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John’s Old School Horror Corner: The Other Hell (1981), another...
MY CALL: This Italian horror fails to deliver the gore we’ve come to expect and is directed so poorly it’s about unwatchable. But I won’t lie, I was somewhat entertained by its level of bonkers...
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Man of Tai Chi (2013), a so-so martial arts movie that probably shouldn’t...
MY CALL: The fights weren’t great and overall this was just okay. I feel it would have been better if Keanu didn’t direct it. This is one of those cases where following the classic kumite martial...
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John’s Horror Corner: Bad Milo (2013), hands down the best movie about an ass...
MY CALL: More adorable than horrific, Milo put a big smile on my face. This is hands down the best movie I’ve ever seen about a butt monster. MORE MOVIES LIKE Bad Milo: Like a few laughs with your...
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The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984), one of the better “bad” 80s Sword &...
See the four-breasted woman in the poster? LOL! Yeah, so that happens in this movie. MY CALL: From tentacle monsters to four-breasted exotic dancers, this is definitely one of the better “bad”...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: They Live (1988), featuring bubble gum,...
MY CALL: This sort of hilarious yet smart social commentary is like if a budgetless comedic The Matrix came out in 1988…oh, and there was no “matrix” or kung fu. Okay, fine! It’s nothing like The...
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John’s Horror Corner: Frontiers (2007), a fine installment to extreme French...
MY CALL: This is a well-composed, solidly executed film and lovers of cruelty and jaw-dropping violence will likely enjoy it. It’s not great–but very good for sure. MORE MOVIES LIKE Frontiers: Looking...
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Tokyo Shock: Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), a largely inappropriate,...
NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW THIS POST IS ABSOLUTELY NSFW MY CALL: A largely inappropriate, exploitative fecal fiesta of tapeworm-induced zombiism. If you love...
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John’s Horror Corner: Wishmaster (1997), explaining why evil Djinn genie...
MY CALL: This was one of the more fun horror movies of the 90s, complete with a broad diversity of deaths, gore and effects. MORE MOVIES LIKE Wishmaster: Urban Legends (1998), I Know What You Did Last...
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White House Down (2013), two hours of Channing Tatum in a tank top wishing he...
MY CALL: This movie really wishes it was Olympus Has Fallen (2013), but turns out to be more like the utter failure A Good Day to Die Hard (2013). The action just didn’t live up to the scale. I...
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John’s Horror Corner: Afflicted (2013), a contemporary vampire film following...
MY CALL: The first half of this film serves as a stand alone film with great characters and a cool story. The second half squanders all the good that was curried in the first. Watch for the splendid...
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John’s Horror Corner: Inside (2007), an extreme French film delivering an...
MY CALL: More bloody fun than an at-home scissors Cesarean, this film will fill your screen with brutal gore like a sprinkler system in Hell, and the gore is matched by the claustrophobic sense...
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John’s Horror Corner: Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999), a worthy, less...
MY CALL: A flimsier story and a little less gore than the original, but still this is a worthy sequel with a smaller budget that was stretched as far as possible for our entertainment. MORE MOVIES...
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John’s Horror Corner: Possession (1981), This film is one of the strangest,...
MY CALL: This film is one of the strangest, most disturbing story-driven things ever filmed. Surreal, symbolic, creepy and imaginative…this is a deep investigation into fixation, manipulation,...
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John’s Horror Corner: Alien Abduction (2014), a found footage horror that...
MY CALL: This movie captures a good idea, but does so very poorly. There are a couple good scenes here but they are largely outweighed by the bad and the very bad. I give this two disfigured alien...
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John’s Horror Corner: Under the Bed (2012), an utterly senseless yet fun...
MY CALL: This monster movie makes no sense, is terribly inconsistent and felt like a scareless PG-13 movie for over 60 minutes. But it’s ending is so senselessly bonkers, gore-slathered and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Byzantium (2012), bringing a fresh, intelligent...
MY CALL: An intelligent, superbly acted vampire story, serenely-scored and with a more realistic, fresh perspective. MOVIES LIKE Byzantium: Interview with a Vampire (1994) provides a more classical,...
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John’s Horror Corner: Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001), worse...
MY CALL: All the gore and dumb plot but not of the Divoff’s canny evil cheeky charm of the previous release. A noticeable drop in quality for the franchise, but at least the effects are still fun and...
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John’s Horror Corner: Blood Gnome (2004), a failed movie about BDSM-loving...
MY CALL: This movie teaches us to Just say “gno” to drugs…and movies with Blood Gnome in the title! MOVIES LIKE Blood Gnome: I think Ghoulies (1985) is what you really wanted when you thought to...
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Antichrist (2009), brutal sexuality meets visual splendor in this...
MY CALL: A brutally dark, intensely and weirdly and unnervingly erotic, AMAZING art house film brimming with an admixture of visual splendor and vile imagery. This is easily among the most...
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John’s Horror Corner: Oculus (2014), a clever, hypnotic,...
MY CALL: Both creepy and engaging, this time-distorting, psychologically driven ghost story weaves our protagonists’ tortured past into their present with a shockingly smart script. Definitely the...
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