Now that Sundance 2022 has come to a close, I want to share with you my thoughts on the films I saw. In this first article, I’ll cover the horror and thriller features I got to watch, a few quick thoughts on each, as well as whether I recommend checking …
Read More »Retro Review: ‘Meatball Machine’ (2005) Delivers a Twisted and Gory Love Story
With a special edition Blu-ray coming soon—April 12th, 2021—I thought I would take another look at the techno/splatterpunk and body horror film from Japanese directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto, 2005’s Meatball Machine! Synopsis: Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning …
Read More »Spamflix Will Stream ‘Mimicry Freaks’ (2019)
Great news, J-Horror fans! Director Shugo Fuii’s 2019 film, Mimicry Freaks (2019), will be streaming worldwide on Spamflix ahead of its theatrical release. It stars Tatsuji Sugiyama, Tomoya Mochizuki, Daiki Tanaka, Hitomi Kawano, and Hiroshi Katsura. The film will stream on April 2, 2020. Synopsis: The film follows Fuma, a …
Read More »Review of ‘Uzumaki (Spiral)’ (2000) – A New Level in J-Horror
“Curse of the Spiral – The Fingerprint of Life.” Uzumaki is one of my personal favorite J-Horror films, and I’ve seen it numerous times. This is a unique, weird, creepy tale indeed, and makes us aware of how nature affects us in many complex ways – on several levels of …
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