Halloween Flicks Pt. 2
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.

*Pygmalion* is a film about movement: the movement of bodies and souls, that of an animated marionette and its creator, and that of animated film and dance. A stop-motion animator, who looks like a rough-hewn log, sculpts, crafts and dresses a photorealistic puppet, then directs it in front of his camera.
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.
It only seems to prove that when the company had their backs against the wall and needed an all pleasing, generic movie that had to make up for The Last Jedi, they chose to sacrifice almost everything that made their main protagonist interesting and that made her stand out as the strong female character that a generation of young movie goers was supposed to look up to. Instead, we were left with a Rey that was so much less than she could have been. And I guess that’s the real story of Rey and The Rise of Skywalker; they could have been so much more, but they were just more of the same.
This is a movie that combines a ghost story, revenge tale, and serial killer obsession into a cinematic experience that uses your fears against you.
James Cameron’s “Aliens” (1986) is a pinnacle of science fiction storytelling. Within this classic monster movie lies a powerful female character, Ellen Ripley (brilliantly portrayed by Sigourney Weaver).
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.