The Cut (2007) Movie Review

There can be no doubt that Korean horror is badly in need of a blood transfusion, as the majority of genre films over the last few years have been a pretty anaemic bunch without much in the way of visceral thrills. Strangely, despite the best efforts of the DVD box art, marketing blurb and indeed the...

October 28th, 2007 | Read More

Muoi: Legend of a Portrait (2007) Movie Review

“Muoi: Legend of a Portrait” is the latest of the 2007 batch of Korean summer horror films to make it to DVD. As any fan will sadly admit, the genre has of late become rather stale, with directors all too often content to simply recycle the same old tales of vengeance seeking female spectres,...

October 27th, 2007 | Read More

The Tripper (2006) Movie Review

There’s a great deal to be said about freedoms in America. Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of the press… free love. David Arquette has included all of these elements along with an extremely twisted and satirical sense of humor in The Tripper. He’s also included some...

October 27th, 2007 | Read More

Song of the Dead (2005) Movie Review

There really is such a thing as a movie that is so bad, it’s good. Something about the movie, whether it’s the presence of an obviously passionate and talented actor or a magical soundtrack. Even a cameo role by one or two well known celebrities poking fun at themselves makes the whole...

October 27th, 2007 | Read More

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Movie Review

“Extinction”, the latest installment in the “Resident Evil” videogame-to-movie horror franchise, is such a Paul W.S. Anderson film that had you seen it and not known it was written by Anderson, you would think to yourself, “Wow, that’s such a Paul W.S. Anderson film.”...

October 24th, 2007 | Read More

30 Days of Night (2007) Movie Review

“30 Days of Night” has been billed as a new take on the Vampire movie. After watching it, the only ‘new’ element I can identify is that the vampires are full-on bad guys this time around. None of that tortured soul, conflicted motivations, touchy-feely nonsense. Just hard core,...

October 21st, 2007 | Read More

Return of the Dead (1979) Movie Review

The recent wave of Shaw Brothers horror releases continues with “Return of the Dead”, acclaimed director Li Han Hsiang’s 1979 return to the genre following his 1960 classic “Enchanting Shadow”. Although the presence of Li, who won several awards during his career for the...

October 20th, 2007 | Read More

Bewitched (1981) Movie Review

Fans of Shaw Brothers horror and indeed of wild exploitation cinema in general have a real reason to celebrate with the release of the long sought after “Bewitched”. Directed by the legendary Kuei Chih Hung, who gave the studio a number of morally reprehensible genre classics such as “Killer...

October 20th, 2007 | Read More

Hell Has No Boundary (1982) Movie Review

The DVD blurb for the Shaw Brothers release “Hell has no Boundary” is an amazing piece of hyperbole, hailing the horror film as an ‘exercise in eradication’ which assures that ‘gorehounds will be giddy with joy’ – words guaranteed to send a shiver down the spine...

October 20th, 2007 | Read More

On Evil Grounds (2007) Movie Review

Romeo and Juliet — a couple that has a very odd perception of their relationship — decide to buy a loft situated in a remote and run-down factory. Don’t we all dream of just such places for ourselves? Unfortunately, the secret owner of the factory, and his buddy, the real-estate agent,...

October 6th, 2007 | Read More

The Evil Twin (2007) Movie Review

The first of the summer 2007 wave of Korean horror films to hit DVD is “The Evil Twin”, marking the directorial debut of Kim Ji Hwan. Thankfully, for those fans who have understandably grown somewhat disillusioned with the genre of late, tired of directors’ reluctance to stray from...

September 22nd, 2007 | Read More

Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) DVD Review

How many films remain famous or indeed infamous nearly ninety years after their original release? Perhaps even more importantly it might be asked how many such films remain accessible or of interest to the average viewer than existing merely as curio pieces for cineastes and academics? The answer to...

September 22nd, 2007 | Read More

The Zombie Diaries (2006) Movie Review

It’s hard to make a zombie movie and have it stand out nowadays, which is probably why British writers/directors Michael Bartlett and Kevin Gates decided to make a zombie movie that is shot exclusively from the perspective of handheld video camcorders. The premise is a simple one: It is the early...

September 8th, 2007 | Read More

Halloween (2007) Movie Review

Tom Stoppard once wrote a one act play called “The Fifteen Minute Hamlet” which was, as you can probably guess, a pretty incoherent version of “Hamlet” performed in 15 minutes. You can imagine that much would have to be left out and that what was once dramatic and tragic would...

September 8th, 2007 | Read More

Skinwalkers (2006) Movie Review

Werewolves on motorcycles are certainly something you don’t see everyday. Or werewolves that pack more heat than Dirty Harry at an NRA convention, for that matter. Then again, the way these werewolves slaughter people, leaving a trail of carnage wherever they go, you’d expect some kind of...

August 18th, 2007 | Read More

I Know Who Killed Me (2007) Movie Review

(Movie Review by Chad Langen) Prior to seeing the trailer for “I Know Who Killed Me”, I had already read up on the premise and several other details pertaining to the film. I’m sure I’m not the only person who could care less as to whether or not star Lindsay Lohan succeeds (I...

August 12th, 2007 | Read More

The Closet (2007) Movie Review

Aside from the odd on-form outing from the increasingly erratic Pang Brothers, it’s fair to say that the Hong Kong horror genre has for the past few years been in pretty bad shape, with the majority of releases being content to simply pick up the well-chewed scraps from the modern Asian ghost table....

July 28th, 2007 | Read More

28 Weeks Later (2007) Movie Review

You have to wonder what the people who greenlit the screenplay to “28 Weeks Later” were thinking. Then again, maybe the fiscal need to produce a sequel and cash in on Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” from 5 years ago was the only impetus. The script, such as it is, was co-written...

July 22nd, 2007 | Read More

Shadow Puppets (2007) Movie Review

Michael Winnick’s “Shadow Puppets” has a killer premise, one of those high-concept pitches that, had I heard it, would have bought in a second. The plot of “Puppets” is similar to films like Vincenzo Natali’s “Cube”, or more recently, the Jim Caviezel picture...

July 6th, 2007 | Read More

Noriko’s Dinner Table (2005) Movie Review

(Movie Review by Yorgo Douramacos) “Noriko’s Dinner Table” is a Japanese parable, a meditation on issues like urbanization and the impact of family, technology and image on the concept of identity. The film wonders what it means, in a world bent on breaking all boundaries, to be one...

July 5th, 2007 | Read More