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  1. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Busy watch day thanks to a steady flow of menial projects. Kicked the morning off with a couple of Hooptober challenge selections before shifting into more watchlist items. Student Bodies came out the year after Airplane! and you can really feel it. (I say this having recently seen Airplane...
  2. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    I have a lot of shows coming up these next few weeks, and I realized how much of a predicament I created for myself with nearly half of my Hooptober challenge selections being foreign language films. Got to devote hours outside of work for all that, so I took the chance to get ahead of my list...
  3. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Kicked today off with a double feature of some of my Takashi Shimizu blindspots. I have an embattled relationship with Shimizu, as he directed one of my favorite movies with Ju-On: The Grudge. However, I've struggled immensely with a lot of his other work. I knew these were going to be a rough...
  4. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Finally got around to binging Katla on Netflix. Dark and disturbing secrets of locals in a small Icelandic town — reeling with the effects of a prolonged volcanic eruption — bubble to the surface when a woman rises from the ashes. While more drama/mystery, there are some prominent cosmic horror...
  5. EvanBenner

    Everything Video Games!

    Hit credits on Astro Bot. All I have left is the master challenge gauntlet, which I might have to attempt in small sprints. It's also the last achievement I need for platinum. Loved the game overall, but a couple of the challenges did get me turnt. (Looking at you, "Splashing Sprint" and "To...
  6. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Easy top 5 movie of 2023 for me. Rugna is going to be a directorial force to reckon with. I dug his earlier movie Terrified, but it succeeded more as a showcase of multiple ideas and special effects than it did as a unified story. Almost like an exploratory pilot for a potential series of...
  7. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    A few of my horror-leaning watches of the past two days. Hatchet III remains on par with the first couple Hatchet entries. Plenty of eye-popping practical mutilation effects. Crass and quick. The series is consistently fine for a one-time watch. 💀 💀 💀 Expedition Dogman is an indie doc/found...
  8. EvanBenner

    Everything Video Games!

    Been a helluva few weeks with work, so I haven't picked it back up yet. Astro Bot kinda took precedence in my off hours this week. I'm good with 2 overall so far. I think the first game really nailed Senua's inner turmoil which is what made it so effective. Can't really retread that. Curious to...
  9. EvanBenner

    Everything Video Games!

    I needed this laugh so bad. https://www.thegamer.com/astro-bot-robot-not-attractive-enough-stellar-blade/ But for real, Astro Bot is (unsurprisingly) incredible. I've cleared two galaxies so far. If you're debating between regular and deluxe, know that the cosmetic bonuses are only early...
  10. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Phew. I survive this week. Next week was shaping up to be even worse, but I'm feeling better after renegotiating some timelines. Still going to be a week filled with low rent background picks, but I'll try to fit something of veritable quality in to break it all up this weekend. Anyways, here...
  11. EvanBenner

    Movies

    Seems to be next week. https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/09/06/the-crow-remake-gets-digital-streaming-release-date/
  12. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Still no specific day, but it looks like it's for sure happening this October (finally)!
  13. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Promise I'll get to some notable releases soon enough, but this week is not that week, and next week looks to be even worse for my workload. For now, more low-stakes background picks it is! Started today with a more recent release that's nothing remarkable but certainly not as bad as most...
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    Movies

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  15. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Another day of background watches because I have two weeks worth of work to do in a four-day work week. I'm exhausted. You probably know where this is going. Time for Tubi/Plex! Kicked things off with Flesh Eater. Uncannily similar to my Bloodsuckers from Outer Space watch yesterday (i.e., not...
  16. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Added a newer title coming to digital Sep. 20. Invoking Yell is a Chilean black metal found footage movie. Caught this one at a fest last year. If you like found footage horror, give it a stream.
  17. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Just updated the new release chart because The Coffee Table just went from VOD to Tubi. All I know is that it opens on a hell of a shocker and might be one of the most uncomfortable watches of the year. Can't wait to hit play on that later!
  18. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    I couldn't even imagine, this movie is so far off my radar. Consider my 😮 as an "OMG, you watched that?"
  19. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Work has me stacked this week, so my queue is going to be a middling mix of super low-stakes picks. (You've been warned!) Kicked today off with Bloodsuckers From Outer Space, which is nowhere near as fun as it sounds. This regional fare (Texas, I believe) preceded Return of the Living Dead by a...
  20. EvanBenner

    6th Annual N&G 31 Days* of Halloween (2024)

    Mostly worked through non-horror titles in an effort to reduce the glut of foreign language films on my watch list this weekend. Managed to include one in the mix, though. The Living Skeleton (1968), on Criterion Channel, occupies a cozy place alongside B-classics by Corman and Whale. Part...
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