Letterboxd 4v3r4n Gregory Chevette https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/ Letterboxd - Gregory Chevette Friday the 13th 603xp A New Beginning, 1985 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/friday-the-13th-a-new-beginning/ letterboxd-review-915853888 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:36:34 +1200 2025-06-13 Yes Friday the 13th: A New Beginning 1985 3.5 9731 <![CDATA[

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Ever since I was a kid, this has been my second-favourite in the series after Jason Lives. So fun and so sleazy.

It's a real shame the MPAA was far more savage to this film than Jason was to any of his victims. Not much gore, but the sleaze is real.

It was delightful watching this at the Revue with Spanish subtitles. Some of the translations were quite interesting.

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To Wong Foo 5r3vr Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, 1995 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/to-wong-foo-thanks-for-everything-julie-newmar/ letterboxd-review-915123940 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:50:31 +1200 2025-06-12 Yes To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995 4.0 9090 <![CDATA[

I saw this in the theatre with my dad when it came out. I was 11. This was a charming movie then and it still is now.

I'm not convinced everyone in the theatre who laughed at the Sam Cooke joke got the joke, but it was a good time. Glad to see this again.

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Doctor Mordrid 2p2g35 1992 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/doctor-mordrid/ letterboxd-review-911414842 Mon, 9 Jun 2025 14:23:50 +1200 2025-06-08 Yes Doctor Mordrid 1992 4.5 1877 <![CDATA[

Utterly charming romp from Full Moon's heyday co-directed by Charlie Band and his dad. A sublime runtime, great special effects (including stop-motion dinosaur skeletons) and lots of Jeffrey Combs in pleated pants. Gets better with every viewing.

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Dangerous Animals 1f515q 2025 - ★½ (contains spoilers) https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/dangerous-animals/ letterboxd-review-911185101 Mon, 9 Jun 2025 10:18:25 +1200 2025-06-08 No Dangerous Animals 2025 1.5 1285965 <![CDATA[

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"Ooby dooby, motherfucker."

I enjoyed the first 10 minutes. I found the rest of the film incredibly dull. The love story made me want to puke. A real case study in how to make a boring film even worse.

Surely the filmmakers knew "Ooby Dooby" is not a CCR song. This movie has as much respect for Roy Orbison (and CCR) as it does for its audience.

1.5 stars for the first 10 minutes and for having the Donnas play over the title credits (even though it's not a Donnas song). I miss the Donnas.

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Trick or Treat 536t 1986 - ★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/trick-or-treat-1986/ letterboxd-review-907953091 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 00:27:25 +1200 2025-06-04 No Trick or Treat 1986 2.0 25438 <![CDATA[

If Eddie Clarke could do it over again, do you think he still would have left Motörhead to start Fastway?

We'll never know. But I give this movie props for playing Whodini at the high school dance.

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Unhinged 66y1d 2020 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/unhinged-2020/ letterboxd-review-906022800 Tue, 3 Jun 2025 14:03:52 +1200 2025-06-02 Yes Unhinged 2020 3.0 625568 <![CDATA[

"I don't think you even know what a bad day is. But you're gonna find out."

Yeah, Rusty. GIVE IT TO ME!

Unhinged remains the only Russell Crowe film I've seen. And boy, is Crowe ever unhinged in this movie, from the first frame to the last.

"Greg, are you seriously telling me Unhinged is the ONLY Russell Crowe film you've seen? Really?!?!"

Really. I looked through his entire filmography before writing this review. I've seen Unhinged (twice!) and that's it. I'd be willing to watch The Pope's Exorcist, though.

Also, Caren Pistorious is exquisitely beautiful. My goodness!

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Cat's Eye 493j2t 1985 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/cats-eye/ letterboxd-review-905151484 Mon, 2 Jun 2025 14:53:36 +1200 2025-06-01 Yes Cat's Eye 1985 3.0 10552 <![CDATA[

That scene where James Woods is watching The Dead Zone and says "Who writes this crap?" ADORABLE.

