The Wig (2005) Tartan DVD Review

Whether Korean horror “The Wig”, receiving a somewhat belated DVD release through Tartan, is seen as yet another in a never ending series of films about malevolent yet inanimate objects, or as a bizarre offshoot of the never ending long haired female ghost cycle, it is hard not to come to...

April 18th, 2008 | Read More

The Cook (2008) Movie Review

I was taught, in school, that when you write a journalistic article that you never write in the first person. I just broke that rule. That’s going to be the first of many in this brief and very caustic review for The Cook – Unrated, produced by The Cook Movie, LLC and Red Gourmet Productions...

April 16th, 2008 | Read More

Prom Night (2008) Movie Review

Nearly 30 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis gave her lungs a workout in “Prom Night,” playing Kim Hammond, a prom queen who, along with her three friends, was terrorized by a vengeful killer. Their crime? Six years prior, they had antagonized a child, which had resulted in its death. Aside from the teens...

April 13th, 2008 | Read More

Doomsday (2008) Movie Review

The end of the world has been a popular topic in Science Fiction and Fantasy films for as long as we can remember. But while the topic is well worn, the subject has been kept relatively fresh as the causes of our demise have evolved with popular politics – nuclear holocaust, alien invaders/Communists,...

March 16th, 2008 | Read More

In Love With the Dead (2007) Movie Review

Danny Pang returns with “In Love With the Dead”, his latest solo effort away from brother Oxide, and a film which sees him trying something slightly different from the usual ghostly shenanigans for which he is so well known. Of late, the Pangs’ supernatural films, whether working together...

February 17th, 2008 | Read More

Book Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (by Jeffrey Weinstock)

‘Cultographies’ is a new series of books, devoted (as you might guess) to ”the weird and wonderful world of cult cinema”. In format and approach they are very much reminiscent of the acclaimed British Film Institute’s series ‘BFI’s Modern Classics’. Small...

February 9th, 2008 | Read More

Blue Jean Monster (1991) Movie Review

The DVD re-release of “Blue Jean Monster” has been long awaited by cult film fans, having earned itself quite a reputation over the years as a bizarre bad taste mixture of police thriller, gory horror, slapstick comedy and domestic drama. Thankfully the film, which was presumably titled to...

February 9th, 2008 | Read More

The Caretaker (2008) Movie Review

Most teen slasher films need just three elements to make them interesting. First, create an intriguing and frightening back story that will allow viewers to understand why the bad guy kills. Second find a good looking cast and convince several of the women to take off their tops and scream… a...

February 3rd, 2008 | Read More

Lake Placid 2 (2007) Movie Review

The Sci-Fi original movie Lake Placid 2 has several things in common with the original Lake Placid. It has the same characters, with new names, at the same location trying to kill the same giant reptile. Unfortunately, that’s about as far as the similarities go. Lake Placid was written by television...

February 3rd, 2008 | Read More

Cloverfield (2008) Movie Review

Shrouded in secrecy and a pervasive viral marketing campaign, prolific television producer J.J. Abrams’ (‘Alias,’ ‘Lost’) latest film, “Cloverfield,” lands in US theaters at a rather curious time. Mid-January is typically when movie studios flush the crap out of their...

January 20th, 2008 | Read More

Somebody Help Me (2007) Movie Review

(Movie Review by James D. Bass) In the 2007 film “Somebody Help Me” it is apparent that writer/director Chris Stokes is a fan of horror flicks, as he manages to borrow almost every line, and every plot point from other films. This is the cinematic equivalent of paint-by-numbers, with the...

January 12th, 2008 | Read More

Epitaph (2007) Movie Review

Against all the odds, with the genre having long been lingering in the cinematic doldrums, 2007 turned out to be a bumper year for Korean horror, largely thanks to the willingness of directors to innovate and to try something a little different than the usual simple tales of vengeful long haired spirits...

January 6th, 2008 | Read More

Red Eye (2005) Movie Review #2

“Red Eye” sees the return of Korean director Kim Dong Bin after a considerable absence following his popular “Ringu” knock off “The Ring Virus” back in 1999. Although his latest effort is not another actual remake, for all practical purposes it may as well be, being...

January 5th, 2008 | Read More

Whisper (2007) Movie Review

Eight-year-old David Sandborn is the creepiest little bastard in the whole wide world, and things, and people, tend to end up dead when they’re around him. And now a foursome of kidnappers, led by Sydney (Michael Rooker), have just abducted the hellspawn from his birthday party with plans to ransom...

January 2nd, 2008 | Read More

Storm Warning (2007) Movie Review

You decide to take the little lady for a little boating excursion off the coast of Australia, when some storm clouds roll in, forcing you to take shelter on a nearby island. Problem is, that island is as far from civilization as it can possibly get, and the only signs of life is a house in the boondocks....

December 26th, 2007 | Read More

I am Legend (2007) Movie Review

Three years after the world has effectively ended, military scientist Colonel Robert Neville (Will Smith) spends his days driving around a deserted New York City in a soup up Mustang hunting wild game for dinner. His only companion is his dog Sam, the last remnant from his past. Every night, prompted...

December 22nd, 2007 | Read More

Botched (2007) Movie Review

Kit Ryan’s “Botched”, an English-language film made with European money and starring one notable American actor surrounded by a cast of foreigners, is not what you think it is. The title would seem to infer some type of heist movie, and yes, it is indeed a heist film — or at least,...

December 19th, 2007 | Read More

Alone (2007) Movie Review

“Alone” has been causing considerable excitement amongst horror fans as it marks the return of Thai directors Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, whose 2004 debut outing “Shutter” still stands as one of best modern Asian ghost films. Advance word on the film has been...

November 24th, 2007 | Read More

Someone Behind You (2007) Movie Review

“Someone Behind You” sees Korean director Oh Ki Hwan turning his hand to horror after enjoying success with the romantic comedy “The Art Of Seduction”. Based on a popular and critically acclaimed comic by Kang Kyung Ok called “Two People”, while the film looks to all...

November 23rd, 2007 | Read More

Bride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review

Although the much touted Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double bill “Grindhouse” unfortunately turned out to be a bit of a box office dud, it did have the knock-on effect of inspiring a flood of re-releases of good old fashioned exploitation fare. One company making the most of the...

November 15th, 2007 | Read More