tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17479766975818177132012-01-11T04:20:54.447-08:00Erik S.noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-15186577963198782192011-07-07T13:45:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:45:19.775-07:00

Director: Franklin Guerrero Jr. Starring: Kristyn Green, Matt Carmody, Luke Vitale, Natasha Malinsky Unrated  Running time: 100 minutes Released by Allumination Shot-on-video gore fest in which a group of twentysomething's go on a camping trip and end up becoming the unwilling stars of a hillbilly snuff film operation. The leading man is an obese, goggle-wearing maniac who butchers his victims

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-90725136805894818852011-07-04T15:13:00.000-07:002011-07-04T15:19:12.275-07:00

Aka The Redeemer, Class Reunion Massacre Director: Constantine S. Gochis Starring: Damien Knight, Jeanetta Arnette, Nick Carter, Nikki Barthen, T.G. Finkbinder, Michael Hollingsworth, Gyr Patterson Rated R  Running time: 84 minutes CODE RED DVD Once again, the fine folks at Code Red have rescued another horror oddity from the pits of obscurity. This one was originally released on VHS as Class

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-37039625896083228612011-07-04T10:47:00.000-07:002011-07-04T10:48:47.693-07:00

Director: Dominic Deacon Starring: Haydn Evans, Christina Hallett, Poppy Cherry, Virginia Bowers, Dennis Kreusler Unrated  Running time:  approx. 75 minutes DANK Films  Frank Bannister (Haydn Evans), a writer of Richard Laymon-style horror sleaze, is spending the night in his apartment, stone drunk, piss soaked, and alone. His night of pathos is interrupted by a knock at the door. It's every

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-32076350511415504752010-06-29T12:35:00.000-07:002011-07-05T15:23:42.143-07:00

Director: James A. Sulivan Starring: John Agar, Bill Thurman, Carol Gilley, Ralph Baker Jr., Dorthy Davis Not Rated  Running time: 75 minutes Public Domain An obscure Texas-lensed semi-remake of Russ Marker's even more obscure (and never completed) The Demon from Devil's Lake. A government space craft used for experiments involving animals and radiation crash lands in a small town. Unfortunately

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-39130259331002574052010-06-28T20:08:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:15:29.411-07:00

Director: Richard C. Sarafian Starring: Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto. William Smith, Seymour Cassel Rated R  Running time: 92 minutes Released by MGM Stop me if you've heard this one before: Vietnam vet Buck Matthews (Gary Busey) has just been released from prison after serving time for a crime he didn't commit. All he wants to do is return to his hometown and lead a quiet, peaceful life with his

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-54055053212397552982010-06-23T12:59:00.000-07:002010-06-23T12:59:40.129-07:00

Director: Eric Red Starring: Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick, Michael Pare Rated R  Running time:  101 minutes Released by The Asylum After a twelve year absence from the movie biz, writer/director Eric Red (Near Dark, The Hitcher) returns with this haunted house thriller starring Famke Janssen. Janssen plays Marnie Watson, a woman just released from prison for killing her abusive

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-60790533479814786952010-06-21T12:10:00.000-07:002010-06-21T12:10:52.572-07:00

Director: Glen Coburn Starring: Thom Meyers, Dennis Letts, Robert Bradeen, Laura Ellis Rated R  Running time: 79 minutes Released by Shriek Show Occasionally amusing low budget zombie comedy filmed outside of Dallas, Texas. Toxic gas leaking from a sinister military research facility turns the residents of a small farming town into blue-faced flesheating ghouls. A young photgrapher and an

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-62485950121907592282010-06-17T10:42:00.000-07:002010-06-17T13:02:45.558-07:00

Director: Renny Harlin Starring: John Cena, Aiden Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Smith Rated PG-13  Running time: 108 minutes Released by 20th Century Fox It's loud! It's dumb! It's improbable! It's also one of the best action movies of the year, and most shockingly, it stars wrestling superstar John Cena. Cena plays New Orleans cop Danny Fisher, who foils a plot orchestrated by international

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-73405438596660638542010-06-15T11:41:00.000-07:002010-06-15T11:43:26.097-07:00

Director: Ariel Vromen Starring: Marisa Tomei, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall Rated R  Running time: 80 minutes Released by First Look Pictures It's The Sixth Sense meets "Desperate Housewives" in the dull, confusing thriller from Ariel Vromen (Rx). Marisa Tomei is Danika, a working wife and mother of three who just might be losing her mind. She's wracked with fears about her family (husband cheating

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-47965641343776762822010-06-15T07:23:00.000-07:002010-06-15T07:25:49.545-07:00

