First, my thanks to Jim Reed for graciously sharing odd and rare movies on Wednesday evenings through his Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah.
Second, my thanks to EPIX for supplying me with copious amounts of free movies ON DEMAND, in their "scifi/horror" category, to inspire my curation of this list.
Third, my thanks to AMC for stirring me up to watch these movies with their special $5 series on Wednesday and Friday nights.
Fourth, my thanks to "Addams Family 2" for providing the perfect image: Wednesday Addams performing science to determine her genetic background.
Now, with no further ado, I present: the EC&TFF!
EPIX Thrills & Chills Film Festival
Sidebar: Sometime Around Midnight (Airborne Toxic Event)
Sidebar: Sometime Around Midnight (Airborne Toxic Event)
1. Fearless Frank (1967)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061654/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/20/21
Hey, I thought 29 yo Jon Voight in 3 roles (bumpkin; suave city dude; android) was a hoot!
2. Graveyard Tramps (1973)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070222/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/20/21
William Smith delightful detective! Lots of puns, too. Lots of nekkid flesh, too!
- After talking with Carolyn 10/20/21, at AMC11 on our failed plan to see the Tom Petty biopic at 6 pm -
but they did not yet have it -
I told her the reason I was watching the AMC Thrills & Chills movies was this:
I missed PFS.
Even though I didn't usually attend many, if any, of the October offerings,
I still missed it.
Going to the Wednesday and Friday $5 film series at AMC added a bit of normalcy for me.
That's why I decided to go back and include the scifi/horror movies I'd already seen into this film festival.
So, there ya go.
My goal remains to see 31 free movies on epix from their scifi/horror listings,
with occasional inclusions from other sources.
-1. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_9
where: Syfy channel in Hilton Head, scifi
when: 10/01/21
My last movie on my holiday there - very appropriate during this continuing pandemic!
Remember, I'd seen this one at the Jesup Drive-In!
-2. *batteries not included (1987)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: hbo - scifi
when: 10/01/21
Such a sweet movie of the friendship between frisbee-like aliens and misfit apartment dwellers!
-3. The Age Of Adaline (2015)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1655441/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/03/21
One of my favorites, a romance for the ages with Blake Lively and Harrison Ford,
of a woman whose telemeres have made her forever young.
-4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7097896/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 Big D - scifi
when: 10/04/21
Company for this one: Carolyn!
Looking forward to seeing this again on the silver screen!
-5. The Wizard Of Speed And Time (1988)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: PFS youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5a_00YVVkQ , scifi
when: 10/08/21
Jim had given us this one in June; glad I waited to see it when I had an external speaker.
hilarious film about film making! set in 1977, so a trip back in time -
really cool to see those fashions and hairdos - nice, clean fun, with silly jokes, too
-6. Halloween (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502407/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7
where: AMC11 - $5 Thrills & Chills Surprise, horror
when: 10/08/21
Had already seen this 3 years ago, but stayed for -old- Jamie Lee Curtis and Will Patton.
-7. Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116861/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5
where: Christa's party for Lauri & Lynn, in Pooler, horror
when: 10/09/21
So hilariously bad - but so good to have the NK! group (inc. Barbara and Sandy) together again for the first time in several years!
-8. My Country, My Parents (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15465312/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1
where: AMC11, scifi
when: 10/10/21
Only the fourth tale pertains, but it was definitely science fiction, dealing with
androids and time travel, with final setting in 2050.
Saw it with Barbara, too!
-9. Deadtime Stories (1986)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092850/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: Comet tv, horror
when: 10/13/21
Reminded me so much of "Fractured Fairytales", the old tv series...
but with an extra side of nudity and innuendo for us older 'kids'!
-10. Get Out (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 - $5 Thrills & Chills Surprise, scifi
when: 10/13/21
Had never seen this, so good to see why it won the Oscar.
One thing: this is straight up science fiction, not horror.
-11. No Time To Die (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382320/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC 11, scifi
when: 10/14/21
James Bond films have ALWAYS been science fiction - just dayin'!
Good to have Carolyn for company in this overly-long film.
-12. Us (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857112/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7
where: AMC11 - $5 Thrills & Chills Surprise, scifi
when: 10/15/21
As I had guessed, another Jordan Peele script, again mistaken for horror when it's clearly science fiction.
I mean, shadow people, right?
-13. From Hollywood To Deadwood (1988)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099616/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - mystery
when: 10/15/21
Yeah, not technically science fiction or horror...
but I needed a palate cleanser after the AMC selection.
