8/10
cover
黑色电话2 (2025) 维基数据 TMDB IMDb 豆瓣
Black Phone 2
5.9 (15 个评分) 导演: 斯科特·德里克森 演员: 梅森·泰晤士 / 玛德琳·麦格劳 …
其它标题: 블랙폰 2 / Black Phone 2 …
　　布伦屋热门恐怖片《黑色电话》续集《黑色电话2》定档2025年6月27日北美上映，阵容和剧情暂未曝光。
2026年1月31日 看过
8/10
cover
安息 (2027) TMDB 豆瓣 IMDb
RIP
6.7 (14 个评分) 导演: 乔·卡纳汉 演员: 马特·达蒙 / 本·阿弗莱克 …
其它标题: RIP / 더 립 …
一群迈阿密警察在一间废弃的藏身屋发现数百万现钞，彼此之间的信任开始瓦解。随着外部人士得知充公金额如此可观，一切变得疑点重重，到底还剩下什么可以相信？又有谁依然值得信赖？
2026年1月30日 看过
8/10
cover
怪奇物語 (怪奇物语 第三季) (2019) Eggplant.place 豆瓣 TMDB
Stranger Things Season 3 所属 电视剧集: 怪奇物語
8.2 (831 个评分) 导演: 马特·达菲 / 罗斯·达菲 … 演员: 薇诺娜·瑞德 / 大卫·哈伯 …
故事发生在1985年的印第安纳州霍金斯镇，正值炎夏，学校放假了，镇上新开了一家购物中心，霍金斯小组成员也即将成年。情窦初开的同时，也使小组成员的动态变得更加复杂，他们必须找出一起长大的方法。与此同时，危险迫在眉睫。当小镇受到新旧敌人的威胁时，小十一和她的朋友们意识到 ，邪恶永远不会结束，它会一直存在。现在，他们必须团结一致才能活下来，并牢记友谊的力量永远比恐惧更强大。
2026年1月29日 看过
8/10
cover
毒劫 (2025) 维基数据 Eggplant.place TMDB 豆瓣 IMDb
Havoc
5.0 (20 个评分) 导演: 加雷斯·埃文斯 演员: 汤姆·哈迪 / 洛克哈特·奥吉尔维 …
其它标题: 浩劫 / Havoc …
一场毒品交易出了差错，某位政客关系疏远的儿子因而陷入危险。为了救他，一名受创的警探必须游走犯罪世界。过程中，他渐渐发觉掌控这座城市的幕后势力，揭开由贪污与阴谋交织而成的复杂网络。
2025年7月1日 看过
2025年7月1日 评论 a review of 浩劫 - Gareth Evans goes full comic book insanity. Over the top, ridiculously bloody, everyone has unlimited ammo never needing to reload, and Tom Hardy dropkicks a motherf*cker. The plot is messy, convoluted, generic, borderline straight-to-DVD “everyone’s corrupt” crap, but man does this really lives up to its namesake in the best of ways. If you want art then go elsewhere. Come to see the director of the two Raid  movies, the greatest action films of all time, just having some glorious, gonzo, incredibly stylish fun delivering the type of meticulous, high-octane brutality only he can. Nothing more, nothing less. A delight all the same.
8/10
cover
美国内战 (2024) Min reol 豆瓣 Eggplant.place TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Civil War
6.4 (199 个评分) 导演: Alex Garland 演员: Kirsten Dunst / Wagner Moura …
其它标题: Civil War / 美帝崩裂 …
影片讲述美国在不久的将来，爆发了影响全国的内战。在资深战地摄影师李·史密斯（克斯汀·邓斯特 Kirsten Dunst 饰）的带领下，记者们组成了一支强大的专业团队，穿越战线并设法生存下来。他们驱车前往华盛顿特区，希望在总统向名为 "WF"的军事力量投降之前采访总统。
2024年10月19日 看过
The only reason people are criticizing this movie by saying it doesn’t have any depth or meaning is because it wasn’t an 1h 49m hit piece against the side of the political spectrum they disagree with.
8/10
cover
雷恩菲尔德 (2023) 豆瓣 Min reol TMDB 维基数据 IMDb
Renfield
6.1 (72 个评分) 导演: Chris McKay 演员: Nicholas Hoult / Nicolas Cage …
其它标题: Renfield / 吸血鬼特助：雷菲爾 …
　　这个现代版吸血鬼德古拉的故事中，主人公是他忠心耿耿的随从。雷恩菲尔德（尼古拉斯·霍尔特 饰），是史上最自恋的老板德古拉（尼古拉斯·凯奇 饰）饱受折磨的助手。雷恩菲尔德被迫为他的主人寻找猎物，并且必须随传随到，听从他的吩咐做任何事，不管这些事情有多低贱。但是现在，在数百年来对主人唯命是从的服侍之后，雷恩菲尔德准备好想看看他在暗夜王子的阴影以外，是否能过另一种生活，但是他必须想办法摆脱他和主人之间的依附关系。
2023年6月16日 看过
2023年6月16日 评论 a review of 雷恩菲尔德 - Yet another big, mainstream release in 2023 that’s under two hours long. Stuff like this is slowly restoring my faith in modern cinema and its future. This was WAY cuter than I was expecting. Feels weird to say that about something so full of gore and profanity. It’s a charming, hilarious little horror-comedy romp with surprisingly exciting action and a message about emotionally abusive relationships that helped make it easier to not get back together with my ex right as she decided to pop into my life again recently. I am enough. And I have enough. I deserve happiness… Renfield What really made it for me though were the performances. Nicolas Cage is of course as fantastic as you would expect him to be in the role of a more animated Dracula, providing further proof that the star has truly found his niche in this late career resurgence. I wish he had more scenes. This is also a great showing for Nicholas Hoult who, if we’re being honest, hasn’t really been in too much of note over the past few years and builds a good case for himself on why he should receive more protagonist roles moving forward. Then there’s the comically entertaining Ben Schwartz as the villain and Awkwafina as the co-lead who the more I see, the more I realize none of us really acknowledge how pretty she is. I imagine as a rapper she probably was/is insufferable, but as an actress I’m really liking her. In this era of superhero cinematic universe insanity dominating all media, absurd cash grab revivals of popular ’80s franchises, and a seemingly endless array of movies trying to copy the MCU blockbuster formula it’s refreshing to see Hollywood slipping stuff like this, Cocaine Bear , and 65 out with their compelling (if irreverent) concepts and reasonable runtimes. It may be too early to say for sure, but guys and gals if things keep going like this we may be okay.
