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[Double Feature] Unbreakable

4/14/2020

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] Evolution

3/4/2020

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

[Double Feature] Brightburn

11/4/2019

David: I may have said on this website a time or two that Superman is kinda my guy. I’m huge on the Boy in Blue, despite the fact that so many people find his unnerving goodness boring. For all those...

Shannon: Brightburn stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, and Jackson Dunn. As Brandon (Jackson Dunn) grows into his 13th birthday, he starts having thoughts and feelings he had never had...

[Double Feature] Bird Box

10/21/2019

David: I’m going to be far from the first critic, or far from the last, to compare Bird Box to A Quiet Place. It does add a unique perspective to have watched this film so soon after watching the other piece...

Shannon: I've been interested in seeing this movie for some time now, just have never had the opportunity to watch it yet. Bird Box is based on a novel of the same name and stars Sandra Bullock...

[Double Feature] The Silence

10/8/2019

David: I’m an unapologetic Stanley Tucci fan. I continue to post different movies where he maintains the ability to be good in movies that may not be, and he consistently brings heart and humor to his roles...

Shannon: There's always those low budget films out there that decide to spin-off a really good, really successful film. Typically, they are just that, low budget with no name actors, and terrible film quality...

[Double Feature] Patient Zero

5/2/2019

David: I remember following news about this film on sites like Bloody Disgusting, and was extremely confused when I found out that it wasn’t even going to be released. It was already on our list of...

Shannon: This movie has been on my watch list for quite some time, it took a very long time to be released, and when it was I’m pretty sure it didn’t even hit theaters (I could be wrong on this...

[Double Feature] The Predator (2018)

4/15/2019

David: The Predator franchise has always been about less than some of the other headier franchises in horror. It’s compared and contrasted beautifully with the Alien franchise, but it never reaches...

Shannon: I remember watching this movie’s original counterpart before this website thing started, because David told me I had to. It was a classic right? Well I agree with him, I enjoyed the...

[Double Feature] The Meg

3/11/2019

David: I’m actually a fan of Steve Alten’s novels. It’s a very particular brand of story that essentially comes down to being scientists vs. monsters of lore – some of them real (take Meg for instance)...

Shannon: Originally we had this movie slated for October of last year - the phantom, family, and FANG event - but unfortunately the time it left theaters and when it came out to DVD...

[Double Feature] Venom

3/1/2019

David: I will be the first person to tell you that Venom is not a good movie. Having just recently scrolled past my rating, I’m sure you’re wondering how I can rate something as high as I did...

Shannon: I remember when this movie first came to theater - I know, I know, it wasn’t that long ago - but what I remember about it film twitter world. Everyone was bashing on it and I...

[Double Feature] Black Panther

1/30/2019

David: I’ve sat on this review for a few days, partly because I had to think about all the thoughts I had about and surrounding this movie. Though Civil War approached some of the political...

Shannon: For some reason, I've had this movie in my Marvel BluRay collection ever since it came out, but have not seen it. The film was recently nominated for Best Picture in the...

[Double Feature] The Blob (1958)

1/24/2019

David: Horror community, I have a confession to make. Though I had seen the 1988 remake, I had never seen the original Blob film from 1958. And you know what? It’s pretty good...

Shannon: If you’ve been following our site for awhile now, you may remember when we reviewed The Stuff. I feel like this movie has similar aspects to it, being totally ridiculous...

[Double Feature] Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

12/17/2018

David: Walking out of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, I couldn’t help but feel slightly shell-shocked. I’ve watched dinosaurs eat people out of stalls, dinosaurs get rounded up and...

Shannon: Jurassic World is probably on my top list of movies that I love, and I was so excited to learn that they were going to be making another one. But then I heard little rumors...

[Double Feature] A Quiet Place

11/1/2018

David: From the opening moments of A Quiet Place, you’re immediately struck by just how silent everything is. The padding of feet across a floor, the muffled breaths, it all sets you up...

Shannon: It has taken me way to long to watch this movie. I even won free tickets to go see it in theaters and didn't make it. So very sad. But finally, I've seen it, and I loved it. I'm sure I don't...

[Double Feature] The Host (2006)

10/29/2018

David: Since the beginning of monster movies (many of which we chronicled last Halloween – check it out if you have time), humans have been doing things to the environment that cause...

