The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

October 27, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

The time has come! That’s right, I’ve refused to do this one as a long format for years - in fact, it’s the reason i created the shorter quick-flick format that I’ve used for newer movies. Well, tonight we are going to flip that out in celebration of me just wanting to watch it again - it’s been long enough without me doing it that I don’t think we have to really hold back about it anymore, so grab you extendable thermos and prepare - tonight we visit The Cabin in the Woods.

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Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)

October 20, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

*Three movies. Three weeks. One killer story.*

I was super excited about this when it came out - I mean, at least as excited as I normally get, which is probably more a lukewarm “did you hear about that thing?” kind of excitement compared to others. Still, a three-part horror movie event that’s based on books I probably read at some point when I was a bit younger - who knows. Look, point is Netflix Originals still have a track record of not leading me wrong - probably in part because I only check out the ones that interest me in the first place, but a three part horror story sounded great to me. We’ll see if we hit the others for review or if we just leave it at number one -get ready to stroll down Fear Street.

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categories / drama, horror, mystery, r
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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

October 13, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

There’s a long line of movies and shows attached to tonight’s entry. It’s not a specific situation of this one directly - but rather as a franchise it’s forked off to so many different things that if any franchise were to have massive in-fighting, I would expect this one would be the easiest. The funniest part of the entire situation is that more so than a lot of others, I’m familiar with this franchise and the attempts frequently pain me with how little they seem to care about it past the name drawing folks in - so how will tonight fare? Well, sit down and you are totally Welcome to Raccoon City.

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Bad Ben (2016)

October 06, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

Tom Riley thought he got the deal of a lifetime... What he got was a nightmare...

Tonight is time for a little experiment. I wanted to show my cousin, who I’ve previously forced (although I guess forced might be a bit over exaggerated) to watch an entry of Paranormal Activity to watch another found footage movie in the same vein and see what he thought of it. See, I love the concept of found footage, abut I always feel it’s done kind of cruddy - either it forgets what it’s trying to be and ends up being a worse movie for it, or it ends up feeling incredibly padded out by events being shown that don’t make any sense as to why they would be recorded. Both options brings the genre down, so when I found this little gem on streaming a while ago, i took note of it - and apparently I’m not the only one because they’ve made either more of them since then! Tonight, we download that cloud footage with Bed Ben.

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categories / comedy, horror, nr
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The Black Phone (2021)

September 29, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

It’s getting to be the spooky season, but that’s not really the reason for tonight’s choice. I mean, it doesn’t hurt really, but tonight is actually another rendition of “wait staff recommends”, in which case I’ve gathered some movie recommendations from a restaurant whilst going out for dinner. Just so happens that tonight lines up with both really, so let’s remember why we don’t talk to strangers. Tonight, we take a look for the phone that keeps on ringing, tonight we watch The Black Phone.

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Dragon Blade (2015)

September 22, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

I see a trailer of Jackie Chan fighting a roman and I’m in. Simple man, I know, but nothing wrong with that you know? America isn’t the only place with sword and sandals style movies, and China never seems to have that same level of extra that makes them more fun, even though I’m sure some wouldn’t be as appreciative of it when you tag in that “based on historical events” label. Anyways, let’s go find out what happens when the eagle meets the dragon, tonight we watch Dragon Blade.

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categories / action, drama, fantasy, history, r
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Morbius (2022)

September 15, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

*The line between hero and villain will be broken.*

We know vampires. We know plenty of types and attempts of vampires. We know Spider man. We know all sorts of things - but the one thing we will never know is why out of nowhere someone wanted to make a movie centered on the comic character Morbius that most of us non-comic types probably know from Spider-man adjacent stuff like video games and cartoons. Anyways, people crapped all over this movie and turned it into a meme, so I expect it to be at worst mediocre going off past experiences - let’s check it out. Keep you blood in your veins and don’t go mixing with bat DNA - tonight we watch Morbius.

