Retro Reviews

In my life, there have been just a few movies that got under my skin. Richard Donner’s  The Omen has something about it, maybe because, oh, I don’t know, the Antichrist?! (Insert laugh track here). All joking aside, many people agree that this movie is a traumatic experience. Let’s get …

The early 1990s are often looked at as a dumping ground for the most bland and regurgitated horror movies in the genre in decades. But if you look closely enough, there were some diamonds in the rough that knew how to have fun. Such is the case in one of …

New from the deranged folks at SRS Cinema, is a snazzy Blu ray release from The Sleaze Box: writer/director Chris Woods’ (Death-Scort Service 1-3) 2016 splatter/exploitation flick Chaos AD (no relation to Brazilian metal icons Sepultura). Naturally, being a fan of grimy indie sleaze, I dove right in! Synopsis On …

When it comes to ’80s Canadian slashers, Happy Birthday to Me is often overlooked by Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) and My Bloody Valentine (1981). While Happy Birthday to Me isn’t as flawless, the film is a classic and deserves to be on the same level as those other Canadian gems. …

If you weren’t alive in the 1990’s, it was a VERY different time period. Kids today that go around saying “six seven” might run into one of their parents that lived in the 90’s that will stand up and shout “I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO, I NEED TP FOR MY …

I always have a spot in my heart for the OG’s, the ones who helped bring horror into the eighties with a whole new world. Everything coming out of the genre seems forced and has lost the magic of underground horror. All it did was get a younger viewpoint, maybe …

Historically slasher and monster movies work when you have a physically imposing antagonist. There are exceptions such as 3 foot 6 Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun or the 150 pound Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Then you have the big dudes such as the 6 foot 3 Kane Hodder as …

Much in the same way that Sean Cunningham ripped off John Carpenter’s Halloween, many filmmakers since have ripped off Friday The 13th (1980). In my opinion, one of the best F13 ripoffs is 1981’s The Burning. In just the past few years, The Burning has gained quite a cult following. …

Movies about ghosts really annoy me, and they can’t be made well. Now there is CGI, but Poltergeist II flipped and became tribal. The film wanted to bring up one hell of a spirit. It’s a warning to the family, but also to you. Or maybe it is a lesson …

The Craft may not be what one envisions when we hear the words “classic film,” but in my heart and in many others, this movie is definitely deserving of the title. I remember watching it in the theatre when it released on May 3, 1996, and in fact, I saw …