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[Double Feature] Apostle

10/7/2019

David: It’s impossible not to think of The Wicker Man when watching Apostle. Part of that is due to the subject matter – both deal with off-the-beaten path communities that harbor cults with murderous...

Shannon: Apostle is a film brought to us by Netflix that takes place in 1905 and follows a young man who is on a mission to rescue his abducted sister. Dan Stevens stars as Thomas, who sneaks his way onto...

[Double Feature] Before I Wake

10/7/2019

David: A few years ago, very few people had heard of Mike Flanagan. He is the director for several films we have reviewed here on the site, most of them favorably – Hush, Oculus, Gerald’s Game are all in his rearview...

Shannon: Here we are friends. We are back! Hopefully for good or at least awhile, we will see what happens and if our work lives get in the way again. We are starting off the month of October with Before I Wake...

[Double Feature] Christopher Robin

7/8/2019

David: Are there any actors out there that so effortlessly portray boyish glee as Ewan McGregor? I’m a big fan of his, for many reasons, this being amongst the foremost. He somehow manages to interact...

Shannon: Oh. My. Goodness. This is literally the cutest, most sweetest movie I have ever seen. It was so cute that I just wanted to cry the whole time. I LOVED IT. Ewan McGregor stars as grown...

[Double Feature] The Spy Who Dumped Me

7/8/2019

David: Kate McKinnon has a very particular brand of funny. Honestly, it’s very hit or miss for me. There are times that she really knocks it out of the park, and she has been doing more voice acting...

Shannon: I’m not usually the biggest fan of movies that star people from Saturday Night Live. Not that I have anything against Saturday Night Live, I just don’t find a lot of their type of comedy funny...

[Double Feature] Ghost Stories

7/8/2019

David: There’s not many things that are better than a good collection of ghost stories. They find a good way into your brain and wiggle down deep, giving you a deep feel for the horror of what you’ve...

Shannon: Ghost Stories is another movie that we were supposed to watch back in October but we just didn’t have the time to get it in. The synopsis makes the film sound interesting: Skeptical...

[Double Feature] First Man

7/8/2019

David: My father started collecting space memorabilia when I was roughly around 9 or 10 years old. Soon our dining room was filled with Life magazines commemorating the Space Race, and a bookshelf...

Shannon: A movie about Neil Armstrong and the lunar landing, what could be a better biopic than that? First Man tells us the story of Armstrong and his life before and shortly after the moon...

[Review] Detective Pikachu

5/13/2019

Shannon: I remember in elementary school when Pokemon first came out. Just like I am today, I had the mentality not to jump on the bandwagon just because my friends were doing it… alas though, I... Read more

[Double Features] Incredibles 2

5/10/2019

David: I fell head over heels for the first Incredibles movie when I first watched it. It has continued to be one of my favorite movies, and I’ve passed on the love of it to my sons. The sequel was...

Shannon: Yay… another Disney movie to watch and review (no, that wasn’t meant to be read in a sarcastic tone, I’m actually always excited for Disney movies). This time, a sequel. I loved the...

[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] Slender Man

4/25/2019

David: It’s unfortunate when creepy things go by the wayside. Internet and social media culture (of which I’m a huge fan of) consistently sends things into the stratosphere of popularity, only for...

Shannon: So many horror movies these days surround themselves around folklore of entities that appear and take away children, adults, etc, just because they were summoned. This movie freaked me out...

[Double Feature] Halloween (2018)

4/22/2019

David: I’m not against belated sequels or reboots that go through and do something akin to remaking the original in a way that pays homage. I’m also not against pulling from subsequent sequels in order...

Shannon: When I first heard that they were making this movie I was pretty excited. Halloween has grown into a huge franchise with a ton of movies, some of which I’ve seen and some of which I haven’t...

[Double Feature] Cam

4/18/2019

David: I literally had no idea what I was walking into with Cam, which is something I’ve stated before doesn’t happen very often. So it kind of blindsided me that this was about Camgirls...

Shannon: I feel like this movie is going to be one that has a cult following. It’s fairly disturbing yet thrilling enough to keep you watching until the end. At least that is what my opinion is. Alice...