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13 Assassins (2010)

September 08, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

Tonight we take up swords. Why do we take up swords? Well, largely because I like them - but in this case for the good of a people and a healthy dose of revenge. Comfy clothes, a whole mass of like-looking bodies clashing, tonight we get it all packaged with some hard-baked subs that will make you wonder why you are seeing double until you turn off the optional subs - get your swords on, its time for 13 Assassins.

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The Grey Man (2022)

September 01, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

I’m not really one for spy flicks, but this one had a pretty nice cast listing to it and bragged about having more action - and that’s speaking my language. Sneaking, subterfuge shenanigans can only keep my attention for so long, so I tend to stay away from the likes of the double Ohs unless I’m in a particular mood for their sass-filled attitudes and over-the-top evil villains. Well, only time will tell if I’ve made a misjudgement in the choice of movie tonight - let’s go and check out The Grey Man.

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Prey (2022)

August 25, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

It’s been out for a while, and I think it’s about time I finally get a spot up for it. I’m a franchise fan - one of the few franchises out there where I have gone and read comics, gotten toys and models and busts, read books - all on top of watching all the movies. Being a fan doesn’t prevent me from noticing flaws and pointing them out however - and about a week after this one came out I started seeing the headlines go from “flawless movie” right on over to “worst movie.” Fun fact, I had already watched it day one, so it’s been interesting holding back thoughts because I hate doing things when they are too new in this format because of potentially spoilers and the likes - but it’s been long enough, so lets go. Time to get feral, tonight we check out Prey.

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The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

August 18, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

There’s some contention towards tonight’s movie. Probably the main reason it took me so long to get to it was jsut that it’s two and a half hours long. That being said, the franchise was relatively agreeably on a decline - which in part was probably just because the first started so strong it was pretty hard to follow up, and the final might have gotten perhaps a bit too on-the-nose instead of background philosophical. Still, the trilogy was complete, people had moved on - and then out comes a new one, a new one we are going to check tonight - it’s The Matrix Resurrections.

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Clean (2021)

August 11, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

I offered up some genre options, and from there we narrowed it down by titles - and so I finally get around to a movie I’ve had in my rental list for a while. The man, the myth, the dude who owns a castle in my home state - which reminds me I have to track that documentary to watch at some point as well - was the main draw to this one for me. Of course, I also am quite familiar with the movie type as it were - the drama-heavy front end with a man who finally takes enough and things get violent. Considering I have seen nothing to dissuade my interest, let’s hop right on in to the movie about a garbage guy taking out the garbage - Clean.

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categories / action, crime, drama, nr, thriller
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Event Horizon (1997)

August 04, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

A haunted ship. A missing crew. An infinite evil.

It’s week six hundred and sixty six. I tried to find the most suitable movie for the occasion, but the pickings weren’t the strongest since the default logical things - like The Exorcist - have already been viewed and logged long ago. Of course, some might be slightly confused by the proclamation that this is the number it is, considering this is really only movie 513 - a far throw from what I’m claiming as far as the week number. The reason for this discrepancy stems from the fact that I started the weekly movie night long before I did logging these reviews to make me feel more productive having a weekly movie night. Really, this means I could technically give two moments of evil-themed events, but I tend to work off the week number as that’s when it all started (if I’m being nostalgic). Speaking of nostalgic, tonight’s movie is from the tail end of the 90’s from the guy that brought you the original Mortal Kombat movie and that Resident Evil movie franchise that kept getting worse as it went. Strap in for a trip to space-hell, it’s time to look for Event Horizon.

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Sharknado (2013)

July 28, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

What happens when it’s shark week, you remember it’s shark week, and you’ve already been through all the good shark movies? Well, you force people to watch tonights movie, obviously. I will absolutely never understand why this movie got popular enough to merit having five sequels. Like, I enjoy bad movies and dumb movies and good movies - but there is no reason this really should have caught on like fire. More support for that statement? The entire franchise is below a 4 out of 10. Stunning reviews from the populace right there! Anyways, grab a chainsaw it’s time for Sharknado.

