Two women hiking through the desert to their possible freedom from a cult are confronted by the reality that leaving this cult may not be as simple as physically leaving it. Continue reading
Hatching (2022)
A young girl whose mother has set impossibly high standards for finds an egg in the woods and decide to raise it as her own. What hatches from the egg is something otherworldly and a bit shocking. As she bonds with this being, her life takes many unexpected turns.
The Bootleg Files: The Seven Stooges
BOOTLEG FILES 799: “The Seven Stooges” (2014 animated short inspired by the Three Stooges).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: The film did not clear the trademarks associated with the Three Stooges characters.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Definitely not.
I was not planning to devote this week’s column to an animated fairy tale inspired by the Three Stooges, but YouTube posted “The Seven Stooges” in a list of recommended videos and my initial reaction was “Huh?”
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The Journey to Red River Road
On this week’s episode of “The Online Movie Show,” the spotlight is on Paul and Jade Schuyler, who used their lockdown time during the Covid-19 pandemic to create the acclaimed film “Red River Road” with their family in their home.
The episode can be heard here.
Dual (2022)
A woman who was in denial of being sick finds out she is a very short period from her own death. Following this shocking news, she decides to get a clone to replace her in her life and that of those around her to lessen the hurt to them. Following a happy turn in her health, her clone is scheduled to be decommissioned, which the clone goes against. This leads to them having to have a dual to the death.
Virus :32 (2022)
In the age of COVID there’s a re-emergence of virus horror films (like it or lump it), and “Virus :32” is one of the many that’s unique. It’s unique in that it really wants to be considered a part of the “28 Days Later” canon, even lifting bars from the score track “In the House.” It’s not to say that “Virus :32” is a bad movie. It’s actually a very solid survival horror drama if you’re hungry for a good zombie picture and have nothing else at hand to watch.
X (2022)
Director Ti West has always been a master of building up his films and then diving in to a massive explosion. It can still be seen with his first film “The Roost,” his bang up cult gem “House of the Devil,” and he continues that tradition with “X.” Much of “X” was shrouded in mystery upon its release, and while it’s definitely wearing its obvious influences on its sleeve, make no mistake: everything you see here, everything that unfolds, all of it is definitely from Ti West.