Month: May 2023

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Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey… Why?

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On January first 2022 the 1926 novel of Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain, enter this guy Rhys Frake-Waterfield.

I want whatever he is on, because not only has he single-handedly turned our beloved woodland creatures in to cannibalistic, psychopathic murdering machines he has come out and said that he plans to make a shared universe with… Bambi and Peter Pan, ladies and gentlemen we are getting a multiverse that no one has asked for and one we don’t even need.

But anyway let’s dive in to possibly one of the most unintentionally hilarious horror films of this year.

Prepare yourself, because the plot I am about to dive in to is real… this isn’t some weird fever dream, this is an actual movie, someone has actually made this film… that being said let’s begin.

So we’re all familiar with Christopher Robin and Winnie The Pooh right? They hung out in the one hundred acre wood with Tigger, Rabbit, Owl and Piglet, right well Christopher brings them food for them to survive, he then heads off to college to study to become a doctor.

Pooh and the gang grow hungry during the winter and end up turning to cannibalism and savagely eat Eeyore alive.

I certainly did not have that on my 2023 bingo card but yet here we are!

It’s all downhill from there, I don’t even know where to begin with this film, I think the one question on mine and everyone else’s mind is… why?

Why take a beloved children’s character that so many generations have grown up watching and reading and turn him in to something like… this!

There isn’t even a justifiable reason why Winnie the Pooh kills in this film, Christopher just simply grew up, he grew up went to college I mean what sixteen year old do you know that has imaginary friends that live in the woods… not many.

You are probably thinking right now “you are reading way to much in to this dude, it’s a film enjoy it” maybe I am but still in a way I’m not wrong.

Blood and Honey is everything that is wrong with public domain movies, filmmakers make these films and then wonder why people hated it, I mean they received death threats from die hard Winnie the Pooh fans, yet they still went ahead and released it… it earned a dire 3% on rotten tomatoes.

Critics said that there’s zero coherent story, and the production value is bad, they’re not wrong it shows, however there is a plus… it does have a good slasher element to it and some kills are dare I say it brilliant, gory but brilliant.

Sadly that’s the only plus that’s in this film, it gets a very rare 0/10 from me, it’s bad that’s all you need to know.

As always catch ya later 🙂

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Barbarian, An Absolutely Terrifying AirBnb Horror

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I heard about this when it came out, didn’t go cinema to see it but I had heard very good things about it, when it was available on Disney+ I went in completely blind and was blown away by just how scary it was.

Barbarian follows a woman named Tess checks in to an AirBnb only to find it’s been double booked, enter Keith who has to now share the home with Tess.

We get a couple of bits of dialogue between the two as well as a bit of background for each character, Tess the next morning heads to a job interview and is warned not to go back to the house.

This ladies and gentleman is where we get the first unpredictable moment in the film, Tess heads back, sees a hidden room in the basement, she finds a stained mattress and a bloody handprint, someone else is in this house.

After finding Keith he goes and investigates the hidden subterranean tunnel, when he doesn’t return Tess goes and finds him, badly beaten he is then killed by a deformed woman known as The Mother.

Mother turns out is a woman who back in the 80s was kidnapped and cruelly tortured by a man named Frank.

This is where we meet the homes current owner AJ, a disgraced sitcom actor accused of raping his female Co star, to afford the extortionate legal fees he is told he needs to sell some of his assets, the Airbnb home included.

He heads to the home and works out the value, discovering the tunnel he now believes this hidden secret room will now up the value.

He discovers Tess who is being held captive by Mother, AJ is then dragged away by her and forced to be breastfed by her, it turns out that the mother wants AJ and Tess to be her children.

AJ escapes mother and finds another doorway, this doorway mother seems scared to go near, opening it we meet Frank, AJ believes Frank to be another victim of mother and tells him he’s going to help him, then Franks true nature is revealed and he winds up killings himself.

AJ and Tess manage to get away with the help of a homeless man, mother promptly deals with him and kills him in a rather gruesome fashion, the two climb up a water tower where AJ pushes Tess off in order to save himself, mother saves Tess and goes all game of thrones on AJ and breaks his skull.

Cradling Tess mother sheds a tear, Tess then kills Mother by shooting her with Franks revolver.

We are then treated to one of the most out of place songs in this film, Be My Baby by The Ronettes as the credits roll.

I honestly wasn’t expecting this film to be really good, I was really surprised by it, I saw the trailer and it didn’t give anything away, it led me to believe that Keith (played by Bill Skarsgård) was the villain, but alas it took a route I really was not fully prepared for.

