Reviews

In an understandable attempt to be different, Jason Takes Manhattan begins with a Charles Bukowski-esque poem about how “I love this city,” and visual scenes of how tough New York City is. To kids like me who lived in a small town, it was something to see. Of course, Jason Voorhees …

A mere 9 or so months after the release of Ghoulies on 4K, along with a special edition of Ghoulies 2 on Blu-ray, MVD Visual has decided to satisfy many a collector’s OCD compulsions and give Ghoulies 2 the 4K treatment. Synopsis “The ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, …

I just watched Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace, the latest release from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film starts by focusing in on a person who can see the future and what hell has in store for them. It isn’t long after, we meet the angels and the demons. Check out the trailer …

A lot of film nerds wax nostalgic about the “classic” films of the 1980’s and early 90’s. By “classics” they generally mean the slasher flick boom, the original Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones and the like. But some of us long for the days of batshit crazy, over-the-top, mind scrambling …

Gino McKoy’s debut film Lumina will make you fear what’s in the sky. We all know something has to be out there, but what happens when it finds Earth? Lumina is a terrifying take on abduction, alien attacks, and more. This film could have easily made a Sci-Fi channel afternoon …

Growing up, I got sick a lot. My parents just went off to work, and I would watch Summer of Sam all day. I feel familiar with it, so we are doing a 25th Anniversary review. Unfortunately, this movie fell off many RADARs, even though it made a lot of …

My family never had any traditions, but we had bonding time in front of the TV. The Amityville Horror was my mom’s favorite, so it was the one thing we agreed on. Was it right to have parents let their kids watch these movies? The short answer is absolutely. It …

In the horror genre, there are a lot of different approaches to sequels. It’s even tougher in the independent world because smaller budget films may have less exposure to get fans excited about the future of their franchise. In Psycho Ape! Part II: The Wrath of Kong, the filmmakers go …

Brian Johnson’s Population Purge is about a post apocalyptic world where people are paying for their sins to society. Check out the trailer below, then read on for my thoughts! Population Purge was written by Brian Johnson (Uncle Otto’s Truck 2019) and Toby Osborne and directed by Johnson. The film …

Back in the summer of 1999, I found myself recently single after a lengthy relationship and dealt with my grief by going to the movies. A lot. I went to the local movie theater at least once a week that summer, and saw films such as The Haunting, The Blair …