Honestly, this movie is pretty good. The first two segments are money. The third is quite childish, but it looks amazing so I'll give it a . Today, the third segment would have been CGI'd to death. Amazing they pulled it off in the '80s and had it look soooooo good.

I was watching the end credits thinking "You know, the heyday of horror anthologies really came and went with the UK's Amicus films from the 1970s." Just as I thought that, the movie hit me with a *giant* "Co-produced by Milton Subotsky" credit at the very end (IYKYK). The man knew his strengths.

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New Wave 6l195c 2024 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/new-wave-2024/ letterboxd-review-904707112 Mon, 2 Jun 2025 07:44:54 +1200 2025-06-01 No New Wave 2024 1275792 <![CDATA[

"Just say your mom is dead."

I wasn't expecting to find this film so relatable, but here we are. My life flashed before my eyes when I was watching Lynda drive to her son's graduation ceremony.

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Final Destination Bloodlines 503o73 2025 - ★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/final-destination-bloodlines/ letterboxd-review-904066485 Sun, 1 Jun 2025 15:26:52 +1200 2025-05-31 No Final Destination Bloodlines 2025 1.5 574475 <![CDATA[

Sorry, pals. I know a lot of you loved this, but I found it dull and inexcusably long. I tried my best. This does not work for me at all.

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Bring Her Back 4ai2z 2025 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/bring-her-back/ letterboxd-review-904063454 Sun, 1 Jun 2025 15:23:20 +1200 2025-05-31 No Bring Her Back 2025 3.5 1151031 <![CDATA[

I've heard a couple people say this is more of a drama than a horror film.

Are they being serious? If this isn't a horror film, I don't know what is. Claiming this is a drama is something you would do if you enjoyed the movie but think horror is beneath you.

I didn't love this, but I thought it was pretty solid. I should watch Talk to Me.

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Lil' Bastard 2l2d2x 2025 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/lil-bastard/ letterboxd-review-903846662 Sun, 1 Jun 2025 11:09:11 +1200 2025-05-27 No Lil' Bastard 2025 5.0 1489373 <![CDATA[

Adam Thorn has done it again. If you care about independent cinema, you need to see Lil' Bastard. I loved every minute of it, and damn, what a climax!

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At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul 586r3m 1964 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/at-midnight-ill-take-your-soul/ letterboxd-review-900100855 Wed, 28 May 2025 07:20:16 +1200 2025-05-26 No At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul 1964 3.5 30913 <![CDATA[

This goes very hard for a movie from 1964. I ire the film's gumption.

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The Black Cat 3o2l5t 1934 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-black-cat/ letterboxd-review-892578060 Tue, 20 May 2025 03:56:42 +1200 2025-05-18 No The Black Cat 1934 3.5 24106 <![CDATA[

Takes a few liberties with the source material, but it's an entertaining watch. All movies should be 60 minutes long.

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Hung Up on a Dream 3n1z63 The Zombies Documentary, 2023 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/hung-up-on-a-dream-the-zombies-documentary/ letterboxd-review-887923485 Wed, 14 May 2025 15:57:39 +1200 2025-05-13 No Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary 2023 4.0 1007919 <![CDATA[

I've sung along to "Tell Her No" hundreds of times. It wasn't until I saw this documentary that I realized some of the lyrics are unintelligible. I guess I was just making the words up!

Great film. Colin Blundstone is utterly charming and his voice sounds as good as ever. Rod Argent is wondeful too.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3j22v The Dream Child, 1989 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-the-dream-child/ letterboxd-review-887737012 Wed, 14 May 2025 10:58:31 +1200 2025-05-12 No A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989 3.0 10160 <![CDATA[

This isn't an amazing film but it ain't half bad. I love how dark it is compared to its predecessor; The Dream Child is kind of like the DS9 of the franchise. The gothic imagery is a nice touch.

Freddy's goofy one-liners often spoil the bleak tone of this film. Ironic that Freddy would get in the way of his own movie, but he does. The Kool Moe Dee tune that plays over the end credits fits the vibe even less, but I love the song. An LL Cool J diss track in a Freddy movie? Sure, why not.

