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Wasn’t going for the Exoricist, but I’ll take the comparison! 😂 Thanks for giving our film a shot.

Sounds like the movie just wasn’t for you, and that’s fine. I’ll keep the critiques I think that are legitimate in mind for the next one. Thank you for giving it a chance.

Well! Aren’t you just a bowl full of bitchy with a spoonful of Karen. That wasn’t even a constructive criticism, that was just a whiney rant full of complaining. You need a hug! Btw. This was awesome and I appreciate all the work you guys did to deliver this! Good luck in your future endeavors and projects!

Thank you Lauren ❤ I’m so damn proud of everyone involved. Talk soon ❤

Thanks man 🤣

Probably my biggest inspiration and why I got into making movies, nonetheless horror, is John Carpenter’s Halloween and The Thing. Thanks for giving an indie film a chance, glad to hear you loved it. ❤❤

Well that's far less scary than the current nightmare!!🤪🤪

@@bhutjolokia6990 Heard Trump complained about not being able to attend Baron's Graduation because of court schedule....Judge gave him a court free day to attend ....but Trump is not going to his son's graduation....he is going somewhere else to conduct a rally. Now that is a typical shitty thing for Trump to do.

@andrewrogers1589 who?

NOTHING is scarier than a second Trump presidency!

Go Trump 2024. Nothing scary about Trump.

Thank you so much. It’s people like you who love horror and have respect for the genre are why I started making horror movies. I hope the film doesn’t disappoint for you. It’s out now on this channel! Thanks again for the ❤

Thank you! Full movie is out on the channel!

I’ve never seen that movie but you deserve a cookie for that one after looking it up 🤣

Working on it now!

​@@SpencerLSimmonsmake them listen. Fkn beggars

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Thanks for giving it a watch brother, glad to hear you liked it and its score! I started this film back in December 2021, and concluded filming around May 2022. My overall process with this film was to tell a story in a single location with as much atmosphere as possible. The actors and actresses involved would likely tell you, I had a major singular vision but I allowed them to improvise the script at times but some things needed to be included. Hell the monologue at the end of the film was a written piece but was retooled by the actor a little bit. Mostly the style I wanted to go for was similar to Black Christmas (awesome film that inspired this one) and I love films that are one character going through something horrible, alone. So I made this film! Editing the film, I made the film mostly chronologically, so I can get editing right away and if there was something that messes up, we can just go back and do it again real quick. The main thing I wanted to focus on was the music and the sounds you heard throughout the film. I wanted you to hear stuff with headphones on, but if you watched it on a tv you wouldn’t hear it. Little tricks like that weren’t planned but just was instinctual. Some moments in the film required a lot of careful color grading because of the moon shots, the transition moments were really difficult to pull off but worked out in the end. The big thing about the film in terms of color was I wanted everyone to appear sickly and wanted to make the image feel more gritty/rustic. Probably the biggest challenge was time. We only shot this one day a week at a time, so it took likely about 10-15 days to shoot the film but took months to get everyone there and get the scenes finished. Besides that, the film actually went smoothly for myself. My inspirations for this film was like I said earlier, the original Black Christmas. That film was creepy and has such an eerie atmosphere but the horror is about where is the villain? That’s what I wanted this film to emulate. You knew within the first 5 minutes the villain was stalking the main character, but you don’t see him until later. Another in terms of music was Terrifier and Halloween. I wanted horror synth music but also sometimes orchestra mixed in like the old Friday the 13th movies and of course Terrifier. Thanks again for watching the film, I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Watch the movie, it’s available to watch now on this channel. You’ll see that you’re wrong.

Thank you, I hope it delivers for you ❤

I already wake up screaming.

Lol. ​@@jeffreymorris1752

Appreciate the luck, always need it! :)

Yep, no budget short film made by college students.

Sono i migliori....

@@SpencerLSimmons Awesome the lower the budget the higher the creativity. Congratulations

@@veronicahinojosa8821Thank you, full movie is out now on this channel if you want to give it a chance!

