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Deadstream (2022)
Fantastic horror fun
This is a great film, extremely well done. I was Initially skeptical at the idea of the found footage mix with the live stream as similar has been done poorly however this gets it right. The camera views are critical in this and make for some brilliant angles and POV.
The actor portraying the lead does a brilliant job of carrying the film and setting the tone of the movie. Humour in the right places and dome excellent scares.
Comparisons to Evil Dead are obvious and definitely intended by the filmmakers and they do it very very well without it coming off as a rip off of the classic.
Overall its one of the best new horror movies of the last 5 years at least. Nothing has come close to giving the effective creepiness this film pulls off in that period.
History of Horror (2018)
Enjoyable but injected with nonsense politics
Very enjoyable, with some great comments from valued contributors. I'll be revisiting some of the forgotten favourites because of this. My only gripe is the absolute nonsense injection and desperation to link both cultural and political connections into established films. The attempt to link Saw/Hostel torture porn to Guantanamo Bay...laughable. Also Jordan Peele seems to have only ever viewed every film he's ever watched through a black/white them/us lens. Again this is off putting, I'm sure it has its place and requires comment or consideration...but...every one of his "inputs" were only about this.