Fifteen years after brutally slaying his own sister on the night of Halloween in 1963, Michael Myers (Nick Castle) manages to escape from the mental institute that he was being held in, before returning to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to murder once again. An all-time great horror flick and one that featured the birth of an iconic soundtrack that is still commonly known to this day. Halloween is currently streaming on Netflix.
Barbie (Margot Robbie) and her fellow stereotypical dolls reside in the world of Barbieland, a society populated with different variations of Barbies and Kens, with the Kens being a group of withdrawn models who are treat like outcasts due to their personal traits. Beach Ken (Ryan Gosling) typically spends his time chasing Barbie before she soon suffers a crisis that leads her to question the world that she lives in and her own presence. A well marketed release that’s extremely different to most films of today.
Sometime in the distant future, a seven-person crew upon a commercial spaceship named “Nostromo”, stumble upon a distress call from a planet not too far away. Under obligation to investigate, the group descend onto the small planet, but quickly discover that the original message was a warning, not a distress call, before coming to the realisation that life is in fact prevalent there. Alien still manages to hold up in 2023 as being an extremely entertaining flick. It’s worth noting that Alien is currently streaming on Disney+.
A once-peaceful frontier town in the United States becomes victor of a vicious attach by outlaw Dutch Albert (John Cusack) and his two followers. The trio begin gunning down their opposition while the town’s Undertaker, Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch), must chose between the blood money he’s been given for burying the people being murdered and the threat these people bring to his family. An underrated feature that comes highly recommended. Never Grow Old is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
After witnessing the death of his father in a gruesome knife duel twenty years previous, David Kingston (Liam Hemsworth), who is now a Texas Ranger, is tasked by his commandant to investigate a series of unexplained murders in a small town on the American and Mexican border. The man responsible is thought to be Abraham (Woody Harrelson), the leader of the town. An interesting western that supplied more than enough intrigue and suspense throughout. The Duel is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Maren (Taylor Russell) is a young woman learning how to survive on her own, while discovering things about herself that very few people can understand. When she meets Lee (Timothee Chalamet), they join forces and embark on a road trip across America. Despite their best efforts, all the roads taken ultimately lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their oddities.
The DC Review Blog - EST. 2020 