SYNOPSIS: One of the “Vienna Actionists” art films by creator Otto Muehl REVIEW: Otto Muehl was known as one of the most extreme “Vienna Actionists” of his time using the foundation of extremes within film. In 1969, he created a short film by the name of “Sodoma”. Registering in at about 16 minutes, this old projector-styled film complete with bleached …
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Film Review: Megan Is Missing (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Fictional drama based on actual events, about 2 teen-age girls who encounter an internet predator. REVIEW: Director – Michael Goi Starring – Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite In October of 1993 twelve year old Polly Hannah Klaas was kidnapped and later found to have been murdered. The following year her father, Marc Klaas, started the KlaasKids Foundation to …
Read More »Film Review: The Phantom Planet (1961)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “The mysterious appearance of an unknown planet brings miniature people, giant monsters, beautiful women and undaunted heroes to the screen. The self-contained planet Rheton has the ability to move in and out of galaxies to escape their enemies. Earth sends an astronaut team to investigate, which discovers miniature people. One astronaut survives to help them fight off …
Read More »Film Review: Alice Jacobs is Dead (2009)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Dr. Ben Jacobs saved the world. The drug he created allowed mankind to fight back against the Z-virus, which nearly destroyed civilization entirely. Now, in the aftermath of the crisis, he’s trying to cure the last victims of the virus. But what will happen when he brings his mysterious work home? REVIEW: In this tasty short …
Read More »Film Review: Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (short film) (1994)
SYNOPSIS: John Martin stays at home a lot watching TV and eating of the bountiful harvest from the roads. He only goes out when he needs more supplies, and he doesn’t always limit himself to roadkill REVIEW: This short wastes no time in getting into the demented life of a deranged cannibal. John Martin lives in filth. His house is …
Read More »Film Review: Network (1976)
SYNOPSIS: A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor’s ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit. REVIEW: “I’m mad as hell nd I’m not gonna take it” While it’s quite possible that your more familiar with the words than the plot of the actual film, this 1976 film has long been regarded as a cult classic. …
Read More »Film Review: Bedevilled (2010)
SYNOPSIS: When her pleas for help are ignored and cause her daughter’s death, a woman seeks revenge on the person she blames. REVIEW: Hae-won is having a bad day. Her financial banker life has become stressful to the point where her coworkers have taken notice. She soon is asked to take a leave of absence so she can get her …
Read More »Film Review: Magnolia (1999)
SYNOPSIS: An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. REVIEW: A most peculiar name for a film that only fashions a single flower on its cover..”Magnolia“, as titled refers to the petals of life and their interwoven purpose. “Magnolia”, is A filmed that has become a cult favorite directed …
Read More »Film Review: Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012)
SYNOPSIS: The friends Kaori, Erika and Aki are on a vacation to celebrate their upcoming graduation, when suddenly an infestation of mysterious walking fish forces them to reevaluate everything they care about in order to stay alive. REVIEW: I knew after getting into this film, that it would be a harder one to review. A full length animation in the …
Read More »Film Review: Boogie Nights (1997)
SYNOPSIS: The story of a young man’s adventures in the Californian p*rnography industry of the 1970s and 1980s. REVIEW: If you weren’t lucky enough to grow up in the 70’s (and watch the transition into the 80’s), then you can still rely on a few films to indulge in an appropriate reflection of the times. One of the great films …
Read More »Film Review: Yakuza Weapon (2011)
SYNOPSIS: The Team that brought you VERSUS have returned with another hard-edged battle royale featuring tough gangsters, deadly women and cybemetic implants!! REVIEW: “Typhoon Sushi” has got a new action packed blood soaked adventure for ya. This little gun-toting ditty packs in plenty of head blasting machine-gun fun. Right in line with the slew of release they have churned out …
Read More »Film Review: Executive Koala (2005)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S., MINORU KAWASAKI S FOLLOW-UP TO CALAMARI WRESTLER, A CULT CLASSIC PSY-KOALA HORROR / COMEDY! Tamura is an average Japanese salaryman working in the offices of a pickle distribution company. He is well liked in the office, hard-working, polite, wears a suit and tie, and also happens to be …
Read More »Film Review: 13 Seconds (2003)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Leaving the studio environs behind, a rock band gets more than they bargained for when they set up shop in a seemingly abandoned military academy to record a new album in this indie chiller helmed by Jeff Thomas. The group realizes something’s amiss when they find sketches picturing decomposing corpses and a sinister art gallery with …
Read More »Film Review: Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
SYNOPSIS: In 2011, A Robo Legend Will Rise Again REVIEW: From out of the mind of director/ writer Noboru Iguchi arrives a new title taking a more traditional (and less visually violent) approach paying homage to some of the more earlier Asian release of our past. The poster image quickly drew to mind some of the older favorites such as …
Read More »Film Review: Video Diary of a Lost Girl (2012)
SYNOPSIS: A rock and roll horror fantasy where we meet the immortal Louise and her beloved Charlie. Unfortunately, due to Louise’s supernatural origins, every man she sleeps with must die! Charlie was Louise’s first love from the 1920’s, who she accidentally killed before realizing what she is: a descendant of Lilith, the mother of all demons! This race of women …
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