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Film Review: EvilSpeak (1981)

SYNOPSIS: A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer. REVIEW:

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Film Review: Under the Skin (2013)

SYNOPSIS: A mysterious seductress preys upon the population of Scotland. REVIEW: A unique experience, new film “Under the Skin” is one movie that fits comfortably in the classification of “dreamlike”. Its ambiguous premise is what also makes it a compelling film to watch, one that centers lovely actress Scarlett Johansson at its core. Scarlett plays the role of a nameless …

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Film Review: Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979)

SYNOPSIS: “A strange cloud descends upon Klingon vessels and eradicates them with an energy bolt. The Epsilon IX space station alerts the Federation, but they too are wiped out by the entity. The starship assigned to the case is, what else, the NCC-1701. That would be the registration number for the USS Enterprise, which has been rebuilt. Thus, the entire …

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Film Review: Ken Park (2002)

SYNOPSIS: Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders’ lives and relationships with and without their parents. REVIEW: Sex, drugs, and punk rock and roll is the formula to director Larry Clark’s film career. This old pervert got his start in the 1950’s as a photographer, publishing a book, Tulsa, consisting of photographs of his friends shooting speed and heroin. This …

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Film Review: The GraveDancers (2006)

SYNOPSIS: A heartfelt Irish wake for an old friend accidentally awakens three ghosts — a rapist, an ax murderer and a pint-sized pyromaniac — who wreak havoc on the drunken revelers who danced on their graves (Dominic Purcell, Josie Maran, Marcus Thomas and Clare Kramer). Tchéky Karyo and Megahn Perry co-star in this horrific tale of cause and effect from …

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Film Review: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)

  SYNOPSIS:  Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword. REVIEW: Director – Werner Herzog Starring – Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloe Sevigny From film auteur Werner Herzog comes a haunting portrayal of one man’s descent into madness and murder. David Lynch was the executive producer …

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Film Review: Vampyre Tales (2005)

SYNOPSIS: Countess Plasma and assistant Phlegm present a series of short films about vampires from their abode at Hotel Blood. The short films, which are actually stories the countess tells her assistant, all involve what look like normal people that have a secret of being a vampire. REVIEW: Directed by: Ted Alderman and Tiffany Warren Written By: Jim O’Rear and …

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Film Review: The Possession (Dibbuk Box) (2012)

SYNOPSIS: A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl’s father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child. REVIEW: It’s something of a dare for The Black Saint to sit through any films that deal with demonic possession. …

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Film Review: Death Watch (1980)

SYNOPSIS: “Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. His footage will then be run on the popular television series Death Watch.” (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: A common feature of modern dystopias is to imagine a future so devoid of natural fulfillment …

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Film Review: Island of Death (1976)

SYNOPSIS: Christopher and Celia are enjoying a vacation on the Greek island of Mykonos. Disgusted by what he perceives to be rampant immorality among the locals, Christopher embarks on a crusade to purge the island of its perversions, and Celia is only too happy to lend a hand. After numerous acts of humiliation, rape and murder, they are forced to …

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Film Review: The Roommate (2010)

SYNOPSIS: A paranormal thriller involving two young women who start off as roommates but become much more. These working ladies have such a wonderful time living together, sharing their new home. Their friendship gets deeper, until a bond of love forms between them. But soon their world is terrorized by an uninvited “guest” who possesses one of them. The demonic …

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Film Review: Don’t Grow Up (2015)

SYNOPSIS: The story about a group of youths who can’t face the thought of growing up because anyone who does becomes a rampaging zombie. REVIEW: Not everyone will enjoy French director Thierry Poiraud’s English language debut DON’T GROW UP. It’s almost like an adolescent’s 28 DAYS LATER but not nearly as action-packed or suspenseful. It’s interesting in the sense we …

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Film Review: Amélie (2001)

SYNOPSIS: “Born in an imaginary romanticised version of Paris, Amélie Poulain is the ingenious child of a neurotic and an iceberg. Now that she is working as a waitress, she revels in sneakily intervening in other people’s lives, but her prankish nature makes it hard for her to directly express her feelings for the man she loves. Instead she prepares …

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Film Review: MirrorMask (2005)

SYNOPSIS: In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl named Helena who works at the family circus with her father and mother, who wishes–quite ironically–that she could run away from the circus and join ‘real life’. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the Dark Lands, a …

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Film Review: The Hospital 2 (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Two guys and one woman are running a shelter for women who have been assaulted by their husbands.  The place looks like a shelter, but in reality it’s a place for sick behavior and where ill minds perform their acts. REVIEW: The Hospital 2 is a sequel to the 2013 film The Hospital.  I haven’t seen the first film …

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Film Review: Zombiechrist (2010)

SYNOPSIS: Druids resurrect the partially mummified remains of Jesus. They force the zombified Christ to commit unspeakable acts as their sect prepares to rule a new age of mankind. REVIEW: ZombieChrist is a title just asking for trouble. But then again once you’ve determined this to be a Bill Zebub production, your pretty much in for something vulgar and different. …

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