2019 Year End Review: Part 3 – Best Viewings

January 4, 2020 by Jon Kitley in Year End Reviews and tagged Border, Cold Skin, Color Out of Space, Marrowbone, Murder Party, RIchard Stanley, Satan's Slaves, Shrew's Nest, The Wind, The Witch in the Window, Tonight She Comes | Leave a comment

As always, keep in mind that my list here are my favorites that I watched for the first time in 2019. You’ll noticed that while most of them are recent films, coming out in the last few years, there are some that are older, one that even came out over a decade ago! But to me, when I’m watching a film for the first time, it is a new movie to me, so that is why I count them. I have them listed in alphabetical order just to make it easier.

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Movie Review: Marrowbone

October 27, 2019 by Jon Kitley in Misc. Ramblings and tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, George MacKay, J.A. Bayona, Marrowbone, Mia Goth, Sergio G. Sánchez, The Orphanage | Leave a comment

Marrowbone (2017)
Directed by Sergio G. Sánchez
Starring George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg, Nicola Harrison, Kyle Soller, Tom Fisher

Not sure when I first heard of this but I’m irritated that it took me two years to sit down with it, because it surely would have been on my best of that year. But I’m pretty sure it will make this year’s list. Yes, it is that good. Continue reading →