8/10
cover
尸体派对2：影之书 (2016) TMDB IMDb 维基数据 豆瓣
コープスパーティー Book of Shadows
导演: 山田雅史 演员: 生驹里奈 / 前田希美 …
其它标题: 콥스 파티 : 북 오브 섀도우 / コープスパーティー Book of Shadows …
由于发生了极为恐怖血腥的杀人事件，天神小学就此关闭，并且流传下来了据说可以召唤幸福的灵异游戏——“幸福的幸子”。此去经年，天神小学改建成如月学园，而高二学生中岛直美（生驹里奈 饰）和持田哲志（池冈亮介 饰）、筱崎亚由美（前田希美 饰）等伙伴玩起了那个诅咒游戏，从而导致许多好友命丧黄泉。半年后，直美和亚由美打算救活死去的伙伴，于是再度返回天神小学。在此期间，他们遇到了另一群人，“死亡的命运”引领他们走向黄泉边界……本片根据同名游戏改编。
2022年12月24日 看过
2022年12月24日 评论 a review of 尸体派对2：影之书 - Going into a sequel that was released in just under a year from its predecessor and features largely the exact same cast and crew, you'd probably be expecting something about the identical level of quality of what came before. This however is a fairly massive improvement. It's got better acting, directing, production values, and gore effects. It feels like an entirely different and superior film despite the returning characters and setting. By far the area where the biggest step forward was taken is the narrative. The Book of Shadows game marks the point where the storytelling in the Corpse Party 's "Heavenly Host Saga" trilogy started to get really interesting (before going a bit off the rails in the third entry), resulting in a more twisted, creepier plot here. There is a minor continuity error in the form of it being totally unclear why everyone BUT the previous outing's villains are revived when the protagonists go back in time, yet I ultimately didn't miss them too much thanks to a fantastic performance by Tsunenori Aoki as fan favorite Kizami who absolutely steals the show even from the new main killer ghost girl. The only other slight annoyance stems from the budget. Victims will constantly get stabbed in parts of their bodies that are conveniently located off-screen before the camera pans to show the murder weapon sticking out of them. It does rob the deaths of some of their punch, but doesn't stop the overall experience from being a supremely messed up slice of terror that has the occasional surprisingly effective jump scare to go alongside all the nasty brutality. The first movie will be required viewing to understand what's going on and regardless of whether you walk away from that thinking it's dreck or not this follow-up truly deserves to be on the radar of every hardcore horror fanatic, if only for its unforgettable ending alone.
8/10
cover
吉尔莫·德尔·托罗的匹诺曹 (2022) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
7.1 (160 个评分) 导演: 吉尔莫·德尔·托罗 / 马克·古斯塔夫森 演员: 格利高里·曼恩 / 大卫·布拉德利 …
其它标题: Pinocchio di Guillermo del Toro / 木偶奇遇记 …
奥斯卡金像奖获奖电影制作人吉尔莫·德尔·托罗对卡洛·科洛迪的经典故事进行了改编：一个牵线木偶神奇地有了生命，为悲伤的木雕师杰佩托带来慰藉。这部异想天开的定格动画电影由吉尔莫·德尔·托罗和马克·古斯塔夫森执导。为了在世界上找到自己的位置，匹诺曹开始了捣蛋、叛逆的冒险之旅。
2022年12月17日 看过
2022年12月17日 评论 a review of 吉尔莫·德尔·托罗的匹诺曹 - Pinocchio has never been my favorite fairy tale character. Like many, I grew up on old Disney animated classics my parents had on VHS and the little wooden puppet boy's adventure simply didn't click with me no matter how many times I watched it. As a result, despite coming from probably my favorite modern director I hadn't been terribly excited for this movie for the longest. It wasn't until having recently loved Nightmare Alley , another del Toro film I was apprehensive about beforehand, that I began to believe that the mind behind Pan's Labyrinth could create a version of this story I'd finally be able to appreciate. Something I think he succeeded at marvelously even if it still isn't 100% my thing. This might very well be the absolute best display of stop-motion animation I have ever seen. In other efforts I've witnessed that use this style, no matter their overall quality movements have always appeared a bit stiff as if the slightest pause between the figurines' staged poses remains visible. Here though, even the most complex motions are so fluid and lifelike you can almost trick yourself into thinking you're witnessing living, breathing actors performing onscreen. It's staggeringly impressive and the rest of the presentation is just as good with stellar voice acting across the board and del Toro's wonderfully fantastical designs for the human and non-human elements alike. Content-wise, this is such an odd amalgam of tones that on paper probably shouldn't work, but strangely does. You get instances of slapstick and silly cartoonish humor paired with shockingly dark moments and thematic material. Similarly to other of the Mexican director's works (i.e. The Devil's Backbone , Pan's Labyrinth ) the plot is set against the backdrop of a real-world war. Allowing the narrative to explore mature subtexts that include anti-facism and the indoctrination of child soldiers, among many more. It leads to a final product that's just as much for adults as it is for (slightly older) children, and is extremely del Toro in nature. Honestly, the only aspect that didn't affect me in some way was the musical numbers, which I was left totally underwhelmed by with exception to Gregory Mann's incredible vocal talent for one so young. Netflix gets a TON of crap for funding projects that other producers/studios have, usually rightfully, passed on, but this maybe serves among the best examples of why that "greenlight whatever comes across our desk" approach has occasionally payed off in massive ways. By backing this potentially high risk, low reward feature that had been sitting on a shelf in development hell for years the streaming service secured what is easily a clear late contender for the best animated movie of 2022. Hopefully it will at last teach those in the industry to stop denying so many of Guillermo's ideas and just give the man the money to make whatever the heck he wants.
