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• Harder Candy

  

  Films: Promising Young Woman Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on basement television. Revenge movies are a very particular thing. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, June 2021

  

  Well, here we are in July, the year just about half done. This year is going by very quickly, it seems, and as good as my intentions are for putting up reviews... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sloppy Seconds

  

  Films: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on various players. The argument for “worst sequel” is ongoing,... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Thirty Pieces of Silver

  

  Films: Judas and the Black Messiah Format: Blu-ray from Sycamore Public Library on rockin’ flatscreen. Today, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years in priso... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Beyond and Back...ish

  

  Films: Audrey Rose Format: DVD from Manteno Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. It seems like a year since I’ve posted something (and... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What Does It Profit a Man...

  

  Films: Faust Format: YouTube video on rockin’ flatscreen. Faust is one of those stories that, much like Robin Hood, everyone knows, at least in the broadest of... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Darned, Maybe

  

  Films: Village of the Damned (1995) Format: DVD from Lasalle Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. clearly has the highest highs. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fool's Gold

  

  Films: The People Under the Stairs Format: DVD from Ida Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. When the conversation turns to horror... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What I've Caught Up With, May 2021

  

  Well, the pandemic is finally ending, and it feels less and less like I’m spinning my wheels. Not a lot of stuff from this list got watched in May, but I feel... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coming to You...Live?

  

  Film: Dead Set Format: Streaming video from NetFlix on the new internet machine. I’m not sure when zombies became such a “thing. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• There Were Never Such Devoted Sisters

  

  Film: A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Honglyeon) Format: DVD from Somonauk Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. Years ago, a friend of... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A is For...

  

  Film: The ABCs of Death Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. Ah, my old nemesis, the horror anthology. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Turn to Stone

  

  Film: The Gorgon Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. I love how completely insane Horror Studios was in the 1960s. You want... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Different Kind of Catwoman

  

  Film: Cat People (1982) Format: DVD from Manteno Public Library through interlibrary loan on the new portable. When someone talks about the movie Cat People, I... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Palindrome

  

  Film: Tenet Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on the new portable. I wanted to like Tenet. I really did want to like it. The truth is that I didn’t hate... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Between the Devil and The...

  

  Film: Deep Blue Sea Format: DVD from personal collection on basement television. Ever since Jaws, directors and producers have tried to recapture that magic. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Cycle of the Werewolf

  

  Film: Silver Bullet Format: DVD from Cortland Public Library on basement television. Years ago, I read a lot of Stephen King. One of my brothers and one of my... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Back for More?

  

  Film: Wake Wood Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. Why are small villages in the British Isles so creepy? Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fish Food

  

  Film: Piranha (1978) Format: Streaming video from Tubi TV on the new internet machine. In 1975, Jaws created the summer blockbuster and became one of the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Not in Her Right Mind

  

  Film: Possessor Format: DVD from Sycamore Public Library on the new portable. Typically, I write up a movie right after I finish watching it, or at least on... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES