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[Double Feature] In the Tall Grass

10/14/2020

David: First off, let me apologize for the hiatus. We obviously have lives outside of DFP (shocking, I know), but it’s one of those things that happens when you do something purely for the fun of... READ MORE

Shannon: Okay... first order of business when watching In the Tall Grass... is to NOT watch it while you're pregnant. In case you've noticed out website slowing down a bit, it's mostly because... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Frozen II

9/11/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: In 2013, the world was shook to its very core but the release of an animated movie that quickly blew apart all kinds of animated financial records. I’m talking about, of course... READ MORE

Shannon: The long waited sequel is finally ours for the taking. The same characters are back in a new adventure full of new songs and new friendships. Elsa is determined to find out where her... READ MORE

[Double Feature] X-Men: Dark Phoenix

9/9/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: The cinematic X-Men story is one that has… a varied history, to be kind. There was the original trillogy, the different Wolverine spin-offs, the Deadpool spin... READ MORE

Shannon: I'm always a fan of superhero movies. Ones that are full of action, fight scenes, etc. So I was pretty excited for the next x-men movies (I've liked.. READ MORE

[Double Feature] Crawl

8/10/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: We’ve watched a variety of different horror, and obviously, since sometimes I get to pick the movies, creature features have to come up. They are a particular vein of movies that are one... READ MORE

Shannon: It's always interesting the new scary movie ideas that they come up with, particularly ones with killer animals. There are so many movies I've heard about or seen recently with animals... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Child's Play

8/6/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: The original Child’s Play franchise, starring Brad Dourif as the titular Good Guy doll, was a fascinating series that grew in self-awareness the longer it progressed and the more sequels... READ MORE

Shannon: Ah... A remake of a horror classic, what could go wrong? To be honest, not much went wrong in my opinion but I'm sure others (cough cough David) may disagree. See, I didn't really enjoy... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Annabelle Comes Home

8/4/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: If you would have told me that we would have eventually morphed the movie The Conjuring into a set of different series that is now on its 8th film, I honestly wouldn’t believe you. Though... READ MORE

Shannon: I remember liking the other Annabelle movies, but I can't remember if we've reviewed those too. Annabelle Comes Home though, is like a hodge podge of all the other movies with the Warren... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Bad Times at the El Royale

7/31/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Sometimes when you take a film and begin to twist, the fibers that come apart are actually more interesting than the story itself. This is something that Drew Goddard, writer and director... READ MORE

Shannon: Crime and suspense? Sounds like a good combination of things for me to like it. Bad Times at the El Royale was just alright. Yes it had crime and suspense and some thrills, but to me... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Captain Marvel

7/30/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Captain Marvel was the MCU’s first woman led superhero film. This is something that should have been made a tent-pole film so that the torch could have been successfully passed to... READ MORE

Shannon: Pretty sad that I'm just now writing about this movie. I don't know how many times I've watched it since it came out, a handful for sure. But FINALLY I have time to sit and write about... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Beasts of No Nation

7/28/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Beasts of No Nation is a film currently available for streaming on Netflix. It details the stories of a young boy named Agu in an unnamed African country (that shares a striking resemblance... READ MORE

Shannon: I hate to say it, but I'm the one that added this to the last. I have no idea why. Maybe I heard things about it from other people, had to be from film twitter because I know none of my friends ... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Alita: Battle Angel

7/23/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Adopting movies from Manga and comics into motion pictures has always been a bit of a tricky business. Though both are visual mediums, one is largely “live action” while the other is... READ MORE

Shannon: This was an interesting movie to say the least. As for the synopsis, it follows a cyborg who was revived by a scientist (Christoph Waltz), however she can't remember a thing. So the film... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Wonderstruck

7/21/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Todd Haynes is a cinephile – of that I have no doubt. Watching through his filmography, it’s very easy to see that he misses the bygone areas of years past – most specifically, that specific... READ MORE

Shannon: Wonderstruck switches between two main characters living in different decades. Rose (played by Millicent Simmonds), a young deaf girl leaves her home in search for what I think is... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Unbreakable

