So this is what being a filthy casual feels like. Missed both the Mastermind final and The Grand National.
Hardly got to watch any films in April, but on the positive tip, none of the handful of titles I watched annoyed me; that's a win, in my book. The Cairnes Brothers' Late Night with the Devil was the best film this month. Looking forward to revisiting their film again later this year.
Film:
Run and Kill (Billy Tang, 1993)*
Late Night with the Devil (Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes, 2023/2024)*
Immaculate (Michael Mohan, 2024)*
Snack Shack (Adam Rehmeier, 2024)*
Television:
Doctor Who - 'Spearhead from Space' (Sydney Newman, 1963 - 2024)
* First time viewings.
Dada Debaser Notes:
- Convinced Simon Yam's psychotic villain in Run and Kill is based on Sean Bean's character from Patriot Games (1992) taken to the extreme. Run and Kill has one of the most shocking kills I've watched in a while. Completely deserves its Cat. III status.
- Adam Rehmeier's ode to the early nineties, with his coming of age comedy, Snack Shack, isn't really in the same league as his prior film, Dinner in America (2021). However, it's way better than last year's celebrated films like Bottoms (2023) and No Hard Feelings (2023).
- Despite the cheap jump scares, Immaculate turned out to be an unexpectedly fun religious horror. That ending was absolutely crazy.
Not by choice, but I watched some awful Greek television. Imagine my surprise hearing the one tune that's just as fondly remembered as Goblin's score from Dawn of the Dead (1978) being on some braindead sitcom.
Mastermind final is worth catching up on. I won't spoil who won it.
ReplyDeleteJust finished the Mastermind final. Relieved the "Jack Grealish of quizzing" didn't win it, but a little disappointed with the lack of film bro representation to cap it off.
ReplyDeleteThat lad is definitely gonna turn up on Only Connect with two equally irksome teammates.
ReplyDeleteHe was on Only Connect back in 2019. Shows it on his character reel on the Mastermind final.
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