This movie introduced me to Whodini, for which I'll always be grateful. The VHS tape of NOES5 had the music video for "Any Way I Gotta Swing It" if you hung around past the end credits. Alas, the music video didn't make it onto subsequent releases of the film.

Shout-out to Kelly Jo Minter, who is in this movie as well as The People Under the Stairs and Popcorn. All worth watching and she's great in each!

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Red Rooms l155p 2023 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/red-rooms/ letterboxd-review-884434189 Sat, 10 May 2025 16:24:38 +1200 2025-05-09 No Red Rooms 2023 3.5 912480 <![CDATA[

Quebec: Home of great poutine and some pretty good movies too.

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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II 1jl41 The Metal Years, 1988 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-decline-of-western-civilization-part-ii-the-metal-years/ letterboxd-review-883792962 Fri, 9 May 2025 23:13:15 +1200 2025-05-08 No The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years 1988 3.0 36724 <![CDATA[

I really enjoyed this film and was laughing throughout. But I have two key criticisms.

1. I wanted to see more of the women rockers. I didn't even know what their bands were called. I'm sure these ladies had jobs and would have made the men look even stupider if we'd spent more time with them.

2. Lemmy, Alice Cooper and Megadeth didn't belong in this film. They were doing something quite different than all the goofy hair metal bands. KISS did belong in this movie and I love that they treated the experience as a joke.

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In the Mood for Love 7s5e 2000 - ★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/in-the-mood-for-love/ letterboxd-review-882909724 Thu, 8 May 2025 15:37:12 +1200 2025-05-07 No In the Mood for Love 2000 1.0 843 <![CDATA[

Wow, this was dull.

One star for lots and lots of Nat King Cole singing in Spanish and for that song with the 3/4 time signature playing again and again and again.

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https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/blood-boobs-beast/ letterboxd-review-882156592 Wed, 7 May 2025 14:47:40 +1200 2025-05-06 No Blood, Boobs & Beast 2007 4.0 67679 <![CDATA[

I always enjoy revisiting this one. Don Dohler was an inspiration and seemed like such a decent, humble man.

Proud to own this badboy on DVD and give it a spin every few years.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 6k2r57 The Dream Master, 1988 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master/ letterboxd-review-881248647 Tue, 6 May 2025 10:41:38 +1200 2025-05-04 Yes A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 3.0 10131 <![CDATA[

This is a feature-length music video with a killer soundtrack, some nice Dutch angles, beautiful red and green lighting and fun kills.

The Dream Master was my favourite entry in the series when I was a kid. I watched the hell out of it. It doesn't hit the same now that I'm in my 40s, but I love what this movie used to mean to me. There are some fun childhood memories right here.

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The Substance 2t2s2u 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-substance/ letterboxd-review-879725744 Mon, 5 May 2025 00:41:43 +1200 2025-05-03 No The Substance 2024 4.0 933260 <![CDATA[

Highly unusual for me to like a movie that's more than 90 minutes long, but here we are. This lived up to the hype.

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Night Shadows 2g44r 1984 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/night-shadows/ letterboxd-review-876099408 Thu, 1 May 2025 00:54:18 +1200 2025-04-29 No Night Shadows 1984 3.0 40026 <![CDATA[

It ain't Kingdom of the Spiders, but it ain't half bad. John "Bud" Cardos knew how to make entertaining pictures. Wings Ha gives the performance of a lifetime in this toxic-waste-zombies film that should have been shorter.

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DinoGator 455nh 2024 - ★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/dinogator/ letterboxd-review-874397538 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:50:01 +1200 2025-04-27 No DinoGator 2024 1.5 1416399 <![CDATA[

"You gotta start thinking like a perpetually hungry snake alligator."

Filmed more than a decade ago (originally under the title CobgraGator, which makes more sense than this title), DinoGator was only released this year. It's no worse than Wynorski's other CGI creature features; I have no idea why this was held up so long.

It's no Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre, but it's a movie.

