It Comes At Night (2017)

I was thinking to myself the other day that I hadn't done a lot of horror films this year and believe me there are plenty that I still need to watch. The film that I chose for today I had been meaning to see, but I was quite ready yet, but no better time than now to see It Comes At Night which is the perfect film for the times we are living in. The film centers around the idea that a virus has destroyed the way of life in the world and everyone is forced to live frontier like lives. You live the type of life where you have to protect your family and your land from others. That is what Paul (Joel Edgerton) has had to do for his family since his father in law passed away. That theory is put to the test when they stumble upon a family looking for help and shelter, but what happens when one of them may be sick? The film also stars Carmen Ejogo (What's The Worst That Could Happen?) as Sarah, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Monsters And Men) as Travis, Christopher Abbott (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) as Will, Riley Keough (Mad Max: Fury Road) as Kim, Griffin Robert Faulkner as Andrew, David Pendleton (The Edge Of Night) as Bud, and the film was written and directed by Trey Edward Shults (Waves).

Think about how ahead of this time this film is as well as many other films like it. You have to look at the times we are living in right now and imagine if Covid-19 destroyed life as we know it forcing us to be absolutely afraid to go outside without gas masks (does this sound familiar?). The only problem is that we have been doing it for so long that we tend to forget what it was like to be human and we have no idea how this is being spread (does this sound familiar again?). So, we stop being loving neighbors and we are on high alert all the time that you may drop your guard and then bam you are infected. Was it from the people you brought in to your house or did you have it and not know that you did? This film is the loss of humanity and what a pandemic like the ones they are suffering in the film does to the human soul. It's absolutely scary to think about, but are we far off from it right now? Abbott and Edgerton are absolutely amazing in the film in the acting department and as counterparts in the film. You can't help, but watch these two dominate the screen, but young Kelvin Harrison Jr. deserves some credit as well even though he's kind of creepy in the film. Thew film may leave you frustrated because of how it ends, but I actually thought it was poetic in a way. The one thing they most feared soon becomes them. The cinematography is great and the story is pretty solid so that is why I am going to give the film an A- for a final grade.

What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

One of the biggest questions people pose when they get into anything is what is the worst that could happen? It's If you're the type that takes chances in life then that is definitely one of your motto's, but it's definitely a serious question posed in today's film What's The Worst That Could Happen? which was released in 2001 and was directed by Sam Weisman (D2: The Mighty Ducks). The film stars Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys For Life) as Kevin Caffery, a thief who seems to have it all in life from money, friends, and a new girlfriend who gives him a ring. Unfortunately for Kevin, while on the job stealing from a rich tycoon (Danny DeVito), he gets caught and the tycoon steals his ring from him which in turn causes the two to go to battle over the ring in a game of cat and mouse. The film also stars John Leguizamo (To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar) as Berger, Glenne Headly (Dick Tracy) as Gloria, Carmen Ejogo (Selma) as Amber, the late Bernie Mac (Mr. 3000) as Uncle Jack, Larry Miller (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) as Earl, Nora Dunn (Pineapple Express) as Lutetia, Richard Schiff (Seven) as Walter, William Fichtner (The Dark Knight) as Det. Tardio, Sascha Knopf (Shallow Hal) as Tracey, GQ (Rescue Dawn) as Shelly, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Holes) as Edwina.

I literally went into this film with absolutely no expectations and I wasn't really expecting much from it and as the movie went on I was quite pleased with it. Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence made quite the combination in the film as they did battle through out. Right now though, I will say that my MVP of the film award goes to William Fichtner who plays this really flamboyant and bizarre detective who just steals the show every time he appears on the screen. It was almost like he was the real comedic relief in the film despite all the great comedians in the film like Boston legend Lenny Clarke. That was the other thing that surprised me is that the film took place in Boston which is always a perk for someone from Boston. As you're watching the film you can't help but recognize some of the areas they are in and you've seen some in other films too. I definitely enjoyed the story in the film as each one was trying to out do the other even though a big twist is played on them at the end of the film. The acting in the film is great all around and the cinematography as I said was great too. I definitely loved the combo of Leguizamo, Lawrence, GQ, Clarke, and Bernie Mac who provided some really good laughs in the film like the C-SPAN scene and more. The film is available for free right now on Youtube so you can check it out for yourself, but for right now I am going to give the film an B for a final grade.