-14. Saturn 3 (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079285/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: Comet tv, scifi
when: 10/16/21
How could I resist this outer space flick with Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, and Harvey Keitel?
And with only 3 actors for most of it, it could have been made during this pandemic.
Seriously.
-15. Free Guy (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 - for 8th time, scifi
when: 10/18/21
This is science fiction at its most fun!
Glad Carolyn shared it with me again!
Note: The cameo with Alex Trebek was filmed in 2019.
-16. The Addams Family 2 (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11125620/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC10, scifi
when: 10/19/21
Animated continuation of the animated horror, with a side of genetic science!
-17. The Nun (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5814060/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 - $5 Thrills & Chills Surprise, horror
when: 10/20/21
This was so far off my radar, due to its poor rating, but at least it was true horror.
Also, I got to see Vera Farmiga's little sister in her acting debut.
3. Last Woman On Earth (1960)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054017/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/20/21
two men, 1 woman, all others dead: this could have been filmed during a pandemic!
gorgeous island setting
4. Corbin Nash (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948160/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/20/21
Rutger Hauer! Malcolm McDowell! cameo roles, but nice!
Corey Feldman as ugliest drag queen vampire EVER!
And the lead? Dean Jagger... in an entertaining script he and his brother wrote.
5. After Darkness (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2728784/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/21/21
I tuned in to this post-apocalypse flick for Kyra Sedgwick; what a tacked-on ending.
More family drama than science fiction.
6. The Ape Man (1943)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035640/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
where: epix - horror
when: 10/21/21
Just a little Bela Lugosi to wash the taste of that other one off my palate - perfect!
Too bad the copy on EPIX had such a scratchy audio track.
7. Two Pigeons (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5532370/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/22/21
When real estate transactions go wrong!
Definitely a boy sense of humor, though pretty grody at times.
Question: how much weight did Javier Botet lose for this role?
8. Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7504818/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC10, scifi
when: 10/22/21
Definitely science fiction, but not by much.
Animated cautionary tale to parents about their kids' technology-driven toys.
9. Beyond The Time Barrier (1960)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053651/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/22/21
Delightful glimpse of how 2024 was to look!
Plus, there had been a plague in 1971 that made people sterile or mutants.
Sidebar: COVID-19 tends to make men sterile.
10. Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052844/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/22/21
Groovy to the max and totally rad! So much jive jazz talk made this a delight!
And get this: it was GIRLS drag racing!
In a movie just a year younger than me!
11. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063350/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: Comet tv - 4-star rating, horror
when: 10/23/21
Ben (31-yo Duane Jones) was the only one with any know-how...
and the only black in the movie.
12. Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1973)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070222/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/23/21
Say what??? Exact same as "Graveyard Tramps"!
NEXT!
(That means I only watched about fifteen minutes of it, once I heard the same dialogue and jokes were spoken.)
13. Dead Of Winter (1987)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092842/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/23/21
Mary Steenburgen showing off her chops as 3 people: Julie Rose; Kate; and Evelyn.
Very nice!
Recommended that one to Boo.
14. 7 Splinters In Time (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1884378/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/23/21
Fabulous look at repercussions of time travel with a schizophrenic as the traveler.
Edoardo Ballerini fabulous as the detective who is trying to put his pieces back together...
before they all get killed and while he still has chlorpromazine at hand...
especially as his name is Darius and everyone keeps calling him Daniel.
15. Thunderbird 6 (1968)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063694/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/24/21
Science fiction goes full-tilt puppet action!
Great explosions in this aerial treat!
16. The Way You Look Tonight (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7866988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/24/21
Exactly what I needed after "The X-Files" s5e5 "The Post-Modern Prometheus" -
a tale of romance in which love sees beyond appearance, gender, age -
even when those are all in flux.
excellent science fiction
17. The Heavenly Kid (1985)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089265/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/25/21
Perfect with brunch!
Consider if The Fonz had to see to it that Marty McFly won the day...
plus, add a red and white Bel Air convertible -
and Richard Mulligan in a voluminous dark green poncho as heaven's go-between.
Delightful!
18. The Night Watchmen (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4102722/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
A Baltimore clown troupe gets killed in Romania and shipped back home for autopsy,
with one going to a warehouse instead of the med lab.
LOL! Yeah, Chris Soucy would have nightmares from this one!
19. Deep Murder (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6975598/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
Like a soft porn, tongue-in-cheek, version of "Clue" - pretty funny!
20. Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter (2012)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470022/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
Odd, that they changed the title to add "cannibal hunter" - but that's what the teen was,
figuring out the new neighbors' game before anyone else did.
