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Odd Noggins (2015)
No Plot But Still A Blast
My second experience with Joe Sherlock's films, Odd Noggins was certainly a little different from Drifter. For one thing, there was little to no plot: the entire town, seemingly, is getting ready for a Halloween party, but the film doesn't revolve around them getting ready, it revolves around them going about their day and occasionally talking about the Halloween party. It's sort of a "film about nothing," as some of the best indie films are. This one has the same relatively high production values that Drifter had, but not the same quality production that you'd expect when you think of "indie films." This is the standard SOV (but better quality) comedic horror film, and while it's not as funny as Drifter it has a lot more boobs, so it's got that going for it I suppose.
Beyond the Wall of Fear (2016)
Fun Lovecraftian Indie film
Beyond the Wall of Fear, the so-far best-named Joe Sherlock film, opens with a woman who has a terrible dream about being chased by some sort of creature with green hands. She immediately grabs a bottle of booze and calls her psychiatrist, cuz those kinda dreams are not cool. He assures her that he's sending in more medication to the pharmacy, and the woman continues to drink herself into needing a shower. Surprisingly, the film avoids a cheap T&A shot and keeps things relatively PG-13 (don't worry, it's just for this short). After she showers, the woman receives her pills in what's got to be the best pharmacy-by-mail on the planet. Shortly thereafter, it is revealed that she was scared to death and the entire thing was an experiment set up by the creepy sunglass-alien-man (SAM) from the previous film, Odd Noggins. There's something that's actually creepy about this dude, which is certainly a rarity in these types of movies. I'm sure he's just a regular dude, but he's got that "they're coming to get you, Barbara" kinda vibe to him. From this story we jump headfirst into a conglomeration of stories and ideas that combine to form a small-town Lovecraftian nightmare.
Snuff Film (2011)
Absolute torture
If one word could be used to sum up everything that happens on screen in this snoozefest, it would have to be tortuous. In fact, if the killer had tortured his victims half as much as the filmmaker tortured the audience, we'd be in for a treat. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
I couldn't tell throughout most of the movie if this was meant to be a horror comedy, and I really don't think it was. I did laugh several times throughout, but I think that was resulting more from bad filmmaking than from a plot that was supposed to be funny. The film opens with a chase through the woods, where someone holding a camera hunts down a man and stabs him to death. It's very found footage, and it's incredibly promising for what we're going to be watching over the next hour plus. If it had been contained to a found footage style, it might've been a decent film, but it was that weird mixture between found footage, a guy holding a camera, and completely third-person that so many filmmakers are trying to do (and usually failing at) now.
V/H/S/94 (2021)
The Best Since the Original
I actually loved this movie. It was highly original, and while I wouldn't rate every segment a 7 (especially the overarching storyline that runs throughout), the individual segments were, I thought, outstanding. Terror was well-thought out, though the ending was a little underwhelming. An interesting premise that I hadn't seen done before. The effects in Subject were excellent as well, and I thought the ideas in Wake were well-executed. The acting was subpar in several spots, especially the run-through story, but it was adequate to achieve the directors' goals. Hail Raatma!