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John’s Horror Corner: Happy Death Day (2017), Groundhog Day (1993) meets...
MY CALL: The Groundhog Day (1993) callbacks are frequent, satisfying and most importantly self-aware in this delightful stalker movie. It was fun, jumpy, tense, engaging and…did I mention FUN? Go...
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John’s Horror Corner: Cool (2017), Independent Short Film Review.
MY CALL: A clever techno-horror/thriller that doubles as an engaging “choose your own adventure” film. How’s that for something different? I recommend watching (and manipulating the film) with a...
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John’s Horror Corner: Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1984), the...
MY CALL: Perhaps the most exciting of the series so far. This sequel may lack story-based substance, but it makes up for it with…everything else. MORE MOVIES LIKE Friday the 13th Part IV:...
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Kill Zone (2005) aka Sha Po Lang, squandering Donnie Yen’s skills one fight...
MY CALL: So many people seem to love this movie and I just can’t see why. It’s not a very good Donnie Yen movie, and it’s a barely serviceable kung fu movie. There, I said it. Whether golf finds its...
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John’s Horror Corner: Mayhem (2017), 28 Days Later (2002) symptoms meet...
MY CALL: This film spends more time trying to be brutal than it does actually being brutal…and it spends too much time explaining itself. Basically, this is Belko-Lite. But, that said, I was...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hellraiser IX: Revelations (2011), basically a fan film...
MY CALL: Passable, not quite the worst of the franchise, and uninspired. But at least the special effects were okay, right? MORE MOVIES LIKE Revelations: Be sure to see Hellraiser (1987) and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Jason X (2001), a wonderfully bad movie featuring a...
MY CALL: This is bad in all the ways I like. Despite ignoring almost everything that ever mattered in the franchise, this was gory, had good pacing and energy, funny and clever death scenes, and was...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Alien Factor (1978), a goofy sci-horror B-movie...
MY CALL: Really ambitious, yet really bad. Honestly, as bad as it is, I was also sort of impressed by the ambition behind it. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Alien Factor: Perhaps Alien Predators (1985),...
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Kill Zone 2 (2015) aka Sha Po Lang 2, Tony Jaa meets his equals in this...
MY CALL: So much more brutal, exciting and interesting than the first Kill Zone (2005), and featuring multiple excellent martial artists! MOVIES LIKE Kill Zone 2: Well, this is a sequel… so Kill...
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Skin Trade (2014), Tony Jaa and Dolph Lundgren aaaand Michael Jai White...
MY CALL: Three great actions stars in a decent gritty action movie. Not their best, but still more than worth the price of admission! MOVIES LIKE Skin Trade: Well, some other vengeful police action...
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John’s Horror Corner: Because Reasons (2017), Independent Short Film Review.
MY CALL: This lower budget short opens splendidly, but then middles and closes with blaring financial weaknesses. However, the good that I saw has piqued my interest. MORE Indie Reviews: Here at MFF...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Dunwich Horror (1970), an early Lovecraftian...
MY CALL: An early Lovecraftian adaptation that packs less punch, but rather nostalgia as I recount the subsequent films it clearly influenced. MORE MOVIES LIKE The Dunwich Horror: For more movie...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Ritual (2017), a great Netflix Original creature...
MY CALL: This film really kept me on my toes. It never leads where you’d expect, but always tends to satisfy with its dark atmosphere and the mysterious evil force in the woods. MORE MOVIES LIKE The...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hatchet II (2010), an intestine-strangling,...
MY CALL: Not holding a candle to the former glory of its predecessor, this sequel offers a redeemingly gory third act after a rather boring first hour. MOVIES LIKE Hatchet II: Of course see the first...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hatchet III (2013), Kane Hodder returns as Crowley in...
MY CALL: Perhaps redeeming the franchise for the previous sequel, and matching the former glory of part 1! Oh, and sooooooooooo wonderfully, deliciously, splatteringly gory!!!! MOVIES LIKE Hatchet...
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John’s Horror Corner: Veronica (2017), an underwhelming Spanish film based on...
MY CALL: Incredibly derivative and unoriginal—yes, even in the context of the horror genre in this day and age. This just felt like a watered down Insidious (2010-2017) film and I’m shocked that Placo...
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John’s Horror Corner: Heartless (2018), Independent Short Film Review.
MY CALL: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart” meets American Psycho (2000) and Mayhem (2017) in this very promising gory office horror short film. MORE Indie Reviews by MFF: We occasionally do...
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John’s Horror Corner: Hellraiser X: Judgment (2018), an inspired yet...
MY CALL: Great ideas do not necessarily make great films. Great ideas, awful execution. I mean… it’s passable as an almost interesting bad horror film if you’ve never seen a Hellraiser film. MORE...
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John’s Horror Corner: Victor Crowley (2017), Kane Hodder returns for the gory...
MY CALL: My least favorite of the franchise—and it pains me to say it. But there is still much gory fun to be had in the second half of the movie even if it fails to measure up to its lower-budgeted...
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John’s Horror Corner: Razorback (1984), a nostalgic giant Australian killer...
MY CALL: More satisfying in its classic 80s nostalgia and animatronic monster, than actually “good.” MOVIES LIKE Razorback: For more Australian horror try Wolf Creek (2005), The Howling III:...
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