8/10
cover
疾速追杀3 (2019) IMDb 豆瓣 Fantastika TMDB 维基数据
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
7.3 (719 个评分) 导演: 查德·斯塔赫斯基 演员: 基努·里维斯 / 哈莉·贝瑞 …
其它标题: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum / 杀神John Wick 3(港) …
约翰·威克经历了前两次的追杀、特攻之后，由于执意破坏酒店规矩，因而遭到悬赏通缉，全球杀手闻风而至、一路追杀。这次他又将如何杀出重围，终结这场逃亡之旅。
2022年11月19日 看过
2022年11月19日 评论 a review of 疾速追杀3 - The John Wick franchise fully embraces its Hollywood blockbuster potential in this third outing. There's an increased sense of spectacle that comes not only from the always flawless choreography this time out, but the grand scale of the violent encounters as well which can get quite impressively large with their many moving pieces and even incorporate a bit of globetrotting. A more prominent vein of comedy is also running throughout. These movies have always had hints of dark, ironic humor at points, but here you feel that the stuff making you laugh was more deliberately intended to be funny. This shift naturally leads to more of the realism getting thrown out the window. Part of what made the previous two films so special was how relatively grounded they were (particularly that first one). So it's not hard to notice that Parabellum loses something by going more over the top. Wick is now borderline immortal with some of stuff he survives and the storytelling gets way too big for its own good introducing a wild amount of new characters and factions. None of this is to say that things are necessarily any less thrilling as Chapter 3 still delivers the same kind of meticulously crafted carnage you came to see. In my review of the 2014 original I called it "America's The Raid: Redemption ." That was more in reference to it sharing the same level of quality rather than a similar style of action (way too much gunplay for that). Here though that comparison might be more apt for the latter reason due to the larger focus on hand-to-hand combat. Plus, Yayan Ruhian makes an appearance. A portion of the various scenarios may be ridiculous like our protagonist getting involved in motorcycle chases with groups a katana-wielding assassins and for the first time in the trilogy I found myself asking where the cops were given so much of this takes place in the middle of the steers of New York, but nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed all the excitement. I particularly got a kick out of small stuff such as how every time director Chad Stahelski comes up with an amusing piece of brutality (i.e. Reeves getting thrown through a glass display case) he repeats it at least twice, sometimes three or four times, in a row. You can almost hear him giggling behind the camera like a delighted child as it's happening. No doubt the property's transition to bigger has not made it better. Yet, the consistently entrancing nature of its perfectly performed shootouts, set pieces, and brawls will keep your eyes glued to the screen, and once again a mind-blowing cliffhanger ending will have you eagerly anticipating the next entry. Thus, even in this slightly lesser showing John Wick continues to rank among the crème de la crème of modern action series.
8/10
cover
侏罗纪世界3：统治 (2022) TMDB Eggplant.place KevGa-NeoDB IMDb Bangumi 豆瓣 维基数据
Jurassic World: Dominion
5.6 (361 个评分) 导演: 科林·特雷沃罗 演员: 克里斯·帕拉特 / 布莱丝·达拉斯·霍华德 …
其它标题: Jurassic World: Dominion / 侏罗纪世界：统治霸权(港) …
影片为《侏罗纪世界》系列的完结篇，故事的开篇设定在纳布拉尔岛被摧毁的四年后。如今，恐龙在世界各地与人类共同生活、共同捕猎。这一脆弱的平衡将重塑未来，并最终决定人类能否与史上最可怕生物共享这颗星球，并继续站在食物链的顶端。
2022年6月11日 看过
2022年6月11日 评论 a review of 侏罗纪世界3：统治 - Look, I'll be the first to tell you this is nothing more than a bunch of stupid Hollywood blockbuster refuse, but I'm also not going to sit here and act like it isn't any fun either. A transformation of sorts was to be expected given how Fallen Kingdom ended, but I doubt anyone could have predicted as big of a reinvention as this. The Jurassic Park / World series has been rendered almost entirely unrecognizable were it not for the prehistoric monsters running around onscreen, and not because they are now living among everyday humans. Rather, it's due to Dominion 's absolutely LUDICROUS storytelling. To say the plotting jumps the shark here would be putting it incredibly mildly. The narrative reaches near The Asylum levels of nonsensical as it covers every outlandish sci-fi concept from women giving asexual birth to genetically modified versions of themselves, dinos that are trained to attack via a laser pointer, to mad scientists hell-bent on world domination (or its destruction). Why they felt the need to concoct a tale this absurd, convoluted, and undeniably dorky I have no idea, but it did leave me glued to the screen in a sense of delirious fascination regardless while it seemed the writers were simply throwing whatever wild idea they had up there next just to see what would stick. The sheer B-movie ridiculousness of the whole thing will (and already has) turn many off on this. Especially since it's part of a franchise that initially kicked off with a bit more gravitas. Personally though, it didn't bother me much at all. That's because I've only ever really turned up to these to watch