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Bad Movie Tuesday: Hard Target 2 (2016), Scott Adkins’ “Surviving the Game”...
MY CALL: If Ice-T’s Surviving the Game (1994) and Van Damme’s Hard Target (1993) had a sweaty-muscled child, and that abtastic child was hunted for sport and could do fancy jump spin kicks—that would...
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John’s Horror Corner: Cannibal Ferox (1981), just another Italian...
Okay, guys. So the movie is called CANNIBAL Ferox! Soooooo… NOT SAFE FOR WORK, right? Any movie with CANNIBAL in the title probably means NOT SAFE FOR WORK. MY CALL: I always used to think that Ferox...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Night Feeder (1988), an incredibly obscure film...
MY CALL: Watching this will accomplish two things: 1) you’ll wait a whopping 90 minutes to see the monstrosity from the VHS/DVD cover art for 90 seconds, and 2) you’ll have bragging rights among...
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John’s Horror Corner: Night of the Demons (1988), a fun cheesy campy...
MY CALL: Watching this cult classic and its diverse 80s practical effects should bring a smile to your face. Equal parts dumb and fun abound in this campy, cheesy, somewhat raunchy Halloween movie....
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John’s Horror Corner: Night of the Demons 2 (1994), yet more boobs, more...
MY CALL: I consider this sequel to be a far better film and far more fun than Night of the Demons (1988). Featuring everything you loved from before, but with more of it and more handsomely packaged....
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John’s Horror Corner: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988),...
MY CALL: The kills remain highly creative, Freddy gets sillier, the characters get pithier, and the re-watchability remains top notch for this stellar franchise. This movie is excellent for a fun...
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John’s Horror Corner: Mutilations (1986), a 70-minute B-movie with a...
MY CALL: Boring, boring, and more boring–not even really “so bad it’s good.” The best part of this movie was its silly Claymation, and they overplayed it so much that it became more annoying than...
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John’s Horror Corner: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), so much more than “Ouija...
MY CALL: We have horror films and horror movies. Make no mistake, this is a horror movie. But it’s a horror movie crafted by a true horrorsmith and solid writer, acted on point by an excellent cast...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005), a trippy, cult-driven...
MY CALL: It might be fair to say that the Hellraiser sequels continue to drop in quality with each subsequent release. However, they remain quite watchable and enjoyable, even if not “good”...
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John’s Horror Corner: Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990), a gory callback...
MY CALL: This gory B-movie callback to The Thing (1982) was far better than expected. More of a B+ movie, the creature effects were frequent, diverse, fun and satisfying—so I’d highly recommend this...
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John’s Horror Corner: Wrong Turn (2003), if The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
MY CALL: If The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) family had a cabin in the woods and swapped chainsaws and cleavers for bows and axes, this fun gross-out hillbilly horror is what you’d have. Highly...
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John’s Horror Corner: Critters (1986), a sci-horror comedy creature feature...
MY CALL: A satisfyingly fun creature feature for fans of Gremlins (1984) and Ghoulies 2 (1988). Not much of a plot, but loads of off-the-wall inventiveness, playful nods to the genre, and likably...
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The Fifth Element (1997), Milla Jovavich’s beloved sci-fi character Leeloo...
MY CALL: Easily one of my favorite movies…EVER! It’s a zany, exhilarating, sci-fi adventure movie about hope, love and overcoming evil to save the Universe. Featuring a slew of highly memorable and...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Being (1983), a passable mutant monster creature...
MY CALL: This monster movie is nothing special at all outside of providing a less mainstream B-movie to entertain horror fans. The effects are more entertaining than good, but unlike the acting and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993), a decent B-movie...
MY CALL: Anyone seeking a worthy follow-up to Pumpkinhead will surely be disappointed. But adventures in search of a worthy B-movie or a silly scary movie date night will find an entertaining...
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John’s Horror Corner: Lifeforce (1985), Tobe Hooper’s big budget naked space...
MY CALL: People often discuss this epic film for its nudity (and not much else) and I consider that a shame. It’s excellent, features strong acting and an elaborate story, and including great...
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The Neon Demon (2016), visually stunning, morally reprehensible, and...
MY CALL: Intense, beautiful, artificial, dangerous…and ultimately BRUTAL. Difficult to explain—but even as a fan of brutal films, I’d say I “appreciated” this movie a lot more than I “enjoyed” it....
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John’s Horror Corner: Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), an over-the-top gorefest...
MY CALL: More of a slapstick, less credible, “bad movie” version of Wrong Turn (2003), offering less in almost every way…except for Henry Rollins. Rollins and some over-the-top gore make this worth...
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John’s Horror Corner: Resident Evil (2002), Milla Jovavich versus viral...
MY CALL: Still a pretty fun watch for fans of mindless action and some occasionally decent gore, balanced by some terrible CGI and a lame boss. MORE MOVIES LIKE Resident Evil: The Silent Hill...
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John’s Horror Corner: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Milla Jovovich versus...
MY CALL: Many consider this sequel superior to part 1. I’m middle of the road. The action is better but the writing seems worse, with the clichés turned up—a lot. Still a pretty fun watch, though....
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