I’m a huge fan of South Korean cinema with some of my favorites being I Saw The Devil (2010 – read our review here), Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Parasite (2019). The film that started my interest in South Korean cinema was Train To Busan (2016 – read our review here). …
Read More »Fantasia 2020: ‘Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies’ (2020) Review
Nudity in cinema today feels almost commonplace, a routine image that sits in the background as a plot device or character trope. But it wasn’t always that accepted. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies examines how nudity was met all the way back in the 1800’s, up through its …
Read More »Jess Norvisgaard’s ‘The Good Things Devils Do’ (2020) – Movie Review
I’m embarrassed to admit that, until recently, I had never heard of Writer/Director Jess Norvisgaard’s feature length directorial debut, The Good Things Devils Do (2020). Of the relatively small main cast of seven, three of them—Bill Oberst, Jr. (Circus Of The Dead 2014 – read our interviews with him here …
Read More »When Entomology and Horror Collide: A Look Back at Dario Argento’s ‘Phenomena’ (1985)
The horror film that stays in my mind and heart the most is one that melds something I’m passionate about with gore. Dario Argento’s Phenomena does both. I’ve always loved bugs and have studied them as one of my hobbies. I also love horror. This film was my introduction to not …
Read More »‘Sputnik’ (2020) – A Russian Retro Sci-Fi Thriller Film Review
Thinking of sci-fi thrillers that include extra terrestrial beings, three come to my mind immediately. Those classic films are: Alien, The Thing, and more recently Pitch Black. All of these films not only explore humans dealing with the extra terrestrial itself; they also explore conflicts between humans, and sometimes the …
Read More »Waylon Bacon’s ‘Bro!’- A Pandemic Short Film Review
How’s everyone holding up during the COVID-19 pandemic? I am an “essential” employee, so I have been out working with the public throughout this pandemic. To say it’s an stressful is an understatement. While the nation has been opening up more, I am still not going anywhere other than work …
Read More »Alice Maio Mackay’s ‘Tooth 4 Tooth’ (2020) Horror Short Review
Tooth 4 Tooth is the latest film from Writer/Director Alice Maio Mackay (Smothered, Love and Blood, Book Club) and co-writer Benjamin Pahl Robinson (SplitTed, Inquisition, Passages). The cast includes Vincent Donato (Wrong Tracks 2018), Chris Asimos (Fags In The Fast Lane 2017), Shabana Azeez (Love, Guns and Level-ups TV series), …
Read More »Kevin TRAN’s ‘The Dark End of the Street’ (2020) – Movie Review
When I first saw the synopsis for this film, I was hesitant to watch it. Animal cruelty of any kind always impacts me quite a bit and I usually steer far away from it and this includes Disney films. That being said, I decided to put on my big girl …
Read More »Shudder’s ‘Host’ (2020) – Movie Review
Can we all talk for a moment about just how great Rob Savage’s Host on Shudder is? It’s been a long time since I’ve come across a film that’s given me the chills like this one has. I’ve seen a lot of people describe what they think this movie is in …
Read More »‘He Knows You’re Alone’ (1980): Tom Hanks Is Scared Retro Review
Tom Hanks is one of the most versatile and well known actors in American cinematic history. Rarely ever has he been in a movie that hasn’t been good. To paraphrase Eminem, his biggest misses are most actors’ greatest hits. For 40 years now, he has been in some of the …
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