dinosaurs chase and eat people in the first place, so it's hard for me to fault a film offering that too much so long as the thrills are in place. And oh boy, let me tell you, they are. The body count is disappointingly low, but that was offset for me by the constant excitement of witnessing some never-before used species and the protagonists' near misses with them, like the glorious extended getaway sequence through the streets and underground black markets of Malta. I wish they had continued the globetrotting around populated cities throughout the entire running time rather than retreating to another isolated research facility/haven location in the second half. Of course, Dominion also falls back on the modern cinema trapping of trying to get by on nostalgia pandering as well by bringing back the original three heroes of the 1993 hit and its first two sequels. Some of the resulting callbacks can feel a touch gratuitous, the main villain's death being extremely similar to Nedry's for example, yet their inclusion ultimately fixed my biggest issue with this movie's most direct predecessor by finally giving me individuals I actually care about to watch as opposed to the bland nobodies who have been carrying the show up to this point since its revival. The real stars however are the various 'saurs on display. I think a far too underappreciated aspect of the World trilogy has been its ability to turn these creatures from bloodthirsty beasts into complex and thoughtful animals capable of striking a chord with the audience. There are some genuinely moving moments with them such as a scene with two Apatosauruses in a lumberyard that hits with the same impact as when Alan Grant first saw that Brachiosaurus all those years ago. They even have feathers now for all you nitwits who couldn't let that go. I won't pretend this is a deep, high-quality experience. It's dumb, turn-your-brain-off junk food filmmaking at its most overblown and preposterous. Pure, unhealthy garbage that if I'm being totally honest was a blast to consume. In ironically hilarious fashion director Colin Trevorrow made several conscious efforts to correct the various shortcomings of Jurassic Park III by reuniting Sattler and Grant, and once again establishing the T-Rex at the top of the food chain after its pitiful showing in that outing, but inadvertently made something fans will view as a much greater piece of trash. Although at the end of the day it'll always be a minor treasure to me. I recognize that the franchise should have never been allowed to reach such a confounding low in terms of intelligence and respectability. I guess I'm just easily pleased by cheap spectacle, the amusing comments of Ian Malcolm, and the stunning CGI sights of what were my favorite animals as a child (and probably are still now).
8/10
cover
新狼人传说 (2021) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
The Cursed
5.4 (10 个评分) 导演: 西恩·埃利斯 演员: 波伊德·霍布鲁克 / 凯利·蕾莉 …
其它标题: The Cursed / Eight for Silver …
十九世纪末，残暴的地主Seamus Laurent屠杀了一个罗姆人部族，给他的家庭和村庄带来了诅咒。在接下来的日子里，镇民们被噩梦所困扰，Seamus的儿子Edward失踪，一个男孩被发现被谋杀。当地人怀疑是野生动物，但来访的病理学家约翰-麦克布赖德警告说，森林里潜伏着更邪恶的存在。
2022年5月17日 看过
2022年5月17日 评论 a review of 新狼人传说 - Normally to find such a fresh, new spin on a classic horror villain archetype like this I'd have to read a novel. Set in the 18th century, The Cursed however puts several inventive, original twists on long-established werewolf lore that allow it to provide a very unique and remarkable viewing experience. Not least of all because of what a great job it does of bringing the time period to life, giving it the vibe of a forgotten old fable. It's pretty rare in general to come across a horror flick with this strong of an emphasis placed on its storytelling. At least one not coming from A24 that is. Writer and director Sean Ellis has crafted a script with a moderate amount of allegorical properties, well-developed characters, and intriguing scenarios on top of all the artistic Age of Enlightenment era flair taking place in front of the camera. The writing only slightly being marred by the occasional baffling idiocy of its characters at points. It's not the scariest movie you'll ever see, but features some wonderfully grotesque concepts regardless that come equipped with unexpected symbolic value. An air of dark magic hangs over the entire thing alongside the feeling of a slowly approaching, deserved (but not by everyone) doom that keeps the events interesting even if they never put you in a state of constant fear or anxiety over what you'll witness next. It's fairly saddening to see this not receiving the amount of commendation it deserves. There's no denying Ellis has crafted a work offering a take on conventional folklore that's entirely his own vision. My hope is that future reappraisals will recognize it alongside Gretel & Hansel as the underappreciated in its own time gem of fairytale-esque horror it is. That may seem like a weird descriptor, but let me ask you this: what is a fairy tale when you strip away the kid-friendly, sanitized Disney mien after all, if not a grim story with a subtle hint of moralizing?
