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Feast III: The Happy Finish 2009 ★★
A worthy conclusion to one of the ultimate beer, buddies and but franchises.
Sprinkled with buckets of blood and guts, a whole lot of f-bombs and other vulgarities and a few over the top wtf-moments, like a, for lack of a better word, prison rape or the death of Mini Rey Misterio.
To be watched with a lot of beer and/or other stimulants that are legal in your neck of the woods.
The Elderly 2022 ★★★★
This Spanish movie is about a lot of things. It's about body horror and who feels this fear of physical decay more than old people? It's also very vocal about other fears. One of the characters literally says: being old is frightening. Nobody listens, nobody cares. Or about family dynamics. I can imagine a few people will recognise themselves in other things, like the fear of not being accepted. Or the heatwaves. With Spain feeling a lot of the grunt of climate change, the rising temperatures are not just a storytelling metaphore, but also in my opinion mirrors a fear of dying from heat. Not enough hydration for a bit and you're a goner.
The plot centers around an old (very recent) widower moving in with his son and the wicked witch. Which is what she calls herself at one point, and seeing the applause that her death got when I saw this, you can safely assume that moniker is correct. Not that the grandfather is much better though. The spiteful remarks about “your wife doing everything better” are not exactly helping either.
The makers may claim that this is a slow burn, but it sure has plenty of moodful images and effective jump scares to tide you over. And the last twenty minutes do indeed deliver, with an unlikely rampage and an image that for some reason reminded of Village of the damned. Except that the danger here is not in the eyes, but in the hearts. Leading to a Gozerian like final with shots of dark clouds and lightning. And that last shot, dios mio. Trying not to spoil, but suffice it to say that I did not expect that. At all.
Four stars well deserved. And, needless to say, well recommended.
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing 2023 ★★★
A three episode miniseries captures the Boston marathon bombing and the subsequent investigation and manhunt.
While it manages to convey the tragedy behind the event, the victims and their families, it's not as captivating as, say, Trainwreck.
However, it does succeed at properly showing a few other aspects, like the ensuing media circus and how certain figures claim the events for their own purposes.
For those who either want to knew more or refresh their memory. A neutral viewer has better true crime content at his disposal.
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