Movie night tonight!
First up, “Host”. Woohoo, that was a good one!
Feeling bored, getting stir-crazy, itchin’ to do something different during the corovirus lockdown? Wellp, do not host a seance over Zoom. You. Will. Be. Sorry.
Unique premise, nice hotties, damned good execution. Of course, you got the necessary jump-scares a la “Paranormal Activity” (despite some elements like the flour bit being lifted right from there), but this was put together so well, they weren’t done in a cheap way.
Highly recommended (similar to “Death Of A Vlogger”.)
Next up, “The Last Igloo”. Okay, not quite sure why it was called that, as it was way more than just how to build an igloo. It’s a glimpse into the life of an Inuit hunter in modern-day Greenland. He’s out for the hunt, using traditional methods and quasi-traditional tools. A wooden dog-sled, pulled by real dogs, spear for digging holes in the ice, knife to cut and shape blocks for the igloo (and prep fish for the eatin’), with some modern tools like a rifle (polar-bear country, after all).
Damn, it’s a tough life.
But yeah, he’s one of the few who’s trying to keep tradition alive. Gotta admire his connection with nature, even (or especially) in the inhospitable climes way up north in the arctic.
Another doc from the Beeb, well worth watching.
Last up, the classic, “10 To Midnight”. What a great movie! Classic ’80s Cannon flick. Plus, it’s a nod to the recently deceased Wilford Brimley.
Despite the rather high body-count, and copious quantities of red corn-syrup, there’s only implied violence a la Hitchcock, except at the very end. So yeah, I’d say it’s a kid-friendly flick. While Brinson, Eilbacher, and Stevens were all top-shelf in this flick, props to Gene Davis for playing the badguy to perfection.
Classic cat’n’mouse game, switching off who’s the cat and who’s the mouse several times in the course of the movie. Be sure to hit the can before sitting down to watch, because you don’t want to break the momentum the movie develops, not even for a second.
And who doesn’t love Davis’s little speech at the very end?
One of my faves…