8/10
cover
X特遣队：全员集结 (2021) Eggplant.place 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
The Suicide Squad
7.4 (921 个评分) 导演: 詹姆斯·古恩 演员: 玛格特·罗比 / 伊德里斯·艾尔巴 …
其它标题: The Suicide Squad / 新自杀小队 …
关押在美梦监狱的X特遣队成员获得一项可以减轻刑罚的新任务，前往南美洲的科托马耳他岛国，摧毁纳粹时期遗留的约顿海姆监狱和实验室，它当前用于关押该国的政治犯并施行人体实验。执行任务期间，X特遣队遭遇巨型外星生物海星斯塔罗，并与它发生冲突。
2022年5月15日 看过
2022年5月15日 评论 a review of X特遣队：全员集结 - I've become a bit disenchanted with our modern superhero age of cinema, where true variety and originality are only getting harder to find. Marvel/Disney or one of their countless imitators still put out enough to tickle my fancy from time to time, but I'm finding it more and more difficult to get truly excited about whatever big event is on its way to theaters (or streaming) next, when the majority of it is either another by the numbers cape-and-costume flick or a remake/revival of some long-dormant nostalgia property that probably would have been better off left in the past. Heck, even the stuff not connected to a grand cinematic universe is often guilty of following the exact same formula with the hopes of achieving a little taste of the box office domination regularly experienced by the comic book characters in their tights and spandex, and that distinctive MCU style of shoehorning comedy into everything has been slowly creeping its way into so much as the bloody horror genre as of late. That's one area where the DCEU has kind of impressed me. Yeah, the results have been mixed at best to put it lightly, but at the very least Warner Bros. and DC Films have shown a willingness to attempt unique things with most of the various properties they've added to it so far. The Suicide Squad standing as a fine example of that. In an effort to make up for the absolute disaster that was 2016's Suicide Squad movie, James Gunn was reportedly given almost complete freedom to come up with his own vision for the project and put it onscreen as he saw fit. The end result isn't something that radically breaks the mold, but rather works well enough within the confines of it to put some one of a kind spins on the established set of familiar elements and walk away with an identity all its own. Gunn is obviously extremely educated in the various obscure nooks and crannies of DC Comics long history, and liberally pulls from lesser known corners of it to deliver a bevy of names and plot devices only the most hardcore of nerds will recognize and that nobody would have ever guessed would make their way to the screen at some point. Ditching the ghetto Hot Topic costume designs of its predecessor and its kind of, sort of spin-off Birds of Prey , the appearances of the villains here are often very faithful to, or a creative new take on, their comic book counterparts. Which naturally leads to a cast of faces, as well as powers, that honestly look blatantly odd next to each other, gleefully reveling in the absurd diversity of uniting such awide array of source material, and I'm 100% here for it. The expected blend of action and humor gets a little extra flavor due to the R-rating. All the naughty words and gore manage to differentiate themselves from what you'd find in Deadpool thanks to the singular personality and attention to detail of the director. So every gag and bloodbath compliments the surprisingly great story well, while giving each member of the team a real, significant sense of contribution Guardians of the Galaxy -style. I can't praise the narrative enough for really tackling the supremely messed up nature of Task Force X and getting me invested in the political side of a superhuman conflict in a way I haven't since The Winter Soldier . For all the laughs and goofs, this is a legitimately dark tale with a lot of bodies left behind against their will and a conclusion that's just a touch tragic since nobody will ever find out the true reason behind why these prisoners were sent basically to die. While this does nothing to grant us any insight into what's next for the DCEU or if its owners actually have any idea what they're doing with it at all, it does however finally give fans the Suicide Squad adaptation they deserve, while managing to standout from the pack by the virtue of its individualistic flourishes. Despite my overall fatigue and somewhat indifference with the whole superhero craze lately, I'd be legitimately interested in and hyped for a third outing. Particularly if James Gunn's name is attached to it again. Which is saying quite a bit when you consider how much of the MCU and its far more proven track record I still have to play catch-up on because of how willing I've been to let it pass me by at present.
8/10
cover
猎鹰与冬兵 (2021) Eggplant.place 豆瓣 TMDB
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season 1 所属 电视剧集: 猎鹰与冬兵
6.6 (283 个评分) 导演: 卡莉·斯考格兰德 演员: 安东尼·麦凯 / 塞巴斯蒂安·斯坦 …
灭霸被终结后，“美国队长”史蒂夫·罗杰斯卸任，将盾牌交给了“猎鹰”山姆·威尔逊，相信他能够继承美国队长的精神。此后，“猎鹰”山姆·威尔逊和“冬兵”巴基·巴恩斯联合参与了一场全球性冒险行动 ……
2022年4月23日 看过
2022年4月23日 评论 a review of 猎鹰与冬兵 - Don't let the Disney+ limited-run release fool you, this is essentially Captain America 4 . The visuals, special effects, and action are all theater quality with certain events having a significant impact on how aspects of the MCU will look moving forward. I have to wonder if it really benefitted from being a miniseries though. Yeah, we're basically getting the ultimate director's cut version this way, but compared to its predecessor WandaVision which used the format to try something truly new that wouldn't have worked in a film, all we're really getting here is a bunch of additional storylines that don't always contribute anything interesting. I'd say the most egregious example of this would have to be the stuff with Sam's (The Falcon) family. I get that it was included to develop him more as a person in a way he hadn't previously gotten the chance to while playing second fiddle to the rest of the Avengers, but these moments feel completely disconnected from the whole and honestly add nothing to the overall bigger picture of what's going on here. The increased length at which the narrative plays out also leads to a lot of downtime where the show is obviously dragging it's feet to run out the clock until it's finally time for the next significant development to occur. As a result of that, I feel the reason this was released in an episodic streaming structure is twofold. The first being that the villain(s) and conflict don't really lend themselves to quite the same level of blockbuster spectacle we'd typically expect to see when paying for a ticket, and the second being the emphasis on political messaging/social commentary. The latter of which didn't click with me at first due to it starting off as a bunch of the "black this, white that" talk that was all too common during its peak in the Trump era (and is still continuing…) and just makes some characters look racist who really shouldn't, but it eventually won me over with its overall theme of how America should simply view black people and their contributions in the same way we would the average white person's, and how our politicians need to do better by us all. While I would have ultimately preferred this to have been a traditional movie thanks to the minor pacing and writing woes, when this is firing on all cylinders it is great! A fine example of Disney and Marvel delivering the near-identical quality of thrills directly to your living rooms and laptops that you would that you would typically have to go to a cinema to see. Something we only got brief glimpses of in WandaVision , but is on full display here and gets me really excited to check out the rest of what Disney+ has to offer on this front.
