Binge Bones

Gerald's Game (2020) RELEASED September 29, 2017 RUNTIME 104 mins DIRECTOR Mike Flanagan  WRITERS Stephen King (novel), Jeff Howard (screenplay), Mike Flanagan (screenplay)  STARS Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English  STUDIO Intrepid Pictures  GENRES Thriller, Drama, Horror Streaming On: Netflix The plot: A woman's husband dies during a sex game where she is handcuffed to a bed.  Random observations: The movie kind of plays like a recap of the first episode of Season 8 of a series. There is obviously too much from the book that couldn't be squeezed in, and the weird flashbacks don't necessarily cut well.  The pacing stutters but I like the dog. The quality is good for Netflix, but I'd feel ripped off if I paid movie ticket prices at a theater for this.  This is my second viewing of this film and its rewatchability doesn't hold very well. The deep subjects covered going on in the main character's tape...

  The Hunger Games (2012) RELEASED March 23, 2012 RUNTIME 142 mins DIRECTOR Gary Ross  WRITERS Suzanne Collins (novel), Billy Ray (screenplay), Gary Ross (screenplay)  STARS Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English  STUDIOS Lionsgate, Color Force  GENRES Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction Streaming on: imdbTV, TubiTV, Freeform, Fubo, Sling The plot: Jennifer Lawrence takes her little sister's place in a Battle Royale, a circus if you will, dictated by a place in Panem, Latin for "bread". Roman names are bastardized to underline the fact that humans always have been and always will be raging dickbags. Random observations:  It's super easy to sing "I want my MTV" to the underlying score and I highly recommend you do so. Emphasis on "high"ly. We've got a Wilhelm Scream when Katniss cuts off the tree branch with the tracker-jackers. Danny Elfman was the original composer for The Hunger Games, but du...