Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft. REVIEW: Other than the Dracula mythos, Frankenstein and his creation is probably one of the most used/referenced stories since Mary Shelley published the original work in 1818. It has been done on stage, …

SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. REVIEW: In the land of the horror film, no holiday is safe from evil, terror, killers, and monsters of various origins. Christmas, with all of its images of love, peace, and happiness, is the perfect …

SYNOPSIS: A supernatural force sets out to exact revenge against art profiteers attempting to exploit a series of paintings by an unknown artist. REVIEW: At the risk of going too far out on a limb, let me start this review with a statement: “Velvet Buzzsaw” is not a horror movie. I know a good number of people will argue that …

SYNOPSIS: Alex and Selma are a couple in love on a trip to the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina to discover more about each other. Lost and seemingly surrounded by land mines a pair of locals offer to guide them home. REVIEW: Is “The Maus” a horror film? The subject matter is horrific. The film deals with the fallout of …

SYNOPSIS: A psychic reader and Medium are invited to a party. Something goes very wrong and something comes over from the other side to haunt the people from the party. They must solve the mystery before it’s too late. Agramon will not be easy to stop. REVIEW: During a party, Cassidy Stann introduces Vesna, a psychic. While Vesna sets up …

SYNOPSIS: Six college students go into the wetlands to find their missing professor after he takes off in search of the mythical and deadly monster known as the ‘Swamp Freak’. REVIEW: Some college professors may or may not have disappeared in a swamp area that is home to a local legend known as the Swamp Freak. Students wander into the …

SYNOPSIS: A psychotic musician lures a fellow band-mate and an unsuspecting woman to a remote mansion for a night of romantic deceit and grinding metal mayhem. REVIEW: The opening shot of “Sadistic Intentions” starts with a beautiful flower lightly sprinkled in blood and ends with a hammer-bludgeoned body being dragged away. While the murder does tie back to the story, …

SYNOPSIS: A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. He then resurrects his charismatic childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope, not realizing how dangerous Daniel is. REVIEW: When you open your film with an apparent Hitchcock homage complete with Bernard Herrmann-inspired music, you are either attempting to evoke a mood or swaggering with some brass in …

SYNOPSIS: After being horrendously embarrassed by the mean girls at school, Faye, a practicing witch, summons the evil Cupid to take revenge on all those who wronged her. REVIEW: As if Valentine’s Day doesn’t suck enough, Uncork’d Entertainment rolls out “Cupid” for those who have soured on the romantic view of the love. According to the film’s first prologue (yes, …

SYNOPSIS: A reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane. REVIEW: Miguel Ferrer is one of those actors who gives a good performance even if the material he is working with stinks on ice. He tended to play angry, jaded types, both good guys and bad guys. You want someone who needs to stand firm …

SYNOPSIS: When ex pro wrestler Buck Severs travels to an abandoned wildlife preserve with his friends for ‘Bro’s Weekend,’ they become the targets of a deadly manhunt and Buck must find the fighter in himself before it’s too late. REVIEW: Everyone hates spoilers, but some reviews require spoilers in order to address certain issues with and/or in the film. A …

SYNOPSIS: Three You tubers struggling to get more views on their adventure channel, travel to the mythical city of Casablanca, unaware that it hides a terrifying secret. REVIEW: YouTube can be a harsh place when battling for views. You have the millions of people who just want to be entertained/informed/converted/horrified. If you don’t keep triggering those lovely brain chemicals in …

SYNOPSIS: A small group of military personnel and survivalists dwell in an underground bunker as they seek to find a cure in a world overrun by zombies. REVIEW: Normally, I will scan through other reviews of certain movies to make sure I’m not way off base in my opinions. Maybe I missed something important, or maybe there is some factor …

SYNOPSIS: A small group of town residents have to band together after a devastating ground invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers, and work together for a chance to strike back. REVIEW: After watching “Occupation”, I wasn’t sure how to start the review. Here are a couple of options: You …

SYNOPSIS: Lonnie, a crop duster pilot, must lead a mismatched group of survivors to escape the deadly zombie horde after an experimental chemical, intended to control the invasive kudzu vine, transforms the citizens of Charleston, MS into zombies. REVIEW: Zombies. It had to be zombies. Again. Is it possible to beat a dying genre to death if that genre happens …