Lorena 2019
Lorena Bobbitt John Wayne Bobbitt
This documentary covers the entire eye raising 1993 incident of an abused wife who could no longer take the pain of her horrific marriage. Lorena had several claims of abuse from husband John Bobbitt, some which were documented from local police. At first you see John as the poor incident husband who has his penis cut completely off by his fiery wife Lorena. As this poorly edited documentary continues to unravel, you can see more inside their marriage to find John was severely abusive between physical and sexual action towards Lorena. Between the court trials and interviews I do feel bad for Lorena because no one women should live in fear of her husband. Especially as someone so selfish as John Bobbitt. John tries to play innocent, but the evidence against him along with his own stupidity and narcissism erupts the jerk off personality he truly leads. I honestly don't have a side to pick between these two. I feel that Lorena should have left this guy the minute he raised his temper. As for John I know way too many guys like him unfortunately, so I do not feel bad for him through out his penis severing or his pathetic life path.
The Lennon Report 2016
Evan Jonigkeit Walter Vincent
This film gathers the information of a newspaper report Alan Weiss and the ER staff of New York's Roosevelt hospital the night John Lennon was shot. Being a Beatles fan for many years and John was my favorite, this film was a no brainer to review. It does have a slow moving pace considering the hysteric story line. Reporter Alan Weiss played by Walter Vincent is rushed to Roosevelt hospital after surviving a nasty motorcycle crash. The only ambulance on call for the area was occupying Mr. Weiss and could not transport Lennon. Officers on scene for the shooting carefully put Lennon's fragile body in the back seat of the police car, rushing to beat the already limited clock of John's life. Dr. Halleran continuously work for 30 minutes trying to revive Lennon. The annoyance of Mr. Weiss frankly pissed me off. He persistently poked around for any tid bit of information to build his story. Even after countless warnings from hospital staff and security Weiss continued to break the boundaries. Massive blood loss and seven gunshot wounds with two piercing through the chest hitting a major artery was determined that Lennon was dead on arrival. This film out lined a tragedy that has broken the hearts of millions. I did like the interviews of the actual characters as the credits rolled. It gave a sense of feeling out who these people are. I personally liked this film but, anyone not a fan probably wouldn't finish it.
Last kind Words 2012
Spencer Daniels Alexia Fast
Eli moves to a farm with his family, befriends and falls in love with Amanda, a ghost who wanders the nearby woods. This film is very slow and has low grade actors. If you miss this film it wouldn't hurt unless you are looking for a way to fall asleep in the early morning hours.
Riley Keough Jaeden Martell
Psychological thriller that follows a brother and sister mourning their mothers suicide and adjusting to their father's new fiance during the holidays. Grace (Riley Keough) recovers from juvenile mental trauma being the only survivor of a suicide cult. As the kids uncover Grace's sinister past they try to throw her mental state into over drive. This film was creepy and interesting. I was drawn to the story from beginning to end and was happy that a film produced recently didn't flake out like most. I highly recommend this film if you are in the mood for a little mind trickery. I watched this on HULU.
Lords of Salem 2012
Sheri Moon Zombie Jeff Daniel Philips
Heidi is a radio dj, in Salem, Massachusetts. She lives in a cozy apartment building with her dog Troy and works on her sober lifestyle. Heidi receives an old record at her job from "The Lords." She takes it home for a listen only to fall sick from the music. From that moment her life changes more and more each day. She has visions and sees strange creatures. Heidi's landlord seems like a sweet old woman that is an under cover witch who needs Heidi to appease Satan, only then will her and her sisters be reborn. This film is the best Rob Zombie flick in my opinion. I enjoy anything with witches and this film has a nice setting. There are some disturbing images, blood and some sexual scenes so if that bothers you skip this one.
Let Him Go 2020
Diane Lane Kevin Costner
Set in the 1950's Margret and George lose their son to a horse accident. There daughter in law remarries into a well known notorious family and they fear for their grandsons safety. They set out to save him until the family tries to kill them. This film was pretty good, it had a slow start to it, but finishing until the end I feel it was worth it.
The Last Samurai 2003
Tom Cruise Ken Watanabe
This film is a masterpiece inside and out! A traumatized civil war captain "Nathan" played by Tom Cruise, abuses alcohol to escape his time in the service. "Nathan" is summoned to help train the Japanese army. During his duty he is captured by "Katsumoto," a well respected samurai, and learns the way of the Japanese culture and ends up fighting against his own men. Two and a half hours of beauty is what you will find if you choose to view this film. Highly, highly recommend this one!
Last Night in Soho 2021
Anya Taylor Joy Thomasin McKenzie
This fast paced thriller is set in present day northern London. We follow "Ellie," a young, kind fashion student with an old soul. Ellie runs into problems trying to live the college dorm life and decides to rent a room owned by an older woman, Miss Collins. The first night spend in the new place, Ellie dreams of a glorious woman named Sandie. Set back in Ellie's favorite era of the 1960's, Sandie tries to become a famous singer. Looking for an "in" to the industry Sandie falls for a sharp witted man named Jack. Jack promises Sandie the world only to drown her in a sea of prostitution. Every night Ellie tries to chase her dreams to save Sandie from a brutal murder. When Ellie uncovers all the pieces of Sandie's life, she soon finds out that Sandie was a serial killer. All the men Sandie had to accompany she stabbed them to death, burying the bodies in the floor of the rental room. Ellie quickly finds out Miss Collins is "Sandie." This film was twisty and well thought out. I loved the 1960s elements infused with in this film. There were some jump scares and gore so if you do not like that sort of thing skip this one.
