Man Witch

Four teenage preppie dudes with supernatural abilities that would’ve gotten them burnt at the stake in the 1600s, drive around Ipswich, Massachusetts in new convertibles, thwart bullies with their powers, pose and say stuff like, “Harry Potter can kiss my ass!” 

The pretty boy-centric The Covenant (2006) is like The Craft (1996) starring the Backstreet Boys. The eldest “man witch” is scheduled to ascend on his eighteenth birthday, meaning his mystical testicles drop, thereby increasing his magic skillz and dreamy eyes to the power of one thousand. There’s a catch: every time you use the power it ages you. The other catch: it’s extremely addictive, like the new Fall fashions they all wear.

Along comes another descendant who also has powers and power eyebrows, but is totally not cool. He forces a confrontation with the lead man-boy who looks JCPenney™ catalog worthy when he pouts, but when he smiles seems to have six or seven extra teeth, which kinda goons me out.

As he’s about to ascend, the mean catalog model wants to suck his foe’s power sauce and make his trickster attributes a double thousand times what he’s currently packin’. There’s a couple of hot chicks, but none show much more than their panties, although two bare butts — male and female — make brief (ahem) appearances.

If I had man witch powers and dreamy eyebrows, first thing I’d do is go accessory shopping at JCPenney™. Their Fall fashion line is to die for.

Possessed By Demons and Bigfoot

Really liking the advent of VOD (video on da’spot). It allows me to watch all the horror movies I want without having to sit in a movie theater with a bunch of jerks who won’t share their popcorn or red vines. Those jerks.

Here’s what’s coming up on VOD. And no, you can’t have any of my popcorn…

HUNTING GROUNDS (February 7, 2017 / VOD)
“After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son’s attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.”

Dysfunctional family. WHO CARES?!? This should be about Sasquatch’s plight of whiny b*tches who keep showing up on his lawn.

THE COVENANT (February 7, 2017 / VOD)
“After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It’s not long before Sarah begins to experience supernatural phenomena of a violent and hostile nature. Bewildered and desperate, Richard enlists the aid of a paranormal investigator who confirms that Sarah has become possessed by a powerful demon. Together, the three men will go to battle to save Sarah’s soul.”

I’m thinkin’ about becoming a paranormal investigator. Employment opportunities all over the place with movies like this that have the SAME PLOT as the hundreds before it.

BORNLESS ONES (February 10, 2017)
“Having just moved to a remote home near an institution to better care for her brother Zach, Emily invites a few friends over to help her unpack. They soon discover strange symbols etched into the boards on the windows. In an effort to clean the house they clear them away, soon realizing the gravity of their mistake as they one by one become possessed by an evil force.”

Wonder what they used to wipe off the evil symbols? I’ve been using those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers™ on the ones all over my apartment. Man, those things can clean anything.

THE UNTAMED (aka La región salvaje / released May 2016 Mexico / Norway, Sweden 2017)
“A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.”

A creature that’s the source of pleasure and destruction? In the States we call that a spouse.