Americana (2023)

A strange movie that reminded me of Strange Darling at times. Told slightly out of order, it's fun to see how all the pieces fit together. It's like a modern day cowboys and Indians, with a Tarantino and Coen Brothers-like influence that can be felt throughout. I enjoyed the randomness and silliness quite a bit.

3½ ghost shirts out of 5

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

AKA: Scary MoVie

This entry attempts to "reboot" the series with a new cast and offers a mishmash of several different parodies that don't really make any cohesive narrative sense, including Paranormal Activity, Evil Dead, Mama, Black Swan, Inception, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Fifty Shades of Grey. It's got a few clever laughs sprinkled throughout, but it's incredibly inconsistent due to an allegedly troubled production with over half the film being reshot.

2 bumping tacos montages out of 5