Excited for the upcoming @SecondSightFilm Blair Witch release, a swift pre-order! Along with all the new cuts and bonus features, V happy to see they've retained the brilliant Curse Of faux documentary that accompanied the original cinema release. A pitch-perfect piece of work..!
I thought Alien: Romulus was really great for about 45 minutes (with one big spoilery thing I hated) before going off the rails at quite a delirious but steady clip, but hey, it’s gooey and jump scarey and I mostly had fun (mostly) and David Jonsson is absolutely wonderful.
“And I feel just like Sigourney Weaver
When she had to kill those aliens
And one guy tried to get them back to the Earth
And she couldn’t believe her ears.”
I saw Déjà Vu for the first time (or did I?) last night and god I miss Denzel Washington - Tony Scott collabs. He doesn’t just provide an anchor for Scott’s visual wildness, he does some of his best work within it. Perfect actor-director pairing. (Also Val Kilmer is ace in it)
Saw Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow last night. Ooof my heart. Beautiful, shattering, eerie, brought tears to my eyes. Loved it, it’s definitely going to stick with me.
It’s funny, eXistenZ is far from my favourite Cronenberg (although I do have a massive soft spot for it), but random moments and lines from it pop into my head so often. Definitely due a rewatch.
There aren’t a lot of new franchise movies I get giddily excited about these days but goddammit, can Alien: Romulus just hurry up and be in the cinemas already?