Welcome 2026

 

Happy New Year! 

Everyone will be making new year resolutions and so shall we! 

The films reviewed on this blog so far has all been scary and horror genre, with some added games and books. This blog intends to review more genres and not restrict to horror or video nasties. We want to include different types of films and also tv series, books and even games, but not too much because I'm not a gamer girl really anymore. I used to play games a lot when I was younger but for the past 20 years I've been messing with puzzles, brain teasers and crosswords. 

In future Blood Strawberry will become sweeter and sicklier. This is because I'm now ancient and influenced by new things such as gardening, cooking, knitting and laughing at funny cat videos. 

Let's raise a glass of strawberry daiquiri and welcome to the new year.

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Wildwitch

This is a 2018 fantasy adventure film, directed by Kasper Munk. The cast includes Gerda Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter and May Lifschitz. 

A girl named Clara befriends the shy class outcast Oscar, noticing that he's different. Except he is hiding something because he never wants to invite her over to his place. A mysterious cat appears in her life at the same time a sinister witch calls her. After finding out there's an owl in her room, she learns that her mother is also hiding much more from her. 

This is a very pleasant modern fairy tale with a schoolgirl and enchanting animals. There's a magic witchy theme that is going to play an important part in her life. This is a Danish production and filmed in Hungry. This is based on a six part book series of the same title by author Lene Kaaberbol, translated into English by Charlotte Barslund. I rate this enjoyable watch 10/10 because it was pretty awesome.   

My personal likes are the cute animals featured in this gorgeously made film.

My personal dislikes is the evil witch ruining everything. 

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Snowglobe

This 2007 tv movie is fantasy Christmas drama directed by Ron Lagomarsino. The stars includes Christina Milian, Erin Karpluk and Hilda Doherty. 

A young woman named Angela lives in an apartment where she keeps getting disturbed by relatives who invade her personal space without permission. She finds solace in a Christmas snowglobe with a tiny town inside that seems enchanted. She turns the dial to play music on the snowglobe and finds herself transported into the magical town where everyone is happy.

While this is a family film, with some pretty Christmas scenes and nice atmosphere, it can be silly in places. The family such as the unemployed brother-in-law, are so ridiculous they're funny instead of annoying. There's a lot of humour and interesting likeable characters, which makes it a fun film for the seasonal cheer. The added romance gives it a modern fairy tale feel. I rate this one a 7/10.

My personal likes about the film is that fantastic oven making food appear out of nowhere. It would look nice in my kitchen. 

My personal dislikes about the film is Angela's awful overbearing and judgemental family. Their behaviour wouldn't be tolerated here by me if they turned up.

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El Dorado: Temple of the Sun

 

This is a 2010 adventure tv mini series, also combined into full length film, starring Shane West and Luke Goss. 

An archaeologist is given a diary of a friend that reveals notes about the mysterious city of gold, El Dorado. He goes off to track down the whereabouts of El Dorado using the diary as source, when he locates it buried in a mountain. There are traps and hidden artifacts waiting to be discovered, however all doesn't end well.

Bring in 80's teenaged girls favourite pin-up Luke Goss, who plays the villain really well and also determined to find the same city. Plenty of nice scenery but terrible storyline, emphasising the evil colonial power destroying a world heritage site. While many believe El Dorado is just a legend, this film keeps it that way by having beautiful (not real) structures bombed. 

This was filmed in Lima, Peru. I rate this a dusty 3/10 due to the way it was done, like it was home made. Often compared to Indiana Jones but it isn't, because this feels empty, little adventure and none of the magic. Honestly I can't remember how it ended. A possible watch again if very bored.

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