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Film Review: Les Fines Bouches (short film) (2014)

SYNOPSIS: A zombie family happily lives in the countryside. REVIEW: Les Fines Bouches (aka The Foodies, but technically translated from French as The Fine Mouths) is a short film by the French writer/director team of Julien de Volte (see also his previous short film, Peine de Mort) and Arnaud Tabarly (started in visual effects, he has more recently also worked …

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Film Review: The Warriors (1979)

SYNOPSIS: A prominent New York City gang leader named Cyrus (Roger Hill) wants to wage an all-out battle against the police, and as part of his strategy he calls upon Gotham’s gangs to set aside their turf wars and come together at a summit. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors …

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Film Review: Psychopaths 2: Zombie Abattoir (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS: Zombies vs Gangsters in Edinburgh’s Zombie Containment Centre. Based on a true story. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have PSYCHOPATHS 2:ZOMBIE ABATTOIR, directed by Craig Burrows & Mick Franklin When I saw the title, I wondered why it seemed familiar. Then I realized I reviewed the first film in this series, PSYCHOPATHS. That one was sent to …

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Film Review: Ghost Stories (2017)

SYNOPSIS: Skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a trip to the terrifying after finding a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions REVIEW: Written and directed by Andy Nyman (The Commuter, Severance) and Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen), Ghost Stories sees the duo bringing their critically lauded stage show to the big screen and in doing so, …

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Film Review: A Stranger Is Watching (1982)

SYNOPSIS: A young girl (and her dad’s girlfriend) is kidnapped and held prisoner by a deranged man who killed her mother in front of her years earlier. REVIEW: I’d heard of this movie and remember seeing it in the video store back in the day but never took a chance on it because it just didn’t really look like it …

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Film Review: The Evil Inside (2011)

SYNOPSIS: Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends’ impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable… or something entirely more sinister REVIEW: I am at a loss.  I cannot bring myself to type one word describing …

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Film Review: Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

SYNOPSIS: Sir Robert Cargrave is an eminent surgeon who has developed a new technique for muscle relaxation. He is summoned by his one-time love, Maude, who is now married to Baron Sardonicus. When he arrives, he finds villagers who live in fear. The Baron is strange man, not the least because he covers his face with a mask. Eventually, he …

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Film Review: The Survivor (1981)

SYNOPSIS: A 747 carrying three hundred passengers crashes killing everyone on board but the pilot. The sole survivor miraculously walks away unharmed, with no memory of what caused the crash. The victim’s ghosts return to haunt the lone survivor while taking vengeance on anyone who desecrates their memory. REVIEW: 1981’s The Survivor was produced during the 70’s and 80’s heyday …

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Film Review: Helter Skelter (1976)

SYNOPSIS: Steve Railsback gives a haunting performance as charismatic cult leader Charles Manson in this graphic three-hour made-for-TV movie about the grisly Sharon Tate/La Bianca murders orchestrated by Manson. Based on Vince Bugliosi’s novel, the movie demonstrates the almost hypnotic pull Manson exerted over his impressionable followers — a devotion that led to the brutal killings in the Hollywood hills. …

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Film Review: Open Water (2003)

SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. REVIEW: Open Water is a 2003 horror movie shot on a shoe-string budget about the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, a vacationing couple that went scuba diving in 1998 in the Bahamas and were left out in …

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Film Review: HomeSick (2007)

SYNOPSIS: A bizarre stranger crashes a homecoming party and forces all the teens to identify the person they hate the most. Soon, those singled out by the partygoers begin turning up dead at the hands of a spooky, hooded killer. Worse, the surviving kids realize that one boy at the party claimed to hate them all, so they turn to …

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Film Review: Jacob’s Wrath (short film) (2016)

SYNOPSIS: Alone in an airport’s bathroom, a father embarks on a dark and twisted daydream that leads him to consider assassinating his daughter’s alleged murderer and the three young men who were present when the tragedy occurred. REVIEW: Ok more short films, kiddies! Today we have JACOB’S WRATH, a Canadian film written and directed by Alexandre Carriere. The film stars …

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Film Review: Shock Waves (1977)

SYNOPSIS: Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers. REVIEW: You may have come across this film’s creepy cover once or twice in your browsing over the years. I’ve had this film on my radar for quite some time hoping it might reveal a hidden gem that got lost …

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Film Review: Midnight Meat Train (2008)

SYNOPSIS: A photographer bent on capturing the filth and hardcore reality of New York City takes his fascination to the limit. He challenges reason and his own fears only to stumble on something so unimaginable it threatens his very sanity. REVIEW: Versus director Ryuhei Kitamura paints a picture of “The Big Apple” through the eyes of monstrous master Clive Barker, …

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