D Russell
@rustydruss.bsky.social
Maker of Palmetto Pedals. Librarian. Fascinated by Genre Films.
The Kindred (1987)
Who doesn't have a crazy relative hidden away in a farmhouse waiting to wreak havoc on unsuspecting grad students? Get your best popcorn out, this film is a fun ride. Weird science, bizarre love triangles, subterfuge, and one of the best gross-out monster scenes ever, imo.
Who doesn't have a crazy relative hidden away in a farmhouse waiting to wreak havoc on unsuspecting grad students? Get your best popcorn out, this film is a fun ride. Weird science, bizarre love triangles, subterfuge, and one of the best gross-out monster scenes ever, imo.
February 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Kindred (1987)
Who doesn't have a crazy relative hidden away in a farmhouse waiting to wreak havoc on unsuspecting grad students? Get your best popcorn out, this film is a fun ride. Weird science, bizarre love triangles, subterfuge, and one of the best gross-out monster scenes ever, imo.
Who doesn't have a crazy relative hidden away in a farmhouse waiting to wreak havoc on unsuspecting grad students? Get your best popcorn out, this film is a fun ride. Weird science, bizarre love triangles, subterfuge, and one of the best gross-out monster scenes ever, imo.
Iced (1989)
Hey, it's a unique premise. The plot is impenetrable, characters unredeemable, and the Scooby Doo twist is a real groaner. For a movie about skiers there could have been more more skiing footage. That would have made it more interesting.
Hey, it's a unique premise. The plot is impenetrable, characters unredeemable, and the Scooby Doo twist is a real groaner. For a movie about skiers there could have been more more skiing footage. That would have made it more interesting.
February 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Iced (1989)
Hey, it's a unique premise. The plot is impenetrable, characters unredeemable, and the Scooby Doo twist is a real groaner. For a movie about skiers there could have been more more skiing footage. That would have made it more interesting.
Hey, it's a unique premise. The plot is impenetrable, characters unredeemable, and the Scooby Doo twist is a real groaner. For a movie about skiers there could have been more more skiing footage. That would have made it more interesting.
Curtains (1983)
It took a team of Canadians to make one of the most fun giallo films. Weird, surreal, corny, and unsettling. The villain is misogyny in Hollywood! Or is it?!? It's basically "And Then There Were None" with cutthroat, ambitious actresses. Worthy of a bag of popcorn.
It took a team of Canadians to make one of the most fun giallo films. Weird, surreal, corny, and unsettling. The villain is misogyny in Hollywood! Or is it?!? It's basically "And Then There Were None" with cutthroat, ambitious actresses. Worthy of a bag of popcorn.
February 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Curtains (1983)
It took a team of Canadians to make one of the most fun giallo films. Weird, surreal, corny, and unsettling. The villain is misogyny in Hollywood! Or is it?!? It's basically "And Then There Were None" with cutthroat, ambitious actresses. Worthy of a bag of popcorn.
It took a team of Canadians to make one of the most fun giallo films. Weird, surreal, corny, and unsettling. The villain is misogyny in Hollywood! Or is it?!? It's basically "And Then There Were None" with cutthroat, ambitious actresses. Worthy of a bag of popcorn.
The Sentinel (1977)
It's a wild ride! Lots of plot, several characters, maybe too much for one movie. It would make an excellent miniseries. Appearances by pre-affectation Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. Better actors than stage direction, and the score is ebullient. Good twists, no spoilers!
It's a wild ride! Lots of plot, several characters, maybe too much for one movie. It would make an excellent miniseries. Appearances by pre-affectation Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. Better actors than stage direction, and the score is ebullient. Good twists, no spoilers!
February 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Sentinel (1977)
It's a wild ride! Lots of plot, several characters, maybe too much for one movie. It would make an excellent miniseries. Appearances by pre-affectation Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. Better actors than stage direction, and the score is ebullient. Good twists, no spoilers!
It's a wild ride! Lots of plot, several characters, maybe too much for one movie. It would make an excellent miniseries. Appearances by pre-affectation Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. Better actors than stage direction, and the score is ebullient. Good twists, no spoilers!
The Oracle (1985)
A film lessened by the sum of its parts: a gritty crime noir of perversion, a supernatural whodunnit, a murderous demon haunting, a Christmas movie? Bad husband, relentless misogyny, racist caricatures, impossible plot, but some legitimately scary scenes and decent body horror.
A film lessened by the sum of its parts: a gritty crime noir of perversion, a supernatural whodunnit, a murderous demon haunting, a Christmas movie? Bad husband, relentless misogyny, racist caricatures, impossible plot, but some legitimately scary scenes and decent body horror.
February 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Oracle (1985)
A film lessened by the sum of its parts: a gritty crime noir of perversion, a supernatural whodunnit, a murderous demon haunting, a Christmas movie? Bad husband, relentless misogyny, racist caricatures, impossible plot, but some legitimately scary scenes and decent body horror.
A film lessened by the sum of its parts: a gritty crime noir of perversion, a supernatural whodunnit, a murderous demon haunting, a Christmas movie? Bad husband, relentless misogyny, racist caricatures, impossible plot, but some legitimately scary scenes and decent body horror.
