I watched Last Will and Testament last night, and also thought it was really well done. The only thing preventing me from totally loving it was that it took a long time for anything to happen, albeit there was plenty of creepiness while waiting. 7/10.

I watched Jug Face about a week ago, and ended up really liking it. It did a great job making me care about the characters, and was weird enough to leave an impression. 8/10.

A couple nights ago I watched:

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Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Really strange film. Difficult to classify, but coldly Kubrickian in tone with some retro-sci-fi imagery. Nearly the whole film is nothing more than a string of unsettling audio/visual experiences, but what an experience it is. Very memorable, if you don't mind a really slow burn and an ambiguous storyline (or lack thereof). The final act becomes less surreal, and feels a little out of place, but maybe the director just needed something to actually happen.

8/10 for being a unique and we'll-executed standout.

Couple of months back, I was planning to give it a watch but later totally forget about it somehow. Anyway, thanks for the heads up, hope to see it soon.

The film didn't justify this evil legend at all. It gave more of a Wrong Turn like backwoods-hillbilly sort of treatment at the end. Gore was good though.

Event Horizon
One of the few sci-fi/horror movies I like.
Usually I can be bothered with movies about people on a spaceship, plane, boat,... But his is one of the few.

Captain Phillips

Takes a bit to get to the good parts but once it doesn't its very suspenseful and exciting. Tom Hanks delivers an excellent performance.

Dallas Buyers Club

I never thought I'd say this but Matthew McConaughey should definitely win Best Actor

Mr. Magoo
Second time I watched this movie since it was released.
Not great but it has it's moments.
Only worth watching because of Leslie Nielsen. I miss that guy.

The Wrestler
Second time I watched this. Liked it better now.
Great soundtrack also.

One of the worst performances I've seen in a horror film in a long time. Way too painfully over the top. That film could've really worked as a nice piece of black comedy if it was handled differently.


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Someone Marry Barry

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It had a great mix of crudity and your usual romantic story line cliches and didn't go overboard with either. Well worth a look if you're in the mood for a rom com.

We Are What We Are

I haven't watched the original so can't compare the two but I thought this was solid. I did expect it to be a bit more twisted and kind of expected a few more WTF moments but in the end I appreciated it's subtlety. A nicely shot and slow burning decent into the American gothic.

The original or the Mexican movie of the same title offers quite a different story. The only common thing is here is the theme of a cannibal family at the center. And I appreciate this approach...instead of showing the same thing in a different set up or timeline, here they just took the idea & gave it a different & subtle treatment in almost every area i.e. the characters, location & the crisis that the family is going through. I liked the Mexican version more though, as it was more engaging from the beginning and the story delivers some social commentary with a better ending. I like to recommend you to see that too, EC.

Banshee Chapter (2013)

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Though it's definitely not as entertaining as Gordon's 80s classic but as a loose re-adaptation of Lovecraft's FROM BEYOND, I think it was decently made & occasionally creepy, considering the budget limitation & their effort to blend the idea with MK-Ultra drug experiments. This is not entirely a found footage flick, there were just some POV shots & some video footage of Govt. experiments. I kinda liked it.

>>: B

Mud (2012)

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A beautiful coming-of-age drama with a backdrop of a great love story. Matthew McConaughey gives another stellar performance on the title role as a man on the run in Mississippi who hideout in a small island & befriends two boys, eventually talks them into helping him to fix 'a boat in the tree' while living in a dream to runaway with his former lover, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). The cast was great and particularly the 2 young actors did a fantastic job which was much needed for a film like this that can make you feel nostalgic about the childhood & 80s kid-adventure flicks too.
After The Lincoln Lawyer & Killer Joe, I've now becoming a great fan of Mr. McConaughey; looking forward to see him in True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club & the upcoming Chris Nolan sci-fi flick Interstellar.

>>: A-

Don't forget Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation..