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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 23h

☢️#39. The Quiet Earth, 1985. A humane and masterfully executed take on the #LastManonEarth story. Perhaps not exciting enough for some, it’s humor and inventiveness make it quickly apparent as to why it’s held in such high regard. A criminally under-watched #cultclassic. 4/5☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 1d

☢️#38. Deathsport, 1978. The 2nd most embarrassing thing to ever happen to David Carradine. Our diaper clad hero combats wave upon wave of repeating stunt drivers on origami dirt bikes. Incompetent by any metric. #sobaditsgood? Ehhhh... #RogerCorman 1/5 ☢️

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 1d

Looks can be deceiving, but there’s much worse things out there!

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 2d

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 2d

☢️#37. Children of Men, 2006. A frighteningly prescient feeling depiction of the collapse of society. Masterfully directed and performed. Worth a watch if only for some of the most thrilling and technically impressive one-take scenes ever filmed. #ChildrenofMen 4/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 3d

☢️#36. The Open, 2015. An art house #postapocalyptic rumination on tennis and what compels the human spirit in the face of loss. Beautiful locations, powerful performances and a humorously surreal tone make this remarkably engaging for how minimal the story is. #TheOpen 3.5/5 ☢️

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 4d

☢️#35. Warriors of the Apocalypse, 1985. Pure crap #postapocalyptic masterpiece. A plodding impenetrable story, hilarious dubbing, and the worst eye laser fx in the history of cinema all add up to dumb fun by the gigantic shoulder-pad full. Great climax. #drinkup #sbig 1.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 5d

☢️#34. Tank Girl, 1995. Falling short of its anarchistic comic book source material, this frustratingly uneven #postapocalyptic comedic romp could probably still become your favorite movie. #LoriPetty kills it. #TankGirl #sexpositive #punkhero 3.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

My only real complaint is the recycled plot (and some shitty FX).

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

☢️#33. Escape from L.A., 1996. A sense of deja vu creeps in early and never exits. This is an audacious beat for beat remake/lampoon of the original escape. Hilariously bad CG. Needlessly exposition heavy. But...still has Snake. Still fun as hell. #postapocalyptic #sbig 3.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 7d

☢️#32. The Matrix, 1999. Belated spoiler alert! By reviewing this at all, I am ruining a fundamental plot reveal. If by some miraculous chance you’ve never seen #TheMatrix go ahead and pop it on. Word is it’s pretty good. 5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 8d

⚔️#11. Willow, 1988. #GeorgeLucas shaves his Ewoks giving them some much deserved time in the limelight with director #RonHoward in this fun if not overly simplistic fantasy romp. #ValKilmer shines as the roguish cad paired with the naively noble #WarwickDavis. #fuckdisney 4/5 ⚔️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 9d

☢️#31. Turbo Kid, 2015. A nostalgia laden #postapocalyptic pastiche. Dutiful self awareness nearly weighs down the narrative, but is saved by wonderfully over-the-top gore and goofily earnest performances. Fun stuff. #goofily #MichealIronside #TurboKid 4/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 10d

Oh — and obviously feel free to share this link if you enjoyed the moving picture we made.

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 10d

Recently was asked to share my film work and realized that a couple of you might be vaguely curious to watch something I wrote / directed. At the very least to see if I’m delusional as well as overly opinionated. Here you go!
vimeo.com/139778546
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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 10d

☢️#30. Night of the Comet, 1984. Despite its dramatic poster - this one is straight up goofy 80s #postapocalyptic fun. A proto #buffysummers battles zombies with her sister under a red gel sky in a just-abandoned-enough downtown LA. #cultfilm #sobaditsgood #shoppingmotage 3/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 11d

☢️#29. Cherry 2000, 1987. We have seen the future and it is horny. And stupid. An undercooked #postapocalyptic satire is made watchable by the sheer effort put into creative costumes and sets. A noticeably larger budget than your average #sobaditsgood jam. #MelanieGriffith 3/5☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 12d

My dude Eli Stone shared much of this in person back in the day. Picked me up some skillz. Unfortunately most of this is rendered pretty much obsolete these days (as I’m nearly all digital). Although I did find a ziptone sheet the other day. Hmmmm

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 12d

☢️#28. Waterworld, 1995. A fumbled attempt to reinvent the dusty #postapocalyptic genre. #justaddwater. Despite its short comings - Costner cheese, Hopper insanity, and a floating battalion of stunt performers nearly salvage the waterlogged mess. #funwatch #waterworld 3.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 12d

Yes and yes. Coming up soonish 👍

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 13d

It was pretty wild

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 13d

I’m sure we’ll align in judgement again soon - haha

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 13d

☢️#27. Wheels of Fire, 1985. Watch for the horrid performances, flame thrower stunt action, and full support of the Philippine army. Don’t watch for the absurdly overt exploitation of its lead actress. Would be a slam dunk #postapocalyptic #sobaditsgood rec. otherwise. 2.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 13d

Easy to confuse. 👍

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 14d

No sly in this one

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