stuff by paige

I sadly never got around to seeing Pet Sematary when it was first released in cinema, so I was more than pleased when it popped up on my Netflix home page. Adapted from Stephen King's 1983 novel by the same title, Pet Sematary is a horror film which follows a doctor and his family as they move away from their busy lifestyle and towards what they hope to be a calmer one in a rural woodland area.  The film takes a sinister turn quite near the start, including the family's cat is being found dead and the father having to bury it in the "Pet Sematary" in the woodlands, only for the cat to turn up alive and seemingly well the next day. Things take on a domino effect from here as the reality of what the Pet Sematary is and the forces which brought the cat back, leading for the film to get progressively more spooky and distressing, intertwining the family's past demons with their present and leading to a horrific ending. This film did not fail to give me shivers and hav...

Escape Room really took me by surprise, and I actually found this movie to be an enjoyable and suspenseful watch. The film instantly hooked me by starting off with a very high stakes scene from near the end of the film, investing my interest in the character and giving me a little taste of the thriller and horror elements to come.  As with most films of this genre, like SAW and Final Destination , the characters fit into the usual stereotypes; the smart but shy girl, the edgy underdog with a pair of fingerless gloves, a rich man used to getting things his own way, the platinum blonde lady who is underestimated, the token smart Asian, and the token fat dude. However, I felt the movie does a good job of breaking past these particular stereotypes with some of the characters back stories and actions whilst in the escape rooms. This film kept me predicting and guessing narrative points, making me feel very smart when I got them right and leaving me gobsmacked when given a completely o...

 "If you don't document yourself it's simple, you just don't exist."  Spree follows the story of Kurt (played by Joe Keery) an outcast individual who aspires to be a social media influencer. Whilst working as a Spree driver, Kurt comes up with a deadly plan to become viral with his account KurtsWorld, with a series which he titles 'The Lesson.'  This social media thriller starts off painting Kurt in a somewhat positive light, revealing that his family is struggling and that he really just wishes to have friends or people who find him cool and want to listen to him, which is a major aspect of how social influencers stay relevant.  I initially felt quite sorry for Kurt, however things took a sinister turn as Kurt's 'Lesson' is revealed - he is murdering his passengers live as a ploy to gain viewers and buzz around his channel. The murders are set up in a prank style format, which makes the one viewer which he does have believe that he's not ...