SYNOPSIS: A group of treasure hunters survive a shipwreck only to find themselves stuck on a deserted island that’s been overrun with ferocious flesh-eating zombies. REVIEW: Island of the Living Dead is a 2007 film by director Vincent Dawn. Wait a minute, Vincent Dawn? Isn’t that…it is…Island of the Living Dead is a 2007 film by director Bruno Mattei. But …
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Film Review: Necrophagia: Sickcess (2004)
SYNOPSIS: “Shockumentary” where Fred Vogel of ToeTag Pictures follows the band Necrophagia on their European Tour. REVIEW:
Read More »Film Review: The Toxic Avenger (1984)
SYNOPSIS: Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose. REVIEW: “He’ll go from cleaning nerd to cleaning crime-fighter” “Criminals, beware of the Toxic Avenger. He will kick your butt HARD!!” “The Toxic Avenger” is an underdog cult …
Read More »Film Review: Zombie Women of Satan (2009)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of traveling freak show performers and a rock star go to a secluded area to be interviewed for an Internet show. What they don’t know is that the interviewer’s father has been conducting bizarre experiments on a group of women. The women are soon turned into flesh eating zombies who then go about eating …
Read More »Film Review: Funny Man (1994)
SYNOPSIS: When Max Taylor wins the ancestral home of Callum Chance in a game of Poker, little does he realise that the game is far from over… One by one, Max’s family are murdered by the Funny Man, a demonic jester with a varied and imaginative repertoire of homicidal techniques and an irreverent sense of humour. Meanwhile, Max’s brother is …
Read More »Film Review: Space Monster (short film) (2015)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An alien ship crash delivers a monster from space, who will chase a young cop. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today have yet another short film by Andrea Ricca, this one called SPACE MONSTER. I’ve reviewed quite a few of these shorts from this filmmaker and I tend to like them all. The films are silent, …
Read More »Film Review: Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2015)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers & experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her & teams up …
Read More »Film Review: The Lazarus Effect (2015)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. After a successful, yet unsanctioned, trial on a newly deceased animal, the team is ready to unveil their breakthrough to the world. When the dean of their university learns of their underground experiments, their project is unexpectedly shut down and their materials …
Read More »Film Review: Necrophagia: Through Eyes of the Dead (2000)
SYNOPSIS: Through Eyes of the Dead is American extreme metal band Necrophagia’s first video compilation, first released in 2000. It consists of clips for five original songs, interspersed with brief snippets of interview footage. Most of these songs are taken from the 1998 album “Holocausto de la Morte”. The clips combine footage of the band performing with scenes from horror …
Read More »Film Review: Black Past (1989)
SYNOPSIS: Thommy and his family move to a new place. In the attic, he finds a box surrounded with chains. He opens it. In the box, he finds a mirror and a diary. REVIEW: Olaf Ittenbach is well known by now, not only in his homeland of Germany, but all over the world of horror, as a pioneer of the …
Read More »Film Review: The Thief Of Bagdad (1924)
SYNOPSIS: “The thief will steal the gold from your purse; the food from your house; or the magic rope. Whatever he wants, he takes and he has decided to steal from the Caliph – until he sees the Princess. He loses his heart to her and disguises himself as Prince Ahmed – one of four royal suitors for her hand. …
Read More »Film Review: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
SYNOPSIS: “George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mister Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George’s modest building and loan company, which was founded by …
Read More »Film Review: Girl Hell (1999)
SYNOPSIS: Misaki, a kindhearted 17-year-old schoolgirl, leads a lonely and miserable life. Abandoned by her mother, she lives with her invalid sister and abusive father. Unable to defend herself, her sister is sexually abused by their father constantly, but Misaki herself manages to avoid his incestuous attentions. She is unable to relate to her only friend, a fellow student who …
Read More »Film Review: Escape From New York (1981)
SYNOPSIS: “The year is 1997. New York City has been turned into a maximum security prison colony, when the American crime rate grows high. New York City is surrounded by a wall and the bridge is mined making sure no convict escapes from New York. Snake Plissken, a one-eyed former soldier turned bank robber arrives at New York after being …
Read More »Film Review: Turks Fruit (1973)
SYNOPSIS: Sort of a cross between “Love Story” and an earthy Rembrandt painting, this movie stars Rutger Hauer as a gifted Dutch sculptor who has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young girl. The story follows the arc of their relationship and his interaction with her family. Told in flashback form, initially Hauer is seen as a …
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