mots-o-ween

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

TLS celebrates their 5th annual MOTS-O-Ween by giving the fifth “Halloween” sequel the lowest score in MOTS history. More like the revenge of lazy film makers.
[Aggregate score: 1.5]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Stalker

Three men trudge through dangerous and mysteriously mystical ruins in search of themselves. We also review this Russian film about the same.
[Aggregate score: 9]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Gojira

Helpless people scream, “My god!” as TLS breaks down the original king of monster movies.
[Aggregate score: 8]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Errementari

TLS makes a deal with a demon to review this dark fairy tale set in Basque country.
[Aggregate score: 9.25]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Raaz

Marital problems are compounded by vengeful ghosts when TLS discovers what lies beneath the Bollywood horror scene. [Aggregate score: 3.5]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: Bad Taste

Two men enter, one brain leaves. Chris and J. Ian fight off nefarious aliens with bizarre humor while discussing this early Peter Jackson flick.[Aggregate score: 6]

MOTS-O-Ween 2019: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

In the haunting outskirts of Iran, TLS encounters a vampire and the (accidental) drug dealer who loved her.
[Aggregate score: 9]

MOTS-O-Ween 2018: Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

In the Amazon jungle, a lonely merman’s paradise is permanently polluted and his courtship curtailed by colonialists with spears, nets, and too many outfits in 1954’s “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” [Aggregate score 5.25]

 

MOTS-O-Ween 2018: The Mummy (1932)

TLS unearths some recurring themes, a couple fine performances and a creepy love triangle from the sarcophagus of 1932’s “The Mummy.” [Aggregate score 6.75]

 

 

MOTS-O-Ween 2018: Frankenstein (1931)

Angry mobs with torches, the titular doctor’s madness and a nameless monster in love, bring discussions of creators and creations in 1931’s “Frankenstein.” [Aggregate score 7.6]