Definitely entertaining, and cool accents.
21. Black Road (2016)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3829874/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/26/21
Five days in the life of an ex-military cyborg, unemployed with a degree from Yale and an
AI implant named Clyde trying to get him to make better choices.
Apparently inspired by Jeff Lynne's song, "Long Black Road".
Very lame ending.
22. Dune (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 BigD, with Boo and Sandy, scifi
when: 10/26/21
Much better than the 1984 version, easier to follow characters and plot.
Best for me was the casting call to have Chalamet as the son of Oscar Isaac -
that deserves an Oscar nomination!
23. Attack Of The Southern Fried Zombies (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5594444/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi/horror
when: 10/26/21
Set in Charleston, Mississippi, mostly at the Mose Allison Music Festival, get lots of zombie action from kudzu that's been sprayed with a new poison.
Video game action scenes have to be the inspiration! LOL!
Funniest part: none of the zombies were attacking the mayor! Hahaha!
24. The Comedy Of Terrors (1963)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056943/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/27/21
52-yo Vincent Price is hilarious in this, as is 59-yo Peter Lorre and
76-yo Boris Karloff, at a funeral parlor gone wrong!
And don't leave out MacBeth-quoting Basil Rathbone at 72 yo!
25. Mercy Christmas (2016)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4906164/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/27/21
A bit grisly at times, but definite macabre humor, like in "Ready Or Not".
Good ending, too!
26. The Lost Jungle (1934)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025420/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/28/21
Lots of old-time circus with 31-yo REAL lion tamer Clyde Beatty as the star - wow!
Perhaps the lions and tigers and bears were too fanciful to be viewed as real!
27. The Patchwork Girl Of Oz (1914)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004457/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/28/21
No, not Dorothy, but a pieced-together being brought to life by a magician and his wife.
The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion are part of the Royal Jury.
OH... one more thing: this is a SILENT movie!!!
28. Vicious Lips (1986)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163375/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/28/21
Punk rock glam girls band meets killer on their wrecked space ship -
how will they get to their big-break gig!!!
Super cool music and pretty fun!
29. One Under The Sun (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5110386/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/28/21
Anti-science groups are against the Mars mission, so the ship is shot down upon its return.
Guess they didn't know the power of a mother's promise to her dying child.
30. Before Someone Gets Hurt (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3444206/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/29/21
Are the Ghost Investigators for real, or pranking for youtube audience?
Hard to say, but it never felt on the level.
31. Mars Needs Women (1968)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060672/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/29/21
Such a nice movie about men on an overly-Y planet needing to find willing, single, women
to keep their population from dying out.
Such a nice assortment they gathered, too, and what a sweet love story!
32.After We Leave (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3891834/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/29/21
Jack really did his wife wrong when he left her - and a few others - stranded when he went to the Yukon.
But now he has a chance to make things right, with the visa to go off-Earth.
One thing: he has no idea where she is and no one is willing to make that easy for him.
Fabulous ending, just fabulous.
33. Temple (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4898730/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
where: epix - horror
when: 10/29/21
I was attracted to it by the setting in Japan.
Sure, some subtitles popped up, but it was about 3 Americans, so it was just a few.
Worst part: it just STOPPED, no ending, just STOPPED.
34. Nathan's Kingdom (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3274690/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/29/21
This was definitely fantasy, and a rather good movie about a younger sister and her autistic brother.
Yep, that's all I'm saying; watch it for yourself.
33. Love And Monsters (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2222042/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
Finally able to have this - and Michael Rooker - with my brunch!
Every time I see it, I love it more... srsly.
Good story of the dream not holding up to the real... which is better.
34. Timeline (2003)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300556/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
14th century France is the principal setting for much of this time travel movie, stocked well with stars - and not just the flaming arrows flying through the night!
Gerard Butler, Paul Walker, Ethan Embry (who could be Luke Perry's twin), blue-eyed Neal McDonough, and Michael Sheen, my all-time favorite robot butler (but English Lord here).
35. Terror At London Bridge (1985)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088852/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
33-yo David Hasselhoff in prime shape, during his "Baywatch" years, but no shirtlessness here, sadly.
Pretty tame tv movie, trying to tackle PTSD in police and perhaps drum up Lake Havasu.
As always, good to see the ageless Clu Galager (57 yo here)!
36. Altered Hours (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5069086/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
Drug addict Willie uses a sleep narcotic called Z to help him sleep; instead, he ends up with a
timeline out of whack with reality - and a movie that tries to echo that.
