Review – Children of the Corn (2023)

This production takes several huge risks, some of which pay off. The story starts before the town’s children go bad, which detracts from the power of the original short story and several of the movie versions. It also bets almost the whole farm on the performance of the lead evil kid. Fortunately 12-year-old Kate Moyer proves up to the task. Though not as creepy as the Isaac / Malachai combo from the original, her character is more multi-dimensional and has to carry more of the total screen time. Beyond her performance, however, this is an uninspiring gore fest. Mildly amusing

Posts on hold

I am temporarily halting my movie review posts until the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes are resolved. Once the strikes are over, I’ll review what I’ve been watching in the interim, back-dating them so I can keep track of what I watched when.

Review – Helter Skelter: An American Myth

If you ever wondered how long you could go on about Charles Manson without repeating yourself, part of the answer is officially “not six hours.” This docuseries features interviews with several people connected with the crimes, including some self-serving stuff from two or three former Family members. It also presents some interesting old footage from the era. But beyond that it doesn’t reveal much that isn’t old news to even the most casual student of Manson’s milieu (and probably of no interest to anyone else). Mildly amusing