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The Town that Dreaded Sundown Review
The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a horror film that is a sequel to the 1976 film of the same name. The newer version debuted on October 16, 2014. When the show opens, we meet couple, Jami Lerner (Addison Timlin) and Corey Holland (Spencer Treat Clark), who are at a drive-in, but decide to leave because Jamie admits that she does not like horror films. They decide to go to a Lovers Lane to get to know each other better and make out, but they are suddenly interrupted by a mad man, who makes Corey undress, before killing him with Jami watching. She becomes frightened and takes off in a mad rush, but he catches up with her very quickly. His final words to her are, “this is for Mary, make them remember”, before he lets her escape. Jami ends up in the hospital and the cops question her, about what really happened on Lover’s Lane. She is at home with her grandmother, Lillian (Veronica Cartwright), who tells her about the earlier murders, while reminding her that the movie brought the murders back to life. A young couple are in a motel room having sex. When they are done, Kendra Collins (Morganna Bridgers) sends her boyfriend, Danny (Wes Chatam), out for a vending machine snack. The phantom murders them both. Jami receives a phone call, afterwards from the phantom, who tells her that he will do it again and again, until she makes them remember. Jami decides to do a little investigating, about the sixty-six year old murders, while the town’s folks hold a meeting in the town hall. They blame the emergence of the phantom on the release of the film. Jami is escorted to the records room by Nick Strain (Travis Tope), who is a mysterious character that works at the city hall. Later, Jami meets with the media and Chief Deputy Tillman (Gary Cole). She tells them that she has received an email from the phantom, which contain threats to continue his rampage killing. Nick comes to Lillian’s home and asks Jami if she wants to go with him to a vigil that is being held in remembrance to Corey. They are at the vigil, when it is interrupted by someone dressed like the phantom. Paul Mason (Colby Boothman-Shepard) is shot, but not fatally. The news of the shooting spreads like a wildfire through the town and everyone begins to celebrate, but the happiness is short lived. Two homosexual boys are getting ready to make out in their car, when the phantom appears and once again he takes two more victims. Jami remembers the first time that she heard about the phantom, which was at a birthday party, when she was eight. Nick tries to make out with Jami, but she refuses and makes him get out of her car. The cops trace the email that Jamie received, which was supposed to have come from the phantom, but was actually from Reverend Cartwright (Edward Herrmann), who denies sending it. Nick apologizes to Jami by giving her a gift. She readily accepts his apology and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek. Meanwhile, the phantom is at it again and takes out two more victims. He leaves one victim displayed on a cross for everyone to see. Charles Pierce Jr. (Denis O’Hare) is interviewed by Jamie. He swears he owns the original phantom mask and also thinks he knows who the new phantom is, which he suggests is Hank McCreedy’s grandson. Jamie gets news from her grandmother that they are leaving for California and will be staying with her uncle. She says her goodbyes to Nick by having sex with him. Will Jamie and her grandmother make it out of town alive or will they be forced to stay in Texarkana? Who will solve the phantom mystery and find out who really did the killings? Review The Town That Dreads Sundown is more like a re-hash of the 76′ version than a sequel. The film is very dark and contains a lot of nudity, gruesome killings, and murder scenes, which kind of reminds one of the old Jason Voorhees films. Even though the film is supposed to have taken place in 2013 it still has the 70’s feel. Addison Timlin did very well in her main character role, but some did not do so well. Other actors did not master the southern accent in the film, which is hard to tolerate if you are a true southerner, as I am. I rather enjoyed watching this horror, but it could have done without some of the cheesy, vulgar dialogue that is not worth mentioning. All in all, it does deserve a 6 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his […]
Agent Carter TV Show: The Iron Ceiling Review
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Stonehearst Asylum Review
Stonehearst Asylum is a suspenseful drama that debuted on October 24, 2014. When the show opens, it is the early 1800’s and an Oxford University professor is demonstrating to a class of students. Dr. Edward Newgate (Jim Burgess) arrives at Stonehearst to observe care given to the two hundred residents. He is mystified by the old asylum and immediately begins to explore his surroundings. He is met by the intelligent Dr. Silas Lamb (Ben Kingsley), who gives him a tour and tells him that they do not over sedate the patients at Sonehearst, instead they treat them with music, while letting them be their natural selves. Dr. Newgate becomes intrigued with Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale), who is a proficient piano player. Instead of the doctors segregating themselves from the patients, they dine with them and attempt to hold intelligent conversations with them, during meals. Eliza becomes upset during dinner, when Newgate is being offended by Bill, who later offers him a drink and an apology. She intervenes, when he begins to sip the drink by kicking him in the leg, which causes him to spill it on his attire. She then escorts him to a private area, where she warns him that he must leave immediately because he does not belong there. Newgate is wandering around the asylum and discovers a hidden dungeon that holds locked cells with lots of prisoners, who happens to be the asylum’s original staff members. Dr. Salt (Michael Caine) requests that they be released, but Newgate says that he will have to speak to Dr. Lamb and ask for his permission first. Salt explains their situation, which started when they were drugged with chlorohydrate. Newgate goes to confront Lamb about his discovery, but changes his mind. Lamb secretly warns Eliza that there secret must remain a secret, but she tells him that spring is soon coming and people will find out what he is doing. Newgate returns to the dungeon bringing the prisoners a few essentials, but they tell him that they are in desperate need of guns. The chief stewart, Mickey Finn (David Thewlis), and Lamb introduce Newgate to Mr. Ogre, who nearly strangles him to death, until he finds out that he is only there to help him. Edward injures his shoulder, during the attack and must seek medical attention from the nursing staff. Eliza intervenes and treats his wounds, while