Turns out he's one of the rare ones who can see the future, but only by one day.
Reminds me of "Strange Luck" and "Early Edition" - both of which I love.
37. 2036 Origin Unknown (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4575328/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/31/21
This one could have been made during the pandemic, given its paucity of personnel.
Mom-and-pop space shops are a thing of the future, with everyone sending vessels outward.
The problem is this: is the AI being used artificial or alien?
And is the alien technology from Mars or elsewhere?
38. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11140488/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
where: epix - horror
when: 10/31/21
Lots of wry humor from Jim Cummings, the writer, director, and star of this modern take of
Wolfman in the days of a 39-yo alcoholic, divorced, cop with an aging dad.
Speaking of such, this was the last movie I saw with Kevin.
(Hey, it's an inside joke, right?)
I had thought to have it be the last movie of this film fest... but, no!
What's a scifi-horror film festival without Frankenstein?
39. Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071519/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
where: epix - scifi/horror
when: 10/31/21
This one truly warrants the double category.
Added bonus: as a Hammer Production, I'd be willing to bet PFS showed it at some time -
Jim Reed loves their films!
Hey, even I recommend it!
12. Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1973)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070222/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/23/21
Say what??? Exact same as "Graveyard Tramps"!
NEXT!
(That means I only watched about fifteen minutes of it, once I heard the same dialogue and jokes were spoken.)
13. Dead Of Winter (1987)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092842/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/23/21
Mary Steenburgen showing off her chops as 3 people: Julie Rose; Kate; and Evelyn.
Very nice!
Recommended that one to Boo.
14. 7 Splinters In Time (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1884378/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/23/21
Fabulous look at repercussions of time travel with a schizophrenic as the traveler.
Edoardo Ballerini fabulous as the detective who is trying to put his pieces back together...
before they all get killed and while he still has chlorpromazine at hand...
especially as his name is Darius and everyone keeps calling him Daniel.
15. Thunderbird 6 (1968)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063694/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/24/21
Science fiction goes full-tilt puppet action!
Great explosions in this aerial treat!
16. The Way You Look Tonight (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7866988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/24/21
Exactly what I needed after "The X-Files" s5e5 "The Post-Modern Prometheus" -
a tale of romance in which love sees beyond appearance, gender, age -
even when those are all in flux.
excellent science fiction
17. The Heavenly Kid (1985)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089265/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/25/21
Perfect with brunch!
Consider if The Fonz had to see to it that Marty McFly won the day...
plus, add a red and white Bel Air convertible -
and Richard Mulligan in a voluminous dark green poncho as heaven's go-between.
Delightful!
18. The Night Watchmen (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4102722/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
A Baltimore clown troupe gets killed in Romania and shipped back home for autopsy,
with one going to a warehouse instead of the med lab.
LOL! Yeah, Chris Soucy would have nightmares from this one!
19. Deep Murder (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6975598/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
Like a soft porn, tongue-in-cheek, version of "Clue" - pretty funny!
20. Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter (2012)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470022/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/25/21
Odd, that they changed the title to add "cannibal hunter" - but that's what the teen was,
figuring out the new neighbors' game before anyone else did.
Definitely entertaining, and cool accents.
21. Black Road (2016)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3829874/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/26/21
Five days in the life of an ex-military cyborg, unemployed with a degree from Yale and an
AI implant named Clyde trying to get him to make better choices.
Apparently inspired by Jeff Lynne's song, "Long Black Road".
Very lame ending.
22. Dune (2021)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: AMC11 BigD, with Boo and Sandy, scifi
when: 10/26/21
Much better than the 1984 version, easier to follow characters and plot.
Best for me was the casting call to have Chalamet as the son of Oscar Isaac -
that deserves an Oscar nomination!
23. Attack Of The Southern Fried Zombies (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5594444/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi/horror
when: 10/26/21
Set in Charleston, Mississippi, mostly at the Mose Allison Music Festival, get lots of zombie action from kudzu that's been sprayed with a new poison.
Video game action scenes have to be the inspiration! LOL!
Funniest part: none of the zombies were attacking the mayor! Hahaha!
24. The Comedy Of Terrors (1963)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056943/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/27/21
52-yo Vincent Price is hilarious in this, as is 59-yo Peter Lorre and
76-yo Boris Karloff, at a funeral parlor gone wrong!
And don't leave out MacBeth-quoting Basil Rathbone at 72 yo!
25. Mercy Christmas (2016)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4906164/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/27/21
A bit grisly at times, but definite macabre humor, like in "Ready Or Not".
Good ending, too!