8/10
cover
异魔禁区 (2001) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Dagon
7.0 (57 个评分) 导演: 斯图尔特·戈登 演员: Ezra Godden / Francisco Rabal …
其它标题: Dagon / 达贡 …
过度执迷工作以致神经衰弱的保罗（Ezra Godden 饰）经常为一个恐怖美人鱼的噩梦所困扰，为缓解压力，他随女友芭芭拉（Raquel Meroño 饰）以及好友豪尔（Brendan Price 饰）、维琪（Birgit Bofarull 饰）乘游艇来到西班牙度假。
在海上，他们听到附近印波加小岛传来的神秘歌声，随后一场特大暴风雨袭来，游艇触礁，维琪受伤。保罗和女友乘救生筏前去小岛求救，而留守的豪尔与维琪却遭到不明生物的袭击。保罗他们在岛上见到身体怪异的居民，为营救好友他们被迫分开，而噩梦就此开始……
2022年2月11日 看过
2022年2月11日 评论 a review of 异魔禁区 - Dagon places a larger than average emphasis on the often underappreciated body horror aspects of Lovecraftian fiction, as a group of vacationers end up stranded in a secluded village populated by the titular Great Old One's strange half-human offspring. It isn't even until the final act that things like unavoidable fates predetermined by the wills of creatures beyond our understanding come into play at all. Up to that point it's just watching the protagonist dodge weird fish people. The action can be kind of goofy, what with watching the lead do boneheaded stuff to draw attention to himself while being chased or almost getting drowned in dirty toilets. It never dives too deeply into B-movie cheese to prevent the extreme, graphic ritualistic brutality or fantastic looking monsters from being effective however. I was consistently impressed with the movie's visuals. The budget clearly didn't go into the camera which gives a grainy, cheap quality to the imagery, but rather the props, location, gore, and the grotesque mutations of its inhuman threats that have been expertly brought to life so as to catch the eye and feel believable, save for some bad CGI in spots. This may not be the classiest or most refined option out there, but it still manages to capture some of that warped appeal the Cthulhu mythos has. It's not an exploration of the lore and focuses more on the physical than the cosmic terror of those stories, yet they prove to be elements no less fascinating or unsettling. So if you're a fan of Lovecraft and the nightmarish ocean-dwelling entities he created, I'd say this is definitely worth seeking out.
8/10
cover
猪 (2021) IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据
Pig
6.2 (111 个评分) 导演: 迈克尔·萨诺斯基 演员: 尼古拉斯·凯奇 / 亚历克斯·沃尔夫 …
其它标题: Pig / 猪杀令(台) …
一名松露猎手(凯奇饰)独自居住在俄勒冈州的野外，当他心爱的觅食猪被绑架后，他必须前往波特兰，带着自己被抛弃的过往，去拯救那只猪。
2022年1月8日 看过
2022年1月8日 评论 a review of 猪 - Following a personal tragedy, a man of once high standing retreats into the Oregon wilderness to live the lonely life of truffle hunter away from the rest of society in order to escape the pain of his past. When his beloved foraging pig is stolen however, he returns to the seedy underground of the world he had left behind to confront some familiar faces and get back what was taken from him. Sounds like the premise for a good action movie, right? Well, Pig is like the total antithesis to that. As if writer and director Michael Sarnoski watched something along the lines of John Wick and thought to himself "what if the character solved the problem nonviolently?" In a time when we're seeing Nicolas Cage's name attached to only the strangest, most outlandish projects out there right now, such a serious and thoughtful drama may seem like a disappointingly normal choice for the Mandy star. Right from the beginning we're treated to lingering shots of outdoor scenery and a quiet tone reminiscent of contemporary arthouse flicks that slowly opens up into a emotional tale about love, loss, and what's really important in life. We also witness Cage give a more grounded performance where even in the chances he does have to raise his voice it's done without the usual tinge of insanity that's sort of built his brand. I assure you though, this just as weird as anything he's been in lately. For all it's thematic depth and complexity there's an inherent strand of goofiness running throughout the entire thing. The way the story portrays the selling of rare fungus to restauranteurs as being a dark and dangerous business is so absurd it can only be true. The National Treasure himself even walks around with a bloody, beaten face like a man on a warpath to the concern of absolutely nobody. That's because this is low-key parodying brutal revenge cinema. It's never explicit with its jabs at this other style of film so the experience is far from comedic, but those really paying attention will pick up on the subtle undercurrent of humor present in the plot. It ends up being the perfect touch as it makes the experience just off-kilter enough to fit it's leading man while still maintaining the air of poignancy and depth that has won it so much acclaim. I do wish its peculiarity had been allowed to shine through a little more though. Particularly in those first 30 or so minutes where you're somewhat bored trying to figure out what the narrative is going for. Yet, when it starts to finally come together you get a solemn, albeit moving narrative that preaches basic human decency over aggression. Making it a delightful oddity with something to say in the career of an actor who's appeared in a bunch of them that don't.
8/10
cover
来玩 (2020) 豆瓣 IMDb 维基数据 TMDB
Come Play
5.7 (26 个评分) 导演: 雅各布·蔡斯 演员: 艾奇·罗伯逊 / 吉莉安·雅各布斯 …
其它标题: Come Play / 怪奇默友(港) …
孤单的小男孩Olive（艾奇·罗伯逊 饰），他觉得自己处处异于其他人。他很想要交朋友，于是他花很多时间在手机和平版上。当一个神秘的生物想要透过Oliver的手机和平板来进入我们的世界，Oliver的父母（吉莉安·雅各布斯 Gillia nJacobs、小约翰·加拉赫 John Gallagher Jr. 饰）必须挺身而出，将儿子从神秘生物的手中救出。
2021年10月31日 看过
2021年10月31日 评论 a review of 来玩 - A wonderful allegory for the dangers our current technological age can possess to the strange and discarded. The parents of a young, lonely autistic boy have their lives turned upside down when a mysterious creature living in the world behind the screens of our tablets and cellphones (acting as an obvious metaphor for pedophiles) begins to pursue their son with the intentions of making him its "friend." Something that only begins to appeal to the child because he doesn't have any. The idea of most of the frights being viewed through the lens of an iPad camera is admittedly a pretty goofy one. Yet, the ways Come Play makes creative use of our always online, app-centric culture ensures that its jolts and jostles are consistently exciting, if not terribly scary. Then there's the monster itself to consider, which is freakishly designed in appearance and shows hints of some particularly compelling attributes that could be expanded upon in a sequel. The aspect I think most viewers will potentially take the biggest issue with will be in the film's representation of someone with ASD. It is a quality of the character that seems to have only been included to make the kid difficult to deal with. However, even if it was meant for nothing more than to service the plot by making certain interactions more believable it is at least effective in that regard. A big problem this genre typically runs into in movie form is that the actions of those onscreen can often come off as nonsensical to the audience even if the writer(s) had a good reason for them that was simply poorly communicated. Here though the presence of this condition allows for a constant sense of context or reasoning behind certain behaviors that would otherwise be questionable. So there's never a moment where you're forced to engage your suspension of disbelief. (Before you get offended, please note that all of that is coming from someone who has been diagnosed with Asperger's) While far from the nightmare fuel I was hoping for, there were enough thrills and a surprisingly emotional ending to make this the type of fun, feel-good horror I can appreciate regardless. It's centered around an original, interesting, and well executed concept that allow it to stand out from the crowd and give it a unique way to portray its themes. Overall creating a solid case for why this is worthy of being one of your next watches.
