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EvanBenner
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Second to last Popcorn Frights round-up. Note: For most of the titles I've mentioned this week, you have until the 20th to stream them through the virtual fest site (one-off movie passes are just $10).
A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media (music, documentary) – Hadn't expected a metal music doc to be part of the horror genre film festival, but I'm glad this joined the mix! I wasn't familiar with Gilead as a label, but its roster has featured artists that are in my orbit, so I'm all for the excuse to add new adjacent acts into my musical rotation. As a Wisconsinite, I'm especially stoked that all of this metal mayhem revolves unexpectedly around Oshkosh.
The Banality (southern gothic, horror) – A small town grapples with the suspicious death of a familiar local figure—a foster teen who was found as a feral child. Enjoyed the brooding atmosphere that surrounds the community as they come to terms with the web of impact of a devastating loss.
The Last Movie Ever Made (apocalyptic horror, comedy) – The world will end in two weeks, and one man struggling to find meaning decides to finish the film that he and his friends started in high school. Quaint and chipper in the face of imminent doom.
Beaten to Death (Ozploitation) – A couple quickly regrets a recreational decision that results in a harrowing fight for survival against baddies and the rural Tasmanian terrain. Brutal, bloody and mean.
Wintertide (sci-fi, horror) – Icy gloom has long gripped Beth's hometown and with it a zombie-like epidemic that turned neighbors into stuporous "strays." The cause of the illness remains a mystery, but the community has found a way to cope by containing the infected.
Convinced her missing father has answers, Beth spends her days wandering the snow-laden streets in search of him. By night, she fights the cold and loneliness with the company of others. As those who grow close to her also fall ill, Beth begins to wonder if her own frequent nightmares are directly connected to these unsettling events.
From there, Wintertide unfolds into a smart and unexpected parable that balances dread with a surprising degree of levity, making this a fun and gratifying watch.
A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media (music, documentary) – Hadn't expected a metal music doc to be part of the horror genre film festival, but I'm glad this joined the mix! I wasn't familiar with Gilead as a label, but its roster has featured artists that are in my orbit, so I'm all for the excuse to add new adjacent acts into my musical rotation. As a Wisconsinite, I'm especially stoked that all of this metal mayhem revolves unexpectedly around Oshkosh.
The Banality (southern gothic, horror) – A small town grapples with the suspicious death of a familiar local figure—a foster teen who was found as a feral child. Enjoyed the brooding atmosphere that surrounds the community as they come to terms with the web of impact of a devastating loss.
The Last Movie Ever Made (apocalyptic horror, comedy) – The world will end in two weeks, and one man struggling to find meaning decides to finish the film that he and his friends started in high school. Quaint and chipper in the face of imminent doom.
Beaten to Death (Ozploitation) – A couple quickly regrets a recreational decision that results in a harrowing fight for survival against baddies and the rural Tasmanian terrain. Brutal, bloody and mean.
Wintertide (sci-fi, horror) – Icy gloom has long gripped Beth's hometown and with it a zombie-like epidemic that turned neighbors into stuporous "strays." The cause of the illness remains a mystery, but the community has found a way to cope by containing the infected.
Convinced her missing father has answers, Beth spends her days wandering the snow-laden streets in search of him. By night, she fights the cold and loneliness with the company of others. As those who grow close to her also fall ill, Beth begins to wonder if her own frequent nightmares are directly connected to these unsettling events.
From there, Wintertide unfolds into a smart and unexpected parable that balances dread with a surprising degree of levity, making this a fun and gratifying watch.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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The Denmarkian Wonder
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Can i do it? Pleeeeease!!!i know the holiday season is coming up and i'm saving a lot of horror movies for that - but I think I may just have to give this a watch today.
(don't look to hard at the movies in the background - they aren't in any order...something that is a work in progress)
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Great flick. Loved that ending.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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Extended Cut
The Denmarkian Wonder
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In glorious 4K
TenderLovingKiller®
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I barely know who Logan Paul is. Maybe it would be funnier if I was more familiar with his persona.
I usually stop paying attention when anyone is described as a YouTube/Social Media Influencer.
kvetcha
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He’s an obnoxious YouTube star who made a surprising pivot into boxing and is now a WWE star. He obviously has a talent for it, but he seems like kind of a twat.
EvanBenner
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Phew! Final Popcorn Frights roundup for y'all. It was a mad dash to the finish yesterday after taking a breather on Saturday.
Invoking Yell (found footage horror) – A Chilean feminist black metal duo takes an amateur documentarian/prospective band member on a backwoods trip to capture promos for their new demo tape. It's pretty much what you'd expect, and it's fine for that.
Watchdog (home invasion horror) – A man invites the drifter who saved him from muggers into his home for the night. This had some unique sequences and good performances, but the audio levels were super frustrating. Mumblecore one second and then maxed out the next. It underscored my only complaint about the virtual fest format (no captions), and detracted heavily from what was an otherwise tense movie.
Sour Party (comedy) – Two broke 30 year olds in LA try to scrounge up cash for a baby shower present. A weird feature to end a primarily horror film fest on, but I really dug it. It smartly juggles my generation's economic anxiety with situational comedy around the mess of the main characters' own making.
Short Films blocks 2–4:
I think I prefer when festival programs pair a short or two with a feature block instead of lumping them all together on their own. Ended up having ~30 short films left to cram in the last two days, but there were some real standouts.
My fave of the bunch was the ultra-funny Bounce House about survivor Polly and her eclectic post-apocalyptic life two weeks after the world went to shit.
Other shorts of note were Ride Baby Ride, No Overnight Parking, That's Our Time, and Bookworm, but that's just my taste. There was something to offer for every style of horror lover.
Invoking Yell (found footage horror) – A Chilean feminist black metal duo takes an amateur documentarian/prospective band member on a backwoods trip to capture promos for their new demo tape. It's pretty much what you'd expect, and it's fine for that.
Watchdog (home invasion horror) – A man invites the drifter who saved him from muggers into his home for the night. This had some unique sequences and good performances, but the audio levels were super frustrating. Mumblecore one second and then maxed out the next. It underscored my only complaint about the virtual fest format (no captions), and detracted heavily from what was an otherwise tense movie.
Sour Party (comedy) – Two broke 30 year olds in LA try to scrounge up cash for a baby shower present. A weird feature to end a primarily horror film fest on, but I really dug it. It smartly juggles my generation's economic anxiety with situational comedy around the mess of the main characters' own making.
Short Films blocks 2–4:
I think I prefer when festival programs pair a short or two with a feature block instead of lumping them all together on their own. Ended up having ~30 short films left to cram in the last two days, but there were some real standouts.
My fave of the bunch was the ultra-funny Bounce House about survivor Polly and her eclectic post-apocalyptic life two weeks after the world went to shit.
Other shorts of note were Ride Baby Ride, No Overnight Parking, That's Our Time, and Bookworm, but that's just my taste. There was something to offer for every style of horror lover.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I have been watching WCW PPVs from 1999 so at my current pace he should make it on my Pro Wrestling radar sometime around 2028 or so.
Hemotep
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That's all I know about him too. But that alone made it funny to me.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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Guess the movie haha
Also set foot in a cinema earlier today for the first time since Nov 2022 when i wasted a gift card to see Black Adam. Saw Oppenheimer which was great! Plan on seeing Barbie at some point when the crowds are smaller.
Also set foot in a cinema earlier today for the first time since Nov 2022 when i wasted a gift card to see Black Adam. Saw Oppenheimer which was great! Plan on seeing Barbie at some point when the crowds are smaller.