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All About Evil
“The gore is just as described – Lewis meets Waters. And if you’ve ever seen the classic Mr. Bean episode where he gets the turkey stuck on his head, just wait until the climax of ‘Evil’ for an over the top version. “
Cassandra Peterson’s description of All About Evil being a cross between Herschell Gordon Lewis and John Waters either peaks interest, or kills it mercilessly. Luckily, for me, it drove me to immediately screen this film for review.
Written and directed in 2010 by Joshua Grannell, follows the story of awkward librarian, Deborah Tennis (Natasha Lyonne), who has inherited her father’s crappy old movie theatre. With old Mr. Tiggs (Jack Donner), she caters to the few that still make their way in each week to view the horror films she screens. Her mother, Tammy, on the hand, has a different idea for the space. Selling it to B,B&B – that is Bed, Bath & Beyond! Having ridiculed Deborah since an early age (which included incredulous laughter as the small girl’s stage fright caused her to urinate in front of a crowd), this final act of wanting to sell the theatre drives Deborah over the edge- and in a fit of rage, whilst screaming homages -“Kill her, mommy! Kill her!” & “Oh, God, Mother! Blood! Blood!”– she kills her mother viciously. As the crowd of loyal fans, including Steven (Thomas Dekker), start to chant for the film to begin, Deborah clumsily tries to start it – only to playback security camera footage of the grisly murder.
The crowd goes wild.
Soon, Deborah is filming a series of shorts for her rabid fans – starring former library coworker Evelyn (the legendary Mink Stole) and snotty teenager Claire, to name a few. Each film is more vicious than the last with titles like A Tale of Two Severed Titties and Maiming of the Shrew. Deborah also finds new employees to keep up with the business including creepy mugger Adrian, and murderous twins Vera and Veda. In the end, will Steven’s admiration for who Deborah once was keep her from filming her final featurette, or will her drive for star quality push her over the edge?
The talent in this film is insanely awesome. Natasha Lyonne( Who – Yes! Still lives!) is incredible as Deborah (Deh-bore-ah) Tennis. Thomas Dekker meshes perfect as horror obsessed high school student Steven. The gorgeous Cassandra Peterson rocks as Steven’s mom, Linda, and Peaches Christ, Joshua Grannell’s alter ego, is stunning in her cameo.
The gore is just as described – Lewis meets Waters. And if you’ve ever seen the classic Mr. Bean episode where he gets the turkey stuck on his head, just wait until the climax of Evil for an over the top version.
It’s hard for a movie to be complete in all elements, but somehow with Grannell’s writing and direction – along with superb actors – All About Evil achieves just that!
Big screen movie sequel Mortal Kombat II is bringing its fatalities to the small screen next week as it heads to streaming.
The sequel will make its global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max on July 24. The film will debut on HBO linear on July 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid returns to the helm from a script by Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), based on the popular video game franchise.
This time, the fan favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) himself — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada also star.
A version of MORTAL KOMBAT II with American Sign Language (ASL)will also stream exclusively on HBO Max the same day, performed by ASL Dubber Justin Perez and directed by Rosa Lee Timm (“Sinners with BASL,” “Minecraft with ASL”). The interpretation for this film will feature Visual Vernacular, a unique sign language form that combines elements of ASL, mime, facial expressions and body movements to convey highly visual stories.
From New Line Cinema, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, and Fireside Films, Mortal Kombat II is rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”
Look for Mortal Kombat II to arrive on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 28.
Mortal Kombat III is already in development with Slater returning to pen the script.
(L-R) LUDI LIN as Liu Kang and MAX HUANG as Kung Lao in New Line Cinema’s “Mortal Kombat II,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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