The Appointment (1981)
A weird and dreamlike UK horror. It doesn't seem to make any sense and very little ever happens. It does have a decent atmosphere, though, and despite being borderline boring it's also somewhat fascinating.
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The Witch: Part 2, The Other One (2022)
As far as I can remember, this has very little to do with part 1. It's very confusing and unlike its predecessor, it's a full-blown superhero movie. Quite a disappointment compared to part 1.
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Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973)
Another horror to be described as weird and dreamlike. The idea is fine but the execution lags far behind. Few good ideas aren't enough to salvage much, but at least it isn't garbage.
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Moloch (2022)
A cliched Dutch horror. Nothing memorable (I even had to check the film details to remember what it was) but it's competent enough not to piss you off. Still, probably the worst film of this patch.
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The Black Forest (2018)
A Brazilian horror that doesn't lack the effort but could use some more talent. It has some obvious
Evil Dead homages. There's a sequel too but I haven't found it anywhere.
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Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
An HBO movie that tries to combine film noir, Lovecraft, and urban fantasy. Worldbuilding is the biggest flaw as there's no logic in how things work. Too much magic for the world to even resemble ours. It has a very light, comedic tone and it definitely doesn't adhere to modern sensibilities (thumbs up for that).
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The Big Boss (1971)
I haven't seen any Bruce Lee films since my childhood so I took an advantage of our national television streaming service. The story is rather weak and the action could have started earlier. The fight scenes are OK and positively brutal.
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The Gray Man (2022)
It's a brainless action film that really should have been made R-rated. I would have loved this as a kid and the characters felt like they were written with some 10 to 15-year-old boys in mind. Immature, stupid, but oddly entertaining.
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Prey (2022)
Continues the same mediocrity that the franchise has been since the 90s. It's touted as a "return to form" because of its female empowerment aspects. It has beautiful settings and a great concept, but modern feminist slogans don't sit too well with 18th-century Comanches and the horrible CGI animals are a real turn-off. The final conflict and the epilogue are disappointing.