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Rising Fear (2016)
No Budget One man swiss army knife thriller
I was scrolling thru the free movie site FREEVEE, and noticed a movie shot in my hometown of Pittsburgh that I never heard of before.
Being a Pittsburgh theatre tech and having worked on many film productions myself (Silence of the Lambs, Hoffa, etc) I decided to give it a shot.
I could tell that this was low budget, but the photography and editing was very good and amped the tension. The two lead actors were convincing. My only complaint was the sound quality. The story is good and deserves a big budget treatment.
After viewing I gave it 4 stars, but when I found out that Tom Getty was responsible for EVERYTHING! Writer, director, editor, sound, composer, lead actor, breakfast burritos :-) on a $6000 budget, I bumped it to 6 stars.
Cheers.
Utopia (2020)
12 Monkeys + Umbrella Academy + Trump's Virus = Utopia
I loved this show.
I never saw the original 2014 UK version, but I've found ... IMO ... that British series tend to be a little slow and deliberate for my liking.
This series is fast paced, suspenseful, darkly funny at times, and scary AF because of the current pandemic.
Even though you have a suspend disbelief quite often, as you intend to do with sci-fi, it will make you wonder and question what we know about the current pandemic.
Highly recommend and can't wait for season 2.