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Sinister- Holy Crap!
So, Finkle was in the mood for a scary movie
the other night. I was partial to the final disk of The
Office, but I gave in- and am SO glad I did! Sinister was a great thriller- kept me wondering and on
the edge of the couch the whole night! Ethan
Hawke plays true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt
struggling for a best-seller. His wife and children
have been following him around the country as he
researches projects, and their most recent move
has brought them to the doorstep of a house
where 4 out of 5 family members were hung in a
tree in their backyard. The local police challenge
Oswalt’s presence in town- asking him to drive
away and let their community heal. The fifth member of the family- a little girl – was never found
after the murders, and Hawke’s character hopes to
uncover something the police may have overlooked, and find the missing child.
While unpacking and getting the lay of the
house Oswalt finds a box with a projector and
some old Super 8 home movies inside. As he
watches he learns that this house was host to the
last family in a line of similar murders, all of which
involve everyone dying except for one child - who
was never found. The titles of each movie seem
harmless enough: “Pool Party”, “BBQ”, “Family
Hanging Out”- but each video turns out to be more
“Sinister” than the next, and we begin to question
whether this family will be able to leave this house
behind them.
This Is the End:
The Judd Appatow guys have knocked it out of
the goddamn park with this one! Funnier than
“Knocked Up” and better action than “Pineapple Express” this apocalyptic mindbender can be watched
over and over, and I haven’t even finished it all the
way yet!!! Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, James Franco, Emma Watson, Channing Tatum and a bunch of other great
people play themselves in this monster of a flick!
The earth opens up and eats Aziz Ansari, Michael
Cera gets killed… finally. Good people get sucked
up to heaven; bad people get stuck on the dying
earth. I don’t want to spoil it too much, but Whitney
Houston sings. Two beer minimum.