Reviews
The Axiom (2018)
Good Time Killer
The acting, writing, and the effects could all use a little touch up. There's a part with a giant cgi monster that took me entirely out of the story. The creature looked like it was grabbed from a summer Hollywood blockbuster in 1999. Sometimes the acting slides into hammy territory. There are quiet a few obtuse moves by the characters that had me scratching my head.
With that being said, the movie holds together far better than most B grade horror flicks. It's obvious real effort went into this on all fronts and it shows. Taking into consideration its low budget, it's easier to overlook some of the flaws. If you're bored and want to burn time with something that will mostly hold your attention, check it out!
The Amityville Curse (2023)
Skip It
Another Tubi original that fails to entertain or keep me watching the movie. Struggled to get through the hour and a half running time. Actors don't do a great job, the director doesn't do a great job, and the writers didn't do a great job. Starting to lose hope that there are any originals on Tubi that aren't z level schlock.
Giving the film two stars, which is kind of harsh but I'm getting burned by too many shoddy films. I force myself to sit through them in the hopes that something will shift later on. That almost never happens. If a movie is riding on an old actor or a popular name for people to fork over their time, it's never worth that time.
Agramon's Gate (2019)
Trash
Every time the eye effects get used in this movie I can't help but squirm a little inside. It's embarrassing to see in a movie released in 2019. There aren't even that many scenes that need effects. The crew didn't care enough to make it not look ridiculous. Speaking of ridiculous things.
The actors don't even run in a natural way! They waddle and scurry so awkwardly! There's a scene where two of the characters are yelling at each other and they speak in this unnatural tone. Like a bunch of aliens got stuck on earth and are hiding by pretending to be terrible actors. Soundtrack is the most generic thing you could ever imagine.
In summary, don't waste your time. One star for no effort at all.
What Keeps You Alive (2018)
Too Many Haters
Beautifully shot film! Clearly made with a lot of love for the thriller genre. No time for a slow build up, it takes off pretty quickly! The two main actors really nail it with their emotions, both ends of the spectrum. Whenever Jules is too scared to react properly to Jackie's violent tactics, it feels natural. Canada has some wonderful creators at their disposal and if they come out with more stuff like this, I'm all in.
Really, the movie is probably only worth an eight or nine star rating due to the ending scene. Unfortunately, there's so many people on here upset about the couple being the same sex. It's dragging down the overall rating of the movie! So I'm awarding it ten stars in retaliation. Give this film a shot, it's worth it.
The Void (2016)
Weak
Accidentally stumbled upon this film after looking for "The Void" by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. Watched the whole thing and I won't be checking out volume 2. Doesn't seem like there wasn't much thought put into this anthology. Starts off very confusing with some not great stories.
First short is about a British gentleman wandering through creepy imagery. Bleh... The second one is about a dude with his heart on the right side of his chest. The dude avoided an assassination attempt because of his heart condition. The whole thing was very strange and not a great concept. I believe after that there was a comedy short with a kid and a ghost. Completely Atrocious! Effects that looked like they were made by a Youtuber from 2010. The time machine short comes across like the beginning of a movie, but it's made very well so that was fine. The suicide app short, the social media short, the short with the two kids, and the fairy short are all fine.
Five stars for the five good shorts, the first three get no stars. I don't understand how hard it is for a distributor to package together an hour and a half of good content. They should also match each other thematically in some way. Oh well!
A Dream House (2023)
Waste Of Time
This movie comes across as if a high school forced their students to make a movie. No effort, no skill, no talent. Struck me like it was written, acted out, and edited together in a few days. It's funny that one of the factoids for this film is that the two leads are actually married. They had so little chemistry, I thought they were porn stars. They are both very pretty, I'll give them that.
The ghosts are the two titular characters in grey makeup that wouldn't have been scary when I was two... No set, just their house... I could go on and on, write an entire book about every little thing the film failed to do. Not going to do that though. Everyone involved with this thing didn't care, so I don't either.