Category Archives: VoVat Goes to the Movies

Killers and Creeps

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Since Beth has been asking me to write about the horror and horror-adjacent films we’ve watched recently, here they are: Hatchet III – In the third part in the story of monstrous serial killer Victor Crowley, a reporter thinks she’s … Continue reading →

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Respect Your Mother

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Mother! – Beth is a fan of Darren Aronofsky’s films, and we finally saw this one at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, the part of Brooklyn that you can’t get to from other parts of Brooklyn. That’s an exaggeration, but … Continue reading →

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I Couldn’t See the Rabbits Hiding Out of View

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

The Shawshank Redemption – We watched this one the night before going to see It, so I guess it was a Stephen King kind of weekend. The movie is pretty long for having been based on a novella, Rita Hayworth … Continue reading →

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Crispin’s Night Speech

Posted on September 22, 2017 by

Beth, Stephanie and I saw Crispin Glover at the Alamo Drafthouse last night. If you don’t know who he is, he played George McFly in Back to the Future and came close to kicking David Letterman in the head. He’s … Continue reading →

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In for a Pennywise, Out for a Clown

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

It – SPOILERS! (Do I need to put in the warning, or is that not something people bother with anymore?) I’ve never read the book (or anything by Stephen King, actually), but I did see the miniseries some time ago. … Continue reading →

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If Gasoline Is Their Food, Then Why Do They Have Teeth?

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

This weekend, we watched two very different movies, which happened to be the ones we had out from Netflix. Sophie’s Choice – Beth has looked for recommendations on movies that are total downers. I’m generally more into fiction that’s more … Continue reading →

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It’s a Brazzle Dazzle Day

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Pete’s Dragon – Released in the year I was born, this classic Disney film is about human trafficking, child abuse, alcoholism, and medical scams. It also has a cartoon dragon, which is why it qualifies as a live-action/animation hybrid. I … Continue reading →

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