8/10 with e'liyah
cover
致命感应 (2021) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Malignant
6.6 (331 个评分) 导演: 温子仁 演员: 安娜贝拉·沃丽丝 / 麦蒂·哈森 …
其它标题: Malignant / 恶煞(港) …
麦迪森（安娜贝拉·沃丽丝 Annabelle Wallis 饰）在梦中不断看到恐怖谋杀案现场的幻象，而这些幻象实际上是真实发生过的凶案，她决定挖掘真相和自己的过去，却发现这一切与一位名叫“盖博瑞”的魔鬼有关。
2021年9月17日 看过
2021年9月17日 评论 a review of 致命感应 - When the true greats of the genre weren't releasing the likes of Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street , they were making lesser known and more ridiculous works of horror that have only ever really been picked up by hardcore enthusiasts. Despite being nowhere near as iconic or well-received as their best efforts, these films were still made with a great deal of creativity and often with same level of passion. I'm talking about titles such as Deadly Blessing or Ghosts of Mars . That seems to be the style of movie James Wan was going for here. It's evident that the Insidious director made this one just to have some fun and is clearly having an absolute blast with his crazy premise, wild camera angles, playful soundtrack (which occasionally calls to mind Saw ), and ludicrous gory action. The results are one of the most insane things I've ever seen and it is AWESOME! Which you wouldn't guess right away due to what a slow start it gets off to. Malignant is actually kind of boring at first and had trouble maintaining my attention early on. Its characters, setup, and even worse the scares feel cliché and predictable. It doesn't take too long for things to get interesting with its mystery though, and when the reveals start coming it explodes into a delightfully unhinged rollercoaster of madness that left me gawking at the screen in disbelief and ecstasy. Wan's willingness to fully embrace the illogical and maybe even dumb nature of the material means this will never get the same level of respect as his two Conjuring entries. Yet, it will always have a place in the hearts of the real horror devotees, likely showing up on countless lists of underappreciated gems on websites like Bloody Disgusting in the future, and further cements his legacy as the Wes Craven/John Carpenter of this generation.
8/10 first time at a drive-in theater with e'liyah
cover
歇菜 (2017) 维基数据 IMDb 豆瓣 TMDB
Bodied
7.8 (8 个评分) 导演: 约瑟夫·卡安 Joseph Kahn 演员: 安东尼·迈克尔·豪尔 / 瑞恩·奥查 …
其它标题: Bodied / 成形 …
Eminem监制的Rap battle题材影片[成形](Bodied，暂译)释出预告。故事聚焦于美国的说唱比赛和种族关系。约瑟夫·卡安执导，Charlamagne tha God、黛布拉·威尔逊、卡勒姆·沃西、安东尼·迈克尔·豪尔、瑞恩·奥查、杰基·朗、沃特尔·派瑞兹等出演。即将在9月的#多伦多电影节#首映。
2021年9月5日 看过
2021年9月5日 评论 a review of 歇菜 - Bodied is a wide-reaching satire that "bodies" everyone from the overly P.C. crowd who thinks the best way to avoid being racist is to study, discuss, and classify all the different types of racism, rather than just not being racist, to corny wannabe gangsters. It's primary target though is the kind of people who say awful things while trying to hide behind statements like "it was just a joke." Because, yes, anything is fair game in comedy. However, that doesn't make what you said any less crappy or wrong. The movie even savages its own subject, that being rap battles. It really revels in how absurd the entire scene is as the characters get involved with a bunch of weirdos and become mixed up in a variety of ridiculous scenarios. It makes for a hilarious watch complete with some legitimately exciting lyrical duels. Calum Worthy turns in a really great performance that sees him rising above his Disney star roots (a history cleverly referenced in subtle ways multiple times throughout the film). Honestly, is there's one problem with any of this it's that it may actually try for too much. Bodied goes down so many different avenues for critique that it can be hard to pick out a message from it at all. I actually had to take a day to sit down and sift through everything in my head before I could write this review. I also noticed that many get too hung up on the language it uses, as opposed to what it is using those harsh words to communicate. It's hard to really fault it for complexity though. This is a deep and wildly entertaining experience that deals with potentially problematic themes in an intelligent and creative manner. Far beyond what I would have expected from a YouTube original.
