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Now on Netflix: Kevin Smith’s ‘Yoga Hosers’ (2016)
Kevin Smith’s highly-anticipated exercise into strangeness Yoga Hosers has finally arrived on Netflix. But is it worth an hour and a half of your time? The answer for that is a strict “it depends”.
Yoga Hosers is weird – really weird – but it still feels like a Kevin Smith endeavor. Which, if you’re into Kevin Smith, is a good thing. I am a fan of Smith’s work and having thoroughly enjoyed Tusk (2014), I thought his newest film was pretty decent. Not as enjoyable as Tusk, but that may be due to the fact that I’m not a part of Smith’s target demographic.
The core audience for the flick is tween girls (it’s Clueless meets Gremlins!), so I refrained from salty language to make a totally kid-friendly movie. And while it’s a “horror” movie, there’s no blood on display: when our Bratzi bad guys get killed, concentrated sauerkraut explodes everywhere – not guts or entrails. Honestly, this movie is TAME (or “lame” according to some reviews)
So you’re better off going into Yoga Hosers not expecting anything as disturbing as what you saw in Tusk. Smith wins immediate points in this film for complete self-awareness – he is sure of the type of film he is making, and he’s been extremely forthcoming about it right from the start. Leave your self-made preconceptions at the door.
However, knowing this doesn’t make the opening sequence of leads Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp singing a bubblegum rock version of Anthrax’s “I’m The Man” any less irritating. There will be two more of these sequences until the film is over (one being the end credits), but besides these three instances, the rest of Yoga Hosers is more than bearable. It’s quite enjoyable, actually, and part of me hates to admit that. Still, honesty is the best policy, and Kevin Smith’s teen horror comedy has some great things going for it.
Much of the fun of this film comes from the sheer absurdity of it all. There’ve been a lot of negative reactions in regards to the outlandish plot. This is to be expected when a film contains little sauerkraut stuffed sausage nazis. But where’s the harm in it? It’s insane, sure, but it’s fun. The charm of Kevin Smith’s film is that it was clearly made for him, and he doesn’t seem to give a shit what you think about it. He’s been criticized since the inception of the film about how weird it is. If that’s not your cup of tea, fair enough. But for me, and for many others, I’ll take any excuse available to hop aboard the Insanity Express. Yoga Hosers is a free ride, all expenses paid.
Those in search of something disturbing or scary instead of unsettlingly bizarre should stay far, far away from this film. But if you’re in the mood to have fun with a strange film about the supernatural sausage horrors of the Great White North, this is an acceptable choice…regardless of the fact that it’s your only choice in that category.
Yoga Hosers is now streaming on Netflix, starring Harley Quinn Smith, Lilly-Rose Depp, and Johnny Depp.
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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power
Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.
Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.
Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.
There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.
The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.
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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed
Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.
This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.
The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.
The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.
Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.
Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.
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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram
Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.
The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.
Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.
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