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"I don't take my skates off." "It, it kicks. It, it turns. It curls up your belly. Makes you wanna freaky deaky, right?" "Those are really cool. Are they lizard?" "No, they're Italian." "This is the film I want them to remember me by." Paul Thomas Anderson Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors

"The sky is sure full of stars tonight." David Lynch Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors

I appreciate its ideas, its audacity, and its production design, but The Bride! (2026) could have used better editing, a shorter running time, and wow, what a schizophrenic film (reminded me a lot of 2013's  Gangster Squad   [ review ]).

A simple, unadulterated genre exercise featuring believable performances (most notably  J.T. Walsh  in the final role released during his lifetime), taut direction, a rich score by  Basil Poledouris , and a whopper of a finale,  Jonathan Mostow 's road thriller  Breakdown   (1997) is about 90 minutes of just pure tit (IYKYK).  Recommended for fans of  The Hitcher  (1986) [ review ],  Duel  (1971) [ review ], and  Hitch-Hike   (1977) [ review ].

Slays. John Boorman Feature Films Ranked

And ya don't stop

"Sloppy with your drink." Michael Crichton Films Ranked

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films (2014) is a really fun documentary about the infamous  Cannon Group  that paints a picture of what sounded like a truly unhinged time in cinema history. Several of the films discussed were shown at Weirdo Wednesday  during its  Luna Theater  run, so it was fitting to screen this for Freakout Friday at  The Owl Theatre . Can anyone tell me why 1986's  Cobra  (one of Cannon's best films, in my opinion) wasn't even mentioned though? If you'd like to hear more about documentaries shown at WW, take a listen to Episode Ten of the podcast that I cohost with   Uncle Spooky  and  Lil Spooky .

It's hard to believe that the  Scream   franchise is 30 years old this year and that I've seen every single film in the series in its original theatrical run. I find it humorous the way fans rate/rank some of the films so  much higher than others, and the reasons they point to as to why one film is superior to another just make me chuckle. I guess that's because I think this series is just fine—outside of 1997's  Scream 2 , I don't really love any of them—so my expectations are always firmly kept in check. Anyway, I had fun with  Scream 7   (2026). You can find my reviews of the previous  Scream  films here:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 , 6 Scream  Franchise Films Ranked

Ah,  Re-Animator  (1985), a classic that never gets old. I first saw it at the way-too-young age of 12 or 13 and I've loved it ever since. I've seen (and owned) it on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and now 4K UHD. I've seen it badly projected in a conference room at  Rock And Shock . I've seen it well-projected at the  Luna Theater . The 4K UHD release by Ignite Films features an absolutely beautiful transfer. Stuart Gordon 's splatter masterpiece has it all—camp, comedy, and gore galore, plus an indelible performance by  Jeffrey Combs , who gets most of the memorable lines (and delivers them with aplomb). In my opinion, it belongs on everyone's Top 10 Horror list (it's on  mine ). Stuart Gordon Films Ranked