Get inside the head of the writers of M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games!
SMALL AXE: A Collection of Five Films will premiere on Amazon Prime Video as follows:
MANGROVE: Friday, November 20
LOVERS ROCK: Friday, November 27
RED, WHITE AND BLUE: Friday, December 4
ALEX WHEATLE: Friday, December 11
EDUCATION: Friday, December 18
One of the flicks popping up on Peacock for Halloween is Killer High (2018). Originally this was a made for SyFy Channel creature feature, which generally are just plain awful crud that The Asylum churns out.
This movie is no classic, but it isn’t complete garbage either. I know that is not a rave, but I think it is appropriate.
Sabrina is one of those young ladies who “peaked” in high school and planned the “perfect” high school reunion. The problem is the the high school (and the city!) are falling apart and, oh yeah, a killer WARTHOG is on the loose.
It is pretty much a comedy about what a joke Sabrina’s life has become and her rivalry with the leader of the cheerleaders even all these years later. It also takes jabs at their deteriorating city of their youth, which works great for explaining why they can’t call the cops (not only is their no cell coverage, but the police have shut down and left town too!)
The monster is a ridiculous costume, but at least it isn’t a ridiculous CGI cartoon. The Australian version of this could have had Taz drawn in there to good effect I think. But then this would be on what platform WB is streaming on.
Certainly the movie won’t win any Oscars, but it was a mildly enjoyable little watch with only 5 commercial breaks put in by the bird.
Shudder has unleashed some highlights of their programming for November 2020!
We here at OWC are excited to bring you this news from Shudder, regarding SHUDDERFEST!
Streaming Celebration To Feature Clancy Brown, Keith David, Robert Englund, Kirk Hammett, Kamil Oshundara, Greg Nicotero, Arrow de Wilde, and Many More
The Police on the Scene with a Crime Prevention Lean podcast has been added to another popular platform.
In an effort to remain everywhere YOU listen to podcasts, our podcast is now available on the Amazon Music app.
It is only on the app (not the Windows client program), but you simply perform a search in the new Podcasts section and you will find our bright smiling faces right there.
The podcast on Amazon Music is audio only. To see the video version, we still recommend our YouTube channel.
Join us over on Amazon and we’ll see you there!
Otherworldly Culture podcasts have now been added to another popular platform.
In an effort to remain everywhere YOU listen to podcasts, our podcast is now available on the Amazon Music app.
It is only on the app (not the Windows client program), but you simply perform a search in the new Podcasts section and you will find our bright smiling faces right there.
The podcast on Amazon Music is audio only. To see the video version, we still recommend our YouTube channel.
Join us over on Amazon and we’ll see you there!
One of the things that always attracted me to Universal is their ability to embrace “Joe Six Pack” type entertainment, particularly horror. No other major studio celebrates their relationship with horror. Even Disney has a horror movie or two in their past (though they’ve sucked. Remember “Watcher in the Woods”? Yeah, no one else does either.)
Peacock proves their relationship with horror with a great front page tab “Halloween” that opens to a splashy page with prominent films on display. In particular, they give great placement to their Alfred Hitchcock and Classic Monster work. So, what should you check out? WHERE TO START!
Alfred Hitchcock is a good opening salvo. A brand new The Making of Psycho documentary is full of great information. I recently “audiobooked” (I can’t bring myself to call that “reading” yet) the original Psycho and I forgot just how wonderfully Joseph Stefano adapted Robert Bloch’s wonderful novel. Then follow that view with a re-watch of Psycho (if you haven’t seen it yet, by jiminy, watch Psycho first!), The Birds, Vertigo and Rear Window! Here’s a hot take: I actually prefer Rear Window. Take me on in the comments below.
In the classic monsters, I think people forget how good some of those films are due to their “creaky” nature and not always having aged very well. I suggest the greatest horror comedy of all time, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. Yes, “the boys” made a few of these meet the monster films, but this one features one of only four times Bela Lugosi played Dracula on film (go ahead and check me on that) and a fantastic performance by Lon Cheney Jr. as the Wolf Man, Lyle Talbot. What makes this work is the monsters play their bits completely straight, making Lou’s over-the-top fear reactions all the more entertaining. If you haven’t watched it recently, take it in. You forgot just how good this one is!
It Follows is a solid pick of their newer fare. While I’m not willing to call it a new classic as many reviewers did when it came out, it’s a solid little suspense filled flick about an entity that infuriatingly defies simple definition. The suspense is well crafted and it certainly has earned its reputation for being creepy. Worth a look.
Let Me In is a remake of the Swedish Let the Right One In, which has a superior ending, but as for the rest of the film, I think this version is actually more fun to watch. In general, this film’s workmanship is superior to the original and the acting is far better. This is the film that made vampires scary again, and took some of that sparkle away.
The Funhouse is an oft overlooked scary movie. Tobe Hooper of Texas Chainsaw Massacre fame made this criminally underseen carnival creepfest that features the most disturbing Frankenstein monster mask ever committed to the silver screen. I’m not sure what to call it. Is it a creature feature? A slasher? A ghost story? This flick will having you guessing and hopefully screaming.
Give these movies a look while they are up on the Peacock.