Crocodile (1979)
Look, under the water! It's Jaws, it's Godzilla - No! It's Crocodile! Made massive by nuclear testing fallout, enraged due to climate change, elusive but leaving enough clues to add a sleuthing vibe to our main character. Terrible film, poor pacing, editing, acting, but so much fun
Look, under the water! It's Jaws, it's Godzilla - No! It's Crocodile! Made massive by nuclear testing fallout, enraged due to climate change, elusive but leaving enough clues to add a sleuthing vibe to our main character. Terrible film, poor pacing, editing, acting, but so much fun
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Crocodile (1979)
Look, under the water! It's Jaws, it's Godzilla - No! It's Crocodile! Made massive by nuclear testing fallout, enraged due to climate change, elusive but leaving enough clues to add a sleuthing vibe to our main character. Terrible film, poor pacing, editing, acting, but so much fun
Look, under the water! It's Jaws, it's Godzilla - No! It's Crocodile! Made massive by nuclear testing fallout, enraged due to climate change, elusive but leaving enough clues to add a sleuthing vibe to our main character. Terrible film, poor pacing, editing, acting, but so much fun
Mosquito (1995)
This movie must have seemed ancient when it debuted in 95. Giant rubber puppets, stop-motion animation, corny dialogue, the protagonists are a power couple straight out of monster movies from the 50s. Watch out for that proboss-sis! Very satisfying to see those skeeters explode.
This movie must have seemed ancient when it debuted in 95. Giant rubber puppets, stop-motion animation, corny dialogue, the protagonists are a power couple straight out of monster movies from the 50s. Watch out for that proboss-sis! Very satisfying to see those skeeters explode.
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mosquito (1995)
This movie must have seemed ancient when it debuted in 95. Giant rubber puppets, stop-motion animation, corny dialogue, the protagonists are a power couple straight out of monster movies from the 50s. Watch out for that proboss-sis! Very satisfying to see those skeeters explode.
This movie must have seemed ancient when it debuted in 95. Giant rubber puppets, stop-motion animation, corny dialogue, the protagonists are a power couple straight out of monster movies from the 50s. Watch out for that proboss-sis! Very satisfying to see those skeeters explode.
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
I bet J. J. Abrams wishes he had worked on this rather than "Nightbeast." A monster movie that achieves the nostalgic throwback vibe while being an OG. Interesting (?) move giving so much screentime to victims dealing with trauma. Fun aliens, though!
I bet J. J. Abrams wishes he had worked on this rather than "Nightbeast." A monster movie that achieves the nostalgic throwback vibe while being an OG. Interesting (?) move giving so much screentime to victims dealing with trauma. Fun aliens, though!
February 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
I bet J. J. Abrams wishes he had worked on this rather than "Nightbeast." A monster movie that achieves the nostalgic throwback vibe while being an OG. Interesting (?) move giving so much screentime to victims dealing with trauma. Fun aliens, though!
I bet J. J. Abrams wishes he had worked on this rather than "Nightbeast." A monster movie that achieves the nostalgic throwback vibe while being an OG. Interesting (?) move giving so much screentime to victims dealing with trauma. Fun aliens, though!
Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
The greatest (and stupidest) cinematic achievement in the 21st century is a feature-length live action low budget Looney Tunes cartoon. Not kidding. Slapstick is timeless - there is a primordial hilarity to throwing a fish full-force at a person wearing a beaver costume.
The greatest (and stupidest) cinematic achievement in the 21st century is a feature-length live action low budget Looney Tunes cartoon. Not kidding. Slapstick is timeless - there is a primordial hilarity to throwing a fish full-force at a person wearing a beaver costume.
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
The greatest (and stupidest) cinematic achievement in the 21st century is a feature-length live action low budget Looney Tunes cartoon. Not kidding. Slapstick is timeless - there is a primordial hilarity to throwing a fish full-force at a person wearing a beaver costume.
The greatest (and stupidest) cinematic achievement in the 21st century is a feature-length live action low budget Looney Tunes cartoon. Not kidding. Slapstick is timeless - there is a primordial hilarity to throwing a fish full-force at a person wearing a beaver costume.
Amsterdamned (1988)
Terror in the canals of Amsterdam! A dark, gory episode of Scooby Doo with speedboats and scuba gear. Dick Maas (dir. The Lift) gives his characters complex and sympathetic backstories for no reason -who would bother with such character development in campy films? It's nice!
Terror in the canals of Amsterdam! A dark, gory episode of Scooby Doo with speedboats and scuba gear. Dick Maas (dir. The Lift) gives his characters complex and sympathetic backstories for no reason -who would bother with such character development in campy films? It's nice!
November 15, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Amsterdamned (1988)
Terror in the canals of Amsterdam! A dark, gory episode of Scooby Doo with speedboats and scuba gear. Dick Maas (dir. The Lift) gives his characters complex and sympathetic backstories for no reason -who would bother with such character development in campy films? It's nice!
Terror in the canals of Amsterdam! A dark, gory episode of Scooby Doo with speedboats and scuba gear. Dick Maas (dir. The Lift) gives his characters complex and sympathetic backstories for no reason -who would bother with such character development in campy films? It's nice!