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Antidote q3z6r 2024 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/antidote-2024/ letterboxd-review-873858317 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:22:57 +1200 2025-04-26 No Antidote 2024 5.0 1275774 <![CDATA[

Easily the best film I've seen this year. Exposing corruption and fighting for democracy comes at a steep price.

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Tales from the Darkside 3wu70 The Movie, 1990 - ★★★ (contains spoilers) https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/tales-from-the-darkside-the-movie/ letterboxd-review-871785118 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:04:51 +1200 2025-04-24 No Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 3.0 20701 <![CDATA[

This review may contain spoilers.

James Remar just had to keep *one* secret and he would've had it made in the shade. No one would believe this secret anyway. Come on, Remar!

To quote Thunder Glove, "Some mysteries are best left unsolved."

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The Cathedral of New Emotions 3v5923 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-cathedral-of-new-emotions/ letterboxd-review-870035579 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:38:55 +1200 2025-04-22 No The Cathedral of New Emotions 2006 489731 <![CDATA[

Well, kids, we've got ourselves an avant-garde little movie right here.

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Flow 386g1z 2024 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/flow-2024/ letterboxd-review-868520620 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 03:06:20 +1200 2025-04-20 No Flow 2024 3.0 823219 <![CDATA[

Not a Greg movie *at all* but this was pretty well done.

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Night Angel 4f6b4t 1990 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/night-angel/ letterboxd-review-866054882 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:53:52 +1200 2025-04-18 No Night Angel 1990 2.5 42549 <![CDATA[

Lilith drinks beer from a bottle the exact same way I do!

This film has some impressive visuals. Doug Jones was channelling Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick.

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Amityville 2o186p The Evil Escapes, 1989 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/amityville-the-evil-escapes/ letterboxd-review-863643241 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:46:28 +1200 2025-04-15 No Amityville: The Evil Escapes 1989 4.5 55377 <![CDATA[

The first three Amityville films suck. Save yourself some time and skip straight to the fourth movie.

I howled with laughter from beginning to end. I laughed so hard it hurt. I laughed so hard I cried. Aron Eisenberg (yes, Nog from DS9) has one of the strangest haircuts I've ever seen in this movie. The film's freeze-frame ending rivals that of Days of Thunder.

This movie is an absolute delight.

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Leprechaun Returns 6s3a52 2018 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/leprechaun-returns/ letterboxd-review-861729460 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:12:23 +1200 2025-04-13 No Leprechaun Returns 2018 3.0 518158 <![CDATA[

Ozzie was my favourite part of the first Leprechaun film. He's also my favourite part of this one. I was surprised to see a returning character in a Leprechaun movie*, but this worked for me.

(*Other than the Leprechaun. This movie is called Leprechaun Returns.)

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Battle in Outer Space 4z6815 1959 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/battle-in-outer-space/ letterboxd-review-860029082 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:07:14 +1200 2025-04-11 No Battle in Outer Space 1959 2.5 62472 <![CDATA[

It's hard to imagine world leaders uniting like this if aliens attacked us today. We'd be doomed.

This was made before Canada had the maple leaf flag, so the Canadian delegate has a Union Jack flag. And he gets lots of dialogue; the British representative gets none.

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Demons 5u552j 1985 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/demons/ letterboxd-review-859048287 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:27:56 +1200 2025-04-10 No Demons 1985 2.5 14029 <![CDATA[

"What if we had a guy riding a motorcycle inside a movie theatre stabbing demons with his sword?"

"What if a helicopter fell through the ceiling for absolutely no reason?"

"What if we added bazookas and a grappling hook and turned the preppy kid into Rambo at the end?"

This movie plays like it was written by an eight-year-old boy. It really shines in the second half.

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The Sentinel 6n1a3s 1977 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-sentinel/ letterboxd-review-858597376 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:37:35 +1200 2025-04-09 No The Sentinel 1977 3.5 18196 <![CDATA[

Just when you think you've seen every recognizable actor on the planet appear in this movie, Nana Visitor shows up in the last 30 seconds looking exactly like Kira Nerys.