8/10
cover
魔屋 (1972) TMDB Eggplant.place IMDb 维基数据 豆瓣
The Last House on the Left
5.7 (26 个评分) 导演: 韦斯·克雷文 演员: 桑德拉·佩巴迪 / 露茜·格兰瑟姆 …
其它标题: The Last House on the Left / 杀人不分左右 …
为了庆祝自己17岁的生日，少女玛丽（Sandra Peabody 饰）和好友费莉丝（Lucy Grantham 饰）相约观看一个演唱会。二人准备搞点儿大麻寻求刺激，因此遇上青年朱尼尔（Marc Sheffler 饰），并随之返回他所在的公寓。
然而两个女孩却羊入虎口。朱尼尔的父亲克鲁格（David Hess 饰）是一个变态杀人犯，在弟弟弗莱德（Fred J. Lincoln 饰）和女友莎蒂（Jeramie Rain 饰）的协助下，克鲁格刚刚越狱逃遁此地。两个女孩受到无情凌辱和虐待。
次日，克鲁格一行绑架玛丽和费莉丝逃窜，汽车半路抛锚，却刚好停在玛丽家的门口。一连串血腥事件在所难免……
2021年8月20日 看过
2021年8月20日 评论 a review of 魔屋 - Gosh, this is depraved. I've seen a few movies from back in the day that received the infamous "video nasty" label such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , but this is the first one where I've understood why people got all up in arms over it. Even now almost a full 50 years later it could still be classified as morally offensive cinema to some. The story is about two teenage girls who in the folly of youth decide to attend a concert on the bad side of town and attempt to score some weed from a shady guy they meet along the way. This leads to them getting abducted by a group of prison escapees who proceed to torture and rape them on their way to the Canadian border. By some strange twist of fate though they end breaking down in front of the house of one of the girl's parents. What follows is some good ol' fashioned bloody revenge. This is an incredibly bleak experience. I was only able to make it all the way through to the end credits because it never gets too explicit in its depictions of sexual assault, largely cutting away from the act whenever it occurs. Still, I saw more than I wanted to on that front, and there are plenty of other forms of violence being graphically portrayed right before our eyes. As a result this is definitely not for everyone. It requires an iron constitution and a strong stomach. So what makes this kind of work despite its harshness and bizarre tonal shifts that come from watching two bumbling cops fumble their way through their investigation into the girls' disappearance? Wes Craven. He showed a remarkable ability to do a lot with very limited resources in his directorial debut. The grainy, low-budget visuals give things an appropriately grimy look and feel. You can almost smell the dirt, sweat, tears, and blood. Another individual deserving of praise in all this however is David Hess as the film's big baddie. Not only is he a physically imposing presence, but displays a knack for mental domination as well as we witness him verbally bully someone into shooting themself in the head. It could have been a career-making performance had the movie itself not been so repulsive. Oh, and the soundtrack? Literally perfect. While I'm sure there are plenty of more severe options out there, this is the sickest, meanest exploitation flick I've seen thus far. I'm not even certain I could really call it "enjoyable" at all. Yet, if you're determined to watch something vile and nasty it may as well have come from one of the most influential horror directors there has been or ever will be. At least that way you can see the similarities it has to his other works, such as the nearly identical in structure The Hills Have Eyes .
8/10
cover
糖果人3：亡命日 (1999) 豆瓣 IMDb TMDB 维基数据
Candyman: Day of the Dead
导演: Turi Meyer 演员: 托尼·托德 / Donna D'Errico …
其它标题: Candyman: Day of the Dead / 糖果人3 亡命日 …
影片讲述令人闻风丧胆的糖人再度回来了，今次目的是要说服他那个当艺术家的女后人，跟他一样成为鼎鼎大名的人物的故事。
2021年8月10日 看过
2021年8月10日 评论 a review of 糖果人3：亡命日 - The Candyman really is a tragic character. Not just as a result of the events that led to him becoming a killer of myth to begin with, but also because for all his talk of what a "blessed condition" it is to live on through the beliefs of his "congregation," his time spent trapped between life and death has left him constantly searching for a means of regaining the family that was taken from him. His latest attempt at doing so sees him once again ruining the life of one of his descendants by killing everyone close to her and framing her for the murders so that she has nowhere else to turn but to him. Only this time he gets weirdly incestuous about it... Like its direct predecessor, this still isn't a worthy follow-up to the original. Yet, if they were so determined to turn the property into a low-rent slasher series at least it fully embraces the kind of cheap thrills that Farewell to the Flesh was light on. Namely gore and nudity. There is no shortage of blood here. While none of it is used as creatively as in the first movie, believe it or not there are a few genuinely gruesome and eerie moments. Like watching a bee crawl out of a bloody egg yolk. Tony Todd is also effectively unnerving again as a spectral quality has returned to his voice. He also seems to have more supernatural powers than ever before, giving him plenty of new tricks to use when screwing with his prey. The story itself is just a retread of the first two films without the depth. No explanation is given as to how the Candyman is able to come back after his one link to the world was destroyed. It's implied that his continued existence is the result of people still passing around his urban legend, and that somehow his paintings from before he was killed have become a new anchor he can use to pass into the realm of the living. It's shaky logic to be sure, but at the same time isn't worse than anything the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise ever came up with to keep Freddy in theaters. What's really strange though is that the movie inexplicably switches its focus from the issues facing the African-American community to the Latin one as the cast is primarily Hispanic. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it just kind of comes out of nowhere and feels a little odd given what I had come to expect from the trilogy up to this point. If you were hoping Day of the Dead would right the wrongs of the second entry and be a true successor Bernard Rose's horror gem then prepare to be letdown. This is another cheap splatter flick bearing the Candyman name that's more concerned with gratuitous bloodshed (because what's blood for after all?) and boobs than thematic depth or rich symbolism. However, by giving up any pretense of complexity it manages to be quite a bit of fun in its sex and slaughter, while offering scenarios that are perhaps more inventive than anyone gives them credit for. I even liked the hazy visuals brought about by the low budget. So while the superb 1992 classic should never have been reduced to this, I still had a great time regardless.
8/10