Author: Jeff Mitchell

‘Godland’: This daunting, immersing 19th-century journey is an instant classic

Jeff Mitchell

“Godland” (2022) – “The island is very different from Denmark.  People there…the weather, the winter, everything is different.” In the late 19th century, an experienced Danish man of the cloth (Waage Sando) delegates an assignment to his young, pious subordinate, Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove).  Lucas, a late 20-something or 30-something priest, is willing to please Vincent (Sando), or perhaps, he doesn’t have the will to reject his mentor’s wishes.  Regardless, the said task is an intimidating one:  travel to Iceland, hike across endless kilometers of desolate prairies, mountains, and rivers,…

31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘Fatal Attraction’

Jeff Mitchell

“Fatal Attraction” (1987) –  Don’t cheat.  Don’t cheat on your spouse.  Don’t cheat on your spouse, or you’ll find a bunny in a pot.  That was the message delivered to every married man in 1987 in the wild psychological thriller “Fatal Attraction”.  When Dan (Michael Douglas), a married man, has a one-night fling with Alex (Glenn Close), he thought their “relationship” would only last one night, but she wanted more.  Alex becomes relentless which threatens Dan’s insulated world, seemingly complete with his daughter and beautiful wife Beth (Anne Archer). In…

31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘April Fool’s Day’

Jeff Mitchell

“April Fool’s Day” (1986) – Hey, it’s Spring Break!  It’s time to paaaarty!  Well, 9 college pals decide to skip the Florida beaches.  Instead, they take a ferry to celebrate the weekend on an island mansion, courtesy of Muffy (Deborah Foreman), one of the kid’s cousins. Unfortunately, the co-ed hijinks is interrupted, by a series of murders! Director Fred Walton’s (“When a Stranger Calls” (1979)) movie plays out like a “Friday the 13th” picture, except the setting is a gorgeous home, and a hockey mask doesn’t make an appearance.  Still,…