It is that time of the year where we begin celebrating all the best of the previous year as we present to you The Eighth Annual Monster Entertainment Awards. As usual, we here at Moshpits and Movies are once again handling the music and movie side of the awards. We are unfortunately not working together with 365 Movies Challenge blog any longer, but we have reacquired Mr. X’s Punch Out who will handle the wrestling side of things. For right now though, we are looking at the movie side of the awards which as I said before we have reacquired and while in it’s eighth year we are pretty excited to unveil to you the categories and see what YOU the fans believe was the best of 2018. As usual, we have all the categories that you guys would expect like Movie Of The Year, Superhero Film of the Year, Horror Film of the Year, and some new ones to boot. We decided that it is time that we start celebrating the directors and actors that put in all the hard work that gets their films nominated in the first place. So, we are unveiling Director of the Year, Actor of the Year, and Actress of the Year. It’s something that we are trying out and we hope you enjoy.
Movie Of The Year
1. BlackkKlansman
2. Hereditary
3. A Quiet Place
4. Aquaman
5. Avengers: Infinity War
6. Bohemian Rhapsody
Comedy Of The Year
1. Game Night
2. The Happytime Murders
3. Blockers
4. Night School
5. Supertroopers 2
6. Deadpool 2
Horror Film of the Year
1. Halloween
2. A Quiet Place
3. Hereditary
4. Summer of 84
5. The Nun
6. Suspiria
Superhero Film of the Year
1. Aquaman
2. Black Panther
3. Avengers: Infinity Wars
4. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
5. Ant-Man & The Wasp
6. Deadpool 2
Animated Film of the Year
1. The Incredibles 2
2. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
3. Isle Of Dogs
4. Ralph Breaks The Internet
5. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
6. The Grinch
Bad Ass Action Film of the Year
1. Mission: Impossible- Fallout
2. The Predator
3. Overlord
4. Peppermint
5. Death Wish
6. The Equalizer 2
Remake of the Year
1. A Star Is Born
2. Suspiria
3. Overboard
4. Death Wish
5. Robin Hood
6. Tomb Raider
Tommy Wiseau Worst Movie Of The Year
1. The Meg
2. Overboard
3. Holmes & Watson
4. Future World
5. Show Dogs
6. A-X-L
Director Of The Year
1. Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
2. James Wan (Aquaman)
3. Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)
4. Bryan Singer (Bohemian Rhapsody)
5. Ari Aster (Hereditary)
6. John Krasinski (A Quiet Place)
Actor Of The Year
1. Jason Momoa (Aquaman)
2. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
3. Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
4. Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther)
5. Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War)
6. Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry To Bother You)
Actress Of The Year
1. Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
2. Emilia Clarke (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
3. Toni Collette (Hereditary)
4. Natalie Portman (Annihilation)
5. Amber Heard (Aquaman)
6. Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place)
Cameo Of The Year
1. Vin Diesel (Ralph Breaks The Internet)
2. Brad Pitt (Deadpool 2)
3. Ray Park (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
4. Matt Damon (Unsane)
5. Michael C. Hall (Game Night)
6. Zachary Levi (Blood Fest)
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It’s that time of the year, it’s award season which can only mean one thing and that the Sixth Annual Monster Entertainment Awards is here. We have the usual categories for you guys like Bad Ass Movie Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Horror Film Of The Year, but we also have some new ones for you guys this year. We have new categories like Netflix Show Of The Year, Metal Music Video Of The Year, Rock Music Video Of The Year, Metal Single Of The Year, and Rock Single Of The Year to name a few. This year is definitely going to be better than ever and once again we are also teaming up with Mr. X’s Punchout Blog where they have Male and Female Wrestler Of The Year as well as some new ones like Match Of The Year and many more. The beautiful part of these awards is that you the fans get to pick who you want to win each category as always and that is what is beautiful cause your voice will be heard and it won’t be hacked by Russians cause Archer is on the case. What we have for you right here is the movie side of the awards so check out all the categories, vote wisely, and you have until January 29TH to do so.
One of my favorite decades for film and music has always been the 1980’s especially for the horror genre. That is why when I saw that today’s film, Lost After Dark, was a homage to the 80’s, I had to see it. Adrienne (Kendra Leigh Timmons) hasn’t been able to enjoy her teenage years since he sister disappeared some years back. One weekend, her father finally willingly allows her to go to a sleepover for the weekend, but what he doesn’t realize is that Adrienne and her friends are going to his hunting cabin for the weekend. While on the way to the cabin, the bus runs out of gas and the kids run into a cannibalistic killer who won’t stop until they are all dead. The film also stars Sarah Fisher (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as Laurie, Jesse Camacho (Kick-Ass 2) as Tobe, Elise Gatien (Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) as Jamie, Justin Kelly (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as Sean, Stephan James (When The Game Stands Tall) as Wesley, Eve Harlow (The Tall Man) as Marilyn, Lanie McAuley (Motive) as Heather, Alexander Calvert (Scream: The TV Series) as Johnnie, Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) as Mr. C, Mark Wiebe (Sweet Karma) as Junior Joad, David Lipper (Full House) as Adrienne’s Dad, and the film was directed by Ian Kessner (The Puzzle).