Shannon: The only good thing I have to say about this movie is the effects and CGI (assuming) of the monster frog-fish in question. Everything else was absolutely horrible and I...

[Double Feature] Extinction

9/20/2018

David: Some stories and movies are built on a really excellent idea, like what if there was a giant shark that started eating people outside a small town (Jaws) or what if a young sociopath...

Shannon: When I first turned on this movie I remember thinking that I wasn’t a huge fan of “horror sci-fi movies with children in them” because well, to be honest, the children annoy me...

[Double Feature] Harbinger Down

9/10/2018

David: One of the best things about many of the horror movies that I love is their use of practical effects to create an image that is absolutely icky. I think most of the best monsters are...

Shannon: Yet another movie where some kind of organism is “accidentally” released and murders all. This film felt a lot like Life, honestly, I could totally see this movie being a sequel...

[Review] Captain Harlock: Space Pirate

9/6/2018

by David

To date, the most recent anime films that I’ve covered have been the more traditional animation style. Here, the animation team chooses to forego this traditional style in the adaptation of this classic manga story in order to give us a hyper realized animation. This 3D generation, which has become much more popular in video games as our computers have the ability to keep up with our eyes, is one of the true standouts of the film. Though there are a few moments..

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[Double Feature] Donnie Darko

9/6/2018

David: It had been a long time since I had watched this movie – probably nearly ten years. So it was as close to going into a film that I’ve already seen fresh as I could get. And while some...

Shannon: The synopsis of this movie is a teenager (Jake Gyllenhaal, title role) hallucinates a man in a rabbit suit who then gets him to do these horrible things around town. It’s also about the...

[Double Feature] The Fifth Element

8/30/2018

David: So awhile back, I reviewed Luc Besson’s Valyrian and the City of a Thousand Planets. It had been a long time since I had watched the Fifth Element, and I remember thinking that...

Shannon: Back when I watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, I remember David and all the other movie reviewers that I follow talk about how similar it was to this movie...

[Double Feature] Minority Report

8/29/2018

David: o I didn’t quite realize how many different Spielberg movies we were covering as part of Science Fiction month. To date, we’ve covered two directors the most this month...

Shannon: When this movie first started, I was a little scared of what it might turn into film-wise. The shots in the beginning sequences are all blurred together and confusing and what not...

[DoubleFeature] Close Encounters of the Third Kind

8/24/2018

David: Mankind has always been fascinated with the idea of others out in the cosmos. Whereas many people channel that obsession into fear, others give us stories of aliens that do good...

Shannon: I was excited to watch this movie because I had heard of it being a super huge movie back in the 70s. I didn't exactly know what it was about, but that's okay right? I figured the effects...

[Double Feature] Independence Day

8/22/2018

David: Don’t get me wrong here – I enjoy this movie. Even average movies can provide a decent to large amount of entertainment. Independence Day (1996) is totally a product of its time...

Shannon: So my first question when it comes to this movie is WHY have I not seen this? I was thoroughly entertained by this movie. Will Smith plays Steven Hiller, a soldier in the air force...

[Double Feature] Serenity

8/20/2018

David: Firefly was the ill-fated Joss Whedon show that was once released on Fox (I think it was Fox). The show famously had the episodes air in the wrong order and was canceled mid-season...

Shannon: It's definitely evident that this movie was filmed in 2005. It has the same feel of it as The Island did, and some of the older Star Wars movies (the ones no one talks about). But this...

[Double Feature] The Prestige

8/20/2018

David: Everyone, I have a confession to make. I rarely make fully declarative statements about movies, because your opinions on them can so often change. Sometimes you find humor...

Shannon: Going into this movie, I knew 2 things. One, it was a Christopher Nolan film which I'm 50/50 on recently in liking the film. And two, it was about magicians. That's all I knew! Well...

[Double Feature] Alien: Covenant

8/17/2018

David: Ridley Scott began the Alien universe as a tense space thriller “Where no one can hear you scream”. But the franchise began to slide in a totally different direction – first with the...

Shannon: I'm going to admit to you guys, I've never been the biggest fan of the Alien movies. Mostly because they are absolutely grotesque and hard to watch, but that's not usually a problem...