The visceral raw energy and violence of Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen’s “For the sake of Vicious” is bound to be compared to the masterpieces like “The Green Room” very soon. The set up at least conjures up memories of “Assault on Precinct 13” except in a smaller scale. In either case, it’s a classic white knuckle home invasion siege thriller that spares no one, even when it successfully builds on empathetic and fascinating protagonists.
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The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
I am one of the folks that loved McG’s 2018 horror comedy “The Babysitter.” It was a weird, gory, and funny horror comedy with an excellent cast, including Samara Weaving, who could take any role and turn it in to gold. When I heard of the sequel coming up shortly after, I was skeptical, if only because there didn’t seem to be anywhere else to go. Oddly enough the writers go in a completely new direction and for the most part it’s a raucous and fun follow up.
The Paper Tigers (2020) [Fantasia Fest 2020]
Having grown up as kung fu experts, three men face the fact that they are aging and not in their prime anymore when their Sifu passes away and they have to make sure his memory is respected.
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020) [Fantasia Festival 2020]
David Arquette wanting to make a return to wrestling decides to go about it in a much different way than his much disliked first foray in the entertainment sport.
Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020) [Fantasia Festival 2020]
An action-filled telling of Miyamoto Musashi’s most famous battle where he defeated 588 enemies, this film is a 77 minute fight sequence with intro and conclusion added around it.
Random Acts of Violence (2020)
A comic book writer who took inspiration for his work from a serial killer and now someone is reproducing the gruesome murders from his work. As things go from bad to worse, the writer is pulled deeper into the situation.
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
Max, a teen with dreams of becoming a video game creator, unleashes a world of evil upon his small town after getting a box of games out of the blue. This thrusts him into the hero role that he is not quite ready to play, but desperately needs to learn from.