daily stream: a darkly funny, deliciously feminist revisionist Western
1995’s The Quick and the Dead is on Netflix on both sides of the Atlantic (but leaves the US service soon).
Sam Raimi
daily stream: say hello to his boomstick
1993’s Army of Darkness is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
weekend watchlist: two tales for Pride Month that cry out for simple human acceptance
Plus grounded human experiences, from escaping a cult to — yes — doing an espionage. (First published June 3rd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
weekend watchlist: a movie worth paying premium VOD prices for
Plus horrors fantastical, hellish, alien… and all too down to Earth. (First published May 14th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Hollywood pathetically attempts to recapture the glory of the past (Evil Dead review)
Is it gory? Sure. This is one of the most disgusting movies I’ve ever seen, grading strictly on a scale of blood and guts and viscera. But terrifying? Hardly.
Oz the Great and Powerful (review)
Exactly what you expect it to be. Unless you were expecting some Sam Raimi nutso. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)
Oz: The Great and Powerful (trailer)
Uh-oh. This is looking a little too much like Tim Burton’s hideous Alice in Wonderland…
it’s well beyond time for me to go on a rampage (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
The Possession (trailer)
What’s that? It’s only “Sam Raimi presents”? He didn’t direct it? Awww, damn.
The Amazing Spider-Man (review)
The Amazing Spider-Man? That’s a stretch. More like the Halfhearted Spider-Man. The Just-Sorta-There Spider-Man. The Familiar Spider-Man…
