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  The Novice 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 31 Dec 2021

  I watched this for the Film Independent Spirt Awards.

  Isabelle Fuhrman blew me away in The Orphan and she continues to impress me in this one.

  A college freshman strives to be the best as a novice rower, pushing herself beyond her physical and mental limitations.

  The unhealthy behavior is apparent in the first five minutes of the movie and Director Lauren Hadaway walks a fine line between it being overwhelming to the viewer vs. captivating. At first I thought…

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  The Devil's Rejects 2005

  ★★ Watched 19 Sep 2020

  I was hoping this was going to be better than House of 1000 Corpses, I had been told by more than a few people through the years that is was. Unfortunately for me, that was not the case. While this did have a more structured plot the tone was entirely different from the 1st movie and did not feel like a horror movie at all. Other than the character carryover, this does not even feel like it is in the…

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  House of 1000 Corpses 2003

  ★★½ Rewatched 17 Sep 2020

  This one makes me a bit nervous to write as I know there is a hardcore fanbase for this film, but here we go.

  I watched this movie around the time it was first released to DVD, and I did not like it. But I had also had it really talked up to me as like a classic horror movie, and that I would love it. So my expectations were set high, and it sadly did not meet them.

  I…

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  Host 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Sep 2020

  Having not seen the Unfriended movies, this is my first experience with the webcam filmed type of found footage film. I enjoyed this more than I do most found footage films. Most that I have seen are a painfully slow burn of ineffective tension building for a one to two-minute payout at the end of the movie. WIth the just under one hour runtime this had no time to waste, and it didn't. The movie started right away with some…