I am part of a Facebook group of (mostly retired) comedians who like to nerd out about video games, television shows, and movies. One of them, Roxanne Celeste, put together this advent style list of horror movies to watch throughout December. Because who says we have to stop watching horror after October 31st? Here is…
Vanilla Sky
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Amazon, Paramount Plus. Premise: A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Cameron Diaz. What it reminds me of: Black Mirror, What Dreams May Come, Inception….
Six Feet Under
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Netflix Premise: A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles. Cast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, Jeremy Sisto, Rachel Griffiths, James Cromwell, Justina Machado. What it reminds me…
Cunk on Earth
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Netflix Premise: From virtually nothing to virtual reality, Cunk comically tells the story of our greatest inventions such as the wheel, the Mona Lisa, and nuclear power. Along the way, she asks experts hard-hitting questions about humanity’s progress, as well as standing near impressive old ruins…
The Fall of the House of Usher
TV show or Movie: Miniseries Where to watch: Netflix Premise: To secure their fortune (and future) two ruthless siblings build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die, one by one. Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Carly Lumbly, Henry Thomas, Samantha Sloyan, T’Nia Miller, Raul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriya Sapkota,…
Scary Things I Watched in October
Although I didn’t average one scary thing at night for the month of October, I came pretty close. Here’s what I watched:
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Hulu, Peacock, Netflix, Prime Premise: Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students. Cast: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Chelan Simmons What it reminds me of:…
The Upside
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Hulu (Free), NBC News, Freeform, Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV. Premise: A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who’s hired to help him. Director Cast: Brian Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman. What it reminds me of: Me Before…
My Favorite Horror Movies
Today is my friends birthday! His name is Eli. The last time we saw each other, he told me he was getting into horror movies and asked me for my top 10. We haven’t seen each other in a year or two and I just finished the list. Because how can I ever finish a…
Twisted Metal
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Peacock Premise: Twisted Metal is an American post-apocalyptic action-comedy television series developed by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Michael Jonathan Smith. Based on the vehicular combat video game franchise of the same name published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, John Doe, a talkative milkman with…