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Rewatching it now I understand why "The Bishop of Battle' was so memorable to me back in the day, the punk rock soundtrack, the early CGI vfx and the portrait of arcade culture of the 80's were just too relatable, I've played bass guitar, work with computer animation today and still love videogames. While a bit corny by today's standards, the episode is still the best of the four with an energetic Emilio Esteves doing a good impression of a teen that pays a high price for his obsession, the others ain't all bad though and feature a ton of well known faces, the first one features a woman traveling alone and in a constant fear of meeting a serial killer (or any perv), it does a decent job of building a sense of anxiety, the other ones, a priest in a moment of crisis and a family that fights a giant rat were a bit less satisfying to me but still entertaining enough.

Or Freaky, it takes a premise from a classic 80's movie and adds a slasher spin to it, after Groundhog Day and Freaky Friday now it's time for Back to The Future and it succeeds. Mostly.

Small town who lives in the shadow of a serial killer attack from back at the 80's, is terrorized by a new murder from a copycat and the victim is the final girl's mother. Fortunately, her genious nerd friend built a time machine! Even thought what follows is predictable, the script manages to keep things energetic and the scooby doo mystery intriguing, loved some visual nods to Halloween as well.

My issue with Totally Killer is that the story shares a lot of similarities to another movie called "Final Girls" which is a great underrated slasher comedy but if you never watched it this won't bother you. Also, since I grew up in the 80's I've got a kick out of the generational clashes but the joke may get a little repetitive.

Overall, still had a good time and if you enjoy comedic slashers this one may work for you.

Not surprised with the negative user reviews, if you thought "Us" was weird be warned because this is Peele's in his most authoral.

As I let the film sink the more I'm loving it, follow the narrative and striking images along with a couple of broke brothers and a few other unlikely companions as they try to capture an UFO footage. Be prepared for a non conventional story with often strange and unpredictable twists, Peele shows incredible range as he tackles several different genres and often displays some very imaginative visuals, probably his prettiest movie yet.

Just like "Us", it's meaning and themes are less easier to grasp than the ones in "Get Out" and will feed many conversations but you don't need to understand all of it to enjoy. I'm sure this is one of those movies I'll revisit for years.