A recently widowed man looking for solace and purpose takes a post as a shepherd in the countryside. There he comes into contact with supernatural entities and has peculiar dreams.
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Night’s End (2022) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
Geno Walker as Ken – Night’s End – Photo Credit: Abbi Chase/Shudder
A shut-in who has been living alone and looking for work with stress at high level believes he may have a spirit in his apartment. After seeking help, things go from bad to worse.
You Are Not My Mother (2021) [Women in Horror Month 2022]
Following the disappearance and return of her mother, a teenager decides she needs to know more about her mother and her family by extension. As she searches for information and herself, she also is tormented at school where other girls believe her family maybe more than she thinks.
The Short Films of Timothy Troy
Having previously reviewed his short film Abi and having been send Venus, I figured it was past due for a watch of every short film I could get my eyes on from Timothy Troy. So, without further ado, here are a handful of them and a link where to find them below.
Slapface (2022)
I’ve been following Jeremiah Kipp’s indie film career for a while now and it was only a matter of time before he managed to explode. “Slapface” is the adaptation of his great 2017 short film that expands on the premise and circumstances involving our main characters. While the movie is primarily a horror film with a folklore bent, it’s also a very stark, grim, and richly developed analyses of grief, loss, toxic masculinity, and the fall out that can stem from psychological abuse. It’s very much in the wheelhouse of “The Babadook” and leaves just as much of a mark when the credits roll.
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) [4K UHD/Blu-Ray/Digital]
It’s disappointing that this is where we’ve arrived with the DC Warner animated movies. We went from stellar to “Its fine, I guess.” That’s exactly what “Apokolips War,” the sequel (?) to “Justice League Dark” is. It’s fine. It’s okay. It has all the ingredients to be a damn good epic, but instead chooses gruesome pointless violence, over heart and substance. I’m not one to complain about violence in more mature aimed films, but “Apokolips War” often watches like it’s compensating for the lack of any real substance or entertainment value by splashing the screen with ridiculous violence and gore.
Injustice: Gods Among Us (2021) [4K UHD/Blu-Ray/Digital]
As a bit of warning, I never played the “Injustice” video game series, nor have I ever read any of the comic books or spin offs. I’m vaguely aware of what the general premise is of “Injustice,” but that’s as far as it goes for me. Considering I was excited about it being adapted in to an animated movie, when the dust settled, I’m very disappointed by what we’re ultimately offered. What is it about DC and Warner unwilling to make a movie that’s longer than eighty minutes? It can’t possibly be for the child audience, as “Injustice” is as gory an Elseworlds tale that I’ve ever seen.