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Ho or No? – “A Castle for Christmas”

“You want a castle? It’s yours.” Genre: Turning Over A New Leaf of Mistletoe Romance New Holiday Spirit or Ghost of Christmas Past?: original story based on lots of the usual romance and holiday film clichés – released 2021 Where … Continue reading

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“Tick… Tick… BOOM”

“I’m the future of musical theater…” Genre: Adaptations Of Autobiographical Musicals Release Date: 2021 Where I Watched: Netflix Story: Jonathan Larson is about to turn thirty- mazel! But he feels like a failure; his idol Stephen Sondheim had done so … Continue reading

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Ho or No – “Single All the Way”

“Don your gay apparel!” Genre: Woe Is Me…Likey That Guy HolidaynessNew Holiday Spirit or Ghost of Christmas Past?: released 2021Where I Watched: Netflix Synopsis: Peter is sick to death of his Token Single Family Member status, so he asks his … Continue reading

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“Prisoners of the Ghostland”

“Hi-fucking-YA!”  Genre: Batshit Aesthetic That’s Hollow InsideRelease Date: 2021Where I Watched: Shudder Story: Cool dude Hero (yes, that’s his name) is forced into finding an overlord’s niece Bernice (*eyeroll*) in a post-apocalyptic samurai/cowboy town. And by forced, I mean strapped … Continue reading

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“King Richard”

“That man’s crazy.” Story: Once upon a time, a man named Richard had a lovely, intelligent wife and five lovely, intelligent daughters. But Richard had plans; he’d train his two youngest girls to become tennis pros, moving the family out … Continue reading

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In Queue Review – “Dead and Beautiful”

“Seriously, you have something in your mouth.” Genre: Louche Foreign Vampireness Release Date: 2021 Where I Watched: Shudder Story: Meet a group of twenty-something children of billionaires in Taipei. Living life the way they feel like it, doing whatever they … Continue reading

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“Spencer” – history inspires cinematic art

“Where the fuck am I?” Story: Princess Diana, aka Lady Diana Spencer, goes to Sandringham Castle for the Christmas holidays in 1991. But you know the story, and you’ve read and seen lots about Diana. This film digs into feelings, … Continue reading

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“Eternals” an ambitious romp through world history

“Well, I’m sure that was a lot of fun for you.”‘It was.‘ (I really love the lived-as-friends-for-SO-LONG banter this crew has.) Story: Seven thousand years ago, a group of beings were sent to Earth by the Celestials to watch for … Continue reading

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Halloween Horrors – “Ten Minutes to Midnight”

“Everything’s the same, ’til its not.”  Genre – Locked Building Freakout FestSplat Factor – Lots of blood, though the most gruesome bits occur offscreen.Year Released – 2020 festivals/2021 wideWhere I Watched – Amazon Prime What it is – Amy Marlowe … Continue reading

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Halloween Horrors – “There’s Someone Inside Your House”

Looking for fun during The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? I’ve got a few ideas this season, and a few clunkers too… Genre – Masked High School Slasher Splat Factor – Middling? Knives, people attacked on screen, that kinda … Continue reading

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