[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 House with a Clock in It Walls

4/12/2019

David: As the years go, I appreciate more and more the freedom I had as a young boy. My parents realized that I was “older” than my age, and I was given a lot of reading material that may have been over ...

Shannon: This movie strictly reminds me of Goosebumps. I’m not sure whether it is because Jack Black is the main adult character, or if it was just filmed similarly, but still they are super...

[Double Feature] Mission Impossible: Fallout

4/8/2019

David: After coming off of Rogue Nation, I expected a bit of a letdown. The last few iterations of the Mission Impossible franchise just seem to keep building on each other, with increasingly large set-pieces...

Shannon: I've never been disappointed in a Mission Impossible movie. They are always full of action, espionage, and literally impossible feats that Tom Cruise somehow pulls off. This new film...

[Review] Kurusu Serapio

4/5/2019

David: I’ve been off my shorts game for a while, so I apologize, and hope to have time to get back on this soon. I was sent this film by director Marcos Codas far too long ago, watched it, sat down to think about... Read more

[Double Feature] Crazy Rich Asians

4/5/2019

David: There really aren’t as many traditional romantic comedies anymore. Rom-Coms have slowly decreased in number, mainly in favor of comedies that have a touch of romance in them. But...

Shannon: Crazy Rich Asians is just as you’d expect it to be. A romantic comedy with the typical ups and downs, falling outs, and falling back in love. I can see why this film was spawn...

[Double Feature] Leave No Trace

4/1/2019

David: Often times when you watch a movie about a man and his daughter, it’s often with the father as the protector, sometimes in an apocalyptic world. Other movies focus in on...

Shannon: I was hoping for some kind of adventure or thriller with this movie, but sadly it is just a drama about a teenage girl and her dad being forced to live in society. Actually, it reminded...

[Double Feature] Won't You Be My Neighbor?

3/29/2019

David: Fred “Mr.” Rogers was a man, like any other, that dreamed that maybe the world could be a better place, and he could have something to do with it. He was a trained Presbyterian...

Shannon: I always thought that this movie was a biopic about the life of Mr. Rogers and his claim to fame all those years. Well, it wasn’t a biopic drama, it was a documentary, and it was a boring...

[Double Feature] You Were Never Really Here

3/26/2019

David: Lynne Ramsay has a fantastic film on her hands, and should be very proud of it. In this film, we follow Joe (Joaquin Phoenix – seemingly huge and filling every inch of the...

Shannon: My my my… this is another one of those movies that does not make sense, even when the finale is wrapping up and the movie is ending. It makes absolutely no sense, there is...

[Double Feature] Unsane

3/25/2019

David: To shoot an entire film on an I-phone is impressive. To do that in a way that convinces a studio and a production company to pick it up and put it in theaters is even more...

Shannon: I really wanted to see this movie particularly because I had heard it was filmed entirely from an iPhone. Was this true? Well, according to many articles I just read...

[Double Feature] The Voices

3/19/2019

David: There is a very select genre of movies that simply make you blink and wonder what you’ve just spent your time watching. Often times, those eventually become cult...

Shannon: I knew this one was going to be strange after reading the synopsis: likable guy pursues his crush with the help of his evil talking pets. Alright, interesting enough...

[Double Feature] Skyscraper

3/14/2019

David: I wasn’t exactly thrilled at the idea of this movie when I heard it was coming out, and I wasn’t thrilled when I sat down to watch it either. However, I will admit that Dwayne...

Shannon: Boy oh Boy did I think this movie would be somewhat decent since The Rock was starring in it - there haven't been many movies that I've seen starring him that I haven't...

[Double Feature] Oceans 8

3/11/2019

David: The original Oceans were films crafted to reflect the charisma of George Clooney and others of his gang. But Steven Soderbergh gave life to the films by allowing everything...

Shannon: Back in the day, I watched Oceans 11 or 12 or 13 (not sure which one) and was left utterly confused. The only thing I understood was the fact that they were trying to rob a casino...

[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...