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The Shed (2022)
A horror film made for Carpenter fans
This movie was honestly really good. I kept hearing about it at conventions so checked it out on Tubi. Was for real surprised at how good it was and how much i enjoyed it for just what just kinda seems like a randomly released short film.
Only complaint is that it wasn't longer, but to me that just meant I really liked it. The Mooncats are def excellent filmmakers. Im def amped for when they make their first feature and I think that was the point of this.
Eva Hamilton is entirely believable. You root for her. Stacey Nelkin (who it was good to see again) brought this really awkward, twisted character to life in a kind of super realistic way. Whenever she was on screen she was ominous.
They spot on capture the lighting, cinematography and docudrama of late 70s / early 80s Carpenter. You can tell it was their intention.
Be warned, Its an old school minimal slasher, so newer horror fans exclusively into movies like "Terrifier" won't really understand this I would imagine. But i loved that it was an actual story and not just mindless. It also took itself seriously in a grounded way.
Regardless, as a Carpenter fan, this movie was dope. I loved it. I found it comforting? Like in an old school way. Carpenter himself would dig it i think if he saw it.
Dangerous Lies (2020)
a DSLR quality vision shot on the Arri Alexa
This is what happens when a filmmaker who has no business graduating onto a mid-level feature, acquires a deal with Netflix and shoots a his $1.98 vision with an actual budget and a studio behind him.
Plot has no common sense, acting is totally inauthentic and jejune.
So many talented filmmakers out there ready to make a dent - and this is the nonsense they're green lighting.
The Taking (2014)
A Regurgitated Formula. Predictable and Adolescent.
This movie was a total disaster. The performances were Beyond melodramatic. The plot was totally predictable and the characterizations (especially that of the big scary dead French serial killer/serpent) were entirely infantile. If horror fans on Rotten Tomatos are giving this 5 stars ... And IMDb gave it 6/10 ... Then horror fans must be extremely hungry for something worthwhile. Another typical Point of View Camera film for shock value. No true cinematic girth at all.
The Taking of Deborah Logan is a 2014 American horror film and the feature film directorial debut of Adam Robitel, written by Robitel and co-writer Gavin Heffernan. The film stars Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, and Michelle Ang.[1] Set in Virginia, it tells the story of a documentary crew making a film about Alzheimer's patients who uncover something sinister while documenting a woman who suffers from the disease.[2] The film was produced by Jeff Rice and Bryan Singer and was released on October 21, 2014.