John’s Horror Corner: Southbound (2015), five linked tales form this decent...
MY CALL: If you want grim reapers, satanic cults, unlucky hitchhikers, devil worship, the worst leg injury ABSOLUTELY EVER, amateur surgery, home invasions, demons and trips to Hell and back, then...
View ArticleThe Big Short (2015), explaining the real estate market crash with the best...
MY CALL: Even without discretely defined villains, torrid love affairs, explosions reflecting on sweaty biceps or monsters fighting robots, there are films whose very unfolding provokes powerful...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Cherry Tree (2015), a bad but watchable witch movie...
MY CALL: A low-budget Irish witch movie boasting some cool ideas and neat low-budget practical effects, but cursed with major plot holes and terrible, terrible writing (and direction, I suppose)....
View ArticleShort Film Buzz: Kickstarter Campaign for Scythe (2016) has just one day left...
I recently reviewed the short film Scythe (2016), whose Kickstarter Campaign has just one day left and $7000 to go. If this is going to happen people NEED TO PLEDGE NOW! This promising slasher short...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Holidays (2016), an excellent horror anthology with...
MY CALL: This horror anthology features monstrous pregnancy, creepy kids, zombie Jesus, genital mutilation, pagan cults, teen bullying gone wrong, the evil Easter bunny and deadly Dating site...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), taking the Sawyer...
MY CALL: Part 1 stunned us with brutality and desperation. But part 2 was made to push the gory and psychological aspects into disturbing territory. I loved this film and clearly so did Rob Zombie,...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Honeymoon (2014), Rose Leslie’s romantic, paranoid...
MY CALL: Excellent acting, writing and scenery breathe life into this intensely paranoid indie horror in which matrimonial trust is tested. A must see! MOVIES LIKE Honeymoon: Bite (2015), Spring...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: He Never Died (2015), Henry Rollins playing a socially...
MY CALL: I struggle to truly call this horror, rather this feels more like a violent drama featuring a supernatural character. It lacks any substantial plot or character development…yet I really...
View ArticleANIME: Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990), a mediocre mini-series about cyborgs,...
MY CALL: Booooooring. This is just some hardly serviceable anime action with a cool premise but a so-so story that sees too little development, generally uninteresting characters and uninspired bad...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015), just...
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW Just a few questionable images for the office. NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW MY CALL: In this gory, raunchy, hilarious coming-of-age zombedy, three teenagers rediscover their...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Blue Monkey (1987), giant slimy insects infest a...
You’re probably wondering where they got this title? A kid makes a random comment in the movie about a big blue monkey–that’s it. Presto! Movie title! MY CALL: This feisty Aliens (1986) rip-off...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Hush (2016), a credible home invasion movie with a...
MY CALL: Perhaps not original (generally speaking), but an excellent film! Sure, it’s something I’ve seen many times before. But it was done very well by a filmmaker and cast we can respect. Credibly...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Ava’s Possessions (2015), humorously addressing what...
MY CALL: A fine possession-themed horror comedy with enough good qualities to interest me in what the director does next. Featuring a great premise but shaky writing, it’s a nice little indie that...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Leprechaun 3 (1995), just few Leprechaunthropic bites...
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW MY CALL: This sequel is just plain silly…like, even sillier than part 2…which was even more ludicrous than part 1. It’s...
View ArticleANIME: Demon City Shinjuku (1988), contemporary dark fantasy mixing Vampire...
MY CALL: Vampire Hunter D (1985) and Wicked City (1987) heavily influenced this good, but not great, anime foray into contemporary dark fantasy. Still highly entertaining, though. Enjoy the spider...
View ArticleMovienomics: Analyzing the Cheek-Embracing World of Nicholas Sparks Movie...
I love researching movie posters. I’ve already studied Jason Statham posters and explored whether explosions on action movie posters matter. That is why I am excited to bring you this post. Nicholas...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Bite (2015), one of the most ambitiously disgusting...
MY CALL: Halfway through this movie I went from regretting it to loving every sloppy minute. It borrows heavily from our favorites but knows exactly what it’s doing: delivering one of the most...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Slime City (1988), a low budget 80s “melt” horror for...
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW JUST…DON’T LOOK AT THIS IN YOUR OFFICE, OK? NOT SAFE FOR WORK! FAR TOO GROSS FOR YOUR WORK PLACE! MY CALL: This “melting horror flick” was made for fans of ultra-low...
View ArticleViy: Forbidden Empire (2014), a mediocre Russian dark fantasy boasting cool...
MY CALL: This movie looks too cool to skip, but you should keep your expectations quite low despite the trailer quality. Lots of high fantasy presented in garbled CGI quality and fragmented...
View ArticleBad Movie Tuesday: Night Vision (1997), Cynthia Rothrock kicks no butt at all...
Sadly this dull poster is very honest. We basically just get these three talking about crime. MY CALL: Weren’t there supposed to be martial arts in this? Bad. Just plain bad. Probably Cynthia...
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