Reviews

Jeff Goldblum might currently be a TV commercial staple as he promotes Apartments.com, but two and a half decades ago, his iconic character of Dr. Ian Malcolm was asked to put his stamp on something slightly more terrifying—a theme park of genetically engineered dinosaurs. In the original Jurassic Park, a …

Michael Kallio’s The Scout is a found footage horror flick that takes the perspective of an in-progress, behind-the-scenes documentary on a fictional, micro budget horror film gone wrong. We wanted to share our thoughts about the film. Synopsis: An independent film crew on a group location scout are attacked by …

Even after forty years, Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior) still has the ability to astound and thrill. Making its stateside debut on May 21, 1982, George Miller’s (Mad Max 1979 – our retro review) post-apocalyptic actioner made an international megastar out of twenty-six year-old Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon franchise) and …

Demon Juice is a horror comedy short from Writer/Director Shannon Brown. I am already a short film super fanatic. Throw in the horror comedy element, and I was sold. I saw the trailer, and I knew I had to see it. What did I think of Demon Juice? Read on …

“Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!” John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian (1982) is one kickass sword and sorcery flick. The film launched Arnold Schwarzenegger (End of Days 1999 – our retro review) into megastardom despite the Austrian Oak having minimal dialogue. A thrilling and gorgeous production, the …

This year is the 35th anniversary of the kid-friendly horror classic, The Gate, written by Michael Nankin, directed by Tibor Takacs, and released on May 15th of 1987. It is a cautionary tale of every parent’s worst nightmare: their child accidentally performs a Satanic ritual and opens up a gateway …

I began watching Hatching knowing every little about this film and I’m glad I did because it ended up being a unique and disturbing adventure. This film was directed by Hanna Bergholm (read our interview – HERE) and written by Ilja Rautsi. It stars Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen, Oiva Ollila, …

Split Second (1992) may be more than a little uneven, and it borrows liberally from better films, but it’s still a whole lot of fun. Tony Maylam (The Burning 1981 – our retro review) is credited as the director, but Ian Sharp (The Final Option 1982) was tapped to complete production when …

There’s something so enjoyably haunting about murderous dolls that, no matter how many times it’s done in film or television, it never gets old. Typically, the plotlines of these toy-focused projects keep to the status quo — kid gets doll, doll is possessed by an evil entity, evil entity wrecks …

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case, one of the most punk rock cult classic horror films ever made. Released in April of 1982, Basket Case became an underground sensation. While it was a staple of the horror section in small town video stores across the …