SYNOPSIS: RAGE, tells the story of Dennis Twist, a suburban, 30-something who unintentionally provokes the wrath of a mysterious and homicidal motorcycle rider. The confrontation with ‘The Biker’ escalates into a daylong battle of cat and mouse; concluding in an extremely violent rampage. REVIEW: This holiday season has been a bit of a downer for me. With the extra time …
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Film Review: The Legacy (1978)
SYNOPSIS: A millionaire and a million-dollar prostitute, a star-maker and a nation-killer, a woman whose lusts are as cold as graveyard snow…Five of the most powerful people in the world, gathered in an ancient mansion to inherit a Legacy of bloodsome horror. And Maggie makes six. REVIEW: Initially, I was intrigued by this 1978 film directed by Richard Marquand and …
Read More »Film Review: Three Extremes (2004)
SYNOPSIS: A sequel to Three, Three Extremes is based around the common theme of the ‘monster’. In Fruit Chan’s, not for vegetarians, Dumplings, the secret to eternal youth lies out of special dumplings made out of the crushed bones and ground down flesh of aborted foetuses. The monster in Park Chan-wook’s Cut is a deranged fan of a famous director …
Read More »Film Review: The Hanover House (2014)
SYNOPSIS: Returning from his father’s funeral, Robert Foster is faced with the unimaginable; he hits a young girl with his car. In a desperate attempt to save her life, he seeks help at a nearby farmhouse.
Read More »Film Review: Melvin (2009)
SYNOPSIS: Poor Norton is an intelligent college student who gets no respect from anyone. His classmates are constantly picking on him and making his life a living hell, his professor is always an asshole to him, his neighbor is rude to him, and the girl he has a crush on is dating a guy who treats him (as well as …
Read More »Film Review: Escape From Point Loma (short film) (2014)
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends are out enjoying a nice day on the boat, that is until…
Read More »Film Review: Cello (2005)
SYNOPSIS: Mi-Yu, a virtuoso cellist, survives a horrific car accident and decides to become a music teacher. But just when her life seems to be in order, a series of eerie events involving her mute daughter, a creepy new housekeeper, and a dangerously obsessed former student, makes it clear that all is not well REVIEW: Director: Lee Woo-cheol Cast: Choi Ji-yeon, …
Read More »Film Review: Terror Toons 3 (2015)
SYNOPSIS: Dr. Carnage and Max Assassin are back to continue their bloody rampage, killing off anyone unfortunate enough to come into contact with them. REVIEW: As corny as it was I actually liked Terror Toons when I saw it several years ago. It wasn’t the greatest film in the history of the world or anything but it was enjoyable in …
Read More »Film Review: Demon Divas and the Lanes of Damnation (2009)
SYNOPSIS: A sorority mixer at a local bowling alley goes terribly wrong when the five women who own the building turn out to not be what they seem. REVIEW: “Demon Divas and the Lanes of Damnation” (or “Demon Divas” for short) knows exactly what it is: a shot-on-video, exploitative, sexy, schlock movie. That is where it shines. This is a …
Read More »Film Review: Penetration Angst (2003)
SYNOPSIS: In the vein of Audition and Hostel. Helen finds herself having intimacy problems with men. Her private parts are devouring all lovers and leaving her with an insatiable thirst for blood. In order to satisfy her cravings she becomes a prostitute which leads to a death filled tale of murder, madness, and sex. REVIEW: Movies are meant to tap …
Read More »Film Review: Surveillance (2008)
SYNOPSIS: Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman), arrive at a local police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three Witness|eyewitnesses: Police officer Jack Bennet, the meth-addict Bobby, and Stephanie, an eight-year-old girl, whose family was murdered by two figures dressed in jumpsuits and latex masks. REVIEW: …
Read More »Film Review: The Changing Of Ben Moore (2015)
SYNOPSIS: A teenage orphan on a journey of self discovery starts a video journal when he begins to experience black outs and health issues. When his dog is found dead and his girlfriend goes missing his quest turns to discovering who is responsible.
Read More »Film Review: Dis (2017)
SYNOPSIS: An ex-soldier with a criminal past takes refuge in the woods. A demonic figure seeks the seed of killers and the blood of the damned to feed his mandrake garden. DIS is an infernal descent into the root of the mandrake legend and a man who wanders too close to that legend and the unnamable terror behind it. What …
Read More »Film Review: If I Am Your Mirror (short film) (2012)
SYNOPSIS: A psychologically scarred Civil War veteran’s journey to the gallows. Inspired by the 19th century Romantic era painting and Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. REVIEW: It could be argued that for a short film to be effective, it must be able to grab the audiences’ attention from the start. “If I am your Mirror” does just that, and …
Read More »Film Review: Beyond Evil (1980)
SYNOPSIS: An architect and his wife moves into a house with a bloody past and a 100 year old ghost, who possesses the wife. REVIEW: Director – Herb Freed Starring – John Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael Dante Sometimes there is nothing like a good haunted house movie. This subgenre is filled with classics and of course some not so …
Read More »Film Review: Exorcismo (1975)
SYNOPSIS: After a near fatal car accident a young woman exhibits signs of demonic possession. Her terrified mother calls in an exorcist in hopes of saving her daughter’s life and her soul. REVIEW: Let me admit right up front that I’m a huge fan of filmmaker Jacinto Molina, better known by his screen name— Paul Naschy. For those unfamiliar with …
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