A beautiful film that certainly requires patience. Japanese filmmakers capture stillness in a way that no other country's cinema does. Maybe it can be off-putting, but it is an aspect of a film like Kwaidan that I most appreciate.
If it sounded negative, assuredly I didn't mean it that way. Lovely and haunting, with touches of pure shock. Just thought folks should know it's a tone play in a lot of great and breathy points.
I did not intend to sound scolding, nor did I read any negativity in your review, Babadook. You are right that expectations are important going into a film like Kwaidan.
Joe Dante's GREMLINS (1984, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray). First time seeing movie in 4K.
ReplyDeleteWait, Mister Futterman's MAGA now? Sad face!
or
Phoebe Cates, the psycho girlfriend next door.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteJoe Dante's GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990, Blu-ray)
DeleteB-movie equivalent of "Dancing With the Stars"
or
Gremlins in every pot. VOTE CLAMP 2020!
Joe Dante's BURYING THE EX (2014, Blu-ray) for the first time.
ReplyDeleteYet another reminder Anton Yelchin's dearly missed.
Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965 - Noriaki Yuasa)
ReplyDeleteGodzilla processed atom bomb - Gamera processed Godzilla.
Psycho (1998)
ReplyDelete"It looks like a movie" - Rob DiCristino
The Devil Bat, dir Jean Yarbrough, 1940
ReplyDeleteThat's the second largest bat I've seen
Or
Another reason not to trust free samples
Asylum, dir Roy Ward Baker, 1972
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd kill for the midday nap
The Sect, dir Michele Soavi, 1991
ReplyDeleteMy sinuses would handle non of this.
NOCTURNE (2020, Dir. Zu Quirke)
ReplyDeleteBlack Swan suite played in C minus.
THE H-MAN (1958, dir. Ishiro Honda)
ReplyDeleteMore radioactive monsters from postwar Japanese paranoia.
Spider Baby, dir Jack Hill, 1967
ReplyDeleteRabbit's fresh, you can hear it meow.
Psycho (1960)
ReplyDeleteThe mother of all twist movie endings
😄👍
DeleteHobgoblins (1988)
ReplyDeleteIn rake vs hoe, both are losers.
FINAL DESTINATION (2000)
ReplyDeleteYou can cheat death via plot holes?
Onibaba, dir Kaneto Shindo, 1964
ReplyDeleteHave thighs ever been lit so lushishly?
No. 😉💋
DeleteHalloween (1978, dir. John Carpenter) (with Red Letter Media's commentary)
ReplyDeleteNever noticed Carpenter's second hand cameo before.
Alone (2020) (Dir. John Hyams)
ReplyDeleteThe scariest horror I have seen yet
Oh, I've been wanting to watch something actually scary (The Nun didn't do it for me). Thanks! I'll check that out.
DeleteMy girlfriend was really scarred. Mostly because, as she said, it's every womans fear.
DeleteFINAL DESTINATION 2 (2003)
ReplyDeleteShouldn’t have logged onto this zoom meeting.
May (2002)
ReplyDeleteExcellent, even while watching through my fingers.
Poltergeist (1982, dir. Tobe Hooper)
ReplyDeleteFun rewatch. Can't think of anything clever.
Orphan Jaume Collet-Serra 2009
ReplyDeleteWhere does one order prepubescent false teeth?
The Mortuary Collection (2020)
ReplyDeleteNew QAnon warning: child-eating babysitter morticians
The Possession (1981, dir. Andrzej Zulawski)
ReplyDeleteSam Neill gets cucked by The Thing
I'll also say, this was the best film I've seen so far this October.
DeleteNitpick: movie's called just "Possession," no "The." And yes, it's an effin' masterpiece. 🤡👺
DeleteI know! I saw it right after I hit Publish. Alas, still a fucking great movie.
DeleteHubie Halloween (2020)
ReplyDeleteIt’d be a real boner to skip.
Psycho (1998)
ReplyDeleteWay less irritating than Lion King remake.
Invitation to Hell (1984, dir. Wes Craven)
ReplyDeleteDisappointed Daredevil and Luke Cage never appeared.
FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006)
ReplyDeleteFuture foreseeing photographs for the win (-stead).
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2
ReplyDeleteFreddy comes out for Pride Parade!
Wishmaster 2 (1999)
ReplyDeleteShould've called it Djinn Goes to Djail.
Hahaha. He's in jail for SOOOO long. That being said I really like this one, probably as much as the first. We get much more Divoff than the first.
DeleteDracula: Prince of Darkness (1966, dir. Terence Fisher)
ReplyDeleteDiscount Cary Grant fights Dracula. It’s awesome.
The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988)
ReplyDeleteI'd zombify Pullman just to, y'know, hang.
Alone (2020)
ReplyDeleteEngaging informative documentary about the year 2020.
