[FILM LOG DELUXE]

I watch an awful lot of awful movies. now you can live vicariously through my writing and feel like you've seen some, too! big ups to the grindhouse- you know who you are, you sickos! spoilers ahoy.

[ARCO - 2025]

that's my artsy animation quota filled for this year! it was pretty alright. my heartstrings were not sufficiently tugged on by their designated heartstring-tugging moments, and the celebrity voices were kind of distracting, but hey. the animation knocks it out of the park. I especially loved the trio of alien-hunting guys, but that's mostly for their doofy outfits and wackier movement than the rest of the cast.

[HORROR HOSPITAL - 1973]

this stars the same guy from the "confessions of.." series, so you already know this is PRESTIGIOUS BRITISH CINEMA. I couldn't tell you the plot even if I tried- the setting isn't even a hospital as far as I can tell, but an old stately manor. unlike corruption, which I watched with this as a double feature, it does get in a couple of genuine shocks. ending's pure japes though. give it a watch if you can tolerate gratuitous, shitty fight scenes, attitudes "of the era", and absolute nonsense.

[CORRUPTION - 1968]

I have a hard time believing that the kills in this one shocked anybody, even in 1968. the gore's just missing that OOMPH factor. you know it's dire when even the reveal of a head in a freezer is underwhelming. lady macbeth tossing that guy off the cliff was pretty great though. she makes the movie QUITE bearable. they try and blow your mind with the ending "twist", if it even qualifies.

[MEET THE FEEBLES - 1989]

I kid you not, this movie blew my mind so hard that, after passing out into a dreamless sleep, I woke up the next morning and immediately watched it again. it's perfect. imagine it, if you dare- sleazy australian muppets. backstage shenanigans. and all of the exquisite gunge you'd expect from an early peter jackson film... go watch it. seriously. I won't get into any more details, only that the ending had me absolutely ENRAPTURED.

[WILLIE DYNAMITE - 1973]

any morals this movie has to teach about the spiritual ills of the pimpin' lifestyle are instantly undercut by that scene where mr dynamite himself GLIDES down those stairs. you know the one. big ups to cora.