explaining how terrible life was as the asylum, before they locked Dr. Salt and the others up in the prison. She said that they were subjected to unthinkable and barbaric therapies. Newgate overhears Lamb speaking with Finn, about him being a threat to their plans, but Lamb assures him that Newgate will do nothing, without the help of Eliza and that would never happen. Someone escapes from the prison, but Finn finds him, before he could get away and kills him. Silas continues to use bizarre treatments to try to cure the mental patients at Stonehearst. It has not been proven if they are really effective or not. He struggles with his own demons, but no one can figure out what the demons are contributed to. Newgate impresses everyone with his use of psychotherapy in treating a blind woman (Gabrielle Downey) and encourages her to let her imaginary son go and take her nourishments. Lamb summons Newgate and makes him assist in giving one of the patients electrotherapy, which is very brutal, but effective in erasing the man’s delusional mind. Will Newgate save the prisoners from their terrible fate or will they all be killed by Dr. Lamb? Will Eliza join Newgate in his quest, then leave Stonehearst for good? Review Stonehearst is definitely a dark and twisted movie that will hold your attention throughout. Makes one wonder what truly happened in the old pauper asylums back in the day. A lot of history shows how mistreated the mentally ill was and how they endured long hours of torturous therapies, extreme treatments, and neurosurgical procedures, which proved to have been mostly ineffective for curing mental illness. This film is very heart touching to some extent and I throughly enjoyed watching it. One thing that can be said about Stonehearst is it is truly original. The acting is fabulous and everyone was believable in their roles. I feel it deserves a 7.5 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best […]
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The Maze Runner Review
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Southcliffe Review
Southcliffe is a drama mini series that began airing on the British Channel 4, August 4, 2013. When the show opens, we are introduced to eccentric Stephen Morton (Sean Harris), who is busy taking care of his frail, debilitated mother. When he gets his mother settled in each morning, he goes for a long run in his army fatigues and also does handy work for the locals. Stephen was repairing an old chimney for bar owner, Paul Gould (Anatol Yusef, Boardwalk Empire), when he meets military officer, Chris Cooper (Joe Dempsie). He leads Chris to believe that he was a former British special air service officer and promises to train him how to be a better military officer. During the training session, Stephen becomes the hunter, while Chris is the hunted. He fills his gun with rubber bullets and tells Chris to start running through the woods, which he does, until he injures his knee, but manages to survive the mission. Stephen becomes upset, when he asks for payment from Paul, who tells him that he will have it the following day. He returns home to check on his demented mother, where he finds his passive friend, Claire Salter (Shirley Henderson), taking care of her. She is crying, when Stephen enters and he verbally accuses Claire of hurting her, when she is transferring her out of the bed to a side chair. Claire denies the allegations and tells Stephen that she cares about his mother and him, then she leaves. Claire’s husband, Andrew (Eddie Marsan), is trying to encourage her to continue taking the fertility drugs, even though they are causing her to experience extreme weakness. Stephen returns to the bar, where he is confronted by Chris and his uncle Alan (Geoff Bell), who is a former SAS officer. The tell Stephen that he is a liar and he never served in the military. Stephen exits the bar and they chase him through the woods in their vehicle, until he cannot continue further, then they rough him up. Stephen has finally had enough so he decides to go on a killing spree, which started with his mother. He grabs his stash of military weapons and heads out to seek revenge on those that have wronged him throughout his life. He takes out Chris’s girlfriend, then hunts out Paul’s wife, Annie (Emma Cunniffe), and his two children, but Stephen is not finished yet. He kills Claire’s daughter, Anna (Kaya Scodelario), while she is out on a jog. Reporter David Whitehead (Rory Kinnear) has returned to Southcliffe to do a story on the killing spree and shooter Stephen Morton, who he knew as a child. David becomes outraged, when he finds out that the towns people knew of Stephen’s mental capacity and refused to take action on getting him help or stopping him from committing these heinous crimes. The cops released a statement to the fact that Stephen had killed himself, when they tried to apprehend him, but Marsden (Maurice Roedes) conveniences David that the statement is untrue. David goes to a pub, before heading out of town and is refused service. He becomes irate and tells the people that they deserved what they got and he wished he had a gun to kill them all. A year later, the victim’s families are still struggling to live a normal life, while David is residing with his sister. He receives a letter that has a photo of the same gun that Stephen was supposed to have killed himself with and a few written scribbles. He decides to head back to Southcliffe to follow up on Stephen’s case. Of course, he is not welcomed, but that does not deter him from finding out who sent him the mysterious letter. Throughout the series, we are taken back to when David was a child and being bullied by a gang of neighborhood children. They continuously harassed him by calling him a killer. Stephen’s mother finally packs up their belongings and move to a more remote area of Southcliffe. Will David be able to forget his past and move on from the Morton mystery? Did Stephen really kill himself, before the cops could arrest him or is he hiding out in Southcliffe somewhere? Review The writers and producers took a bold move to develop Southcliffe because it focuses on a very touchy topic, spree killing. Although, the mini series is difficult to follow at times and the pace is excruciatingly slow, it turns out to be quite interesting. I truly wish the writers took a different angle in telling this story and speeding up the pace because it could have turned out a lot better and would have been able to hold one’s attention in a more effective way. The acting is great throughout, especially Sean Harris and Shirley Henderson, who stood out above the rest. The amazing scenes of the deserted cities and beautiful landscapes adds so much to the show and you could find yourself lost in them forever. All in all I feel that Southcliffe is definitely worth a watch and it deserves a 7.5 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his […]