Articles Written by Brian Holcomb
The Lookout (2007) Movie Review
Elmore Leonard has a lot to answer for in regards to the current state of crime cinema. Thin, almost non-existent plots are given the power of verite when they are driven by Leonard’s oddball characters, with their pop culture obsessions and mental hang-ups. The stories seem like Hammett and Chandler rewritten by the crime beat [...]
March 30th, 2007 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreMessiah of Evil aka Dead People (1973) Movie Review
A horror gem by the writing and directing team behind “Howard The Duck”? Hard to believe, but this is the genuine article, a largely forgotten early ’70s classic filled with moments that are so uncanny, the term “Lynchian” would be perfect had the David Lynch brand been invented in 1972. Available under your title of [...]
March 25th, 2007 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreDead Silence (2007) Movie Review
The horror genre seems to be at a crossroads these days. Following the whole post-modern “Scream” cycle, the long haired ghosts from Japan and the final deluge of bind, torture, and kill films initiated by the release of “Saw”, there seems to be a clear confusion as to where to go next. Normally, the next [...]
March 18th, 2007 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreSalvage aka Gruesome (2006) Movie Review
The freedom and accessibility of digital video has unleashed a tidal wave of unwatchable horror movies by directors who would have difficulty chronicling a birthday party, let alone a cinematic narrative. This army of camcorder auteurs is seriously giving Ed Wood a run for the money, not to mention making Uwe Boll look like Stanley [...]
March 9th, 2007 | Brian Holcomb | 3 Comments | Read MoreInland Empire (2006) Movie Review
David Lynch is one suave motherfucker. He lives life and makes movies on his own terms and he certainly knows what he likes. One of these things is coffee. He says he drinks about 15 cups of it a day and is now selling his own brand, the “David Lynch Signature Cup”. At a minute [...]
December 22nd, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 2 Comments | Read MoreThe Host (2006) Movie Review #2
A monster rises out of the Han River and attacks Seoul, South Korea like Godzilla armed with really good special effects. Bong Joon-ho, the director of the serial killer thriller “Memories of Murder”, follows that one up with this straight up monster flick, a thrilling popcorn selling horror movie in the tradition of “Jaws” that [...]
December 1st, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 4 Comments | Read MoreHorrorfest: 8, uh, 3 Films to Die For! / Reincarnation (2005), The Abandoned (2006), The Gravedancers (2006) Movie Reviews
I would guess that by now most of you caught the frenetic commercials for this unique horror “fest” that appeared to be a scary new ride at Great Adventure. The fest played at only 500 venues across the United States from Friday November 17th to Tuesday the 21st. I originally planned on seeing all eight [...]
December 1st, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreCasino Royale (2006) Movie Review / “007 and Counting”: The Life and Times of the James Bonds
In Michael Winterbottom’s “24 Hour Party People”, a film about the London music and club scene of the 1970s and 80s, the Tony Wilson character claims that it was the invention of broccoli that funded the James Bond films. Believe it or not, there is supposedly some truth to this: Albert R. Broccoli, who with [...]
November 23rd, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 1 Comment | Read MoreBeat the Bastard Down (2006) Movie Review
Jimmy Duke Traynor makes some bold claims on his website, including having made 114 movies in 12 years in all genres. If true, this would place him in the running for the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Marathon. He states that his filmmaking style is most often compared to Alfred Hitchcock and James Cameron, two directors whose [...]
November 21st, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Return (2006) Movie Review
You know you might just see dead people when you enter a bathroom lit in the aqua blue tint “The Ring”. Especially if you’re Sarah Michelle Gellar and you’ve just faced down a “Grudge” or “2″. But Gellar’s character in “The Return”, Joanna Mills, has no idea what’s in store for her, walking aimlessly into [...]
November 13th, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read More
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