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Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
Not canon from the original series, also not great.
Roland Buck III, Emily Bader and Tom Nowicki were pretty good, as was Jaye (as Henry) Ayres-Brown.
The plot tried to give something fresh, but I would have probably enjoyed it more if William Eubank hadn't watched The Descent before starting.
It was "Fine" and I find that quite sad. I loved the original, and it seems that they're most determined to bleed the name dry than Brian May is (for reference see: Queen (the band) "Monopoly"
There are worse ways of spending 90 minutes, I'll do my best to find some!
The Good Liar (2019)
Excellent cast, very compelling start. Trash and needlessly upsetting conclusion
You will easily call several of the "twists" I will start by saying that the power that McKellen and Mirren bring to the screen is palpable and always engaging.
The final twist makes a mockery of the setup.
You will probably work out where the film is headed but likely not the reasoning behind it.
It left a bad taste in the mouth. All in all a shame and a waste of a really good cast.
Drifter (2016)
Watch your toenails grow, or repeatedly punch yourself in the head until the desire to watch goes away.
We all know this post apocalyptic medium has been well explored, and some suspension of disbelief is always required. What I will say about this film is that it manages something fresh and groundbreaking in this genre, in that it manages to eschew character development, acting AND plot to deliver something so truly pointless that you almost imagine you've suffered some kind of cataclysmic brain bleed and missed something.
I'm sure the actors employed are not so completely risible (it's genuinely not possible)
I really hope the writers get the help they so richly deserve.
The inclusion of the requisite gore and what (if you're 8 years old) amounts to twists/upsets probably earned the director some points, but I'm still searching for some abstract message or meaning. I'll not give any plot points away (can't call it spoilers, as there really isn't anything to spoil; apart from perhaps the careers of some really good looking actors.
I have contacted Sky in the hope that there was 20 minutes of cohesion lost in broadcast, I'm not expecting a particularly helpful response from the Murdoch clan.
Anyhow, usual caveats of 'this is just my opinion, some mong who likes Mrs Brown's Boys will probably jizz their pants over it' etc, but if you're a horror/film fan/human give this one a miss. it's not even good enough to be trite wankery.