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The Baby (1973)
The Twilight Zone on Acid
Ok...where to start with this absolutely wonderful piece of '70s madness. This could've been a late great Joan Crawford vehicle. You see, there's this family made up of a mother, her two daughters, and her infant son. The thing is, her infant son, Baby, is actually a grown man who is kept in a state of arrested development so they can cash in on public assistance. Into there life walks a seemingly widowed social worker living with her mother-in-law assigned to their case and she is taken aback by their state of affairs. She tells the three ladies, who are off the wall, to say the least, that she wants to get Baby the care that he needs so he can perhaps develop into some sort of maturity. It doesn't quite work out that way. That's all I'm going to reveal. To do so would be criminal. The end of this film comes so far out of left field that you're left giggling like The Crypt Keeper. The big question is, "where do writers get their ideas from?" After this film the answer is, "I'll be damned if I know!"
The Follower (2017)
The acting killed the film.
Did you ever watch a movie and think, "just what the hell are they doing?" The Follower had a good story, good atmosphere, good sets, and good filming. So, technically not bad. But, my God! Yes, it's a low budget feature. Which is probably why they didn't spend to have performers who knew what they were doing. David and Carol are played with such glaring incompetence that all the good points are washed away with acting barely above a high school level. Carol was played with wide-eyed, cringe-worthy silliness. David whines and emotes to the point where you wish you could reach through the screen and smack him. Some of the exchanges between them are so absurd they go into Ed Wood territory...and that's an insult to Ed Wood! I have no idea what they were going for. But if you want a primer on how to ruin an otherwise decent production this is a movie to put on your list.
Shedim (2020)
Worth a look...pretty good found footage flick
As far as found footage movies go there is a lot of crap out there. You put one on and it's a crap shoot. It's either the same old stuff or one that's watchable. This one is above average. A film crew goes in search of a missing family of 5 only to find them living in isolation with an unhinged father. It seems he crossed the wrong entity and it's coming to get them. Director/Star Jairus Cobb moves the story along at a decent pace giving us ominous beats along the way as we delve into this strange bunch. The only problem for me was I felt the ending could have been stronger. Other than that, it's worth a look.