Reviews

Johannes Grenzfurthner’s ‘Solvent’ (2024) Melds Obsession With Transcendence – Movie Review

After reading our interview with Filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner about his new project, Solvent, I decided I needed to check this film out. Anything involving missing Nazis, decrepit farmhouses, delusional filmmakers, and the director’s actual grandfather had to be awesome, right? Here’s the synopsis: While searching for Nazi documents in an …

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Marielle Heller’s ‘NIGHTBITCH’ (2024) – Movie Review

There are movies that can exceed expectations and then there are movies that don’t do anything other than exist and fulfill a slot in theaters and a resume-builder for some actors. Nightbitch is the latter of the two options. The story centers around a middle-aged mother named…..Mother. That’s her name …

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Why ‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’ (1945) Is Uniquely Terrifying

When people think of horror movies, they might think of Universal Monsters, 2000s campy, scary movies or comedy horror movies. You might not think of Albert Lewin’s 1945 film The Picture of Dorian Gray. It might seem like a random pick for a terrifying horror movie, but it certainly checks …

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Charlie Brady’s ‘WHISPERS’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’m not too big on period pieces. I find most of them dull. However, I Thoroughly enjoyed Charlie Brady’s Whispers more than I expected. I was initially turned off once I realized it was a period piece—I am not afraid to admit that. Whispers is a Western movie with a giant donkey kick. …

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I am the Night: ‘BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM’ (1993) Revisited – Retro Review

While Spider-Man is my favorite superhero, I am also quite fond of Batman as well. I love Batman: The Animated Series so I was extremely excited when I heard that there was going to be a movie that took place in the same universe coming out back in 1993 and …

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Andy Greskoviak’s ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ (2021) – Movie Review

Work-related horror often brings some of the best ambiance to the genre, as co-workers being trapped in a confined space ratchets up the internal clock and limits the options of the survivors. Such is the case in Black Friday, a horror comedy named after the newly formed “holiday.” As we …

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Beautiful Trash: Grindhouse Releasing’s ‘HOLLYWOOD 90028’ – Blu-ray Review

Bob Murawski and the late Sage Stallone’s Grindhouse Releasing, famed for cleaning up those gritty, grimy and often (and maybe rightfully so) overlooked films that existed on the fringes of “respectable” cinema, gives the seldom seen Hollywood 90028 a shiny new package with all the bells and whistles that collectors …

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Dallas King’s ‘SWAP’ (2024) – Movie Review

Swap

Swap, written, directed, and starring Dallas King, is a new film that has turned the tables on typical vampire movies. It could easilyhave been a trashy romance novel. Swap is a modern-day 70s exploitation film. Check out the trailer below, then read on for the review! Synopsis New couple, Rad (James …

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