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Black or White (2014)
Race is Still too Big a Deal
While showing the beauty of interracial families, relationships and, on a smaller level, simple interactions, the fact that race is still a big deal shows we have a long way to go. This movie was well-written and poignant at times. A little too sweet for my taste but it was scripted good and the acting was well done. Kevin Costner gives a great performance, the best in a long time to be honest. Octavia comes through with an honest performance that I appreciated. And who can resist the charm of the little actress as the granddaughter caught in the middle of such a family mess? I can't tell anyone to run out and watch this film asap unless you like them sappy sweet. Overall, it was pretty OK.
Nightbeasts (2010)
Good Retro Horror Fun
I like my horror movies with an old-school feel and charm to them and this movie really delivered. I don't mind tacky found footage sometimes but sometimes you just want lose yourself in a movie without grainy (obviously fake)footage, jittery camera shots, and a weak storyline with boring characters nobody cares about. I expected the same from this Sasquatch story when I saw the movie poster for it. Why would it be different from all the others? Because it's awesome! Zach Galligan (I'm a long time fan) back on the screen pulled me in to the creepy world of the Sasquatch in an isolated town from his first five minutes on screen. He gives an excellent performance as a drunk who is saddled with his preteen son for the weekend and an icy ex-wife who clearly doesn't believe in him anymore. This sets the stage for some powerful, realistic family interaction against the backdrop of growing horror. Sasquatch will strike but we and they don't know when or how and that's the fun. When he strikes, the body count is impressive. Two hours of good old-school fun.