothecans]

Blood Rage at 18 on that list should be way higher. Absolutely bonkers classic.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

It's 8th if you arrange by highest average rating 

That's a great list, making a note of it.

The Blob is absolutely class, planning on watching it again over the season this year.

[ochoill]

Black Swan.

I'd never seen it. Still in that Whiplash frame of mind so I was looking for similar movies. This one was pretty good, and Natalie Portman was great in it. It went surprisingly horror at times too (although the shit CGI lifted me out at times). I did like how the film gets you to root for her to nail the big performance, no matter what it costs her personally, which is also her own mindset.

Next up in a similar vein: Tar (which I've also never seen).


(Also obviously Star Trek 3 is the best of them, like holy crap it's not even close...)

If you enjoyed Black Swan, watch Perfect Blue.  One of my favourite Anime films going back years now.  BS seemingly took some heavy inspiration from it (look it up if you don't mind a few spoilers).

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Watched French film Miséricorde tonight, from last year. Pretty good. Quite Haneke.

[Necro Red]

Fright Night is my favourite of all of them. The exact right tone of campy horror, and unbelievably good special effects.

Yeah Return of the Living Dead gets a rewatch every year, also a classic. Night of the Creeps, Night of the Demons, Vamp, Society, Re-Animator, and Brain Damage are some of the other must-watches (alongside the classics like Friday series, Elm Street, Hellraiser etc).

I think tonight might be a Jason Lives! night.

all great cheesy horror. Night Of The Creeps is a personal favorite. "Thrill me" getting close to spooky season now, must check that list of thrash films and see if there are a few that went past the radar

[Mooncat]

Fright Night is my favourite of all of them. The exact right tone of campy horror, and unbelievably good special effects.

Yeah Return of the Living Dead gets a rewatch every year, also a classic. Night of the Creeps, Night of the Demons, Vamp, Society, Re-Animator, and Brain Damage are some of the other must-watches (alongside the classics like Friday series, Elm Street, Hellraiser etc).

I think tonight might be a Jason Lives! night.

https://letterboxd.com/bleedingskull/list/bleeding-skull-50-the-best-trash-horror-films/detail/

There are some bangers on this list that you may not have seen. I highly recommend The Deadly Spawn.

Cool list! I've seen about half, but that list has some I haven't even heard of so that'll keep me busy.

Recently watched Friday 13th Part 4 and 6. 4 being the absolute, archetypal, perfect Friday 13th film, and 6 being arguably the most fun.

[Mooncat]

Tar

This was awesome. I liked it better than Black Swan, though it doesn't topple Whiplash. I liked that it was a closet ghost story as well (with the apparition even appearing at times in the background!). Mainly I loved the very nuanced, in-depth character study. Cate Blanchett was amazing in it. It deserved all its Oscar nominations and was unlucky to come out in a year that the academy absolutely creamed themselves over Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (which I also really enjoyed, but 7 Oscars-worth??).