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Dark Match

If you watch pro wrestling for the laughs and have a high tolerance for gore, you might enjoy Lowell Dean’s DARK MATCH (2024, Shudder, AMC+) as long as you don’t think about it too much. Dean keeps the picture moving and shoots the wrestling scenes well, and he also has a strong understanding of the ins and outs of the sport. There are even jokes about “kayfabe.” But the picture also has too many ideas going on to maintain any sense of coherence.

In the late 1980s, small-time wrestling promoter Rusty Beans (Jonathan Cherry) accepts a lucrative booking in a small Canadian town. When they get there, however, things seem off. Two women seduce him, handcuff him to a bed and then brand him with a strange symbol. His lead villain (Steven Ogg) recognizes the town’s leader (Chris Jericho) as a former wrestler who had quit after losing the title. Once the match is underway the next evening, the promotion’s main villainess (Ayisha Issa) realizes they’re locked in their dressing room, and the person assigned to escort them to the ring is armed. That’s because the matches end not just in defeat but also in death.

Dean starts with a decent idea, and the wrestling background feels authentic. He also has an engaging cast, with special props to Issa and Ogg, who carry the bulk of the action. Professional wrestler Jericho, however, is pushed beyond whatever acting skills he picked up in the ring. He eventually has a hard time selling the more outlandish plot developments.

Those developments are the real problem. Is the deadly match part of a Satanic ritual, a ploy to get rich by selling snuff tapes or Jericho’s revenge for losing his title? The motivation keeps switching until Dean decides to make it all three, but that doesn’t leave him a lot of room to develop any single motivation in a satisfactory manner. It all just becomes an excuse for blood and leads to a ludicrous ending more laughable than horrifying. The film’s diverting enough, but not really as satisfying as it could be.

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Watching "Some Like it Hot" followed by "House of the Dead" to emulate a speedball

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There’s absolutely no hetero explanation for this

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The Novice https://bit.ly/33fPHm0 Lauren Hadaway’s directorial debut, The Novice, is a bit like two other films – Black Swan (she admits the influence) and Whiplash (which she worked on as sound editor). Both are stories where extreme physical dedication borders on madness and coaching is a form of abuse. The Novice has its feet in both of those … Read more

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Tribeca 2021 Review: 'The Novice' is a searing portrait of obsession

Tribeca 2021 Review: 'The Novice' is a searing portrait of obsession #Tribeca2021 @Tribeca

��You finished first. Why’d you take it twice?” This simple question asked of –but not answered by– the main character of The Novice might tell you all you need to know about her. In the films opening scenes, she is sitting at a desk, chewed up pencil in hand, finishing a test for the second time because she is cannot let herself be anything other than the best at what she does. Make no mistake,…

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Another WolfCop - Review

Another WolfCop – Review

Another WolfCop promises exactly what it says on the tin…a sequel to WolfCop. For that, at least, it can be commended. Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) returns as the alcoholic werewolf with a badge. Quite content with ripping bad guys to pieces, Garou soon uncovers a diabolical conspiracy in his town. Local politician Sydney Swallows (Yannick Bisson) looks to seduce the locals with his “Chickenmilk Stout”…

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Our Car Boot Banquet feature is out in this months Simple Things Magazine. Get it while its HOT!

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Latest story from https://movietvtechgeeks.com/jonathan-cherry-talks-shooting-supernatural-dave-mather/

Jonathan Cherry talks shooting up on 'Supernatural' as Dave Mather

Jonathan Cherry is a Toronto born actor who recently appeared in “Tombstone,” a wonderful Wild West episode of Supernatural. Although this is Jonathan’s first guest star on Supernatural (hopefully, there will be more?), he auditioned for the role of Dean for the pilot back in 2005. Some of you film geeks may remember him from that classic indie film Goon as Marco Belchior. How much fun was it to play a real Wild West gunslinger? I have always wanted to; I had no idea that that’s what it was going to be, until I got the part. I was literally as excited after that as I had ever been. It was so much fun! It looked like a blast. It was amazing! And playing a real guy, as well. [caption id="attachment_51650" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo: Jonathan Cherry[/caption] Did you do research the real Dave Mather for your role? I did, and I actually – it’s fairly easy to research right now – I did what anyone would have done. I Googled him … I sort of looked like him, had they have me shave in a moustache, which I wanted to do, I wanted to have his thing. He has that really old-timey Doc Holliday type moustache. The skinny face and everything, like I do … how fast he was. I don’t remember everything I learnt, but I came into it with a tonne of questions. How much they wanted me to use … It was funny, when I did a Google search for his name, one of the first things that came up was a theory that he was abducted by aliens. Yes! I mean, right? Back then though, I didn’t even know they knew about aliens back then! What a trip, talking about extraterrestrials … that opened up a whole line of thinking for me … What was your favourite part about being on Supernatural? Looking into Jensen Ackles’ eyes, pretty much. Nah, I’m just joking. *gales of laughter* I know it sounds just like clichéd film talk, but that’s the nicest set I’ve ever been on. They were so welcoming. I’ve done other guest stars where you feel like you’re – there’s nothing wrong with them, but you feel like you’re in the background, even though you have a big part. I felt like I was doing a film, which was also kind of weird … because I had a full character arc. They introduced the character, meet the girlfriend – it was a full arc, in terms of everything I had done. When it was finished, it was a two- to three-week process; it felt like I had just done a film. It was really cool, because obviously it was television … I think the other thing was playing out my fantasy. My favourite movie from last year was Hell or High Water – the bank robber movie. Here I am, getting to do this … robbing the bank was pretty much my favourite part, acting wise. It was a blast. I wish that scene had been longer, it was so much fun. How long did it take to rehearse the gunfight scene, outside of the bank? That whole day was my favourite. I got there in the morning, we robbed the bank … honestly the best part was the director, she was awesome, she was so fast and very collaborative, took the time … I came in with some choices, we really worked it together. Because they’ve been doing it for so long, they were so confident, and diligent … Jensen did that stunt where he jumps over the car – they’re programmed at this point, they know what they’re doing, and it’s amazing to watch that. They’re a well-oiled machine. I got to work with my old pal Misha Collins, which is cool … You’ve worked with Misha Collins before? In 2003 or 4, Misha and I had the same manager … I recognized him from Girl, Interrupted. He had a small part, I don’t know why I remembered him. I would see him at every audition. We became friendly, just from seeing each other at auditions. I talked to him every time I saw him. I saw him more than I saw some of my friends back then. Do you have any upcoming roles you’d like to share? I’m actually going tomorrow to the Whistler Film Festival – I did a movie two years ago called Wolf Cop – a Canadian horror comedy. It’s self-explanatory, about a guy who becomes a wolf that’s a cop. It was pretty funny, and it became sort of a cult hit. I worked on a sequel last year, and it’s coming out in theatres everywhere this weekend, Dec. 1 it comes out. It’s premiering at the Whistler Film Festival tomorrow night. You can follow Jonathan Cherry on Instagram and Twitter – Yonathan Cherry.

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ANOTHER WOLFCOP New Poster!

Check out this new official poster for the highly anticipated horror comedy ANOTHER WOLFCOP that was created by Tom “The Dude” Hodge! After making its world premiere at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival, the sequel to the 2014 hit horror comedy WOLFCOP is set to hit theatres in the U.S. and Canada on December 1.

Directed by Lowell Dean (WOLFCOP), the film stars Leo Fafard (WOLFCOP), Amy Matysio…

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Last September we celebrated Christmas for The Simple Things magazine. Here are a few snaps from the shoot...

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House of the Dead - Uwe Boll 2003