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I just finished Home, a lesbian-themed supernatural horror movie. It has bad reviews on IMDb, but I'm here to tell you those reviews are wrong. Despite its low budget, Home is actually a solid horror film with a lot going for it.

We’ve got:

• A stressed-out interracial lesbian couple who bought a home on the cheap, as is.
• Their judgmental, super-religious daughter, who complains that everyone else in the house isn’t religious enough.
• A cute and innocent younger daughter about to start her first day at a new school.
• A nosy neighbor—a single guy who’s perving out over the lesbians.
• And, most amazingly, a beefcake with a fauxhawk who dresses like a youth pastor and clearly exists so the fundy daughter can relieve those forbidden desires.

And wow! The fundy daughter really gets wrecked while her lesbian moms are out of town and she’s babysitting her younger stepsister.

Now, full credit to the lead actress, Kerry Knuppe, who plays Carrie—the religious girl. Because she sells this character. The whole movie pretty much lives and dies on her motivations—being a judgmental but sexually frustrated Catholic girl who really wants to get plowed. I am incredibly convinced she sees our Christian beefcake as a big slab of man meat because trust me, there is nothing to this guy’s personality. He’s just as horny as she is.

And honestly? Carrie is painfully accurate to my experience living in religious communities. Spend any time among religious people, and you quickly realize sex is an undercurrent of everything. They say premarital sex is a sin and should only happen within marriage, but wow, do they love playing with fire. I have met my fair share of Carries—girls barely holding it together, fully willing to sin with just a little push.

Now, at this point, you’re probably thinking: Wait, I thought this was lesbian-themed? Where’s the horned-up lesbian innuendo?

Well… there is none.

To be perfectly honest, the lesbian moms seem pretty chaste—they might as well be roommates. The film kind of delves into how Carrie’s mom has changed, how she’s no longer religious, and how she’s built this new life. There’s some domestic squabbling, but I don’t feel any tension. And I think there’s a good reason for that: the lesbian relationship is secondary—it’s just a plot device to set up the conflict with the main character.

It’s very clear this film wasn’t written for a lesbian audience—or even for people who enjoy a little lesbian tension. No, no. This film was written for heterosexual women. The actual focus is on Carrie—a heterosexual woman—struggling with her religious beliefs while fighting her attraction to Christian Beefcake. And that character? She was written spectacularly.

That said, the lesbian moms do have their moments. I especially liked Heather Langenkamp (yep, she was in Nightmare on Elm Street), and it was great seeing her in another horror film, even a low-budget one. Samantha Mumba, who plays the other mom, does a fantastic job too. In less capable hands, her character could’ve been one-note. And maybe she was one-note—perpetually annoyed—but if she only had one note to sing, she sang it with all the spirit and aplomb available.

Now, the big question: Is this movie actually scary?

There were some jump scares, and yeah, I jumped a few times. The special effects were minimal but effective. And the twist ending? It actually unnerved me. It wasn’t what I expected, and that’s a good thing. Most horror movies are painfully predictable, but this one pretends to be predictable before sideswiping you.

That said, I do have a major bone to pick: the audio mix was terrible. The dynamic range was all over the place. I had to crank my theater system way up just to hear dialogue, and then—BAM!—a jump scare would blast through my entire room. And the worst part? The jump scares weren’t frequent, just sporadic enough to be really annoying. I hate when movie dialogue is barely audible. I’m already annoyed at how muffled Netflix and Prime Video audio is, but this was especially bad.

But, if you ignore the sound issues… ignore the fact that this film only has stereo… ignore the fact that you’ll have to crank the volume up way too high to hear anything…

It’s a solid horror movie. Compelling characters, ridiculous moments, and some legit scares.

Home is a recommend from me. If you like supernatural horror, go watch it.

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1. Dwayne Johnson ($88 million, $103 million gross)
2. Ryan Reynolds ($85 million $100 million gross)
3. Kevin Hart ($81 million, $108 million gross)
4. Jerry Seinfeld ($60 million, $70 million grossly
5. Hugh Jackman ($50 million, $66 million gross)
6. Brad Pitt ($32 million, $42 million gross)
7. George Clooney ($31 million, $37 million gross)
8. Nicole Kidman ($31 million, $41 million gross)
9. Adam Sandler ($26 million, $35 million gross)
10. Will Smith ($26 million, $30 million gross)
11. Mariska Hargitay ($25 million, $26 million gross)
12. Channing Tatum ($24 million, $28 million gross)
13. Jason Statham ($24 million, $25 million gross)
14. Mark Wahlberg ($23 million, $31 million gross)
15. Matt Damon ($23 million, $30 million gross)
16. John Cena ($23 million, $30 million gross)
17. Denzel Washington ($23 million, $27 million gross)
18. Jake Gyllenhaal ($22 million, $26 million gross)
19. Scarlet Johansson ($21 million, $25 million)
20. Joaquin Phoenix ($19 million, $22 million gross)

Estimations were calculated through interviews with agents, lawyers, managers, executives and industry experts, as well as data sources such as IMDBPro and Polestar. The figures represent pretax earnings for the calendar year 2024, minus fees for representation – 10% to agents, 10% to managers and 5% to lawyers, per industry standard, although some actors do not have all three.

Actors were credited for all compensation on projects in the year they were released, despite the fact that often up front fees are paid when a movie is filmed, which could be years in the past, and back-end participation or buyouts are often paid several years into the future.

Additionally, the ranking only includes earnings related to entertainment—acting, producing, directing, or other forms of performance (such as stand-up comedy). Entrepreneurial endeavors not related to entertainment, such as joint ventures, licensing, commercials or social media partnerships, were not counted.

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I finished watching She, a 1984 Italian-made post-apocalyptic film about a violent she-goddess who gets captured by two man-slaves—then go on the lam.