Director: Robert Hall Starring: Bobbi Sue Luther, Kevin Gage, Sean Whalen, Nick Principe Unrated  Running time: 90 minutes Released by Starz/Anchor Bay Special effects whiz turned director Robert Hall returns with a relentless, gory slasher that's a throwback to the days when cinematic massacres were more fun. A nameless and busty brunette (Bobbi Sue Luther) awakes in a  coffin in a funeral

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-81209806311765011102010-06-14T12:34:00.000-07:002010-06-14T12:46:24.076-07:00

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo Starring:  Evan Ross, Illeana Douglas, Brandon Routh, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tony Plana, Kerry Washington, Desmond Harrington, Richard Portnow Rated R and Unrated Versions available Running time: 102 minutes Released by Starz/Anchor Bay Less than five minutes after the film begins, we see a young woman being led into an alley where several nasty teenagers with really bad

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-62206049549029410912010-06-12T09:33:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:43:47.570-07:00

Director: Glasgow Phillips Starring: James Denton, Chris Kattan, Navi Rawat, Matt Besser Rated R  Running time: 91 minutes Released by Image Entertainment Three decades of movie watching has taught me that it is generally a good policy to avoid anything starring any past or present cast members of  "Saturday Night Live." That goes double for films billing themselves as "Zombedies." So it was a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-82020161840878058642010-06-07T12:03:00.001-07:002010-06-07T12:10:39.238-07:00

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-64918388753696257822010-06-07T05:44:00.000-07:002010-06-10T15:53:59.381-07:00

Director: John Wintergate Starring John Wintergate ("Hawk Adley"), Kalassu Rated R  Running time: 98 minutes Released by Code Red Boardinghouse's big claim to fame is that it was the first shot-on-video film to get a theatrical release. Oh, what I wouldn't have given to see the look on theatergoers' faces while watching this one. My friends, this isn't one of those movies that is "so bad

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-46490435204998375332010-06-06T16:07:00.000-07:002010-06-06T16:07:59.781-07:00

Director: Jim Wynorski Starring: Costas Mandylor, Nia Peeples, Jacqueline Samuda, Linden Ashby Rated PG-13 Running time: 90 minutes Released by Lionsgate Goofy action/adventure flick from Jim Wynorski built off the Cliffhanger/Vertical Limit template. Terrorists steal an EMP device (which looks like a Rubik's Cube) that can trigger catastrophic satellite attacks from a top secret facility deep

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-84983216148170038832010-06-02T08:07:00.000-07:002010-06-02T08:07:36.315-07:00

Director: William Witney Starring: Ben Cooper, Joan Evans, Marla English, Nick Adams, Jan Merlin Running time: 70 minutes Released by Republic Pictures Despite the title, nothing particularly strange happens in this tale of a nice young hot rod enthusiast named Harold (Ben Cooper) who inadvertently becomes the getaway driver for a heist perpetrated by a pretty young nightclub singer (Joan

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-15078198490624546452009-10-19T08:55:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:56:22.483-07:00

Director: Ernesto Diaz Espinoza Starring: Marko Zaror, Catarina Jadresic, Miguel Angel De Luca Not Rated  Running time: 98 minutes Released by Magnolia Marko Zaror has everything it takes to become an international action megastar: he's ruggedly handsome,  is built like a freight train, and he's got karate moves that will make you ashamed that you ever sat through a Steven Seagal movie.

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-36894736553936778772009-10-18T06:22:00.000-07:002010-06-10T20:23:39.604-07:00

Director: Rick Bitzelberger Starring: Christopher Stapleton, Robert Sisko, Kate Danson Rated R  Running time: 88 minutes Released by Lionsgate Direct-to-video schlock producers are now scraping the bottom of the barrel for a new name brand serial killer. With Dahmer, Gacy, Gein, and Lucas already well represented, it's time for some of the more obscure homicidal maniacs to have their moment

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-86435414248750954292009-10-15T06:49:00.000-07:002009-10-15T06:49:17.651-07:00

Director: Jason Todd Ipson Starring: Corri English, Marisa Petroro, Scot Davis Rated R Running time: 88 minutes Released by Lionsgate/After Dark Films In this dull, medical-themed horror outing, a group of anatomy students rile an ancient Aztec demon when they begin slicing and dicing away at one of it's 'offerings.' The invisible creature starts bumping the students off one by one, and the

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-52024974375312863622009-09-30T06:46:00.000-07:002010-06-09T04:08:26.969-07:00

Director: Justin Graves, Duane Meeks Starring: Duane Meeks, Alex Garcia, Stacy Meeks Not Rated Running time: 86 minutes Released by MPI/IFC Films Two young Austin-based filmmakers (Duane Graves and Justin Meeks) boldly proclaim their love for the hairy-creature-running-amok drive-in flicks of the early 70's in The Wild Man of the Navidad. Using Charles B. Pierce's The Legend of Boggy Creek

