Honestly, Species III is under rated & over hated. This delivers a lot of the things you want in a Species movie. There’s great body horror, some cool kills, and of course human-alien-hybrid sleaze. Also the aliens in their full glory are still practical over CGI so that’s a big win too. I suppose this one has a bit lower action but I didn’t mind that. There can be some iffy FX at times but again it’s nothing overly distracting. I had fun with this one.
What Backrooms does best is immerse the viewer in a nightmarish liminal space. As someone who isn’t a big fan of found footage films, I actually enjoyed it when used here! I also think those segments are some of the strongest in this. You never know what’s beyond that hallway or around the corner. Overall, I enjoyed the weirdness, the premise, and the slight cosmic edge it has as we don’t get a lot of horror movies that dabble in…
Shin Godzilla has the most terrifying version of Godzilla yet. I think a lot of that is the emotionless face we get, other interpretations Godzilla will snarl and what not, but this is straight up emotionless destruction — reminded me of a Great White Shark. The evolution concept was pretty interesting too and when it’s all said and done, even as frightening as this interpretation is, you still feel a sense of sadness when they take him down.
I also…
I haven’t seen Evil Dead (2013) since the theaters. With Burn just around the corner this July, I figured I’d rewatch this one and visit the original trilogy.. and maybe Rise again.
I’ve always seen this praised as a great remake, and honestly I didn’t recall much when inserting my Bluray for a watch.
Evil Dead (2013) omits a lot of the slap-stick comedy that Rami’s franchise is known for, and goes for a more darker and bleak take. Did…
