Screened at Festival Theaters, Palm Springs, California.
My history with Pamela Anderson is quite limited, even though my knowledge of her, and her place in pop culture history, is solid. I've still never seen even a minute of Baywatch and I'm rather proud of that, as good as a time as it might be. I did like Howard Stern's spoof of it though - the short-lived but fun 2000 Fox series Son of the Beach. Speaking of Howard Stern, I…
Screened on VOD.
I know, I hear you. That title is ....... interesting. I see why they used it - this is a horror film and they want to get that crowd in. There is gore here as well, so there's no mistaking what kind of film this is. But that title feels detrimental to the filmmakers in terms of getting as many people to see your film as you'd hope. When I first saw the title I was intrigued,…
Naturally hitting those campy, nostalgic and cheesy notes so effortlessly, it's clear My Summer As A Goth is an independent film with a good heart, besides the certain limitations that come with a low budget. The charm of it all overrides any of its shortcomings, clearing the way for it to be one of 2020's cuter, more sincere films. The characters could have been fleshed out just a bit more but the casting is rock solid with relatable, "unknown" actors,…
Fuck this movie. Fuck this franchise. It gets worse and worse and worse with every entry. Cut and paste. Roll credits.
The meta barfing. The NYC gimmick. The atrocious and cringey dialogue. The bored acting of people like Dermot Mulroney and Courtney Cox. The dull, derivative attempt at being a "slasher" when it's nothing but a murder mystery as painful to sit through as 'Knives Out' and it's horrid sequel. This is the kind of film that solidifies why to…
