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Stumbling upon the 2016 movie "Addiction by Subtraction" by random chance here in 2025, I opted to watch it on account of it being a movie that I had never heard about, much less ever watched. Truth be told, I anticipated that this movie was a movie from Maverick Entertainment based on the cover alone. Lo and behold, my expectation was correct when I saw that ethereal horse galloping across the screen.
Sure, Maverick Entertainment is mostly known for their shoddy, amateurish and overly stereotypical movies, but every now and again they do put out something that is surprisingly in a whole different league that their usual rubbish. So on an off-beat chance that "Addiction by Subtraction" would be such a movie, I sat down to watch director Greg Galloway's 2016 movie.
But this movie was not one such movie. Sure, it wasn't one of the archetypical and overly stereotypical movies that they usually produce, but it was quite far from being a good movie as well.
Writers Greg Galloway and Jewel Younge didn't exactly put together a stellar script and storyline.
I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, which is usually something I enjoy when watching a movie. But it just didn't really work out in this movie, as everything in it was way too low key and amateurish.
The camera angles in the movie were frustratingly bad and made the movie stand off as a movie filmed with a home video camcorder and edited in someone's parent's basement. It was amateurish and low budget.
The movie is lacking greatly in the lighting department. Many of the scenes are frustratingly dark. And the sound in the movie was all over the place, again, very amateurish.
"Addiction by Subtraction" is not really worth the 91 minutes it runs for. Some of us suffered through this movie, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.
My rating of director Greg Galloway's 2016 movie "Addiction by Subtraction" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.
Sure, Maverick Entertainment is mostly known for their shoddy, amateurish and overly stereotypical movies, but every now and again they do put out something that is surprisingly in a whole different league that their usual rubbish. So on an off-beat chance that "Addiction by Subtraction" would be such a movie, I sat down to watch director Greg Galloway's 2016 movie.
But this movie was not one such movie. Sure, it wasn't one of the archetypical and overly stereotypical movies that they usually produce, but it was quite far from being a good movie as well.
Writers Greg Galloway and Jewel Younge didn't exactly put together a stellar script and storyline.
I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, which is usually something I enjoy when watching a movie. But it just didn't really work out in this movie, as everything in it was way too low key and amateurish.
The camera angles in the movie were frustratingly bad and made the movie stand off as a movie filmed with a home video camcorder and edited in someone's parent's basement. It was amateurish and low budget.
The movie is lacking greatly in the lighting department. Many of the scenes are frustratingly dark. And the sound in the movie was all over the place, again, very amateurish.
"Addiction by Subtraction" is not really worth the 91 minutes it runs for. Some of us suffered through this movie, so you don't have to; you're quite welcome.
My rating of director Greg Galloway's 2016 movie "Addiction by Subtraction" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.
While I had indeed never heard about the 2023 Thai horror movie "Tee Yod" (aka "Death Whisperer"), of course I sat down to watch it here in 2025, as I had the opportunity to do so. After all, it was a movie that combined two of my horror and Asian cinema.
However, I ended up tossing the towel in the ring and giving up 77 minutes into the 120 minute runtime. Why? Out of sheer and utter boredom. Talk about a boring storyline and one that utterly failed to entertain me. It was an insanely bland and pointless storyline that writers Thammanan Chulaboriruk ad Sorarat Jirabovornwisut had managed to conjure up. I didn't care one bit about neither the contents of the story, nor of the characters in the movie.
I was not familiar with the actors and actresses on the cast list in the movie, and that was actually something that spoke in favor of the movie, as I enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen. I will say that the acting performances in the movie were good, but measured up against the pointless narrative, then they just stood a snowballs chance in Hell of succeeding.
Visually, the movie was okay. It wasn't a movie that made use of a whole lot of special effects. But the effects that were in the movie definitely were okay.
If you enjoy Asian horror movies, then there are far, far better movies readily available out there, both Thai and other Asian horror. I would not suggest that you waste 120 minutes on watching "Tee Yod", as it just simply isn't worth the effort.
