Only one recommendation this week. There were a few movies on the fence, but I couldn’t bring myself to recommend a horror movie called “Shrooms” or “The Sasquatch Gang,” even though Carl Weathers is in it as a guy named Artimus Snodgrass. On second thought, I’m sure I’ll regret not recommending that one.

The Mist

Frank Darabont and Stephen King re-team for the first time since “The Green Mile,” and the result is “The Mist.” It’s a story about a bunch of people trapped in a grocery store by a crazy mist filled with beasts, and The Punisher is their only hope. Thomas Jane stars, not as The Punisher, but as a guy trying to stay alive with his son. Thomas Jane, by the way, is constantly in a three way tie with Nathan Fillion and Aaron Eckhart as the “Wait, which one is he?” guy.

This two-disc edition includes a black and white version, which Darabont says is his preferred cut of the film, and I like the idea of a contemporary black and white horror film. “The Mist” got a lot of positive reviews, especially for a Stephen King movie (“Dreamcatcher” anyone?), and it’s a throwback to survival classics like “The Thing.” But don’t quote me as saying this is as good as “The Thing.” Nothing can touch “The Thing.” I’m excited to catch this on DVD, especially the black and white director’s cut.

VERDICT: RENT IT!

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