Mother is by far one of the most terrifying monsters I’ve seen in any horror movie (the entity in Smile is a close second) the way she looked from the first moment you saw her is truly the stuff of nightmares.

The scares were brilliant as well, most horror films really use the jump scare to death, but this film relies on tension as well as couple of jump scares here and there, it doesn’t overdo it which I found to be a massive breath of fresh air.

If you love horror then Barbarian is definitely a go too film for you, it has everything… a terrifying monster, terrific scares and a ton of tension enough to put anyone on the edge of their seat, it gets a massive 10/10 from me, check it out you honestly won’t be disappointed!

As always… catch ya later 🙂

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Interview With Award Winning Short Film Director Jack RH O’Sullivan.

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I had the privilege of sitting down earlier this week with an award winning short film director, he has directed films such as the award winning short Tourette’s And I, and the short crime thriller Injustice, I had spoken to him via his Instagram about his recent work, as well as his upcoming film The Projectionist which begins shooting this June.

Tourette’s and I, where did the idea for the story come from, like what made you wake up one morning and say “you know what I’m going to make a film about this Tourette’s?

“I’ve always wanted to make a movie about it, but never felt I was ready or the time was right. It wasn’t till we saw we had an audience at film festivals with PsychoPath, I felt we can really show awareness internationally. I wanted to make a film based on my life experiences with Tourettes, and when I finally knew we had an audience, and a crew all dedicated to bringing the story to life, I knew we were ready”

Growing up with Tourette’s how did you cope as a child/teenager with it?

“I struggled with it badly, it really made life hard growing up, very tense fears when leaving the house to go out to school, college and uni. It was painful with the tics, always in pain. But I’ve accepted it now, making the film was very cathartic”

I can imagine, you say you’re a massive movie buff who would you say your big sort of influences are when filmmaking

“Georges Méliès, Wes Anderson, Spielberg, Nolan, Jean- Luc Goddard, Shane Meadows”

Wide array of filmmakers there, some current and some old I like that, Georges Méliès that’s quite impressive what drew you to him?

“1902’s Trip to the Moon, the film that inspired me to direct. I love how he was part of the beginning of special visuals effects and the way without sound, you are still engaged to his movies via visuals and artistry”

I love that, let’s propel ourselves let’s say ten years in to the future where do you see yourself then?

“I’d like to see myself making a feature for theatrical distribution. Get films in Cannes and Venice Film Festival, which is what we’re planning with my next short film”

Very ambitious I love that! When you released Tourette’s and I did you ever anticipate the reception that it got?

“I didn’t no, I was overwhelmed, it meant a lot people wanted to listen and see what life with the condition is like. Made me very happy”

I bet! When you got the email or however you found out regarding the first award what was that like, surely that must’ve been overwhelming?

“I was so overwhelmed, I got an email saying we won both best drama short and best trailer at the same festival, it was amazing. People really responded to the movie and its emotional arc”

And which festival was that?

“The Europe Film Festival”

You also won awards in various other countries again what was that like hearing that you reached other countries?

“It was a great feeling, we had reached so many people all over the globe, people really accept the awareness, and awarding the film, was helpful in spreading said awareness”

You have another film in the works titled The Projectionist, in which you describe as a love letter to cinema, tell me… what was the inspiration behind this project?

“Always been fascinated with film and the power of cinema. The film is a character study in mental health and how cinema can be a powerful tool to help. It helped me when depressed, so I wanted to do a film that showcased both”

Reminds me of Cinema Paradiso was that one of your inspirations for this film?

“It was indeed yes”

You said earlier that Spielberg was one of your inspirations, I take it you have watched The Fablemans if so that and Cinema Paradiso would you safely say they were your top inspirations for this project?

“Those two, and the smallest show on Earth”

I can’t say I’ve heard of that one who directed it and how was that an inspiration?

“Its an 1957 British comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Peter Sellars, its a comedy about a run down cinema, our film isn’t a comedy its a drama, but Sellars plays a Projectionist in the film who has his own emotional issues, like ours, oh and empire of light for the visual influences”

If you could give one piece of advice to aspiring filmmakers out there what would it be?

“Make movies, get your phone or camera, make a movie, submit to festivals on FilmFreeway, there’s loads of free ones as well as paid ones, but that’s what we did, we tried to break in the industry for years, but we make our films, submit to festivals and that’s how we broke in. You got a film studio In your pocket, our next film is shot on iPhones, you can do the same”

Random question to wrap up here, as a child was your dream always to be a director?

“It was since I was seven and a half”

it’s been an absolute pleasure, for the record the projectionist starts shooting in June when can we expect it to be released?

“Late this year early next year, maybe even New Year’s Day”

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