Orphan: First Kill (2022) After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uX6of3vBu0 My thoughts: Any sequel (or prequel) is going to be hard-pressed to match the original's deranged twist, but Orphan: First Kill does its unhinged best on its…

Fallen... Before work began on the show’s seventh season, I emailed Rob Cooper a notion I had of an angel cast down from heaven, stripped of his memories and left to start a new life on Earth.  Rob ended up taking the whole “stripped” thing literally – much to the delight of Michael’s fans. Paul…

The Exorcist III (1990) A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXsj26KH4jk&t=2s My thoughts: At times lurid, at times ludicrous, at times annoyingly talky, and…

#10. Blog Entries Not always but, every so often, when it's late and I've realized I've forgotten to blog, the pressure is on to keep my daily 15+ year blogging streak intact.  The pressure! #9. The First Draft of a Script Getting started is the most daunting part but, once you get going, and provided…

Another 100 horror movies; another Top 10 list... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1633925390795173896 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1633925395757113344 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1633925402132455429 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1633925408440680449 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1633925413188644868 And in case you missed by first Top 10 list based on my initial 100 horror movies watched... https://josephmallozzi.com/2022/10/28/my-horror-marathon-top-10-movies/

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These Final Hours (2013) A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads him on the path to redemption. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaoF6byFQFU My thoughts: An apocalyptic thriller with a lot of heart.…

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Paradise Lost Robert Cooper’s long-standing distaste for arugula is finally revealed.  The mysterious plant Jack and Maybourne eat in order to survive apparently tastes horrible – not unlike arugula.  Not only that but, at episode’s end, we realize it’s the cause of the frightening hallucinations that almost get them killed.  Rob’s aversion to spicy leaf…

Yesterday, I completed my blog entry, clicked "publish", checked the post, and was greeted with this... I checked the connection, then switched browsers, updated my plug-ins...an hour later, my blog was still down.  And I was feeling...ambivalent.  On the one hand, I was found the prospect of losing the chronicled details of the last 15+…

Shutter Island (2010) In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8yrZSkKxTA My thoughts: What starts off as a riveting mystery devolves into a flabby and meandering second act which ultimately culminates in a preposterous twist that takes twenty minutes to fully explain.…