Brother Jacks Review of The Dead Dont Die & Brightburn

Greetings Faithful followers

Its been a while since you all heard from myself,brother James, the countess or any of the rest of the gang here at the monastery of mayhem, that,s on brother Jack work ups n downs of the home situation etc you all will be hearing more from me here in the days ahead.  So Lets get the ball rolling in 2020 with a couple of good old fashioned movie reviews.; hang on to your hats this could get a little weird.

When I bought The Dead Dont Die a film by Jim Jarmusch I was not expecting the dark almost existential black comedy that unfolded itself before me. The Cast of the film was definitely at the top of their collective games, Bill Murray playing the easy going chief of police of the town of Centerville, Adam Driver and Chloe Sevigny playing deputies Ronnie Peterson and Mindy Morrison.
The movie had some excellent co starring roles from such luminaries as Danny Glover, Steve Buscemi, Carol Kane and Rapper RZA. The Movie was stolen By Tilda Swinton  as the Scottish(?) undertaker Zelda Winston. The Supporting Cast was so chock full of starts I would be hard pressed to name them all, the only detraction was Selena Gomez whos sole purpose to me was to have her ass on camera as much as possible hanging out of a pair of daisy dukes,,that could just be me but i doubt it.

The plot of the film starts steady showing the idyllic samness of small town life the the triggering event occurs polar frakking  has shifted the earth on its axis this causing the dead to reanimate with darkly hilarious results. This film showcases Bill Murray,s comedic talents not like films like GhostBusters or What About Bob? but in a more subtle or subversive way like Scrooged or The Life Aquatic it slips around any preconceptions and kicks you brain in the nads creating many WTF moments throughout the film. Adam Driver and Chloe Sevigny turned in excellent performances as well The Ends of these characters in the film run the gamut from heroic to poignant but i wont give any further spoilers.

The most unexpected stand out of this film was Tilda Swinton as samurai sword swinging undertaker Zelda Winston the role was played with a quirky zen panache that Ms Swinton delivers so well for example the film Constantine comes to mind, Steve Buscemi playing mildly racist farmer miller who got his just deserts at the end delivered a standout performance.

The storytelling was tight and well written paying several homages' to the late great father of the zombie horror genre George A Romero who i am sure would be giving this movie a big thumbs up from that cutting room in the sky. If you havent guessed by now I like this film it delivers all that flesh eating goodness that a zombie flim should .

The Next Film I would like to talk about is BrightBurn This Flipping of the Superman Origin story was totally chilling in in its presentation of the question what if superman was a serial killer rather than the big blue boyscout he has always been portrayed  as? The flim focuses on young Kansas Farming couple Tori and Kyle Bryer and their infertility then it cuts to home movies of their young son Brandon a typical  year old boy going up in america'e heartland . Things began to take a darker turn as the onset of puberty triggers brandons latent powers. I know what your thinking we get the kindly Jonathan Kent speech of doing great things with his powers oh not so gentle reader shit goes sideways pretty damn fast, One by one brandon starts eliminating people in his life who have irked him in the smallest of ways like any emo punk would.

Uncle Noah Bites the Big One Literally 

Particularity gruesome was his dispatching of his uncle noah kudos for the writer and the makeup and special effects crews for this sequence A very big mention goes to the killing of Brandons Father Kyle in a scene reminiscent of Amazon Primes new series The Boys .

Poor Kyle Thats one headache Excedrine wont fix

 This Film does wonders for the Nature vs Nurture  argument as Brandon degenerates from a likable Midwestern kid to a psychotic killer. I don't want to go into the plot too much if you haven't seen this movie DO! it is worth the price of purchase or admission and would be a fine addition to your home horror collection.

So there you have it faithful Followers  Our First Reviews of  2020 I hope you all enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed Writing it. So from myself, Brother James , The Countess Boobula and the rest of the gang here at the Monastery Of Mayhem Lets Keep america on top watch horror hosts ya'all and friends don't let friends wear lab coats!