Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A murdered teenager returns from the grave to exact revenge on all those he holds responsible for his death. REVIEW: Based on the award-winning book of the same name (which was also written by Greg Lamberson who also wrote and directed this film), Johnny Gruesome is a fun little revenge flick that has a lot going …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A woman, who believes she has murdered her abusive husband, then sees him return as a vengeful ghost. REVIEW: If you happen to be fan of martial arts cinema you have most likely heard about the Shaw Brothers. Their production company Shaw Brothers Ltd. is one the most significant film production companies in South China and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young girl learns of the urban legend of Teke Teke after her friend is killed in a gruesome way. The legend tells of a female ghost that has no legs. When she visits the spot where her friend died she comes into contact with it REVIEW: Teketeke is based on the eponymous Japanese urban legend. …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood. REVIEW: There are several defining characteristics that tell you when you are watching cinema of the bizarre. In some films it’s a pre-credit dream sequence, perhaps, followed by distorted visuals of the fish-eyed lens variety and shots that make little sense unless you are under …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Medical students on a celebratory camping trip run afoul of a mysterious creature and a local hermit. REVIEW: Director: Mark Young Writer: Mark Young, Adam Frazier Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Olivia Luccardi, Lew Temple, Renee Olstead, Brock Kelly, Landry Allbright, George Finn Feral (2017) is Writer/Director Mark Young’s indie film take on the monster-in-the-woods horror yarn, and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A plasticine demon devours the denizens of a rural art school. REVIEW: How innocent the fun is in being a kid. Especially those times when you had Play-Doh in your hands and could create. For most kids, like me for example, the end results showed little promise of becoming the next great sculptor. It was a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Evil Nazi puppets attack and kill a bunch of people trapped at a convention that commemorates some murders that took place several decades ago. REVIEW: I have always been on the fence with the Puppet Master movies. I dug the first one, hated the second one, and could take or leave all the ones that followed, …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Four teens travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being they wish to find, dead or alive.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work together, grow up and save their hard partying parents from their predatory neighbour intent on feeding them all to her undead family REVIEW: Years ago, in …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Robert Partridge lives a normal life with his normal family in a normal neighborhood, working a normal job. But Robert Partridge is not normal. REVIEW: While I don’t intend to deliver up any spoilers, I want to make it clear that “I Am Going to Kill Someone This Friday” is a movie that really deserves a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After his grandfather dies twelve-year-old Henry finds himself all alone in the middle of nowhere in the former’s farmhouse. To make matters worse, a demented neighbor who is determined to kill Henry eventually shows up and they play a deadly game of cat and mouse. Thankfully though, Henry is a lot more resourceful than he appears …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In Israel, in the years following the events of the Social Protests of Summer 2011 and the events that followed, life has become more and more difficult for the average citizen. Government corruption and the ever-rising costs of living have forced people into a quiet protest, left with no choice but to generally accept the status …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across. REVIEW: Master of the Flying Guillotine, which is a sequel to the One Armed Boxer, takes …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: One of the draw points for me in watching a horror film of a type that involves a cult or coven (even a loose grouping of people) is having the antagonist have that face of gloom, doom and out of control righteousness to their cause. Uma Thurman has that countenance and more. What covers her look …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After winning the championship cup Jonesy and his team must survive the zombie apocalypse!“ REVIEW: In the Venn Diagram of people who are either fans of Rom-Zom-Com Shaun of the Dead or sports comedy Goon, the logical relation suggests that if you loved both then you’ll have your sights set on Ahockalypse, a comedy horror from …