Movie Reviews

There are many times when I felt like I was left unfulfilled by a film. Sometimes, I have to pay close attention because if I am not enjoying a movie, my attention span says, “Squirrel.” Abigail Before Beatrice, gave me a lot of hope from the general idea at first; …

I came into this movie alone and extremely excited by the preview. After watching it, I can definitely say that Brute 1976 fits its name well. The film is giving “Camp Slashers” a run for their money. Though it may not meet the brutality of the Terrifier franchise, it will …

Just in time for Pride month, Severin Films and Monocular Films’ latest original documentary, The Degenerate: The Life & Films of Andy Milligan, focuses on queer filmmaker Andy Milligan. It premiered on June 11th at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival and is directed by Josh Johnson (Rewind This! 2013) …

Since Popeye has entered the public domain, we’ve seen lots of films with the character as a slasher villain. Steve Rudzinski’s latest film, Wally Meets Popeye, does something different – having Popeye team up with Wally Griswold to stop a rampaging beast. Popeye has been dealing with a creature on …

Sometimes it’s best to go into a film completely blind so you do know what to expect. This is what I did with Marshmallow, and it completely took me by surprise. When a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real, a group of campers uncover a profound secret that questions their very …

More standalone Blu-ray releases of The Houses of Doom set, this time it’s a fun, crazy, two-fer from Italian schlockmeister Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City)! Originally slated for European television, these long lost films are finally seeing the light of day courtesy of Cauldron Films. The House of Lost Souls Synopsis …

There are animated movies that come around and reshape the world of animation and culture. Tony Goss-directed Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho is not one of those movies and there is a lot that could have been improved. The film begins with Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt …

The thought that if you die in your dreams you die in real life is something that has frequently been seen in various media, most famously in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. The latest film to use this is Soul Reaper, which filters it through an Indonesian Folk …

Ah! Remember the good old days, when the Friday the 13th franchise was in creative (and I’m using that term loosely) limbo? Paramount had the rights to the name and the fictional location, but New Line had aquired the name, so they, naturally, attempted to cash in on name only …

Timing is everything for a film release, especially when it comes to finding an audience. The timing for a film like Tatami, with it’s themes of politics, oppression, and foreign relations, set in the microcosm of an international sports competition, couldn’t be more perfect. Synopsis “Leila, an Iranian judo athlete …