SYNOPSIS: “A meek word processor impulsively travels to Manhattan’s Soho district to date an attractive but apparently disturbed young woman and finds himself trapped there in a nightmarish surreal vortex of improbable coincidences and farcical circumstances.” (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: During the mid-eighties, the term Quirky Comedy seemed to make film producers run for their cheque-book without even thinking, with the …
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Film Review: Frenzy (1972)
SYNOPSIS: “In London, a serial-killer is raping women and then strangling them with a neck tie. When the reckless and low-class with bad temper bartender Richard Blaney is fired from the pub Global Public House by the manager Felix Forsythe, he decides to visit his ex-wife Brenda, who owns a successful marriage agency. Her secretary Miss Barling overhears an argument …
Read More »Film Review: Phantasm: Ravager (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Reggie is wandering through the desert seeking out his friend Mike and the evil The Tall Man. Along his journey, he is hunted down by the dangerous spheres and stumbles upon the gorgeous Dawn. Out of the blue, he finds himself in an institution with Mike explaining that he has dementia and then in another dimension. This is the …
Read More »China Horror Success with “Haunted Hotel”
As far as horror movies go, you’ve got the classics: Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Dracula, Friday the 13th, maybe even the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (debatable). However, when it comes to foreign horror flicks, the countries pumping out the best movies in the horror genre right now might be deemed to be Spain and Japan.
Read More »Film Review: Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows. REVIEW: The first “Kick-Ass (2010)” film caught me by surprise way back in 2010. I thought it was an extremely stylized, hyper violent …
Read More »Film Review: Impostor (2001)
SYNOPSIS: A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by a hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth. REVIEW: “Impostor” was the first of two films based on the work of Philip K. Dick that were released relatively close to each other (The other being Spielberg’s “Minority Report”). …
Read More »Film Review: 13Hrs (2010)
SYNOPSIS: Sarah returns to her home in England to visit her family and friends. What starts out as an awkward reunion soon turns into a nightmare as an uninvited guest crashes the party and starts ripping everyone to pieces. Will Sarah and the others survive the night, or will the creature make sure that this is the last get together …
Read More »Film Review: Giallo (2009)
SYNOPSIS: Adrien Brody stars as Insp. Enzo Avolfi, who trails a sadistic serial killer in this thriller from Italian horror master Dario Argento. As the mutilated bodies of beautiful women litter Milan, Avolfi races to find the latest abductee. When Linda (Emmanuelle Seigner) reports her fashion model sister Celine (Elsa Pataky) missing, Avolfi knows the death clock ticks. Now he …
Read More »Film Review: Into The Woods (2008)
SYNOPSIS: Danielle is stuck in a dead end relationship with a married man. It takes a turn for the worse when he leaves her and then comes back and brutality rapes her. She is an avid runner and has always run away from her fears and lack of a happy successful life.Her life, which has turned upside down, has just …
Read More »Film Review: Darkness at the Edge of Town (2014)
SYNOPSIS: When her sister, Aisling, is found murdered in a public bathroom, Cleo Callahan, with the aid of her best friend, Robin O’Riley, attempts to track down the killer and exact her revenge. REVIEW: Insecurity is the Ebola virus of mental states; it causes all other states of mind to bleed out, killing its host, unless the host can permanently …
Read More »Film Review: The Shadows (2007)
SYNOPSIS: Marooned on a mysterious lighthouse island during a storm, five friends are forced to reveal their secrets and face their darkest fears REVIEW: A group of travelers become stranded on an island when an unexpecting boat hits there’s and causes them to crash. The 5 individuals take shelter in a local lighthouse and remain there while the dry off, …
Read More »Film Review: Chronicle (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides. REVIEW: Found footage style cam has gotten inventive. “Chronicle” is the latest in this style that while using the trademark “carry-a-camera-around” look and feel is actually a bigger …
Read More »Film Review: Species (1995)
SYNOPSIS: A message from outer space contains instructions on how to modify human DNA. REVIEW: “Species” is a hard film to be ambivalent about for many people. It’s been my experience that whenever I mention Species in some circles that I usually get a “Oh God that movie sucked.” or I get “Damn, that movie was so awesome! That Sil …
Read More »Music Video: Mötley Crüe – (Smokin In The Boys Room)
Mötley Crüe – Smokin In The Boys Room (1985) Music video by Motley Crue performing Smokin In The Boys Room. (P) 1985 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Masters 2000 Inc Mötley Crüe performs in the music video “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” from the album “Theatre of Pain” recorded for Elektra Records. A young man is …
Read More »Film Review: Humans Versus Zombies (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Based on the “Live Action Role-Playing” game of the same name. Students on summer break are exposed to a deadly virus that is spread rapidly through direct human contact. The infected become enslaved by the invading “swarm” intelligence and driven by an insatiable appetite to consume human flesh. Returning home, the students spread the infection to their fellow classmates …
Read More »Film Review: Blood Oath (2007)
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends on a weekend camping trip decide to investigate a local urban legend. The trip will change their lives as they are forced into a fight for survival against a horrific monster. REVIEW: When I was a bit younger, I spent hours upon hours watching anything and everything that Troma released. If I could find it, …
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