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Film Review: Psalm 21 (2009)

Posted on 09/14/2011 by Zman

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This atmospheric Swedish horror film follows a young priest’s descent into madness after a handful of sudden, traumatic nightmares. Just as his late night terrors begin to overwhelm him, the priest gets word that his father has died in a small, isolated village in Northern Sweden. The young man hurries to get to the site of the death, but his journey north unleashes sinister forces that may … Continue reading →

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Film Review: House of Fallen (2008)

Posted on 09/13/2011 by Zman

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A mysterious group known as “The Twelve” makes war with the Grigori…fallen angels who walk the earth. House of Fallen is loosely based on the Book of Enoch.

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It’s Friday night and I have to work early in the morning. The kids are asleep early (at least settled down) and I am in the mood to watch a horror film (actually, I’m … Continue reading →

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Film Review: iCrime (2011)

Posted on 09/13/2011 by Zman

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Unlike the rest of the girls coming to Hollywood with dreams of seeing their name in lights, Carrie Kevin arrives with a purpose…

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Have you ever watched a film you didn’t really want to watch, expecting to hate it, wanting to hate? I felt that way when I sat down to watch “iCrime”, the feature film debut from director Bears Fonte’. The film … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Black Rat (2010)

Posted on 09/12/2011 by Zman

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A group of high school students whose friend committed suicide after they treated her cruelly. Months later, they receive letters asking them to come to the school one night. After they arrive, they’re met by a girl in a rat mask who tells them she is going to kill them all. Is it their dead friend out for revenge?

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Kenta Fukasaku has had … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Bikini Girls on Ice (2009)

Posted on 08/25/2011 by Zman

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When a bus-load of womens college soccer players get stranded on their way to a bikini car-wash fundraiser, they decide to set-up shop in front of an abandoned gas station on the edge of town. Little do they know the place is the stalking-grounds for a homicidal maniac mechanic named Moe.

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Ah yes, “Bikini Girls on Ice”, an incredibly clever title that arouses interest in every heterosexual male. A … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Back to the Beyond (2011)

Posted on 08/11/2011 by Zman

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When a paranormal research team investigates a haunting dramatized on a classic television series, they encounter a sinister supernatural force thought to be fictional.

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I really do hate to knock independent films. The type where a group of friends pool their resources together to make a movie. It’s really difficult to do. I know firsthand, I attempted and failed. Director Kevin DiBacco and his crew were … Continue reading →

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Film Review: The Devil’s Rock (2011)

Posted on 08/10/2011 by Zman

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Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler’s forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

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Over the years there have been many horror films set in World War II. It really makes sense since it has long been … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Muckman (2009)

Posted on 08/02/2011 by Zman

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A TV documentary crew searches the woods for a fabled creature.

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Most of us who follow b-movies will know the name Brett Piper. I first became familiar with his work when watching a Troma trailer tape advertising his film “A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell”. It was one of those ridiculous films that I never felt could hold up to its title. … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Bunnyman (2009)

Posted on 08/02/2011 by Zman

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A cannibalistic family led by a disfigured man in a bunny suit, wreak havoc in the backwoods.

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In 1974, director Tobe Hooper unleashed a film upon the world that would change the face of horror forever. Thirty seven years later, young filmmakers are still inspired by this film. There have been great films like Xavier Gans’ “Frontiers”, the mediocre (I know I may … Continue reading →

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Film Review: The Task (2010)

Posted on 08/02/2011 by Zman

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A group of unlucky reality show contestants must survive the night in a haunted jail.

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Today I went to see “Captain America: First Avenger”, which is now my second favorite super hero movie next to “Spiderman 2”. It was a really great film that does EVERYTHING right. When I returned from the theater I came home and jumped directly into After Dark’s … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Stuck (2007)

Posted on 07/29/2011 by Zman

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Driving home after a night of partying, Brandi (Mena Suvari) accidentally crashes into pedestrian Tom (Stephen Rea), who gets stuck in her car’s windshield. Brandi struggles with whether to help save this man’s life or simply let him die and thereby protect her career. In extreme pain and with little time left to live, Tom pleads for Brandi’s help and tries to find a way to escape from his glass … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Spike: A Gothic Fairytale (2010)

Posted on 07/22/2011 by Zman

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After skidding off the road in the dead of night, four friends find themselves lost in the forest and tangled in a twisted love story. As they are each picked off one by one by a bizarre beast it becomes clear that none of them will make it out of this forest alive; unless the one the monster so desires is left behind. Will they stick together and find their … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Camp Hell (2010)

Posted on 07/21/2011 by Zman

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At the end of every summer, the children of a Christian community from a suburb of New Jersey attend Camp Hope. They travel deep into the woods far from any distractions the world provides. Here, the children are taught the ways of the Lord, the perils of the flesh, and the horror of the Devil. A charismatic priest leads them in their training. But, he unknowingly has brought … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Cam Girl (2010)

Posted on 07/21/2011 by Zman

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Mary O’Brian is a nursing student, she’s struggling to make ends meet but it’s proving difficult to pay her rent and tuition. She’s never had any real luck and has no family to fall back on. She’s tempted by the lure of being a cam girl, a girl who videos herself for Johns that pay good money for this strange type of entertainment to fulfill their fantasies. Should she, … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Red White and Blue (2010)

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Zman

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Film follows the cool, emotionless Erica, who dives into bed with any man she meets. When she is offered a job in a DIY store in Austin, she discovers the kindness of strangers, but also the gruesome shadowy side of it.

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It doesn’t happen very often, though it is possible for a film to just leave me completely emotionally drained. The last … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Caesar and Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre (2009)

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Zman

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Caesar, an effete tough guy and his slovenly half brother, Otto, have signed up as summer camp counselors. But when the mysterious Carrie shows up, the other counselors start disappearing one by one

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“Caesar and Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre” is a sequel of sorts to a five minute short by writer/director/star Dave Campfield, simply titled “Caesar and Otto”. The movie is flat out silly and that is … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Rise of the Ghosts (2007)

Posted on 07/09/2011 by Zman

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A group of friends venture in a school for girls which has the reputation of having a haunted sublevel basement. Rumors say that the former nurse of the school used that basement for horrible experiments on the schoolgirls, abusing and killing them. Soon enough, they are to discover that the rumors are not only true, but also that the souls of the girls remain trapped in the basement, tormented by … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Night Train (2009)

Posted on 07/06/2011 by Zman

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A med student (Leelee Sobieski), a salesman (Steve Zahn) and a train conductor (Danny Glover) become unlikely allies when a passenger dies on their night train, leaving behind a fortune in diamonds. Deciding to dump the body and split the loot, the trio embarks on a gruesome mission. Disposing of the corpse, however, proves to be tricky, and the conspirators become increasingly fearful of one another in this Brian King-helmed … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Night of The Creeps (1986)

Posted on 07/04/2011 by Zman

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When two fraternity brothers thaw out a corpse from their school clinic, evil slugs from outer space that had been frozen inside the body race across campus, infecting lusty coeds and turning them into flesh-hungry zombies. Now it’s up to a chain-smoking former cop (Tom Atkins) to save the whole town from the alien menace. Fred Dekker directs this gleefully campy cult classic that co-stars Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow. … Continue reading →

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