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Halloween Kills (2021)

July 21, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

Working that backlog again tonight - and being on my own for the movie night has it’s advantages. Namely, in the case of tonight, I can pick up somewhere else I left off without having to force someone to start in the middle of something and get all confused. Not that tonight’s movie really takes a whole lot of brain power to process, but it’s always a nice touch to know what your getting into when it’s a multiple movie run. Tonight, we watch what I should have saved for week 666 - tonight, behold as Halloween Kills.

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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

July 14, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

Took me a while to get here, but I finally caved and watched tonight’s movie. It’s not that I was avoiding it, as much as saving it for if others were interested - until at long last I said heck, I’m just going to watch it. I remember the NES game somewhat, but I don’t remember the show at all, so I’m sure most the nostalgia will go completely over my head unless the movie beats it in - but I’ll be real with you. The main reason I was interested in this is the pitch of a modern day Roger Rabbit with the live action and toons kicking together - but can it hold the rest of the movie up on it’s shoulder if it’s the only thing there? Grab your small Indiana Jones outfit, it’s time to check out Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

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There's Something in the Shadows (2021)

July 07, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

I’ve been too kind to you lately. I’ve been treating you to these brand new movies that have had plenty of good things said about them, and haven’t been digging deep enough into the whirling waters of the cinematic pool to really get you to appreciate them. Although I don’t actively seek out bad movies, sometimes you get the pitch of a movie and know it’s probably not destined for greatness. Perhaps, you think to yourself, if I give it a watch it will impress me, as though if enough people watch it it’ll become a cult classic that somehow makes it better like a role playing game hero who just leveled up. Well, I have a penchant for watching dang near anything, and when it’s only 3 dollars on the line I can be a very forgiving guy - but will tonight’s entry be enough to remind me of the reasons why I don’t dwell out in the woods, or of movies that I don’t often revisit instead? Tonight, There’s Something in the Shadows.

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Black as Night (2021)

June 30, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

I remember a while batch watching a movie called Vampires vs the Bronx after seeing a trailer that pitched a more horror-oriented The Goonies essentially. I remember having a lot of fun with it - but I don’t think that ever made it to being a review up on here (yeah, I know it’s unbelievable that a guy that watches a movie a week consistently would watch stuff in his spare time too but I do). Well, tonight I had a bit of free reign and timing to go after whatever in the world I wanted to - and my first thought was something like one of the currently making waves movies, but then I thought about all that subtitled reading I would need to do for 3 hours, and checked my “to watch” list on Amazon instead, where I came across this. That’s right, thanks to past me seeing this and going “that looks a bit like VsB” we get to check out this kids versus vampires , New Orleans edition. Tonight we witness the girl Black as Night.

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Uncharted (2022)

June 23, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

When did you decide to become Indiana Jones?

Do you like video games? Do you like video game movies? Do you like movies that everyone else seems to hate for no apparent reason that you can understand when you actually watch the movie yourself outside of the fact that they don’t like a specific actor or feels it’s somehow assaulting their childhood? Well, if you answered yes to some or all of these questions, you might want to make sure people aren’t looking at you funny for talking out loud - that happens to me all the time - and then get ready for a treat. Keeping on the newer releases band wagon I’ve adopted lately, we check out another one that I wanted to watch that was from a bit further ago but I just remembered was on streaming the other night. Maybe it’s not the dream cast, but let’s see what kind of fun treasure hunting action we can get into with Uncharted.

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categories / action, adventure, pg13
tags / Uncharted

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

June 16, 2022 / Ken Rupracht

My brain hurts. Like, it’s not a bad kind of hurt - although I am fighting getting this done before the weather decides to knock out power or internet to sabotage me, so it could be a little bit sinuses. I think the real brain hurt is coming from processing everything I just watched, and trying all at once to gather those thoughts to write this out. There is a lot going on here. I mean, holy cow. I can’t even come up with something witty at this point, let’s just get to the tacks - tonight, it’s Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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