I loved horror films from the 80’s whether they were cheesy or not and I am starting to love seeing all the horror guys paying homage to the decade. I thought Lost After Dark was an OK film and I say that because it had the right idea, but it just didn’t execute as well. There were little inconsistencies within the film like the Mr. Big Lean Into It cassette that they put into the player. The album came out in 1991, the film is set in 1984. Is no one into Van Halen at all within this group because they were huge and the hair metal scene was starting to catch on at this point. The acting in the film was OK even from Robert Patrick who sounded too robotic in the film like he was trying to read the lines but didn’t believe in them. The killer was OK looking, he just looked like a homeless guy with a beard and really bad teeth. The hairstyles were pretty spot on for the most part so they get kudos for that. The one thing that I did like is that who you expect to be a survivor is not a survivor. They throw you for a loop as to who could possibly be the one who gets to live. That was something that I enjoyed about the film. One thing that bothered me too was that you get the legend of the killer and his past after the film is almost over. What is the point of that unless you plan to release a sequel? Hey at least they went out there and they tried their best . I am going to give the film an C+ for a final grade.
Yesterday I ventured to Worcester, Massachusetts to attend the 13TH Annual Rock And Shock Horror and Music Convention for the second year in a row. While I was there, I stopped by the Troma booth and decided that this year I would pick up a film from them and I chose The Last Horror Film which is also today’s film. Vinny (Joe Spinell) is a New York City taxi driver, but that isn’t Vinny’s passion in life. All Vinny wants to do with his life is be the best horror director in the world and he hopes that his crush Jana Bates (Caroline Munro) will star in it. So, he packs up his things and he heads to Cannes, France to try and get her to star in his film. Meanwhile, people that are close to Jana are starting to get killed and Vinny is suspected of the murders. The film also stars Susanne Benton (Catch-22) as Susan Archer, Glenn Jacobson (Trick Or Treats) as Bret Bates, Judd Hamilton (Maniac) as Alan Cunningham, David Winters (West Side Story) as Stanley Kline, Devin Goldenberg (The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood) as Marty Bernstein, Filomena Spagnuolo (The Godfather) as Vinny’s Mother, J’Len Winters as Girl In Jacuzzi, and the film was directed by David Winters.
Spoiler Alert: There may be information contained in this Article that could potentially spoil the plot of the film so continue with caution or do not read any further if you do not want to know. Joe Spinell is an incredible actor for the horror genre having starred in the jaw dropping Maniac as well as having starred in other great non-horror films. I have t be honest in saying that Joe absolutely sells you on the idea that he is this obsessed fan who will stop at nothing to talk to Jana Bates about his film. During the film, you are led to believe that it’s Vinny who is committing the crimes, but man the big reveal at the end of the film I did not see coming. The problem is that there is a lot of imagery that is thrown in there that makes you believe he is off his rocker. Like the picture you see to the left, that is him rubbing himself sexually while she is being projected on to the wall through video or the hundreds of pictures he has of her hanging on his wall. He also seems to be in the same vicinity as the victims every time something happens which makes you think he is guilty as charged. The film had everything from a great maniac to a Bond girl and plenty of topless nudity to please any horror fan. You definitely need to check this one if you were a fan of the original Maniac film or Joe Spinell. The film does not disappoint at all and I can understand why Troma jumped all over this film. I am going to give the film an B+ for a final grade.
Ever since the start of the Monster Entertainment Awards, I have always loved leaving the votes up to the people because you end up getting surprised at some of the winners. Obviously, there are those films or albums that you expect to win and they end up winning, but that is expected (also applies to the music side). One of the biggest surprises in my opinion came in the album of the year category, Rock album of the year, and remake of the year to name a few. I really expected Star Wars: The Force Awakens to take movie of the year, but again you always get surprised when the people vote. I want to send a shout out to all the fans of rock band Bobaflex for banding together and getting Anything That Moves as the Rock Album Of The Year because that is what it’s all about when we say fan participation. I also want to send a shout out to anyone that took the time to visit the blog and vote as well. As usual, I am going to review all of the winners on the music side for the album of the week category, but there will only be two (we have already reviewed two of the winners). So, without further ado, here are all the winners:
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