I didn't even realise there was another book (sunrise on the reaping)! Lol now I have something to add to my must reads/watch
What's the last movie you've seen?
- Thread starter Squirtle Squad
- Start date
I actually found out about that book entirely by accident. I was on a flight home and had a long layover, so I decided to stop by one of the bookstores in the airport to pass the time and saw a shelf full of copies of that book. Apparently it had just released only a couple weeks before I found it there, and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to get it. Very highly recommended if you're a fan of the series!
QueenCobra
yassified for anonymity
Madea Goes to Jail
Halloqueen
Senior Member
Back on Friday night, The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs on the Shudder streaming service had their monthly episode for June. It was a celebration of the peak of drive-in theaters in 1958 (when there were 4,000 drive-in theaters operating in the US) and also the birthday of Darcy, the co-host.
The first movie shown was Earth vs. The Spider, released in 1958 and directed by Bert I. Gordon. As you'd expect from that title, it's a giant creature feature. I thought it was enjoyable enough in this setting and context, with Joe Bob giving history about drive-ins alongside discussing the movie. There are definitely better creature features of the era, but I'd never seen this before and part of the appeal of the series, for me, is being exposed to movies I haven't seen and learning some of the background and interesting tidbits surrounding them. Earth vs. The Spider probably isn't something I'd revisit again on my own time, but hey, had a good enough time with it this way.
The second movie was Dark Match, a pro wrestling horror movie released in 2024 from director Lowell Dean. Even as someone who is sort of an on-again, off-again fan of pro wrestling throughout my life (currently off-again), I couldn't get into this movie at all. I found the plot too dumb to get invested in and didn't find any of the characters engaging. I guess I'm just kind of glad that this season of The Last Drive-In has two movies per episode instead of one like last season because Dark Match would've just been a bland episode on its own.
The first movie shown was Earth vs. The Spider, released in 1958 and directed by Bert I. Gordon. As you'd expect from that title, it's a giant creature feature. I thought it was enjoyable enough in this setting and context, with Joe Bob giving history about drive-ins alongside discussing the movie. There are definitely better creature features of the era, but I'd never seen this before and part of the appeal of the series, for me, is being exposed to movies I haven't seen and learning some of the background and interesting tidbits surrounding them. Earth vs. The Spider probably isn't something I'd revisit again on my own time, but hey, had a good enough time with it this way.
The second movie was Dark Match, a pro wrestling horror movie released in 2024 from director Lowell Dean. Even as someone who is sort of an on-again, off-again fan of pro wrestling throughout my life (currently off-again), I couldn't get into this movie at all. I found the plot too dumb to get invested in and didn't find any of the characters engaging. I guess I'm just kind of glad that this season of The Last Drive-In has two movies per episode instead of one like last season because Dark Match would've just been a bland episode on its own.
QueenCobra
yassified for anonymity
Honestly, I’d love to see Dark Match. Even if it was bad, I’d give it a shot.
I watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Again.
"Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!"
"Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!"
Similar threads