Where’s your movie if you can do any better?

Streaming on Herogo and Future Today. Also dropping on this CZcams Channel on April 30th!

Thank you for your comment, and I agree. It’s going to be a wild ride for the next I’d say 2 years. We’re going to see major growth in the AI space that is going to blow us off our feet more than it already has. I can’t wait to see it, but damn am I worried lol To your point about what other people are saying about celebrities, we’ll always have those in my opinion. They’ll just sell their “likeness,” and it will be them but in AI form, and they will profit that way instead of physically making a movie.

@@SpencerLSimmons Jeffrey Katzenberg who CO founded dreamworks said soon 90 percent of animation jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence

@@user-nj7co3hi4y Wow, that is pretty alarming. 😬😬 I wonder what the computational costs will be, it already takes a lot of hours/days to animate or heavy CGI. I am intrigued if the juice is worth the squeeze, if the lemon wont be the same afterwards. 🤷

Thanks for the information, I had heard some similar things from people about editing in particular, and I agree. Emotions do a play a huge role in editing, and most of the Ai text to video stuff like Sora has an almost bland soulless approach to its imagery. The regulation part, I am afraid people will sleep on it and not take advantage at the opportunity, however the inverse I am even more cautious of, people using this tech to get rid of the human element in filmmaking. Your last point talking about the people programming and what their intentions are, that’s what I’m interested in as the year continues. Thanks again for the information, I’m just really diving into the surface on this thing, it’s cool technology but it’s going to hurt people, indirectly or not, people are going to lose jobs, hopefully people can have a dialogue about it and discuss the reality of this tech and how it impacts the future of us as filmmakers and can come together to find a common ground to make sure people get work.

Do you like Star Trek The Next Generation?

I'd argue he is no longer honest now though. Not with the fans - but with himself and that is the larger issue.

His reviews are fun.

Jeremy Jahns, Dan Murell, Double Toasted are my favorite critics. I sometimes like Cody but he is also a Snyder fan and I didn’t like Man of Steel and Batman v Superman weren’t good movies. Also Cody said Rise of Skywalker was good and that was the worst Star Wars movie ever. I liked Snyder’s Justice League but only because it was his true vision. The problem is that it was too long Ezra Miller was a terrible choice for Flash no matter who directing him. I didn’t totally like Wonder Woman blowing up an entire building just to stop one guy.

The hypocrisy is pretty blatant. People want to criticize Stuckmann for trying to get into the film industry in order to get clicks so their channels can make that sweet $$$. Gotta maximize the outrage. Stuckmann is a popular CZcamsr, so going after him is a good way to get clicks. Also, Stuckmann attacks an entire studio in that video so I didn't see how he was avoiding criticizing anyone himself.

I agree. He has sold out. One of the problems with movie criticism is that now it has become is the movie woke or not. It should be about how good the acting, the storytelling, the writing and the direction is. I agree if a movie is too much about political correctness it loses its way but a movie can still be bad even if it isn’t woke.

How has he sold out? He has a youtube channel where he talks about movies he likes. He’s completely transparent about his positions and motivations. Those judging him are acting like he’s a newspaper critic who was corruptly accepting bribes from studios for favorable reviews.

And “woke” is a buzzword that those afraid of diversity, equality, and inclusion like to use to disparage those things.

@@rfgator22 the problem with Diversity, Equality and inclusion is when it is done just to check off boxes and goes ahead of storytelling and making a good movie.

The problem is when Diversity, inclusion and everything else is put ahead of making a good movie

Yeah but Cody like Man of Steel and Rise of Skywalker. Both movies I didn’t like. I am a Superman fan and I didn’t like Superman breaking necks and not having a conscious. Rise of Skywalker was the worst Star Wars movie ever.

Hi, Jason! I root for him and Shelby Oaks too. I just don’t want his Movie Critic days to haunt him in making films. I hope he can learn to embrace his past and use it and his audience to make better films for all of us.

