TAG: The Assassination Game- College assassination game turns deadly as someone starts playing for real. This title has been in the works for years. It has never ever been issued on DVD. Back when I saw it at the theater it was called Kiss Me, Kill Me and I remember catching it on cable at one point later on. It is way better than I remember and it has a very nice noir style to it. Directed by the OG Michael Myers himself, Nick Castle. Give this a spin, recommended.
Silent Night, Deadly Night- After seeing his parents killed by someone dressed as Santa, a grown man later wears a Santa suit himself and seeks violent revenge. I caught this in the theater and I was blown away. It was a great early Christmas gift. Take the classic version and add some Dexter and Venom to it and you get this new version. I was very impressed. So if you enjoy the original, give this one a spin.
Predator: Badlands- A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary. If you thought the last Predator movie Prey was good then you are going to love this new one. For the first time it makes a Predator the protagonist and shows what he has to deal with his race known as the Yautja. Here the Predator teams with a synthetic from the Weyland Corporation (You know they are gonna take another crack at Predator vs Aliens again) on an alien planet to capture a trophy. This is action packed and I loved it, highly recommended.
SISU: Road to Revenge- A man returns to dismantle his family's house, where they were murdered in war, to rebuild it elsewhere. When the killer, a Red Army commander, tracks him down, a brutal cross-country pursuit begins. These movies are The Fast and the Furious/ John Wick/ World War 2 flicks that defy all gravity but man they are a ton of bloody fun.
The Man Who Wasn’t There- A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong. A Coen Brothers movie I really do not remember much about it but I like them and Billy Bob so will get this when the Criterion sale hits this summer at Barnes and Noble.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2- One year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Abby runs away to reconnect with her animatronic friends, uncovering dark secrets about the true origins of Freddy's and unleashing a horror hidden for decades. This is not near as good as the first one but still enjoyable and I imagine there will be at least one more to make it a trilogy.
Excalibur- Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. I remember seeing parts of this on cable back in the day but have never committed to watching all of this movie. Arrow has put a new edition, and people are loving it so it has piqued my curiosity.
Force: Five- A martial-arts expert leads a team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator's daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader of a fanatical religious cult. A generic but entertaining martial arts movie with a bunch of Chuck Norris’s buddies. From the director of Enter the Dragon so you know the action scenes are good.
