Movie Reviews

I’m a huge fan of prison movies. I just enjoy watching them. It’s a scary situation. Prison is a place nobody wants to be, more so in real life because it’s far from the idea of movies. Hearing real life prison stories can destroy a person’s soul. Prisoners who get …

Next up from Vinegar Syndrome’s August 2021 releases is John P. Finnegan’s movie, Girls School Screamers, from Troma Entertainment. Despite the Troma label, this isn’t a typical Lloyd Kaufman puke and poop adventure. This film is an out-and-out slasher with beautiful girls, stereotypical characters, and maybe a gallon of blood. …

Shudder is an awesome streaming service. It is one of my favorites. To say I was looking forward to their film, Superhost, is an understatement. A Shudder Original from Brandon Christensen (Still/Born 2018 – read our review here) and starring Barbara Crampton (Jakob’s Wife– read our review here)? Sold. So …

For a lot of people, the great outdoors is the ultimate vacation. Whether you’re out roughing it, glamping it up, or even just having a few drinks by the river with friends as you cook out. We feel at peace and comfortable given that the outdoors can be a comical …

Everyone in the film business has the first movie that they look back on. Every director has started somewhere, and it helped define them in the business and in the creative endeavors. It strengthens them or weakens them. I have a lot of admiration for directors, honestly. It’s not an …

It’s been five years since the unique film, Don’t Breathe, hit theaters, and it caused one of the most chilling public experiences for moviegoers. The entire premise of Don’t Breathe is that a band of robbers break into the home of a blind man, expecting an easy score. What they get …

One of my favorite films from Fantasia International Film Festival is Coming Home in the Dark. I recently interviewed Daniel Gillies (check it out – HERE) and we talked about this film a bit and damn he wasn’t wrong about this film being dark! The film wad directed by James …

There’s no telling what will come in the mail from Vinegar Syndrome. It’s always a complete surprise to me what they will choose to send for review. For August 2021, I found 3 Blu-rays waiting patiently in my mailbox: John P. Finegan’s Girls School Screamers (1984) and a delectable little …

BEHEMOTH is the directorial debut of digital artist Peter Sefchik and what a wild debut it is. He also is the co-writer, producer, and VFX supervisor. The film’s cast includes Josh Eisenberg, Paul Statman, Jennifer Churchich, Richard Wagner, and Whitney Nielsen. Synopsis for BEHEMOTH Joshua Riverton spent ten years working for a …

For those who may not be familiar with Phil Tippett, please allow me a second to catch you up. A legend in the VFX field, Tippett has worked on and supervised practical and stop motion FX for many of the major formative films of the last century. Jurassic Park, A …