Welcome back! Well, to some of you, anyway. To the rest of you, glad you decided to stop by and I hope that this humble column helps you navigate the stacks of new releases each week. My goal is to point you toward titles of interest and warn you away from those films that seek to do nothing but leech away your time and give you nothing in return.
Full disclosure: I have not seen many of these titles and what follows are not necessarily reviews. It is my opinion based upon what I know of the titles I pluck from the new release lists that I peruse. The opinions I give based on the new releases are my own, and my recommendations upon them are based on my personal interest. In any case, I hope you enjoy and perhaps find something you like or a title to point me towards.
Appaloosa. This is a movie that I went into wanting very much to love it. While I enjoyed what I saw, at the same time I was a bit frustrated with its slow build. I guess I was hoping for something a bit more energetic. Then, when I sat down to write about it, I found myself beginning to like it more than I had in those moments immediately after leaving the theater. The central gunslingers are fascinating characters and the film, as a whole, has a realistic build that feels awfully genuine. It is clear the filmmakers were not interested in crowd-pleasing as much as they wanted to make a tribute to the old school style of filmmaking. It is effective and does warrant a revisit.
My Bloody Valentine. In 1981 a slasher film arrived about a killer who had something against Valentine's Day and would kill anyone who celebrated. It was thought to be a legend until people start showing up dead. This special edition arrives just in advance of the 3D gimmicked remake. This is one of those early '80s slashers that I have been meaning to look into. With this release, it appears that my time is now.
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