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 »An Invitation To The Dance: 30 Years Of The ‘Exorcist III’ (1990)
The world was introduced to The Exorcist III thirty years ago on August 17, 1990, the second sequel to the classic horror film, The Exorcist (read our retro review here), from 1973. It was directed by the author of the original novel, William Peter Blatty, which he based off the sequel …
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 »‘City Of The Living Dead’ (1980): 40 Years Of Gory, Apocalyptic Insanity
Forty years ago on August 11, 1980, Lucio Fulci released City Of The Living Dead. I have to admit that I’m a Fulci fanboy, and City Of The Living Dead is one of my favorites. My favorite Fulci film will always be House By The Cemetery, but this film was the movie …
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 …
Read More »Album Review: Satanic Panic ’81 – Mara
This is more than a review of Satanic Panic ’81’s Mara album; it’s also me projecting my thoughts onto each track. The thing about soundtrack music is that it’s supposed to foster images in people’s heads. So, for most of these tracks, I have written down what each song makes …
Read More »Head To Toe In High Murder: ‘Dressed To Kill’ (1980) Retro Review
Brian DePalma’s Dressed To Kill (1980) is a complicated whirlwind of a slasher film released during the first real wave of slasher films. There are some real legends in this film, including Michael Caine (The Dark Knight 2008, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988), Angie Dickinson (Oceans Eleven 2001, Even Cowgirls Get …
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