The Addams Family (2019)

Rating: Empty

Cast: Oscar Issac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Milder and Allison Janney

Directors: Greg Tiernam and Conard Vernon

Writers: Matt Lieberman, Erica Rivinoja and Conard Vernon

Producers: Gail Berman, Alison O’Brian, and Alex Schwartz

Music by: Jeff and Mycheal Danna

Rated: PG for macabre and suggestive humor, and some action

Release Date: 10/11/19

Favorite Character: Wednesday Addams

Tagline: What Costumes?

Quote: “Strange, there’s usually a murderous clown attached to the other end of these…”- Morticia Addams 

Fun Fact: The character designs are based from Charles Addams’ comics.

Summary: The Addams Family was in the eye of the reality tv host.

The Review: They took everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky family…and turned them into some animated film that is stupid and bland, seriously, wheres Tim Burton and his stop motion animation skills when we need one?

Sinister 2

Rating: Half-Full

Cast: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Danial Sloan, Dartainian Sloan, Lee Coco, Lucas Jade Zumann and Nicholas King

Director: Ciaran Foy

Writers: C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson

Producers: Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones

Music by: Tomandandy

Rated: R for strong violence, bloody and disturbing images and language

Release Date: 08/21/15

Favorite Character: Deputy So-So

Tagline: Beware, Children at Play

Quote: “There’s always three things involved. A murdered family, a house, and some form of offering.”- Deputy So-So

Fun Facts: The children in the film are based off ‘Children of the Corn.’

The ‘Christmas Morning’ film reel was supposed to be on the first Sinister movie.

The films in the movie are 16mm (except for ‘Christmas Morning’).

In the professor’s office, on the board is a ‘Red Faced Demon’ from the Insidious films.

Summary: In the sequel to 2012’s sleeper hit, a mother and her two boys gets away from the abusive father and move into the house with a very sinister secret.

The Review: Know what could distract you from the dull plot? A disturbing film reels that is scarier than the first one.

Mirrors

Rating: Empty

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck and Mary Beth Peil

Director: Alexandra Aja

Writers: Alexandra Aja and Gregory Levasseur

Based on: the 2003 South Korean film ‘Into the Mirror’

Producers: Gregory Levasseur and Alexandra Milchan

Music by: Javier Navarrete

Rated: R for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity

Release Date: 08/15/08

Favorite Character: Ben Carson

Tagline: There Is Evil……..On The Other Side 

Quote: “Don’t make me threaten you!”- Ben Carson

Fun Fact: This was the first role for Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce (who sadly passed away on 07/06/19)

Summary: A former police officer is a night guard at the abandoned department store where he discovers that there is something sinister in the mirrors.

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Abominable

Rating: Full


Cast: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin and Michelle Wong

Director: Jill Culton

Writer: Jill Culton

Producers: Suzanne Buirgy and Dave Polsky

Music by: Rupert Gregson-Williams

Rated: PG for some action and mild rude humor

Release Date: 09/27/19

Favorite Character: YI

Tagline: Find your way home

Quote: “I have blueberries in places where blueberries shouldn’t be.”- Jin

Fun Facts: Tenzing Norgay Trainor (Jin) is the grandson of famous climber, Sir Edmund Hillary.

A Billboard for McDonald’s Big Mac can be seen while Yi first plays her violin. 

The film was pulled from Vietnam after viewers complained that their country on the map in the film looks like a cow’s tongue.

Summary: In China, a teenage girl discovers a yeti with magic powers and together with the guys, they set journey to bring him back home.

The Review: A closest animated film that’s like ET, is fun for both kids and adults.

It: Chapter 2

Rating: Half-Full

Cast: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ranone, Andy Bean, Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff and Bill Skarsgard

Director: Andy Muschietti

Writer: Gary Dauberman

Based on: a novel by Stephen King

Producers: Roy Lee, Dan Lin and Barbara Muschietti

Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch 

Rated: R for disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and crudesexual material

Release Date: 09/06/19

Favorite Character: Richie Tozier

Tagline: Witness the end of it

Quote: “You lied, and I died. YOU LIED, AND I DIED!”- Georgie Denbrough

Fun Facts: Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader are Lillis and Wolfhard first choices for their characters as adults.

Before acting, Jay Ryan used to be a clown.

Brandon Crane (who played the young be in the 90’s miniseries version of IT) appears as a businessman video chatting this movie’s adult Ben.

Author Stephen King appears as a pawn shop owner.

Summary: 27 years after the first film, the losers club reunites to bring down Pennywise for good.

The Review: Seems anticipated, but sadly, the execution dips quality and scares comparing to the first one and that is a half blown for our favorite dancing clown.