Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive, one of their children goes missing. One of the brothers was himself abducted 30 years ago when they visited this same river, but he has blocked the incident out of his mind. Only by unlocking the …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When a viral zombie outbreak is unleashed in east London, a colorful group of c**kneys decide to wage war against the undead. REVIEW: “Aw fokin’ ell yea!” pretty much sums up the movie going experience while watching Cockneys vs. Zombies. Director Matthias Hoene’s first feature length debut was a smash hit at its Canadian premiere last …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A reality tv team of ghost hunters clash with an ancient malevolent spirit that gives the team a run for their money. REVIEW: Hell Girl is a new film that stands on the merits of characters like “Ghosthunters” on a reality show. It has a story within a story that may be hard for some to …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she’s thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid. REVIEW: What does a mermaid, a ghost in a mental institution, and a sadistic serial killer have in common? Watch the recently released, low-budget, horror flick Mermaid Down and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “SPIDER DANGER” is about a spider that reach huge dimensions. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have SPIDER DANGER, written, directed, and starring Andrea Ricca. I have reviewed many shorts by this filmmaker and I admit to being a fan. He creates these short films all on his own, doing all the filming and computer …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Punk rock gangs and music groups clash with one another and the brutal police force in a futuristic Tokyo setting. REVIEW: The Name Sogo Ishii may not instantly ring bells when talking about Japanese cinema. His filmography, although quite extensive, extending from the mid 70’s all the way to this decade, is not particularly widely known …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A taxi driver finds himself trapped in a time loop. He picks up a pretty woman in a rural area at night. Later she disappears. The loop starts over, when he switches the meter back to vacant. REVIEW: It’s not often I get to use the word charming when describing a film under review. In this …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A trio of bohemian dropouts buy a remote farmhouse only to discover that a mysterious young woman named Emily has taken up residence. The three allow their free-spirited tenant to stay on, and she quickly becomes part of their unconventional family unit. But Jessica, who is recovering from a nervous breakdown, discovers their idyllic farmhouse hides …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “When a local farmer is the victim of a horrible joke gone wrong, bloody revenge becomes the only way to satisfy the monster he has become! Maria Lee Metheringham’s atmospheric horror treat Pumpkins comes to digital and DVD October 15 from High Octane Pictures. Assisted by his beloved pumpkins, a sweet farmer discovers that spilling blood …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When a new threat surfaces, the King of the Monsters is forced to return yet again to restore balance. The King of Monsters will be back on the big screen in 2019, he’s rumored to be bringing a few friends. (Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah as potential future foes). REVIEW: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (directed …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After dealing with weeks of insomnia due to a tragic event Tiffany begins experiencing several occurrences that have her question what’s real and what’s a figment of her fears. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have RESTLESS, written, directed, filmed, edited by Ronnie Wilson. Yes I know…that many jobs on one name is usually not …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: X-Men member Jean Grey turns on her own when hit with a cosmic force during a space mission and her former REVIEW: Warning: Minor Spoilers ahead The 12th installment of the X-Men franchise starts with a car crash. A young mutant named Jean Grey is sent to Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters after she caused that …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Guy has an unusual house guest. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE HUNGRY POLTERGEIST, a film by Harry Boast and Caylee Coote. Pretty straight forward story about a man and his duck….

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: What happens when the apocalypse you want is not the apocalypse you get? REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have something a bit different. This is MY BORING ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, written and directed by Kevin Perkins. In the interest of full disclosure, I actually appear in this film as an extra in several sequences. I …

SYNOPSIS: A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend. REVIEW: Savage Streets still to this day remains one of my favorite films from the 80s’. So it was not a stretch to say I was excited when a DVD arrived to review. Before we jump in I’ll …