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Rating: 5.5 stars

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tubi tv Los Angeles folklore stranded monster survival father son girlfriend

All movies seen on 09/05/2025

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Tar (2020)

Directed by Aaron Wolf

Horror

Overview

In the murky depths of Los Angeles’ world-famous La Brea Tar Pits there lies an ancient secret - a creature that, awakened by underground construction, turns a night of somber packing for Barry Greenwood and his co-workers into a desperate fight for survival.

Length 96 minutes

Actors

Timothy Bottoms | Graham Greene | Aaron Wolf | Emily Peachey | Max Perlich | Nicole Alexandra Shipley | Tiffany Shepis | Stuart Stone | Sandy Danto | Cinta Laura Kiehl

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

RIP Graham Greene
June 22, 1952 — September 1, 2025

When your movie calls for a token Native American you can count on Canadian actor Graham Greene. Was hoping he wasn’t typecast when I selected this and yet here he is as the homeless native telling folklore about the La Brea Tar Pits for a few coins.

Looking past that, this is a decent creature feature with a cool monster and solid cast. Nice to see Shepis in a good role that sticks around during most of the movie.

My only gripe is the framing device used throughout the movie. Like how Nobody 1/2 both start but it here it keeps cutting to that, the lead character recalling it was a mistake or whatever. Cut all that out and let the story flow in its own. It’s a crutch here that weakens the movie.

Another movie I’d like to edit it to make a tighter cut where the tension isn’t lost. Because I do like the movie and the monster and practical FX.

I don’t often watch direct on Tubi very much these days but decided I would for this and wow did they up the ad disruptions. Very frequent and poorly timed. Frustrating experience did not help my viewing. Will stick to the short form cartoons on my phone.

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