Film and Music Reviews and Suggestions
TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Action-comedy, horror, super natural
Writer: Kirill Sokolov, Alex Litvak
Director: Kirill Sokolov
Cast: Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, Patricia Arquette
Synopsis: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.
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Genre: Folk, acoustic, indie
Who They Remind Me Of: The Head and the Heart, Caamp
Band Members:
Sam Bentley – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Christina Lacy – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Josh Bentley – drums, percussion
David Powys – guitars, banjo, lap steel, backing vocals
Sam Rasmussen – bass guitar, synthesizers
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Tour: https://www.thepaperkites.com.au/tour
Where to Find Them:
https://www.instagram.com/thepaperkites/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/79hrYiudVcFyyxyJW0ipTy
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-paper-kites/454316567
https://www.instagram.com/thepaperkites/
https://twitter.com/thepaperkites
https://www.facebook.com/thepaperkitesband/
https://www.tiktok.com/@thepaperkitesband
https://www.thepaperkites.com.au/
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Spotify playlist to follow along: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FjfLYiJ7IknsPhwo2cjXM?si=4y4IQ85TTEC1kh3mZS2ZpA&pi=rum_Fq_qTjatc
TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Horror, supernatural, folklore
Writer: Damian McCarthy
Director: Damian McCarthy
Cast: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, Brendan Conroy, Austin Amelio
Synopsis: A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
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Genre: Folk, folk rock, country, country pop
Who They Remind Me Of: Joshua Radin, Damien Rice, City and Colour
Band Members: Donovan Woods
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tour: https://www.donovanwoods.net/tour
Where to Find Them: https://linktr.ee/donovanwoods
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Spotify playlist to follow along: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FjfLYiJ7IknsPhwo2cjXM?si=4y4IQ85TTEC1kh3mZS2ZpA&pi=rum_Fq_qTjatc
TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Horror, supernatural, body horror
Writer: Lee Cronin
Director: Lee Cronin
Based on the Video Game:
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Verónica Falcón
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful turns into a living nightmare.
Review:
Lee Ronin’s The Mummy was a fun ride. I read the hype for it and I really hoped that it was as gross and disturbing as it said. And it was just about there.
The movie introduces some new things in horror and I thought the last scene was really cool and original.
We are all waiting for a new Mummy movie with Brendan Frazier. This feels like The Mummy and also its own standalone thing. Universal Monsters has not had a lot of luck recently with its films, but hopefully this can help it out.
I am a Lee Cronin fan. He knows how to use blood, gore, scares.
Check it out in theaters!
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Genre: Country, Rock, Emo, Metal
Who They Remind Me Of: They are their own sound. A combination of so many things that you grew up loving.
Band Members:
Johnny Franck: – Vocals, guitar.
Gabi Rose – Saxophone, vocals.
Reese Maslen – Guitar, vocals
Josh Manuel: Drums
Aino Muruaishi – Bass
Location: Westerville, OH
Tour: https://www.bilmuri.com/tour
Where to Find Them: https://linktr.ee/bilmuriband
What To Listen To: They just released their latest album, “Kinda Hard.” The album, like many of their tracks, is an innuendo, but it also represents how this album goes a little bit harder than the previous.
Some of my favorite tracks include: “The End,” “Better Hell (Thicc boi),” “Miss Me,” “Boutta Cashew,” “Livin’ Laughin’ Lovin,” “2026 Cavaliers (Ohio,” “Blindsided,” “Corn-Fed Yetis,” “Anabolic Spudsman,” “A Hogman’s Delight,” “ACowboysHeavyLoad,” “ABSOLUTELYCRANKINMYMF’INHOG,” “FLOURIDEINTHEHARDSELTZERWATER,”
Why: I discovered the brilliance of Johnny Franck last year. He became my number one artist and four songs from “American Motorsports” were in my top five.
The music is so unique, blending multiple genres. The lyrics and sounds are nostalgic. The track titles are funny.
I caught him last year on tour in Boston and have a review of it here!
Spotify playlist to follow along: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FjfLYiJ7IknsPhwo2cjXM?si=4y4IQ85TTEC1kh3mZS2ZpA&pi=rum_Fq_qTjatc
TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Space, Adventure, Buddy-buddy, comedy, sci-fi,
Writer: Kentaro Hirase, Genki Kawamura
Director: Genki Kawamura
Based on the Video Game: The Exit 8
Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu
Synopsis: A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.
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Genre: Alternative/Indie
Who They Remind Me Of: Modest Mouse
Band Members:
Ela Melo – Lead Vocals
Darrick “Bozzy” Keller – Guitar, backup vocals
Ethan Goodpaster – Electric guitar
Jess Haney – Drums
Location: Boone, NC
Tour: https://www.rksband.com/tour
Where to Find Them: Linktree
What To Listen To: Their new album, Bones, front to back.
Find all of their stuff on their Linktree
Spotify playlist to follow along: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FjfLYiJ7IknsPhwo2cjXM?si=4y4IQ85TTEC1kh3mZS2ZpA&pi=rum_Fq_qTjatc
A few years back, one of my best friends sent me the video below and told me that he thinks that I would like this band named Rainbow Kitten Surprise. And man, was he right.
I didn’t listen to them much for the next few years, and then I recently got into them after the release of their most recent album, Bones.
They have become my current favorite band and I can’t stop listening to them.
Their song “100 Summers” from their latest album will become one of my most played songs this year. Check it out!
TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Space, Adventure, Buddy-buddy, comedy, sci-fi,
Writer: Drew Goddard
Based on the Book By: Andy Weir
Director: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung, Lionel Boyce
Synopsis: Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.
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TV Show or Movie: Movie
Where to Watch: Theaters
Genre: Black comedy, horror, body horror
Writer: Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood
Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.
Review: The first Ready or Not was a fun movie. Mostly horror with some great comedy added in towards the end. This sequel goes balls to the walls with a great split of comedy and horror. There is just as much blood splatter as there are laughs.
This sequel takes place directly after the first. I mean, directly after. Weaving’s character still has a cigarette in her mouth and a wedding dress full of blood.
The cast in the first one included Weaving and Adam Brody, but this sequel boasts a stacked cast of big talent. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy play twins who are working together and also completely apart. Kathryn Newton, a newer scream queen, plays Weaving’s sister who is now thrown into the game. Elijah Wood hosts the game. Kevin Durand plays his usual wild and crazy character. And we even have horror legend David Cronenberg in a small, but memorable part.
This movie goes a lot more into the history of the game, the different families who have steak in it, how much control these affluent families have over the world and everything that happens in it.
Like the first one, there are many different weapons and many different ways that characters are killed off.
I believe the movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters. I went by myself, but still had a great time. Laughing loudly with others at completely gross scenes.
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