Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The president, being flown over the Bermuda Triangle, is forced to be jettisoned in his escape pod after lightning hits Air Force One.  A Special Forces unit is then sent on a rescue mission to bring the president back home safely before he runs out of air. REVIEW: Being a SyFy original, I knew what to …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything. REVIEW: Epic Pictures continues to release a whole slew of original horror films that range the gamut in subject matter and intensity. “Artik” is no …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Fei Ying Xiong, an indigent comic book artist, is romantically interested in Bao’er, but the head manager of their company, who also has a interest in Bao’er, prevents that from happening. So, he summons four legendary Kung Fu masters to learn the highest level of martial arts and help him get his girl. REVIEW: Originally titled …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of dirt bike racers set off on a bus trip to enter a race across the notorious desert of all the legendary folklore murders. The bus breaks down off the beaten path. While searching for help they split up and end up in the clutches of the desert mutants’ traps. REVIEW: Directed by: Wes …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A selfish filmmaker fails at creating the cutting edge freedom of speech documentary he had envisioned and inadvertently unleashes holy hell from a 500 pound comedian on the verge of a nervous breakdown. A big fat dose of nightmare fuel for the politically correct! REVIEW: Presented as a documentary, Flesh Blanket follows filmmaker Brandon Graham, playing …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An anthropology professor’s obsession with a paranormal mystery threatens her job, marriage, and sanity as she fights to find a missing student. REVIEW: Director: Gene Blalock Writers: Jhan Harp, Rob Stith Starring: Amber Benson, Rahul Parikh, Mieko Hillman, Nichole Eberle Despite sounding like a new anthology entry ala Rod Serling’s seminal series Night Gallery, The Nightmare …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A group of girls having one last get together are stalked one by one by a sadistic, masked killer. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have NIGHT OF THE AXE, written and directed by Shawn Wright. From what I can tell, this is Mr. Wright’s first film.  This was filmed in Severn, Maryland  for a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A girl wakes up at night when her bedroom door creaks open. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have CREAKER, a short film from Norway written and directed by Vidar Tevasvold Aune. Our story begins with a young girl (Astrid Oline Rinnan Green, in her very first film role) in her bed in a delightfully …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight. REVIEW: 1998’s Vampires is probably better known by its associated name “John Carpenter’s Vampires”, which helped to brand it slightly more recognizable over …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Because of a severe famine that affects the whole country, the government is allowing non-productive citizens to be eaten. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have 9023, a film from Greece written by Sotiris Petridis and directed by Sotiris Petridis & Tania Nanavraki. This film is in Greek with English subtitles. I was confused by …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “An old Chinese gentleman rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao’s mysterious circus of mythical beasts.” REVIEW: The early sixties were mostly years when proven formulas were being repeated, though the horror film was to hold a few surprises and, in Europe …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Looks that Kill and then you Die! REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have WINDOW DRESSING, written and directed by Dave Bundtzen. At a quaint little resale shop, Danielle (Colleen Kelly) is starting her first day of work. Mrs. Wallace (Elaine Partnow), the charming owner of the shop, is thrilled to have some help at …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: High school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in human form (as women) take him on. REVIEW: The 80’s delivered a hand full of pretty decent devil-themed movies. Among that crop was a quirky imperfect release titled: “Fear No Evil“. “Fear no Evil” was never considered a true classic but is …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Ghoul follows her dreams out a friend filled swamp into emotional outer space. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have GHOULISH GALACTIC GRIEVANCES, an live-action/animated film from Canada written and directed by Josh Owen. I have reviewed a few of Mr. Owen’s films previously, including HUMANITY HYUCK HYUCK!!! and BILLY’S BEHEMOTH BLAST, so I …