Thanksgiving has come and gone. Christmas looms just around the corner, bringing with it snow and gifts and joy. It’s officially the holiday season, which means it’s the perfect time for family. I of course mean family in the mob-film italics sense of the word. However, the layman’s sense of the word is plenty relevant […]
And so, another year rounds out for this series. Netflix Dumpster Dive is three years old today, and it’s as surreal as ever to think about how long I’ve been doing this. Last year I set a bar for quantity in my anniversary post I’m not prepared to meet again, but this year, I have […]
The buzz around Joker has grown into a powerful hum, one that took the world by storm. With every day, the worries I had for Joker faded more and more. I did the best I did to keep my expectations in check, but in the end, I had my hype rewarded. Joker is a movie […]
Regardless of how many movies attempt to tackle time and time travel, it’s always exciting to see one that takes a different approach to the topic. Time Trap is one such movie. While its plot is not entirely new, it is a relatively fresh take on movies with time as a central device. Time Trap […]
This has been an unfortunate break in my streak of posting. I haven’t broken a streak in a long time, but truthfully, I think a breath of air was overdue. I had run low on inspiration in the movies I was seeing over on our good friend Netflix. Flipping through the catalogue was coming up […]
Movies that depart from a genre’s norms are always refreshing in this series. I try to find films that, at their core, add to their category without blending into the crowd. I can usually find movies outside the standard procedure for their horror subcategory with relative ease, but I’ll admit that this month I hadn’t […]
This month, I wanted to find something absurd. Furthermore, I wanted to find something that wholeheartedly engages in its absurdity. I found that with much more ease than I would have imagined. Welcome to Willits is a ridiculous movie with a ridiculous presence, and is aware of this from beginning to end. Conspiracy theories are […]
It’s been a while since I’ve been late on a post. I really had my schedule down for a while there. All things considered, I did have a good excuse for my lateness, but apologies nonetheless. The usual post for this month (April) will be out on time. In spite of the current events of […]
I’m ready for horror again. I’ve been doing plenty creepy in this series in the last couple months with Bird Box and The Titan, but those movies were trying to tell me something. This month is the last stretch of winter, I’m feeling a little restless, and I’m ready for something gory and exciting. The […]
I have reviewed a criminally low amount of the “gruesome transformation” subgenre throughout my time with Netflix Dumpster Dive. Sure, I’ve done horror aplenty. But, there is something interesting about someone losing their humanity for the greater good. It’s a tale as old as genetics. Playing God, inciting evolution (not how that works), advancing the […]
Vincent C. Russo 