Recent Viewings, Part 2

[chainsaw midget]

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS


I just finished watching the series (all 6 seasons) so I decided to track down the movie it was based on.  Or perhaps inspired by.  There are none of the same characters, setting, or anything between the two.  Just the same general idea.  A documentary crew is filming the daily "life" of a group of vampires that live together in modern times. 

While the TV series takes this a step further and makes them all basically idiots, the original show just has them... completely out of whack with modern day life.  There's not much of a plot to it, the closest thing it has is the fact that one of their victims at the beginning of the movie gets turned and they roughly guide him in what being a vampire is actually like. 

I wouldn't say it's laugh out loud funny, but it is quite amusing in places.  Also a lot bloodier and gorier than the Tv series. 

Worth checking out if you like vampire movies. 

[indianasmith]

LINCOLN (2013) - Watched this Stephen Spielberg masterpiece with my Dual Credit history class during out last week of school.  This is one of my favorite films of all time:  Lincoln is my personal hero, the cinematography is gorgeous, and the casting simply perfect.  From Sally Fields totally losing her s**t as Mary Todd Lincoln to Tommy Lee Jones as the acerbic, brilliant abolitionist Thaddeus Stephens to Joshua Gordon Levitt as Robert Lincoln, every actor and actress rose to the occasion and created a brilliant tribute to the genius and tragedy of our 16th President. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!   5/5

[FatFreddysCat]

"Til We Start To Shout" (2025)
Fan made documentary about KISS' tumultuous 1982 "10th Anniversary Tour" in support of the Creatures of the Night album, created with a mix of live concert clips and interview footage. I didn't learn anything new but it was a cool trip down memory lane.