Hocus Pocus
ReplyDelete1993, dir. Kenny Ortega
109,575 Days horny townsfolk kept witches contained
Altered States
ReplyDelete1980, dir. Ken Russell
Isolation used to be way more fun
House
ReplyDelete1986, dir. Steve Miner
Katt runs from ghosts and gets Wendt-ed
THE FINAL DESTINATION (2009)
ReplyDelete3-D effects in 2-D sure are obnoxious.
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
ReplyDeleteProblem is you got a busted Axel.
Silver Bullet (1985)
ReplyDeleteMe everyday: "Holy jumped-up baldheaded Jesus palomino!"
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
ReplyDeleteAnd it's a swing and a hit.
Host (2020)
ReplyDeleteCaroline’s dad is my cowbell of quarantine.
FINAL DESTINATION 5 (2011)
ReplyDeleteBridge effects are great. Everything else? Yawn.
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964, dir. Michael Carreras)
ReplyDeleteBut are Annette and John back together???
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
ReplyDeleteEffects worked especially well on this viewing
Aliens (1986)
ReplyDeleteI will name my next pet Newt
Aliens (1986, dir. James Cameron) (with Blank Check Podcast's commentary)
ReplyDeleteJohn Connor's foster mom was swole af!
Hostel (2005)
ReplyDeleteMask-wearing butchers ahead of their time.
Tales from the Hood (1995, dir. Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott)
ReplyDeleteHorror movie I want to be real.
The Mortuary Collection (2020)
ReplyDeleteThere can be only one -- eccentric mortician!
THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (1980)
ReplyDeleteAre all military hospitals in abandoned castles?
Halloween II (1981)
ReplyDeleteHot tub or giant cartoon cooking pot?
Or...
“Greetings, Starfighter. You - oh! - some blood there...”
Leviathan (1989)
ReplyDeleteAlien? I never heard of the Thing.
Don't Look Now (1973)
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest, I took a peek.
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle Home Cooking: A Conjuring Universe Story
or
"In memory of Lorraine Warren, professional fraud"
Blade (1998)
ReplyDeleteWhere would you even find ice hills?
Halloween 4 (1988)
ReplyDeleteNo. No! No! No! No! No! Noooo!
Countdown (2019)
ReplyDeleteWish app had worked 90 minutes ago
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
ReplyDeleteI believe I was promised duckling torture.
Silent Rage (1982)
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris AND William Finley......I’m sold!
The Fly (1986)
ReplyDeleteI love how gross this movie gets.
Darkness (2002)
ReplyDeleteBefore directing [REC] Balaguero directed this wreck.
The Devil's Rain (1975) Dir. Robert Feust
ReplyDeleteStop the world and melt with you.
RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
ReplyDeleteScreenwriters, "Save the cat" sometimes doesn't work.
Kwaidan (1965) director Masaki Kobayashi
ReplyDeleteFor Anthology Lovers, Vow to Patiently Persevere
A beautiful film that certainly requires patience. Japanese filmmakers capture stillness in a way that no other country's cinema does. Maybe it can be off-putting, but it is an aspect of a film like Kwaidan that I most appreciate.
DeleteIf it sounded negative, assuredly I didn't mean it that way. Lovely and haunting, with touches of pure shock. Just thought folks should know it's a tone play in a lot of great and breathy points.
DeleteI did not intend to sound scolding, nor did I read any negativity in your review, Babadook. You are right that expectations are important going into a film like Kwaidan.
DeleteThe Witches (2020)
ReplyDeleteIt's good Hathaway but where's her intern?
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteTHE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) - A watch in honor of J.B.
ReplyDeleteThat is generally how family reunions go.
Or
Always look out for those secret passages.
John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
ReplyDeleteWoods tries slaying vampires with douche swagger.
Waxwork (Hickox, 1988)
ReplyDeleteYour favorites! Werewolf, Mummy...Marquis de Sade?!
The Vampire Bat (’33, Strayer)
ReplyDeleteI didn’t guess who the vampire was.
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1989)
ReplyDeleteGuessing Yuzna is a James Whale fan.
Halloween H20 (98)
ReplyDeleteThis film doesn’t even take place underwater.
The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
ReplyDeleteKilling the mother is the ultimate neg.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
ReplyDeleteJason got Arya Stark'd back to hell.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) director Jack Sharman
ReplyDeleteCharles Gray? Charles, Dance! Where's Charles' Band?
Willard (2003)
ReplyDeleteIs there anything Crispin Glover can’t do?
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
ReplyDeleteThis Ingrid is anything but the Pitts.
From Beyond (1986)
ReplyDeleteHow she get a bomb so fast?
Dawn of the Dead (2004 Zack Snyder)
ReplyDeleteSnyder’s cynicism was there from the beginning.