4/14/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: I remember loving this movie upon first watch as a young preteen. I was hesitant throughout the years to return to it – after all of Mr. Shyamalan’s failures to bring other materials to the screen... READ MORE

Shannon: In January 2018 I went to see the movie Split. I knew what it was about, but I had never heard of this movie Unbreakable until the end scene that cameos Bruce Willis and sets up for the... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Avengers: Endgame

4/9/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: I can’t think of a more ambitious thing than what Marvel did in order to build to this moment in cinematic history. The idea of taking 22 films and giving them an overall cohesive story is an... READ MORE

Shannon: I guess it's a bit late to work on writing a review for this movie, but hey we do a lot of older movies so what's the difference with this one? I made the mistake of seeing the newest... READ MORE

[Double Feature] The Sisters Brothers

4/7/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: It’s interesting to note two things that occurred to me throughout this movie. The first is that I consistently thought of my brothers throughout it (more on this in a bit). The second is that... READ MORE

Shannon: John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix star as the Sisters Brothers a duo of assassins that are chasing one man, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, across the western territories in hopes for a good... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Lizzie

4/2/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: The deaths of the Borden family are among the most prominent of American Horror stories for being an overall mystery. To this day, though many have posited that the woman acquitted... READ MORE

Shannon: So when I chose this movie at RedBox I totally thought it was going to be a horror movie with some biographical concepts thrown in there - what was I thinking? Is that actually... READ MORE

[Double Feature] The Front Runner

3/31/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Hugh Jackman may be one of the most versatile men in Hollywood. Whether he’s putting on the Greatest Show and singing and dancing, pulling a terrific turn as an aging superhero, or even... READ MORE

Shannon: What do you get when you mix Hugh Jackman, the two daughters from Last Man Standing, and the Farmers Insurance dude? This boring movie based on a true story that totally depicts the... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Feast

3/26/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: I watch a lot of horror movies. Maybe not as much as some of my favorite film critics, who I still am amazed in their ability to manage the amount of films they watch and write up... READ MORE

Shannon: This film was one of the movies that was dubbed for our October horror event, but since I had the hectic life of a person getting married, it was one of 2 movies that I just couldn’t get my hands... READ MORE

[Double Feature] Evolution

3/4/2020

by David

by Shannon

David: Sometimes watching movies from the early 2000s can feel like a mostly remembered dream. I watched so many movies that I had purchased from questionable flea market vendors that now... READ MORE

Shannon: I took one look at the cover on this DVD and thought, man I’m going to hate this movie. But in fact, I did not. I thought it was actually funny (not stupid funny like I assumed it would be)... READ MORE

[DFP] 2020 Oscar Predictions

2/9/2020

David's Predictions

Shannon's Predictions

David: This is a bit of a strange year for Oscar predictions. On one hand, there are some stand-outs in almost every category. But in most, there’s a lot of categories that could go either way between... Read more

Shannon: Watching all the best picture nominations started off pretty rough this year, mainly because I watched a bunch of them that I hated all in the beginning. But once I got to the movies I actually... Read more

[Review] Little Women

2/9/2020

By Shannon

Shannon: I’m a little confused as to why I’ve never read the book Little Women. It’s a classic right? I’ve heard many things about it, but still haven’t never gotten around to reading it. Sad. But now, I’ve seen... Read more

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[Double Feature] In the Tall Grass

[Double Feature] Frozen II

[Double Feature] X-Men: Dark Phoenix

[Double Feature] Crawl

[Double Feature] Child's Play

[Double Feature] Annabelle Comes Home

[Double Feature] Bad Times at the El Royale

[Double Feature] Captain Marvel

[Double Feature] Beasts of No Nation

[Double Feature] Alita: Battle Angel

[Double Feature] Wonderstruck

[Double Feature] Unbreakable

[Double Feature] Avengers: Endgame

[Double Feature] The Sisters Brothers

[Double Feature] Lizzie

[Double Feature] The Front Runner

[Double Feature] Feast

[Double Feature] Evolution

[DFP] 2020 Oscar Predictions

[Review] Little Women

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