It's Me, Esme

My site is updated with the latest review, and ater a year, we were overdue to get back to the works of Greg Lamberson. We previously checked out his 80s goofest, Slime City. So it was time to check out the sequel, Slime City Massacre.

Check it out!

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My site just posted it's first review for July, and we go sleazy with a Troma film. And look, I know you expect a certain amount of sleaze from them, but Deadly Daphne's Revenge goes above and beyond with so much racism, and a pinch of rape.

It's just ew. But check out my full thoughts at the link.

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My site just updated with a new review, for Manhattan Baby.

I've not done an Italian horror movie in quite some time, and this one has been on my to do pile, which is a literal stack of discs, for at least a decade. It's an odd one, but it's got some interesting vibes to it. Check out all my words.

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My site just updated with the latest in depth review of some cheesy goodness. This week, I went camping for the holiday weekend, with a look at Memorial Valley Massacre.

Check it out!

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Trisk has updated with the first review for May, and I wrap up a triple pack of Troma terribleness with a vampire movie called Tainted.

There's barely any vampires, but if you ever wanted to know what Clerks would be like with vampires, boy do I have an answer for you!

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So, folks might remember my need to update my computer, and while "get Windows 11 running" was job one, I would be lying if "Get it capable of playing Alan Wake 2" wasn't my main secondary goal.

I didn't reach that goal, the computer still needs a newer video card to play the game, but I DID get it to play for five whole minutes which is still better than the old computer noping out so hard it didn't even TRY to load, until it hit a cut scene and crashed HARD. All things considered, UNTIL that moment, it actually played very well, and if it didn't crash, I would have been happy to keep going at that less than perfect state. Gaming nerds could complain all day long about not having the latest and the shiniest and it doesn't look absolutely perfect, but man, it was good enough for me.

However, the other day someone made me aware that NVidia has a streaming gaming service, where THEIR computers run the game and stream it to you. I've heard iffy things about game streaming, but it had a free tier, and hey, worth a shot right? The biggest problem is, this service, at the free tier, only runs for an hour and kicks you out. Which can be frustrating in a game like AW2 when you see that time limit coming up and scramble for a save point.

And good gods, it WORKED and I am a *very* happy Cuckoo. Again, there are people who would complain that I'm not getting the best *EXPERIENCE* but I got the story, and to me, it still looks pretty good. Yeah, I notice a few jaggy backgrounds from time to time, but I'm just so immersed and having fun, I don't care.

I still need a new video card because this is kinda the new standard level of games going forward, but at least it doesn't feel AS pressing right now. And it's a good reminder that you don't need the latest and greatest to still enjoy a thing.

It's not a lake, it's an ocean.

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I just posted my new review for April Fool's Day, an absurd little monster fighting movie called Destruction Kings.

It's...weird. And dumb. But is not without its charms. But it's mostly dumb.

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My latest review is up, and I finish off the month looking at the 1980 creature feature, Scared to Death.

This movie isn't gonna change your world, but it's a solid low budget monster movie.

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Hey! So I have mentioned I do a podcast, and it's been awhile, but my latest episode is up, and it's short. Because the movie has no plot.

You can check out all my thoughts on Body and soul here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-58-body-soul/id1257446274?i=1000699832331

Or, wherever most podcasts can be found.

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My site has updated with it's first review for March, and it's an odd little flick called Godmonster of Indian Flats.

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