Galveston (2018)

A youngish (40 years old) hitman has been given his knackers yard ticket by the doctor and not knowing how much time he has left decides to settle a few scores with his former employer. He gets sidelined by rescuing a young prostitute and her even youngererer sister.

On the run together they start to bond and probably have a nightly conversation about whose future is looking bleakest.

Better than I make it sound. Definitely a bit of an obscure gem.

Patient Zero (2018)

How can a zombie film with well known, fairly talented actors be so fucking gash?

Well, apart from the terrible script, strange casting choices, illogical plot and numerous other stuff that made this film so wank.

Alright, Stanley Tucci's performance was a redeeming feature, but boy, considering the film around it, he had to do some heavy lifting and it still wasn't enough.

A Crooked Somebody (2017)

A fraud psychic scrapes together a living as a modern world sideshow attraction, just about managing to get from one small gig to the next. He travels with his ex., who works as his assistant and dependable audience plant.

At one gig in a backwater town, his made up stream of spirit babble accidentally nudges the truth regarding a decades old missing persons case. The person responsible for the crime is in the audience and decides he needs to silence the man who, he believes, can expose his misdeed.

There's more to it than that, the above is only the first third or so of the film. It's an unusual idea for a plot and it works well. The acting's good, there's moments of humour, irony and even a little bit of sharp satire. It's no masterpiece, but definitely deserves more than the small audience it'll probably get.

Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)

An online group chat between former college buddies goes a bit funny when it appears an outsider is participating and having somewhat murdery influence on activities.

Entirely presented via computer and phone screens, like a few others before it. It's not too bad as far as generic nonsense goes.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Podd enjoyed this more than me. Yeah, it's OK, but still a load of old fanny about lizards.

Apostle (2018)

I was REALLY looking forward to seeing this, the most excited I'd been for a film in quite a long while.
The trailer made it look like a strange blend of cult-worshipping oddness and action film, set on an isolated Welsh island at the turn of the 20th century.
It had Dan Stevens in the lead who had done a great job in The Stranger and, more impressively Michael Sheen, who's pretty much flippin' excellent in every role AND it was directed by Gareth Evans who had made the bonkers fun Raid films.

So, yeah, I was very excited about seeing what promised to be a Pagan western horror version of Enter the Welsh Dragon...

Sadly, it was mostly about a dull power struggle between the cult leaders and some old doris in a shack with flowers for tits.

Ho hum.

Flippin' cool poster though.

Told you.

Stephanie (2017)

A young girl is living alone in a house after, what appears to be, an apocalyptic or society-challenging event.

But then her parents manage to find her and what we thought was odd, becomes oddlier.

Shut up, oddlier is now a word. Use it.

I think this was fairly decent, or at least the first half was.