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The Grudge 2 (2006) Movie Review

The Grudge 2 (2006) Movie Review

Brian Holcomb October 15, 2006

There seems to be a grudge held by the media against director Takashi Shimizu for his “naked greed” in making the same damn film seven times over. It seems that it’s okay for a...

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Feast (2005) Movie Review

Feast (2005) Movie Review

Nix October 15, 2006

“Feast” started life as the winner of 2005′s “Project Greenlight”, the Reality TV show where Hollywood actors and kinda screenwriters Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offers a nobody the chance to win a screenwriting...

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To Sir With Love (2006) Movie Review

To Sir With Love (2006) Movie Review

James Mudge October 12, 2006

The release of the Korean Summer horror blockbusters on DVD continues with “To Sir with Love” from director Im Dae Woong. Unsurprisingly, the film has nothing whatsoever to do with the 1967 Sidney Poitier...

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The Woods (2006) Movie Review

The Woods (2006) Movie Review

Brian Holcomb October 8, 2006

Lucky McKee thanks God for little girls, for without them he would have no muse, no “raison d’être” as Maurice Chevalier might have said. He would also have made no films at all since...

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Spring Break Shark Attack (2005) Movie Review

Spring Break Shark Attack (2005) Movie Review

Brian Holcomb October 2, 2006

Read that title aloud. Spring. Break. Shark. Attack. It has a nice alliterative sound, a sleek look, and a “Captain Obvious” clarity only topped by “Snakes on a Plane”. Most movie titles play coy...

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Left in Darkness (2006) Movie Review

Left in Darkness (2006) Movie Review

Nix September 27, 2006

“Monica Keena has big boobies.” As unprofessional as it sounds, that’s the thought that kept running through my head as I watched Steven Monroe’s “Left in Darkness” (not to be confused with the “God...

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Snakes on a Plane (2006) Movie Review

Snakes on a Plane (2006) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie September 15, 2006

Believe it or not, the aptly titled “Snakes on a Plane” began life when studio execs tried to come up with the worst movie concept ever: a myriad of venomous and very angry snakes...

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The Breed (2006) Movie Review

The Breed (2006) Movie Review

Nix September 13, 2006

The funniest thing about “The Breed” is how every other line of dialogue in the film’s first 30 minutes revolves around how they were once young, what they were doing when they were young,...

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Arang (2006) Movie Review

Arang (2006) Movie Review

James Mudge September 7, 2006

“Arang” is the first of the 2006 wave of Korean Summer horror blockbusters to be released on DVD. The film marks the debut of director Ahn Sang Hoon, who apparently spent several years preparing...

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Severance (2006) Movie Review

Severance (2006) Movie Review

James Mudge August 28, 2006

“Severance” is the latest from British horror hope Christopher Smith, who had a hit in 2004 with his excellent tube-bound chiller “Creep”. Here, Smith tackles something a little more ambitious, attempting to work in...

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Wilderness (2006) Movie Review

Wilderness (2006) Movie Review

Nix August 23, 2006

“Wilderness”, Michael Bassett’s follow-up to his World War I horror movie “Death Watch” can best be described as “Lords of the Flies” meets “Friday the 13th”. The film concerns an intrepid band of delinquent...

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Bleeding Rose (2006) Movie Review

Bleeding Rose (2006) Movie Review

Brian Holcomb August 20, 2006

Producer Val Lewton was the driving force behind a series of innovative B-horror movies for the RKO Studios beginning with “Cat People” in 1942, and ending with “Bedlam” in 1946. He developed a new...

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BloodRayne (2006) Movie Review

BloodRayne (2006) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie August 18, 2006

For those of you not already familiar with director Uwe Boll, let me bring you up to date: Boll is a German doctor of literature, who, ever since 2003′s “House of the Dead” has...

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APT aka Apartment (2006) Movie Review

APT aka Apartment (2006) Movie Review

Nix August 15, 2006

There isn’t really a whole lot of reasons to watch Byeong-ki Ahn’s “APT”, as the director has made the exact same movie at least 3 times now, counting among them “Nightmare”, “Phone”, and “Bunshinsaba”...

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Art of the Devil 2 (2005) Movie Review

Art of the Devil 2 (2005) Movie Review

James Mudge August 13, 2006

“Art of the Devil 2″, the sequel to an obscure occult thriller which nobody appears to have seen, made quite a stir when its incredibly gory posters and trailer appeared on the internet a...

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The Host (2006) Movie Review

The Host (2006) Movie Review

Guest August 11, 2006

(Movie Review by Eric Choi) Finally, a movie that is so refreshingly entertaining that it puts most blockbusters to shame. “The Host” is the new film by director Bong Joon-Ho (“Memories of Murder”), and...

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The Plague (2006) Movie Review

The Plague (2006) Movie Review

Nix August 4, 2006

Hal Masonberg’s independent horror movie “The Plague” is a decent genre entry, right up to the last few minutes when everything goes to hell in a hand basket, and instead of an actual ending,...

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Reeker (2005) Movie Review

Reeker (2005) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie August 1, 2006

It’s safe to assume that almost everyone in the developed world is overly familiar with the slasher movie formula. Normally, a group of promiscuous high school/college students travel into the mountains or countryside for...

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Lady in the Water (2006) Movie Review

Lady in the Water (2006) Movie Review

Brian Holcomb August 1, 2006

The myth that M. Night Shyamalan is the new Alfred Hitchcock or even the old one is something that the director himself seems eager to cultivate. It reminds me of the publicity sponsored by...

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Tartarus (2004) Movie Review

Tartarus (2004) Movie Review

Gopal July 23, 2006

To fairly review a micro-budget horror film, one must approach it with a different set of standards than those reserved for the typical studio production. Nit picking over production values and special effects quality...

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