MMMMM2015 - Too Long; Didn't Read

For posterity, I figured I'd go ahead and post the report card for this year's films. This way if you don't want to read the 10000+ words I wrote about them, at least you'll know what I thought generally. Plus, it's definitely free of spoilers

And, though you regular readers are probably sick of seeing it, I feel I must post the grading scale one last time...

A = Excellent, a must see

B = Very good, I’d watch it again

C = Worth Seeing

D = Maybe don’t bother

F = Worthless

+ = Superior for this grade

- = Just barely makes it into this grade

 

A+ to A-

Nil

 

B+

Audition

Curse of the Demon

Red State

Thirst

 

B

The Tenant 

What We Do In The Shadows

Witchfinder General

 

B- 

A Return to Salem's Lot

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

 

C+

A Taste of Fear

House

Interview With The Vampire

Life After Beth

The People Under The Stairs

 

C

The ABCs of Death 2

The Gorgon 

The Thing From Another World

 

C-

Cheerleader Camp

Horror Hotel

The Human Centipede: First Sequence

Noroi: The Curse 

Tetsuo, the Iron Man

 

D+

The New York Ripper

Scream

Sinister

D

Ghosts of Mars

Honeymoon 

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

 

D-

Nil

 

F

Troll

Two Thousand Maniacs!

Wolf Creek

 

* Order is by grade, then alphabetical.  

In summary, if I were to choose one of my B+s as my favorite, I'd probably pick Red State. While Curse of the Demon, Audition and Thirst are all probably better movies on a technical level, Red State was thoroughly entertaining, and I'm no robot. It also looks like a fairly decent bell curve, among the selected films' grades. I'd hazard a guess the average is about a C-. That seems fairly poor, but consider there's only three Fs, and you'll understand that I consider this a good year.

Thank you, one and all, for reading my collection of reviews. I hope I didn't repeat myself too much, which one tends to do when one doesn't proofread enough, or is writing a review a day, and not looking too far back in his postings. 

I don't know how much writing the Cult of Pop will see until next October (but, I always have the best of intentions). But I will take this opportunity to plug that I am teaching a one-off class at the Westboro Brainery in Ottawa. The class, called Polyester & Gore, will be a selection of the most influential horror movies of the 1970s, and examining their impact on culture today. If you live in Ottawa, and like what I have to say, I encourage you to come and check it out on January 19th, 2016. 

'Til next time...