And the whole thing was inexplicable. None of the motivations of these characters made sense. Everyone is horrible. I wish everyone in this film died.

So I had to figure out why this film got made.

As it turns out, it’s based on a 19th century novel entitled She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider Haggard. And that book is even more bonkers than the movie I just watched.

The plot is probably the most misogynist and racist I’ve ever encountered. In the original book, the she-goddess is a white goddess of an African tribe. And this book has downright Social Darwinist themes too.

Wildly, this novel has never been out of print. It still has a fanbase and you can buy it on Amazon.

Now compared to the book, the movie is downright saintly—but not by much. Sure, the racism is gone. But the misogyny? That’s preserved.

It’s clear to me, even after the BDSM subtext is removed, that the “heroes” are rapists. So if you’ve experienced any of that trauma, you should probably not watch the movie.

I don’t recommend She. It does have its laugh out loud moments—more for how inept this whole movie is than anything intentional. But it’s a terrible movie based on an even worse book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She:_A_History_of_Adventure

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Best Picture

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Perez

• I'm Still Here

• Nickel Boys

• The Substance

• Wicked

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Adrien Brody in The Bruatlist

• Timothee Chalamet in A Complete Unknown

• Colamn Domingo in Sing Sing

• Ralph Fiennes in Conclave

• Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

• Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez

• Mikey Madison in Anora

• Demi Moore in The Substance

• Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here

Best Supporting Actor

• Yura Borisov in Anora

• Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain

• Edward Norton in A Complete Unknown

• Guy Pearce in The Bruatlist

• Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown

• Ariana Grande in Wicked

• Felicity Jones in The Brutalist

• Isabella Rossellini in Conclave

• Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez

Best Animated Feature

• Flow

• Inside Out 2

• Memoir of a Snail

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

• The Brutalist

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Perez

• Maria

• Nosferatu

Best Directing

• Sean Baker, Anora

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

• James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Original Score

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Emilia Perez

• Wicked

• The Wild Robot

Best Foreign Language Film

• I'm Still Here, Brazil

• The Girl with the Needle, Denmark

• Emilia Perez, France

• The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany

• Flow, Latvia

Best Original Screenplay

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Real Pain

• September 5

• The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Emilia Perez

• Nickel Boys

• Sing Sing

Here is a full list of nominees.

The ceremony is at 7:00pm EST on ABC

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Today, I watched Vicious Lips (1986), written and directed by Albert Pyun.

What is this? A sci-fi / horror / musical. That's right, all three at once.

This film follows the exploits of a punk rock girl band -- in space. That's right, these edgy babes are living in the future, trying to make a name for themselves in an ultra exclusive club on a faraway planet.

I'm shocked I've never heard of this one since love trashy cult films like this. Apparently, it did not get a wide release. Despite being made in the USA, it was only released there in 2013.

All the music was made by a group called Drock, but I can't find anything about them on the Internet -- all the Drocks that exist are not girl bands.

Lots of cheese and good for a laugh. They don't make movies like this anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWqSdVHeq5s

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After more than a decade on screen, Alexandra Daddario has a message for her critics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havoc_(2025_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14123284/

No Other Land bravely captures Israel’s evictions of Palestinians in the West Bank. It could win an Oscar on Sunday, but it couldn’t secure a US distributor.

Worst Picture

• Borderlands
• Joker: Folie à Deux
• Madame Web (WINNER)
• Megelopoljs
• Reagan

Worst Actor

• Jack Black / Dear Santa
• Zachary Levi / Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Joaquin Phoenix / Joker: Folie à Deux
• Dennis Quaid / Reagan
• Jerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted (WINNER)

Worst Actress

• Cate Blanchett / Borderlands
• Lady Gaga / Joker: Folie à Deux
• Bryce Dallas Howard / Argylle
• Dakota Johnson / Madame Web (WINNER)
• Jennifer Lopez / Atlas

Worst Supporting Actor

• Jack Black (Voice Only) / Borderlands
• Kevin Hart / Borderlands
• Shia LaBeouf (in drag) / Megalopolis
• Tahar Rahim / Madame Web
• Jon Voight / Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land, Strangers (WINNER)

Worst Supporting Actress

• Ariana DeBose / Argylle, Kraven the Hunter
• Leslie Anne Down (as Margaret Thatcher) / Reagan
• Emma Roberts / Madame Web
• Amy Schumer / Unfrosted (WINNER)
• FKA twigs / The Crow

Worst Director

• S.J. Clarkson / Madame Web
• Francis Ford Coppola / Megalopolis (WINNER)
• Todd Phillips / Joker: Folie à Deux
• Eli Roth / Borderlands
• Jerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted

Worst Screen Combo

• Any Two Obnoxious Characters (But Especially Jack Black) / Borderlands
• Any Two Unfunny "Comedic Actors" / Unfrosted
• The Entire Cast of Megalopolis / Megalopolis
• Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga / Joker: Folie à Deux (WINNER)
• Dennis Quaid & Penelope Ann Miller (as "Ronnie and Nancy") / Reagan

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel

• The Crow
• Joker: Folie à Deux (WINNER)
• Kraven the Hunter
• Mufasa: The Lion King
• Rebel Moon 2: The Scargiver

Worst Screenplay

• Joker: Folie à Deux
• Kraven the Hunter
• Madame Web (WINNER)
• Megalopolis
• Reagan

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Jason Statham is returning to star in 'The Beekeeper 2,' with director Timo Tjahjanto taking the reins from David Ayer.

This is from the same RocketJump of Freddie Wong YouTube fame and will be having apparently a very limited (as of now) one day running theaters on March 7th.

I think it looks so interesting. I love me some indie sci-fi films.