Saturday, August 24, 2019
To Your Last Death - FrightFest 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: To Your Last Death
The Director: Jason Axinn
The Cast: Morena Baccarin, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley, William Shatner
The Story: In order to save her siblings, a young woman takes on her father and the powerful entity known as Gamemaster, who ensnares humans into diabolical plots while her species gambles on the outcome.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
TwoOhSix Picks - 2019 Frightfest
The Arrow Video FrightFest Film Festival is one of the premiere horror festivals in the entire world and I am here to cover as many of the films as I can. Now when I saw I am here I mean I am at home tapping away at my laptop and not actually in the UK where the festival is taking place, but thanks to the wonders of the internet and social media, I am able to provide you with my TwoOhSix Picks, the absolute must watch films of the entire festival.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Ready or Not - Movie Review
The Movie: Ready or Not
The Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
The Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell
The Story: A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Angel Has Fallen - Movie Review
The Movie: Angel Has Fallen
The Director: Ric Roman Waugh
The Cast: Gerard Butler, Piper Perabo, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Danny Huston, Nick Nolte, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Michael Landes,
The Story: Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
Monday, August 19, 2019
Bliss - 2019 NBFF Movie Review
The Movie: Bliss
The Director: Joe Begos
The Cast: Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Rhys Wakefield, Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, Chris McKenna, Rachel Avery, George Wendt
The Story: A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Villains - 2019 NBFF Movie Review
The Movie: Villains
The Directors: Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
The Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan, Kyra Sedgwick, Blake Baumgartner
The Story: After a pair of amateur criminals break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret that two sadistic homeowners will do anything to keep from getting out.
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Knives and Skin - 2019 NBFF Movie Review
The Movie: Knives and Skin
The Director: Jennifer Reeder
The Cast: Kate Arrington; Marika Engelhardt; Tim Hopper; Tony Fitzpatrick; James Vincent Meredith
The Story: A mystical teen noir that follows a young girl's disappearance in the rural Midwest and its effect on teens and parents.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Koko-di Koko-da - 2019 NBFF Movie Review
The Movie: Koko-di Koko-da
The Directors: Johannes Nyholm
The Cast: Peter Belli, Leif Edlund, Ylva Gallon, Katarina Jakobson, Morad Baloo Khatchadorian, Brandy Litmanen
The Story: As a couple goes on a trip to find their way back to each other, a sideshow artist and his shady entourage emerge from the woods, terrorizing them, luring them deeper into a maelstrom of psychological terror and humiliating slapstick.
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Friday, August 16, 2019
TwoOhSix Recap - Ten Must Watch Movies from the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival.
First let me just say this. I am now officially declaring the Fantasia International Film Festival to be my favorite film festival that I have had the opportunity to cover over the last eight years. The selection of genre films suits my tastes perfectly and the only thing that could have been better is if I could have watched more than the twenty six movies I watched during the festival. All other festivals are on notice. It's time to step up your game.
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Blinded by the Light - Movie Review
The Movie: Blinded by the Light
The Director: Gurinder Chadha
The Cast: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Nikita Mehta, Rob Brydon, Hayley Atwell
The Story: In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher's Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Kingdom 『キングダム』 - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: Kingdom 『キングダム』
The Director: Shinsuke Sato
The Cast: Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Kanata Hongo
The Story: In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
Monday, August 12, 2019
The Farewell - Movie Review
The Movie: The Farewell
The Director: Lulu Wang
The Cast: Awkwafina, Diane Dehn, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, Tzi Ma
The Story: A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
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Sunday, August 11, 2019
ECCO - Indie Film Spotlight
The Movie: ECCO
The Director: Ben Medina
The Cast: Lathrop Walker, Tabitha Bastien, Helena Grace Donald
The Story: A former assassin living a new life in the shadows with his family emerges from hiding to discover the origin of his lethal beginnings.