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Red 1b3j25 2008 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/red-2008/ letterboxd-review-856349841 Tue, 8 Apr 2025 01:58:59 +1200 2025-04-06 No Red 2008 4.0 13200 <![CDATA[

I'd read the book, so I knew what I was in for, but this just gutted me.

Jack Kethcum's work is so real. It's so easy to imagine something like this happening. This is a beautiful, sad movie that moved me.

I haven't seen any of the John Wick films, but Red must have inspired those movies, based on my understanding of them. Can anyone confirm this?

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Robo Vampire 6l382 1988 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/robo-vampire/ letterboxd-review-854610804 Sun, 6 Apr 2025 08:41:08 +1200 2025-04-04 No Robo Vampire 1988 3.0 88377 <![CDATA[

I slept through much of this. I woke up feeling refreshed and confused.

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Bag Boy Lover Boy 3g5vc 2014 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/bag-boy-lover-boy/ letterboxd-review-853376537 Sat, 5 Apr 2025 00:22:30 +1300 2025-04-03 No Bag Boy Lover Boy 2014 4.0 282440 <![CDATA[

I don't find this movie as sleazy as everyone makes it out to be, but it is nonetheless sleazy good fun with some great performances.

I would like to draw your attention to the runtime. This is the perfect runtime. No film needs to be longer than 90 minutes. Shorter than 90 minutes is even better.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 5d3ky 1992 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle/ letterboxd-review-852688314 Fri, 4 Apr 2025 01:01:52 +1300 2025-04-02 No The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 3.5 11087 <![CDATA[

This starts with a flimsy premise and gets stupider and stupider as it goes. The film has aged poorly. It's moronic. So moronic that it's quite entertaining.

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April Fool's Day 2s1cv 1986 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/april-fools-day/ letterboxd-review-851803862 Wed, 2 Apr 2025 16:22:05 +1300 2025-04-01 No April Fool's Day 1986 2.5 24913 <![CDATA[

I'm not entirely convinced there are ladies in swimsuits sunbathing on ferries in Connecticut on April 1, but who am I to say no to ladies in swimsuits?

I found this movie surprisingly good. Great ending with a nice Three Dog Night needle drop; a few laughs along the way. I was expecting worse.

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Hospital Massacre 6kw70 1981 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/hospital-massacre/ letterboxd-review-851382877 Wed, 2 Apr 2025 04:47:44 +1300 2025-03-28 No Hospital Massacre 1981 3.5 63590 <![CDATA[

That lady really wanted her test results!

This was my third time watching this film, which I have always known as X-Ray (not Hospital Massacre). Cannon brings the same approach to a horror movie it brings to an action movie: this starts in high gear and never lets up. The movie is bonkers right off the bat.

It gets a little tired by the third act, which is redeemed by a strong, abrupt ending that doesn't make a lot of sense. Props to this film for actually feeling like a genuine nightmare. It seems like the heroine could have easily escaped the hospital at any time, but she doesn't. Just like you can't escape some nightmares.

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Girls just Wanna have Kill 5l3x39 2024 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/girls-just-wanna-have-kill/ letterboxd-review-850490237 Tue, 1 Apr 2025 00:47:54 +1300 2025-03-30 No Girls just Wanna have Kill 2024 2.5 1354814 <![CDATA[

I'm not sure what I watched, but it was surprisingly compelling. I particularly enjoyed Japanese Scott Bakula.

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From One Hole to Another 2j3j1o 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/from-one-hole-to-another/ letterboxd-review-849297281 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:36:24 +1300 2025-03-29 No From One Hole to Another 2024 4.0 1357002 <![CDATA[

I was pleasantly surprised by how erotic and explicit this film is. Everything about this works for me.

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Carnosaur 326w56 1993 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/carnosaur/ letterboxd-review-846949588 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:53:45 +1300 2025-03-26 No Carnosaur 1993 4.0 39283 <![CDATA[

Diane Ladd gives a performance for the ages in this veritable smorgasbord of dino mayhem.