26. The Lost Jungle (1934)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025420/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/28/21
Lots of old-time circus with 31-yo REAL lion tamer Clyde Beatty as the star - wow!
Perhaps the lions and tigers and bears were too fanciful to be viewed as real!
27. The Patchwork Girl Of Oz (1914)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004457/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/28/21
No, not Dorothy, but a pieced-together being brought to life by a magician and his wife.
The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion are part of the Royal Jury.
OH... one more thing: this is a SILENT movie!!!
28. Vicious Lips (1986)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163375/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/28/21
Punk rock glam girls band meets killer on their wrecked space ship -
how will they get to their big-break gig!!!
Super cool music and pretty fun!
29. One Under The Sun (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5110386/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/28/21
Anti-science groups are against the Mars mission, so the ship is shot down upon its return.
Guess they didn't know the power of a mother's promise to her dying child.
30. Before Someone Gets Hurt (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3444206/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - horror
when: 10/29/21
Are the Ghost Investigators for real, or pranking for youtube audience?
Hard to say, but it never felt on the level.
31. Mars Needs Women (1968)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060672/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/29/21
Such a nice movie about men on an overly-Y planet needing to find willing, single, women
to keep their population from dying out.
Such a nice assortment they gathered, too, and what a sweet love story!
32.After We Leave (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3891834/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/29/21
Jack really did his wife wrong when he left her - and a few others - stranded when he went to the Yukon.
But now he has a chance to make things right, with the visa to go off-Earth.
One thing: he has no idea where she is and no one is willing to make that easy for him.
Fabulous ending, just fabulous.
33. Temple (2017)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4898730/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
where: epix - horror
when: 10/29/21
I was attracted to it by the setting in Japan.
Sure, some subtitles popped up, but it was about 3 Americans, so it was just a few.
Worst part: it just STOPPED, no ending, just STOPPED.
34. Nathan's Kingdom (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3274690/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - misfiled as scifi/horror
when: 10/29/21
This was definitely fantasy, and a rather good movie about a younger sister and her autistic brother.
Yep, that's all I'm saying; watch it for yourself.
33. Love And Monsters (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2222042/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
Finally able to have this - and Michael Rooker - with my brunch!
Every time I see it, I love it more... srsly.
Good story of the dream not holding up to the real... which is better.
34. Timeline (2003)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300556/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
14th century France is the principal setting for much of this time travel movie, stocked well with stars - and not just the flaming arrows flying through the night!
Gerard Butler, Paul Walker, Ethan Embry (who could be Luke Perry's twin), blue-eyed Neal McDonough, and Michael Sheen, my all-time favorite robot butler (but English Lord here).
35. Terror At London Bridge (1985)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088852/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
33-yo David Hasselhoff in prime shape, during his "Baywatch" years, but no shirtlessness here, sadly.
Pretty tame tv movie, trying to tackle PTSD in police and perhaps drum up Lake Havasu.
As always, good to see the ageless Clu Galager (57 yo here)!
36. Altered Hours (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5069086/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/30/21
Drug addict Willie uses a sleep narcotic called Z to help him sleep; instead, he ends up with a
timeline out of whack with reality - and a movie that tries to echo that.
Turns out he's one of the rare ones who can see the future, but only by one day.
Reminds me of "Strange Luck" and "Early Edition" - both of which I love.
37. 2036 Origin Unknown (2018)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4575328/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
where: epix - scifi
when: 10/31/21
This one could have been made during the pandemic, given its paucity of personnel.
Mom-and-pop space shops are a thing of the future, with everyone sending vessels outward.
The problem is this: is the AI being used artificial or alien?
And is the alien technology from Mars or elsewhere?
38. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11140488/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
where: epix - horror
when: 10/31/21
Lots of wry humor from Jim Cummings, the writer, director, and star of this modern take of
Wolfman in the days of a 39-yo alcoholic, divorced, cop with an aging dad.
Speaking of such, this was the last movie I saw with Kevin.
(Hey, it's an inside joke, right?)
I had thought to have it be the last movie of this film fest... but, no!
What's a scifi-horror film festival without Frankenstein?
39. Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071519/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
where: epix - scifi/horror
when: 10/31/21
This one truly warrants the double category.
Added bonus: as a Hammer Production, I'd be willing to bet PFS showed it at some time -
Jim Reed loves their films!
Hey, even I recommend it!
I do hope y'all will taste-test some of these for yourselves -
you just may find some new favorites!
Now, I have Game 5 of the World Series to finish watching, so...
Go, Braves!!!
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