Movie Reviews

Hong Kong Crazy! 88 Films’ ‘THE BLUE JEAN MONSTER’ (1991) – Blu-ray Review

The Blue Jean Monster

Asian cinema has a strange habit of blending genres that, as a concept, seem will never work, but dammit, somehow they manage to make it work. And work well. The Blue Jean Monster is one that works, in spite of itself. Synopsis A cop gets buried under steel rebars while …

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Celebrating 20 Years of Broken Lizard’s ‘CLUB DREAD’ (2004)

February 27, 2024, is the 20th anniversary of the release of the movie Club Dread. Over time, the film has essentially become a cult classic. Enough has been written about the comedy troupe behind the film, Broken Lizard, the guys behind Super Troopers. so rather than focus on them, this …

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Hammer Films’ ‘DOCTOR JEKYLL’ Is Good Fun – Movie Review

Hammer Films’ re-imagining of the classic tale “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” simply titled Doctor Jekyll, is coming to digital platforms starting March 11. Doctor Jekyll was directed by Joe Stephenson and stars Eddie Izzard as the titular character, Dr. Nina Jekyll. It also stars Scott …

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Stylized Terror: Devanny Pinn’s ‘THE BLACK MASS’ (2023) – Blu-ray Review

The Black Mass

In 1978, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy committed what would be his last brutal attack at a sorority house at Florida State University. While his crimes have been studied and analyzed ad nauseam, The Black Mass from actress/director Devanny Pinn takes a unique, and decidedly different approach altogether. Synopsis “Inspired …

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‘A CREATURE WAS STIRRING’ (2023) – Movie Review

A Creature Was Stirring

Creature horror goes back to the origins of the genre. From the early silent films to rise of the Universal monsters, to the 80’s slasher boom, larger than life menaces have come in all forms for decades. But with the rise of what fans call “elevated horror”, these creatures have …

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‘HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS’ (2022) Hits North American Theaters – Movie Review

Is there a limit to the number of gratuitous beaver shots that can be in a film? Well, Hundreds of Beavers (2022) certainly did its best to push those limits! Check Out the Trailer! Synopsis A drunken applejack salesman, Jean Kayak, must go from zero to hero and become North …

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Bright Green Horny Sauce! ‘BLUE RITA’ (1977) – Blu-ray Review

As a die-hard fan of Euro-sleaze films, my tastes usually veer towards the films of either Jean Rollin or Jesus “Jess” Franco. While Rollin, for the most part, stayed firmly in his vampire/supernatural lane, Franco’s films, however, careen every which way, from Nazi flicks to vampires, to period pieces, jungle …

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