@@SpencerLSimmonsyeah same. I subscribed, cool to see someone on here who both makes films and discusses them

@@jasonchilado Thank you for the sub ❤️ I try to upload often, both movies I make and videos to talk about movie-related stuff, even synth music I make for my own films I post regularly. Have a good rest of your night :)

Okay? You have anything else to add to the conversation or…?

@@SpencerLSimmons no I agree with you. Don’t take my criticism so hard I simply made an observation and pointed it out…?

@@tboss913 Considering your comment, I figured you were trolling, because some people find pleasure in saying stuff like your comment and bait into an argument. I apologize for coming off harsh if you meant well.

Thank you for the kind comment, I get why everyone is pissed, but the hate he is getting is insane. I simply believe he should pivot just a little bit and provide constructive criticism. Hope your doing well :)

100% same to you @@SpencerLSimmons

I agree it’s a little bit much for all the hate he is getting. While I get where these people are coming from, I agree, it is his own personal choice and I respect it. However I do think he has a responsibility to his audience/fans to be honest about a film, therefore make the video, make a constructive review of the film so that we don’t get more bad Madame Web movies.

@@SpencerLSimmonshe was being a total apologist for the director. My question for Chris is does Quentin Tarantino James Cameron and Christopher Nolan allow studios to dictate the movies they make? Hell no that director being weak tells you about them and Chris defending it tells you he would do the same thing if given the opportunity

@@blankname6629 I definitely see where your head is at, and it makes sense. It truly does, however, even Quentin doesn’t talk about current directors, because he knows it could damage their career, not his. Chris, I imagine realized his position and how talking negatively about a film to his audience can sway the box office and can hurt his chances of getting a job. I do think that not giving a review on the film itself and defending the director was definitely a little clickbaity and spoke louder about the film’s quality than if he stuck to his own plan of not reviewing films he didn’t like.

​@@blankname6629 the directors you mention are incredibly well-established to the point where the studios see dollar signs the second they walk into a room with an idea/screenplay. Execs are going to practically write them a blank check to do what they want to do with pretty much no resistance. Yes, those directors earned that spot but did so by starting off with passion projects of their own that hit with audiences, coupled with meeting the right people at the right time that believed in their passion, then slowly scaled up. That is not at all the same thing as a director that's gotten gigs here and there being tasked to direct a big studio superhero film that's potentially meant to fit into a larger universe. The studio execs in that scenario do not at all just let the writer and director do whatever they want - there's a ton of studio execs involved making and pressuring decisions as to what the film "should" be for a variety of business reasons and they mostly suck at it, which was precisely Stuckmann's point. He was literally using Madame Web as a perfect example of the studio system's process yet again getting things horribly wrong. MCU's Infinity Saga succeeded because they struck the right balance of presenting writers and directors with the overall vision yet letting them play in that playground. Kevin Feige was the guiding light without breathing down their neck too much. Nowadays, whether MCU or DCU or Star Wars or Sony etc, the reigns are tighter since more execs are in too frantic a hurry to mimic profit without any passion for the art. Directors (who jump on the opportunity just because their career is hungry for it) are mainly just hired guns for a studio's product and everyone ends up the worse off for it most of the time. Stuckmann's point was that that system of doing things clearly isn't working out well for *most* superhero projects post-Endgame. Tarantino and Cameron would never play in someone else's prison. Nolan was handed Batman after having done only 3 feature length films but he clearly had a pretty singular style by that point and was proven to have an understanding of the mechanics of storytelling, in an environment of superhero films that wasn't nearly as studio-controlled as it is today. If we wanna lay the blame for Madame Web at the feet of S.J. Clarkson, then I'll equally blame the Producers for picking the wrong Director...all because part of the game they intentionally play is picking someone that's gonna follow the blueprint that they (the studio) insist is best.

