Rio Dylan Hernandez

feeling a little salty that in all these many years none of my friends & cinephiles told me to watch PALE BLOOD - made the mistake of throwing it on at 1AM out of idle curiosity assuming I would turn it off and had to watch it all. George Chakiris as a broody, pale chap flying to Melrose Ave. from

the 90s. Wings Hauser chewing scenery. KROQ DJ Frazer Smith who I saw do some profane standup at the Roxy when he opened for my dad’s band in the 70s. Shot in 1989 it’s a perfect Melrose/LA time capsule. @vinsyn.bsky.social put out a DVD that’s now out of print. Boo. #horor #filmsky #PaleBlood

feeling a little salty that in all these many years none of my friends & cinephiles told me to watch PALE BLOOD - made the mistake of throwing it on at 1AM out of idle curiosity assuming I would turn it off and had to watch it all. George Chakiris as a broody, pale chap flying to Melrose Ave. from

welp. I guess I am here to quibble with the critics again. And I love film criticism and religiously read the critics I learn from/admire. But boy… I know they’re seeing the same terrible films I see. Sometimes I am baffled by the impulse to be easier on a film than it deserves or eviscerating a

imagery & cleverly executed sequences. Yes it feels like it takes too long for liftoff but I was kept in by Ackie (excellent choice) & Tom Rhys Harries who was quite good. Also, the audience applauded at the end which almost never happens so I would say people weren’t mad or let down. Overall this

welp. I guess I am here to quibble with the critics again. And I love film criticism and religiously read the critics I learn from/admire. But boy… I know they’re seeing the same terrible films I see. Sometimes I am baffled by the impulse to be easier on a film than it deserves or eviscerating a

work in his writing on the topics of sin, morality, people masquerading as something they aren’t. His being a villain before the “substance” is more interesting and does more with the concept of people wearing masks. In 1941 Cleckley wrote a seminal book on psychopathy “The Mask of Sanity”

welp. I guess I am here to quibble with the critics again. And I love film criticism and religiously read the critics I learn from/admire. But boy… I know they’re seeing the same terrible films I see. Sometimes I am baffled by the impulse to be easier on a film than it deserves or eviscerating a

watching dailies. In the end my biggest complaint is that it feels stepped on, suffocated, deformed by its being a DC “product.” My sense - especially because there’s a gaping plothole in the film, is that Flanagan & Amini came up with a rich conceit & reveal - a

welp. I guess I am here to quibble with the critics again. And I love film criticism and religiously read the critics I learn from/admire. But boy… I know they’re seeing the same terrible films I see. Sometimes I am baffled by the impulse to be easier on a film than it deserves or eviscerating a

film that - considering its origin & what its aspiring to be/achieve - doesn’t seem to deserve the rigorous & exacting critique it’s on the receiving end of. If one has sat through OTHER MOMMY and been more mild in one’s take for that film than CLAYFACE - the balance feels off or if one

I know some critics & viewers enjoyed this & I went off that positive word of mouth but the ham-handed script & derivative pastiche didn’t bowl me over. It’s a fine B- creaturefeature w/one really great idea that I loved but

the derivative pastiche didn’t wow me - all the “Nostromo” - Blade Runner - Retro-Ridley tech is cool if you haven’t seen a lot of movies but felt illogically anachronistic like it was done for “the bit” & would encourage the director to avoid trying to sound deep/ponderous in screenwriting as