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TwoOhSix Picks - 2019 North Bend Film Festival
Yes, I am excited to be back for the second annual North Bend Film Festival, an event that focuses on films that are different, unique, and strange. Read on to see which festival selection have been chosen to be this year's TwoOhSix Picks, the films you do not want to miss.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019
Dora and the Lost City of Gold - Movie Review
The Movie: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
The Director: James Bobin
The Cast: Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Benicio Del Toro, Eva Longoria, Jeff Wahlberg, Madeleine Madden, Nicholas Coombe, Temuera Morrison, Eugenio Derbez
The Story: Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Movie Review
The Movie: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Director: Quentin Tarantino
The Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Luke Perry, Al Pacino, Julia Butters, Lena Dunham, Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell
The Story: A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
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Al Pacino
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Brad Pitt
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Bruce Dern
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Dakota Fanning
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Emile Hirsch
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Julia Butters
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Kurt Russell
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Lorenza Izzo
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Margaret Qualley
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Margot Robbie
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Mark Krenik
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Scoot McNairy
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Timothy Olyphant
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Zoe Bell
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Movie Review
The Movie: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
The Director: André Øvredal
The Cast: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard
The Story: A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Father's Shadow - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: The Father's Shadow
The Director: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
The Cast: Eduardo Gomes, Dinho Lima Flor, Julio Machado, Nina Medeiros, Clara Moura, Luciana Paes, Rafael Raposo
The Story: Girl attempts to resurrect her mother from the dead as father begins to fall apart.
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The Divine Fury (사자) - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: The Divine Fury (사자)
The Director: Kim Joo-hwan
The Cast: Park Seo-jun, Ahn Sung-ki, Woo Do-hwan, Choi Woo-sik
The Story: The film tells the story of a martial arts champion who gains divine powers to fight with a powerful evil force.
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White Snake (白蛇:缘起) - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: White Snake (白蛇:缘起)
The Directors: Amp Wong, Ji Zhao
The Cast: Xiaoxi Tang, Tianxing Yang, Zhe Zhang
The Story: A love story between a snake spirit and a snake hunter.
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Monday, August 5, 2019
The Lion King (2019) - Movie Review
The Movie: The Lion King
The Director: Jon Favreau
The Cast: Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones
The Story: Hakuna Matata and the circle of life.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
The Island of Cats 『ねことじいちゃん』 - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: The Island of Cats 『ねことじいちゃん』
The Director: Mitsuaki Iwago
The Cast: Shinosuke Tachikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Tasuku Emoto, Bēkon
The Story: An aging man living with his cat in a small island village live a happy life alongside his fellow villagers both human and feline even as change and progress happens around them.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Movie Review
The Movie: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The Director: David Leitch
The Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza González, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Su'a, Cliff Curtis, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, Rob Delaney
The Story: Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
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Dwayne Johnson
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Helen Mirren
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Idris Elba
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Jack Kane
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Jason Statham
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John Tui
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Rob Delaney
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Vanessa Kirby
Depraved - Fantasia 2019 Capsule Review
The Movie: Depraved
The Director: Larry Fessenden
The Cast: Alex Breaux, David Call, Joshua Leonard, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine
The Story: A disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft.
The Capsule Review:
I want to say a lot about this movie, but I can't just yet. Horror fans are going to freak out over this modern day take on the classic story of Frankenstein's monster. Great performances from everyone involved and Fessenden's story telling style is captivatingly scary. Watch it as soon as you can. We'll talk more later.
Depraved is an official selection of the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival.
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Harpoon - Fantasia 2019 Movie Review
The Movie: Harpoon
The Director: Rob Grant
The Cast: Munro Chambers, Christopher Gray, Emily Tyra
The Story: Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Dance with Me 『ダンスウィズミー』 - Fantasia 2019 movie Review
The Movie: Dance with Me 『ダンスウィズミー』
The Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
The Cast: Ayaka Miyoshi, Yuu Yashiro, Chay, Takahiro Miura, Tsuyoshi Muro
The Story: Hypnotized woman who sings and dances any time she hears music sets off on a journey to fix her musical dilemma.
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