@@chrisjfox8715 his other videos already exist. All you look like is a weasel doing stuff like this

How would one know if a movie is bad?

@@gravesidepoet5405 By objectively judging it's merits.

I see your point, and respect where you’re coming from. However he did make a video stating that he wouldn’t be making any review on a movie that he feels is a bad movie, and insinuated that it was because of being an aspiring filmmaker. I simply feel he should provide constructive criticism to be honest with his audience about a film.

On a platform such as CZcams, I agree that you shouldn’t bash them and constructively criticize them to show the good and bad about a film. I simply feel that constructive criticism is something he should try instead of not reviewing it altogether.

I see your point, but Chris is getting a lot of hate for his actions right now, there is indeed controversy. A lot of people on CZcams and Twitter don’t like his behavior. Some people do, like yourself. I agree on a lot of people taking the angry review route as a way to get people to clicks but I feel that as a movie critic, you should be honest about the film instead of fence-sitting the elephant in the room. We don’t want more Madame Web films made poorly, we want good Madame Web films. The only way to make sure a good film gets made is to be honest about the feedback.

But to be fair, even though he may not have reviewed the film itself, the entire video was very critical of Sony and Film Studios in general that take this kind of approach to filmmaking. That's why I find some reactions to his video strange. Also, another reason why I say there isn't a controversy is that it's not bleeding out into his other videos. There are a lot of comments on the Madam Web video, and there are those making videos in response to it, but for me, if it were truly controversial, you would see it being reflected in the comment section in his follow-up videos, but I'm just not seeing that. I believe the video basically pushed the film aside because he knew the real problem was the studio not caring what was made, only that something was made to keep the rights to the property. At least, that was my takeaway from the video. @@SpencerLSimmons

⁠@@FestArcAhh I see what your saying on the “controversy,” it really isn’t some massive polarizing thing he is doing, and that’s why I said I get why he is handling this the way he is. I truly believe the hate he is getting is a tad overblown and insane. He has simply pivoted to another direction and a good portion of his audience doesn’t like it. However, using Madame Web to talk about the studios and not blaming the filmmakers behind the project is a little bit disingenuous because people were hoping to hear about Madame Web as a film, not about the studio behind it. That’s where I think we differ in opinion, and that’s fine. I respect your opinion and can see where you’re coming from.

You can interpret it as anger all you want, for me I see it as people who are passionate and just want to be entertained and want to have a reason to go to the cinema to celebrate the joy of film and what we love about it. People want good films, with good stories and good characters. It's like someone said to me at my dad's funeral several years ago, people have a different way of expressing their grief. the same can be said of expressing their love of things like entertainment.

@@JohnDavidSullivan Sure, but have you watched an Angry Joe video? It's forced and awful.

I dont get the impression that he isnt being genuine? He stated years ago that he has chosen to focus on positive coverage of stuff he likes and that is generally what he does.

@@MaMastoastyes he did….. and in same video he says because he dosent want to offend his “peers”(peers meaning fellow director). Apparently honesty is a dying virtue.

Completely agree with your take on it, there’s nothing wrong with taking that approach, but it does piss people off when you are a movie critic and you could have given a review on the film that shows the good and bad.

@@SpencerLSimmonshes said it years ago that hes no longer a movie critic and would only talk about good movies to celebrate them. In the same video , which is not titled” Madame Web review” he even says its not a review. Hes just using the movie as an example to bash on the movie studios and executives, the same people who are his potential future employers. Wheres all this talk of him being a coward and a sellout coming from ?

⁠@@nischalkarki8678He’s getting a lot of hate on Twitter and his comment section. Just go look at the Madame Web comment section, you’ll see the hate comments. My video is a response to his stance of no longer making constructive reviews on the movies he doesn’t care for. I never said he was a coward, but I did say he is selling out a little bit by not talking about movies he doesn’t like, simply because his audience still sees him as a film critic due to still making reviews. I’m just calling to what the nature of film criticism is and what the objective should be with your audience.