My Film Recommendation: The Taking Of Deborah Logan.

From my first introduction to Michael Myers as a child, to an adult gleefully grasping a cinema ticket to the latest scare flick, the horror movie genre is one I’ve loved intensely my whole life. With the vast success of movies such as Paranormal Activity, lately the genre has been inundated with similar, lacklustre movies, which nearly all share the same plot, luckily for you this movie is not one them. The phrase ‘hidden gem’ was truly coined for pictures like this.

A woman named Sarah Logan meets with a young group of medical students, with the intention of allowing them to document her mother, Deborah Logan’s decent into the rabbit hole of Alzheimers disease, in return for money to help cover her medical bills. Deborah, a charming, attractive, elderly lady who’s struggle with daily life due to her illness becomes ever apparent by the day, with each incident documented developing from absent mindedness, to crazed violent outbursts. With Sarah struggling to cope and the crew becoming ever spooked by the macabre nature of the events unfolding before their camera lens, it begs the question: is Deborah really sick? Or is something else taking over her?

This film is the embodiment of a horror movie done right. I found its plot wonderfully original, mixing the real life horrors of a person deteriorating whilst battling an illness and the impact that has on not only her, but the people who care for her, both grasped me and terrified me emotionally, whilst it’s more stereotypical horror elements so to speak (I want to keep this spoiler free for you) were captivating and kept me watching intently. Jill Larson who played the role of Deborah gave a truly incredible performance, over the duration of 90 minutes I was equally charmed by this woman as I was terrified. Everyone in this movie seemed so believable in their roles, with a special mention to Anne Ramsay, who portrayed a daughter trying not to buckle under the pressure of the situation and be the glue that holds everything together perfectly.

Whilst a hand held stylistic form of camera work can sometimes grow tiresome, visually this movie looks great and works perfectly within the realm it’s confined to. Subjectively, it’s The Taking Of Deborah logan’s pacing which truly shines through out. This movie draws you in and holds you there in it’s snake like grasp, whilst it slithers through your mind and captivates you until the final squeeze.

Log into your Netflix account and get consumed by Deborah Logan, now.

If you enjoyed this movie, check out: Sinister, Deliver Us From Evil, Grave Encounters.

My Rating: 10 out of 10. 

Joshua White
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John Wick: Movie Review

 From Point break to Constantine, Devils Advocate to Dracula, Keanu Reeves has consistently starred in movies I’ve thoroughly enjoyed throughout my life and John Wick is no exception.

 This movie centres around ex-hit man extraordinaire, John Wick. After the untimely death of his wife, he’s dragged out of retirement by the hands of 3 Russian gangsters, who violently break into his home to steal his car, unbeknownst of his identity. After waking up from the horrific home invasion, he finds out the main attacker is none other than the son of his former employer. When the big league mobster obtains the knowledge that his sons victim was former employee John Wick, he has no other choice than to put out a hit on him, in the pursuit of protecting his sons life, whilst John has no other option but to come out of retirement and seek vengeance... One bullet at a time.

 Firstly, what struck me about this movie was it’s pacing. From the get go you’re engulfed in the tragic flames that have set John Wick’s life on fire and by the time you become emotionally invested in the character, the plot develops and the action really starts to kick in. Secondly, this movie is very stylishly shot, the action sequences are nothing short of incredible; the last time I remember being so impressed by a movies fight choreography was Chan-Wook Park’s Oldboy. Keanu Reeves did the majority of his own stunts for this, which I always like in an actor. This movie also sounds great (Stand out track being: ‘Killing Strangers’ by Marilyn Manson), which mixed with natty little details such as, how the Russian subtitles are displayed, makes for a wonderfully shot, fast paced, dark, stylish action movie.

This movie is so much more than your stereotypical straight to DVD action flick. With an excellent lead performance by Keanu Reeves, accompanied by an array of beautifully shot driving scenes, outstanding bullet fuelled fight sequences and a dark stylish ambience, which makes Chad Stahelski’s and David Leitch’s directional debut a really intense, enjoyable action movie, with the possibility of becoming a franchise.

If you enjoyed this movie check out: Vendetta, Old boy(2003) & Lucky Number Slevin.

                                                  

My Rating: A solid 8 out of 10.

Joshua White
Fire Write With Me.

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