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I love sleaze. Gratuitous titties in your face. Sex for absolutely no reason. Masturbating nuns. Gritty and dirty enough to make you feel like you might need a shower after. Amityville Vibrator has all the sleaze. Everything I mentioned above and more. It’s the possessed vibrator movie that you didn’t …
Read More »‘Day of the Dead’ (1985) At 35 – Revisiting A Romero Classic
As a kid, George A. Romero was instrumental in cultivating my love of horror. Dawn of the Dead (1978) was the first zombie film I ever watched. It was also among the first VHS tapes I ever owned: a double VHS at that! Zombies were niche back in the ’80s. …
Read More »David Cronenberg’s Feature-Length Debut, ‘Shivers,’ (1975) Turns 45
Over the years, the name David Cronenberg has become synonymous with subversive and terrifying films, delivering visceral horror and violence to viewers and eventually becoming one of the filmmakers who helped shape the body horror sub-genre. June 6, 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the United States release of Cronenberg’s …
Read More »Brad Twigg’s ‘Deathboard’ (2020) Movie Review: Game Night Brings Demonic Mayhem
Brad Twigg’s new movie, Deathboard, provides plenty of gore, hilarious characters, and a nice twist at the end. Deathboard really hits on all the right points for me as a slasher fan. There weren’t too many weaknesses that I found within the film. Synopsis for Deathboard: After moving into her …
Read More »Parody Done Right: 20 Years of ‘Scary Movie’ (2000)
Parody movies can go either way in the cinematic world. Sometimes, they become all time classics, such as The Naked Gun (1988) and Austin Powers (1997), and other times, they can be some of the biggest turds to ever hit screens such as The 41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked …
Read More »‘Followed’ (2020) Movie Review: You’ll Be Living At The Edge of Your Seat Through This One!
Between COVID-19 and everything else going on in the world, I haven’t watched a lot of new movies this year. I’ve mostly stuck with feel-good, nostalgic ones that bring me a sense of comfort and familiarity. However, I’ve missed indulging in horror, so I decided to give Followed a chance. …
Read More »Brittany Blanton’s ‘Ambrosia’ (2020) Short Film Review
Sometimes I get emails about projects to review that get me really excited. That was the case when I got a message from Concept Media’s Shawn Burkett about a short film called Ambrosia, the latest directorial effort from Brittany Blanton (who directed the excellent short film Breaking Vera – read …
Read More »‘War Of The Worlds’ (2005): David Koepp’s Best Kept Secret – Retro Review
The 2005 version of War Of The Worlds was met with mixed results. However, like fine wine, the film gets better with age. David Koepp wrote the screenplay for legendary director Steven Spielberg. Koepp is probably best known for the Kevin Bacon thriller, Stir of Echoes (1999 – read our …
Read More »One Lick is Never Enough of ‘The Stuff’ (1985) – Retro Review
The age of excess produced several films parodying the American consumer of the times: Chopping Mall (1986 – read our retro review here), The Night of the Comet (1984 – read our retro review here), and TerrorVision (1986) come to mind. But none of them captured the true spirit of …
Read More »Brad T. Gottfred’s ‘Confessional’ (2019) Shows The Dark Side Of Secrets – Movie Review
Everyone has a few skeletons in their closet, secrets they aren’t exactly proud of. What would happen if those secrets made it out into the open? That’s a horror that preys on anxiety, with a far more long-lasting impact than a monster movie. Confessional examines the damage and the danger of …
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