Movie Poster Monday- Red Christmas

 

Movie Poster Monday- The Thing from Another World

 

Dismember tha Alamo 2025

 

This is an annual tradition.  Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year.  I get to sit in my favorite, sold-out movie theater with my best friend and watch four unannounced horror movies.  There was a trick and quite a few treats at Dismember the Alamo 2025.  Here is what we watched:

Movie Poster Monday- TAG The Assassination Game

 

Movie Poster Monday- Five Nights at Freddy's

 

Movie Poster Monday- Sinners and Saints

 

Movie Poster Monday- Step Brothers

 

Movie Poster Monday- Sunset Boulevard

 

Movie Poster Monday- The Magnificent Seven

 

New Release Tuesday

 

Sinners- Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.  So far this is my favorite movie of the year.  Minus Black Panther 2 Ryan Coogler is a director to be reckoned with and I look forward to what he is doing next.  X-Files anyone? This is a superb horror movie with outstanding performances all around.  Check it out and stay thru all the credits.

Warfare- A platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.  This is a very lean, quick, action-packed sequence of events.  Once the exposition is complete this movie takes off and is just a balls out action movie.  It’s a really good war flick; give it a look see.

Fallout- In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.  Amazon keeps hitting on shows lately, looking at you Reacher, but this one was an unexpected surprise and Walton Goggins is fantastic and I am glad the dude is finally getting his due.

Movie Poster Monday- The Gargoyles

 

Party Time

 

New Release Tuesdays

 

Looney Tunes Volume 1- If you like the classic WB tunes then go get this because this or old DVDs are the only way you can watch these since HBO, Max, or whatever it is called removed them.  This is selling so well that Volume 2 is already in the works.

Jaws- When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.  This gem just turned 50 last week so this is a great way to celebrate it.  

Lethal Weapon- Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.  Sweet, a Christmas movie in almost July.  Like the recent Eastwood 4ks, I am glad the WB is putting out some more classics.  This is still one of the best buddy movies ever.  I expect the other 3 moves to follow soon.  Come on WB!  Give us a part 5 before Mel and Danny do get too old for this sh*t.  Highly recommended. 

Murder, She Wrote- Remember the show your grandparents watched?  Well this apparently set a record last week as the largest blu ray release with all of its umpteen hundred episodes and 4 movies on here.  Yawn.

Dark City- A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.  This is one of those movies I have been meaning to give another watch.  I did not get it or enjoy it much when it came out so I am hoping maybe I have grown up a bit to enjoy this.  Who and I kidding, I will watch Sleepaway Camp 3 again before I get around to this sci-fi flick.

The Monkey- When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.  Oz Perkins is horror royalty (son of Anhtony Perkins) and he has put out some good stuff recently.  Cannot wait to give this a spin.

Sorcerer- Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.  Thank you Criterion!  A good movie that got lost back in 1977 because it came out a week before this little movie called Star Wars.  This William Friedkin flick has really received a lot of love over the past decade and deservedly so.  There is not a lot of dialogue in this but Friedkin let the visuals take over and man, what a ride.  Literally.  The highest of recommendations.  And what do you know, the Barnes and Noble Criterion sale starts tomorrow!

Movie Poster Monday- Point Blank

 

Movie Poster Monday- Avengement

 

Chuck Lifts

 

New Release Tuesdays Past

 

Clint Eastwood 4K Steelbooks- WB chose to stick to Eastwood last year by making his best movie in a decade a limited release and then buried it on streaming.  But this year they show him some love by releasing some of his classics on 4K and steelbooks.  There is no need to go over these classics, I have bought them all multiple times in multiple formats and let me say:  these are all gorgeous!  It is the best they have ever looked and sounded, and they are loaded to the gills with special features.  If you are an Eastwood fan order these now and enjoy.  The word is he is working with WB on some other releases, so fingers crossed!  The highest of recommendations.

Tombstone- A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.  There is another movie on the making of this movie that has not been made yet but hopefully it will get made one day soon.  With all the behind-the-scenes drama this movie had no business of being so kick-ass and an instant Western classic right when it was released.  The fantastic casts carries this move to great heights and it is very fitting that we get this after Val Kilmer left us as this may have been his best role as Doc Holiday.  Again, the highest of recommendations.

Working Man- Levon Cade left his profession behind to work construction and be a good dad to his daughter. But when a local girl vanishes, he's asked to return to the skills that made him a mythic figure in the shadowy world of counter-terrorism.  I love my some Statham!  I missed this at the theater but I found this at Wallyworld last week so I did not have to rely on Mr. Amazon to bring me this.  I am sure this is action packed and is co-written by one Sly Stallone so looking forward to spinning this soon.

Andora- A young stripper from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.  It won a bunch of Oscars, not that that means anything anymore, but I do like Sean Baker’s work and the Criterion sale is coming up soon.

Captain America: Brave New World- Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.  Wow, what a mediocre movie.  It’s not bad but it’s not good either.  I expected more here hoping Marvel was getting their stuff together but you have to wait for Thunderbolts* for that.

Mickey 17- During a human expedition to colonize space, Mickey 17, a so-called "expendable" employee, is sent to explore an ice planet.  An interesting looking flick until the trailer turned me off of it.  Will check this out on Max sometime.

Drop Zone- A tough cop teams up with a professional skydiver to capture a renegade computer hacker on the run from the law.  Snipes made some good action flicks back in the 90s before he went to jail and I remember this one fondly.  Will have to reacquaint myself with this one sometime soon.

Movie Poster Monday- Saturday the 14th

 

Movie Poster Monday- Mitchell!

 

Movie Poster Monday- Casablanca

 

Movie Poster Monday- Prom Night

 

Movie Poster Monday- Warfare

 

New Release Tuesdays

 

Tulsa King Season 2- Sly is back as a gangster setting up shop in Oklahoma.  He is great in this role and looks like he is having a good time doing it as well.

Trick or Treat- A bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.  I have always heard of this but have never seen it because it was hard to find there for a while.  

Den of Thieves: Pantera- Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.  The first was a good heist movie so hopefully this is one is too.

Moana 2- After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.  I am always down for checking out what the Rock is cooking.

Night Moves- Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.  It is only fitting that this came out shortly after Hackman’s death.  This is one of his best flicks and is highly recommended.

Red One- After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.  The Rock is cooking again.  This is not a bad Christmas flick and I will probably spin this during the holidays.

A Complete Unknown- In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world.

Shiver Me Timbers- In 1986 Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor and friends, go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley's comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye, into a unstoppable killing machine.  OK, this was not as bad as it looks.  It falls apart a bit at the end but grab a can of beer or spinach and enjoy it for what it is. 

Flight Risk- A pilot transports an Air Marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.  Looks like Marky Mark goes on a wild ride on this Mel Gibson directed thriller.  Sign me up!

The Keep- Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.  Did you know that Michael Mann made a horror movie back in the early 80s?  Not many people do because this movie turned out to be a mess when the studio took it from him, and he disowns it now.  The experience was so bad for him he retreated to TV and developed a little show called Miami Vice before making his comeback to the big screen.  Apparently, the hold up on this title has been the Tangerine Dream soundtrack so I have never see it either but I do remember the VHS cover from back in the days.  I watched it the other night and maybe there is a reason not many people know of this title.  It was not that good.  Anyway, it is available now and in short supply, so buyer beware.