I am not particularly stoked about sitting down to watch the 2024 sequel, though I will do so, as I want to give it a fair chance. But if it is anything like this first movie, then it will be a snoozefest of grand proportions.
I am not, however, ever returning to attempt finish watching this 2023 movie, as it simply was a swing and a miss of a horror movie.
My rating of director Taweewat Wantha's 2023 movie "Tee Yod" lands on a three out of ten stars.
However, I ended up tossing the towel in the ring and giving up 77 minutes into the 120 minute runtime. Why? Out of sheer and utter boredom. Talk about a boring storyline and one that utterly failed to entertain me. It was an insanely bland and pointless storyline that writers Thammanan Chulaboriruk ad Sorarat Jirabovornwisut had managed to conjure up. I didn't care one bit about neither the contents of the story, nor of the characters in the movie.
I was not familiar with the actors and actresses on the cast list in the movie, and that was actually something that spoke in favor of the movie, as I enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen. I will say that the acting performances in the movie were good, but measured up against the pointless narrative, then they just stood a snowballs chance in Hell of succeeding.
Visually, the movie was okay. It wasn't a movie that made use of a whole lot of special effects. But the effects that were in the movie definitely were okay.
If you enjoy Asian horror movies, then there are far, far better movies readily available out there, both Thai and other Asian horror. I would not suggest that you waste 120 minutes on watching "Tee Yod", as it just simply isn't worth the effort.
I am not particularly stoked about sitting down to watch the 2024 sequel, though I will do so, as I want to give it a fair chance. But if it is anything like this first movie, then it will be a snoozefest of grand proportions.
I am not, however, ever returning to attempt finish watching this 2023 movie, as it simply was a swing and a miss of a horror movie.
My rating of director Taweewat Wantha's 2023 movie "Tee Yod" lands on a three out of ten stars.
When I stumbled upon this 2024 thriller titled "I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead", I have to admit that I was fully sure that it had to be a movie from Maverick Entertainment, given the movie's cover. Yet, I still opted to watch the movie, since it was a movie that I had never seen, nor actually ever heard about. The movie's title is rather corny, truth be told.
Turned out that "I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead" wasn't a movie from Maverick Entertainment.
The storyline in the movie was adequate and entertaining enough for what it was, but I have to say that the pacing of the narrative left for something to be wanted. It was a rather slow paced narrative, and there wasn't much of anything thrilling or exciting happening throughout the course of the 87 minutes that the movie ran for. Writer Tamara Gregory managed to put together a fair enough script, but it was just lacking ingredients to make it an exciting movie to sit through.
I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that actually spoke well in favor of the movie. Yeah, I enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen when I watch movies. I will say that the acting performances in the movie were good.
Watchable, sure, especially if you enjoy thrillers. But I have to say that "I Thought My Husbands Wife Was Dead" doesn't revolutionize the genre, nor does it bring anything new or exciting to the genre.
My rating of director Troy Scott's 2024 movie "I Thought My Husbands Wife Was Dead" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Turned out that "I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead" wasn't a movie from Maverick Entertainment.
The storyline in the movie was adequate and entertaining enough for what it was, but I have to say that the pacing of the narrative left for something to be wanted. It was a rather slow paced narrative, and there wasn't much of anything thrilling or exciting happening throughout the course of the 87 minutes that the movie ran for. Writer Tamara Gregory managed to put together a fair enough script, but it was just lacking ingredients to make it an exciting movie to sit through.
I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that actually spoke well in favor of the movie. Yeah, I enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen when I watch movies. I will say that the acting performances in the movie were good.
Watchable, sure, especially if you enjoy thrillers. But I have to say that "I Thought My Husbands Wife Was Dead" doesn't revolutionize the genre, nor does it bring anything new or exciting to the genre.
My rating of director Troy Scott's 2024 movie "I Thought My Husbands Wife Was Dead" lands on a five out of ten stars.