Definitely First Blood Definitely First Blood

Is this a Halloween movie? No. Does it feature a costume party that tricked me into thinking it was? Yes! This week we’re talking about 1988 werewolf movie LONE WOLF!!! There’s so much going on in this one; there’s a hair band, lots of computer-talk, way too many main characters and some really great practical effects! We have absolutely no clue how old the characters are supposed to be, they are at once 17/21/30 and could be attending anything from a high school, to a college to some sort of magnate school or even a night class? Anyway, despite the lack of Halloween - this one is pretty fun! LET IT ROCK!

We’re back!? We kick off the ol’ Halloween season this week with BOO!!! A group of friends(who seem to hate each other) head on down to the local abandoned asylum/hospital on Halloween where they’re beset upon by a body-snatching ghost who wants to get out, but then theres also the ghost of a nurse and of a little girl. They’re sort of secondary. Not much of this movie made any sense or followed much of a plot but it had some good practical effects, the 2005 CGI wasn’t terrible and overall its fine. Lots of blue eyes. Anyway, NOOOOOOOOOOO!

It’s very, very hot so Christopher is getting cold solo this week with FROZEN SCREAM!!! What’s better than love and immortality? Well, if you ask the people in this movie… not much! There’s a trio of Dr. Scientists who are balls deep in experimenting with immortality by making people cold or something. When one of them is killed/zombified, his wife has to team up with her cop ex to figure out what happened? At least, that’s part of it. This movie really doesn’t make much sense and really isn’t very good. Still a fun watch for the psychotronic elements and just how bizarre it is. THAT’S RIGHT, IT’S LOCKED!

Pam Grier! Pam Grier! PAM GRIER! We’re talking Ernest R. Dickerson’s 2001 supernatural slasher-lite BONES!!! A trio of siblings and their friend decide to open a night club in a scary rundown house in the middle of a barren city street that once belonged to Jimmy Bones. Then he comes back for revenge against the people who killed him. Then there’s Jimmy’s psychic ex Pearl and her daughter. An attempt was certainly made and it starts off kind of strong with world-building and lore but quickly meanders, has one of the worst prosthetic applications and very little plot wise holds up to scrutiny. Visually, it looks great though! YOU COULD’VE DIED WITH ME!

We’re off to a remote house in California this week as we talk about 1972 made-for-TV suspense thriller THE VICTIM!!! The iconic Elizabeth Montgomery is fantastic in this movie as Kate, a woman who goes to visit her sister after learning about her impending divorce. But, when she arrives, her sister is nowhere to be found, there’s a raging storm and she’s trapped with no phone, no electricity and her sister’s killer in the house. There’s lots to like here! Great suspense building, acting and pretty solid writing, cinematography and direction! It does get a little repetitive, but it’s essentially a one-location film so that’s to be expected. NEITHER I, OR MY SISTER LIKE BOILED FOOD!!!

We’ve got our life preservers because this week we’re shipping off to William T. Naud’s ISLAND OF BLOOD to find out WHODUNIT?!!! A group of young actors arrive on a secluded island to film the most positive, happy rock musical that’s ever been made when they start being killed one-by-one according to the lyrics of a song. There’s dismemberments, unorthodox final girls and even a boiling! This one actually kept us guessing for the  most part and we both really, really enjoyed it! C’MON GUYS AND GALS(AND NON-BINARY PALS)!!!