Fuck Jurassic Park and the horse it rode in on. Fuck Steven Spielberg and his treacly, bloated movies. This is the dinosaur film you need in your life!

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Doom 5u6ju Scalator, 2023 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/doom-scalator/ letterboxd-review-846447764 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:42:12 +1300 2025-03-25 No Doom-Scalator 2023 5.0 1285587 <![CDATA[

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If it takes longer than a minute, you're doing it wrong. This movie is brilliant.

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OSS 117 ij1d Lost in Rio, 2009 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/oss-117-lost-in-rio/ letterboxd-review-844348091 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:22:40 +1300 2025-03-22 No OSS 117: Lost in Rio 2009 3.5 15588 <![CDATA[

I was brutally exhausted when I watched this and slept through half of it. But what I saw was great.

Funny, stylish and lots of babes. Would love to see the entire film someday.

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They Call Her Death 124f2y 2024 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/they-call-her-death/ letterboxd-review-844345989 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:20:18 +1300 2025-03-19 No They Call Her Death 2024 3.0 1307258 <![CDATA[

I'm grateful to this film for introducing me to the band Night Powers. I can't stop listening to their song "Let's Be Thieves." It's not in this movie, but I wouldn't have discovered it without watching They Call Her Death.

As for the film itself? It has one of the best title credit sequences I've seen in a long time. There are some fun kills, a few laughs and some nice-looking shots. The whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts, but I had fun with this.

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The Conversation 6g2k5j 1974 - ★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-conversation/ letterboxd-review-840329272 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:53:48 +1300 2025-03-18 No The Conversation 1974 2.0 592 <![CDATA[

I have now seen three Francis Ford Coppola movies. This is by far (by *faaaaar*) the best one, and I didn't even enjoy it. This man's films are far too bloated, indulgent and in love with themselves for my taste.

I'm fine to get off the Coppola train after three stops. The Conversation had some decent moments, but it's a 20-minute idea in a two-hour bag.

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Whispers in the Dark h2x5m 1992 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/whispers-in-the-dark/1/ letterboxd-review-835423915 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:27:04 +1300 2025-03-13 No Whispers in the Dark 1992 3.0 88174 <![CDATA[

For a movie that tosses around the phrase "mondo bondo" like rice at a wedding, there isn't a lot of bondage here. But there were lots of fun twists and turns and I, for one, was a fan of discount Peyton Manning.

I'll never watch this again and I'll soon forget that I ever saw it. But this was a decent night out.

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The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine 6q2uo 1974 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/the-sinful-nuns-of-saint-valentine/ letterboxd-review-832114397 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:23:09 +1300 2025-03-09 No The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine 1974 3.0 107068 <![CDATA[

I was expecting something very sleazy. Instead, I got a historical melodrama with good performances, nice photography, some wit and humour.

This isn't anything to write home about, but I was surprised by the film's quality.

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Popcorn 2n5r6u 1991 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/popcorn/ letterboxd-review-830241686 Sun, 9 Mar 2025 04:24:55 +1300 2025-03-07 Yes Popcorn 1991 3.0 39875 <![CDATA[

This movie had a troubled production history and it feels exactly like what it is: a film directed by two different people, separately. In Jamaica!

It tries to balance innocence, humour and horror, often failing at all three. But that's part of its charm. I come back to Popcorn every few years and always get something out of it.

Mainstream horror really lost me with Scream. But I'm fond of early '90s horror movies like this one. And I'm not sure you'd have Scream without Popcorn. It's deffo better than Scream.

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Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters 3f2ck 1970 - ★½ https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/gregorychevette/film/santo-and-blue-demon-against-the-monsters/ letterboxd-review-830237182 Sun, 9 Mar 2025 04:17:28 +1300 2025-03-07 No Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters 1970 1.5 62925 <![CDATA[

The first 15 minutes of this movie are surprisingly good. The rest is not.

My buddy's grandfather directed this one! He also directed Satánico Pandemonium. Check that out instead.

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