SYNOPSIS: After an accident that left murderer Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed REVIEW: What if I told you that there’s a movie where a serial killer named Jack Frost is caught by a small town sheriff and later …
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Film Review: Death Note (Desu Noto) (2006)
SYNOPSIS A battle between the world’s two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals. REVIEW: Death Note 1 is supernatural action thriller based on a best-selling manga by the same name. Written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata it was …
Read More »Film Review: The Abomination (1986)
SYNOPSIS: An old woman coughs up what she believes to be a tumor. While asleep, the thing crawls inside of her son and reproduces inside him, then causes him to go on a killing spree to feed it. REVIEW: The Abomination is the first full-length movie written and directed by Bret McCormick (see also One Man War and Repligator), but …
Read More »Film Review: Guzoo: The Thing Forsaken by God – Part I (1986)
SYNOPSIS: Upon visiting a secluded summer home, four high school girls are soon targeted by a horrific creature in the basement with a knowing housekeeper trying to keep the unspeakable heap secret and at bay using a flute. REVIEW: If I had to pick a favorite era of horror, it would easily be the late 70s through the end of the …
Read More »Film Review: Jaws the Revenge (1987)
SYNOPSIS: Chief Brody’s widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge. REVIEW: I’m sure that you’ve heard people complain about movies having unnecessary sequels, and you may have made that same gripe yourself. I know I have. If there’s ever a poster child for that sentiment, look no further than Jaws. While …
Read More »Film Review: The Incredibly Strange Creatures That Stopped Living and Became Mixed-up Zombies (1964)
SYNOPSIS: Jerry falls in love with a stripper he meets at a carnival. Little does he know that she is the sister of a gypsy fortune teller whose predictions he had scoffed at earlier. The gypsy turns him into a zombie and he goes on a killing spree. REVIEW: Well folks, here we got a movie that is completely bonkers, …
Read More »Film Review: Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
SYNOPSIS: After a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides. REVIEW: There are certain subjects in film that I am always interested in seeing: horror musicals, sea monster expeditions, robots that want to be human, and hunting men for sport. But my favorite by far are stories dealing with the afterlife—angels, demons, gods, higher …
Read More »Film Review: Life Of Pi (2012)
SYNOPSIS: “In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he has hence decided to move to …
Read More »Film Review: Lost Horizon (1937)
SYNOPSIS: “In 1935, seasoned diplomat Robert Conway is sent to rescue a group of British nationals who find themselves in China the midst of a rebellion. Conway manages to get them all out and also to escape with his brother George and several others on the last airplane only to find that they are being flown far into the Himalayas. …
Read More »Film Review: MegaForce (1982)
SYNOPSIS: Story about a rapid deployment defense unit that is called into action whenever freedom is threatened.
Read More »Film Review: Rewind This! (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape. REVIEW: Way back in the late 80’s I was an employee at (what was then) the biggest video rental/purchase store …
Read More »Film Review: Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan (1982)
SYNOPSIS: “In the second Star Trek film, Admiral Kirk is now a Starfleet Academy instructor, while Captain Spock serves as a cadet training officer, while being in command of the USS Enterprise. Meanwhile, scientists aboard Space Station Regula One are conducting the Project Genesis experiment, and the USS Reliant is assigned to the Genesis project. While surveying a lifeless planet …
Read More »Film Review: Bully (2001)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Bully is a 2001 drama film, based on actual events, starring Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips, Nick Stahl, and Michael Pitt. The screenplay was written by David McKenna (under the pseudonym Zachary Long) and Roger Pullis, who adapted the book Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge (ISBN 0-380-72333-6) by Jim Schutze. The story …
Read More »Film Review: Death Tube (aka -Satsujin Douga Site) (2010)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: DVD release of thriller film “Satsujin Douga Site Death Tube” directed by Yohei Fukuda of “OneChanbara (Chambara Beauty).” One day, Satoshi Inoue visits a site named Death Tube, which delivering murder videos. At a later date, he is placed under confinement in a room appearing on Death Tube and meets a manager of the site Ponkichi. …
Read More »Film Review: Breaking Her Will (2009)
SYNOPSIS: This is a disturbing movie about a sexual sadist who abducts a hitch hiker and systematically destroys her spirit. Bill Zebub was studying personality theories (psychologically-based, not neuroscience). In his research he came upon coping mechanisms used by people who are in high-stress situations, like kidnapping. Many people are familiar with the Stockholm Syndrome, in which case a woman …
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