toddc-454-395987 Reviews

Grotesque (I) (2022)

A fun, low budget slasher

[9/10 · 3 March 2023]

I really agree with the reviewer that said it was 'unpretentious' and the person who said it 'wasn't trying to be more than it was'. To me, that's exactly the point here.

Grotesque is simply intended to be a comedy slasher about a woman who has been picked on so badly, that she looses her s#it and goes on a killing spree, and Grotesque delivers on that promise perfectly. It is easy to watch, it doesn't require any deep emotional investment or thought - it sets out to be an over the top revenge romp, and I think it perfectly nails that.

The writing is solid, the jokes are smile worthy, and the kills are so over the top and inventive, that you can't help but laugh. I've never seen a serial killer skip rope with someone's guts before, so that was worth the price of admission right there.

I'm Haunted (2022)

Found-Footage type - blog of haunted college girl.

[10/10 · 5 January 2023]

I originally saw this as a web-series. It was a series of actual youtube blogs posted by this University girl, Genesis, with a new post every day or two as her haunting played out over the course of a couple months.

Now, all this found-footage has been edited down into a movie, and it'll keep you watching to see what happens next.

As other reviewers have said, what really keeps you watching this low budget, web cam film, is the lead actress's performances. It's so totally authentically a blog, there are times you're not sure if it's scripted or real or what. She is literally 95% of the film, and her acting is delivered right on the mark, staring face-to-face into the webcam.

It's a low budget (or even no - budget maybe?) but it's got that found-footage authentic feel, and worth the watch.

A Song for Us (2021)

Beautiful! Journey back to days gone by, and loves-lost.

[9/10 · 4 January 2023]

Set both in the 60's and Today, this is a really nice film about hippy culture, singer-songwriters, war protesters, and loves (lost & found). It's got some great performances, great songs, and it is beautifully shot - including archival footage of the 1960s, which really adds to the authenticity. There are no explosions or car chases, no evil villains or menacing aliens... it's a simple and beautiful look back at the days when there was Hope for Peace & Change. It's about life, love, & freedom - about the values, choices, & consequences - about loves-lost and loves-found. This is a great movie to watch.

In Other Words (2020)

Absolutely Great! Feel-good, FUNNY, and heartwarming.

[10/10 · 22 September 2020]

Just exactly what we needed to see right now - the funny parts are SO FUNNY, and the heartwarming parts are so heartwarming. Just great! (I'm not sure what some of the other reviewers were talking about... the parts that were supposed to be subtitled worded for us just fine?!?)