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-44139574886452259242009-09-16T08:18:00.000-07:002010-06-09T04:07:25.871-07:00

Director: October Kingsley Starring: October Kingsley, Faye Dunaway Rated R Running time: 96 minutes Released by Troma The old psychologist-might-be-catching-some-of-her-patient's-crazy theme gets a hipster makeover in The Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi. Writer/director/producer October Kingsley stars as the titular shrink who administers psychiatric care to a smorgasbord of cartoonish nutjobs while

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-29782841709575844042009-08-17T21:03:00.000-07:002009-12-17T08:58:52.342-08:00

Director: David Presley Starring: Trishelle Canatella, Ginny Weirick, Maitland McConnell, George Takei, Michael Pare, Natasha Chang Rated R Running time: 93 minutes Released by Peace Arch Entertainment Obnoxious direct-to-video stinker that isn't nearly as cute or clever as it thinks it is. Three junior college cheerleaders who moonlight as strippers and cheerleaders spring into action when

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-18528143049585354452009-06-02T17:07:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:56:25.409-07:00

Director: Don GronquistStarring: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Barbara LuschUnrated Running time: 79 minutesReleased by Brentwood/BCIIn a way, getting added to the "video nasty" list was probably the best thing that could have happened to Don Gronquist's 1982 slasher, Unhinged. When the British Board of Film Classification decided that Unhinged -- along with 74 other films -- was

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-70635650652572802242009-05-28T08:38:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:05:58.763-07:00

Director: Jacques BoyreauStarring: Kate Birrell, Jacques Boyreau, PandemoniumUnrated Running time: 55 minutesReleased by Alpha VideoThe plot: a haggard crew of male space explorers, whose testicles are shrinking more and more each moment, travel the galaxy in search of fertile women to spawn with in order to save the human race. They land on a planet they believe to be rife with breedable lasses

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-75240704405761473272009-05-27T08:40:00.000-07:002010-06-10T20:33:27.714-07:00

Director: Stan Dragoti Starring: Michael J. Pollard, Lee Purcell, Richard Evans, Charles Aidman Rated R Running time: 93 minutes No DVD release at this time Young William Bonney (Michael J. Pollard) steps off a train from New York City and sees a wasteland: Coffeyville, Kansas. Streets of mud and flat, barren land stretching as far as the eye can see. With an epidemic threatening to wipe out

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-14540196706874486812009-05-26T06:36:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:06:45.166-07:00

Director: Bruce McDonaldStarring: Ellen Page, Ari Cohen, Erin McMurtryRated R Running time: 77 minutesReleased by ThinkfilmTold in its entirety using headache-inducing splitscreen techniques, Bruce McDonald's The Tracey Fragments is a strong contender for the title of "Most Agonizingly Pretentious Film of the Decade." Hipster star of the moment Ellen Page is Tracey Berkowitz (no relation to the

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-51542782205949956022009-05-24T21:27:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:07:18.922-07:00

aka MojaveDirector: David Kebo, Rudi LidenStarring: Eric Christian Olsen, Dash Mihok, Rider Strong, Vince Vieluf, Genevieve CorteseRated R Running time: 95 minutesReleased by AlluminationAn ethnically diverse group of friends from Los Angeles venture deep into the Mojave desert to attend a secret rave. They eat mescaline, trip out, dance to obnoxious music, have emotional breakdowns, and hook up

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-3528851898370912952009-05-18T07:08:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:07:48.137-07:00

Director: David SpaltroStarring: Rob Evans, Molly Ryman, Ron Brice, Marcel TorresUnrated Running time: 104 minutesNo DVD release yet -- currently appearing at various festivalsMy heart goes out to David Spaltro. He probably had no idea that the gravy days of cheap credit and easy money were drawing to an end, just as he was maxing out 40 credit cards to finance his debut feature, ...Around. Yes

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-78944512595436401152009-03-26T08:18:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:09:58.999-07:00

Director: Damian SkinnerStarring: Stephen Chester Prince, Eliza Swenson, Gabriela Ostos-Tamez, Lee Tergesen, SmackolaRated R Running time: 85 minutesReleased by Desire/MaverickThis Austin-filmed indie tells the story of Andrew (Stephen Chester Prince), a white collar dad whose world gets rocked when he catches his wife sleeping with another man. With his ego bruised and his

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-78086251916180042009-03-23T16:20:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:09:14.986-07:00

aka Horror SafariDirector: Alan BirkinshawStarring: Stuart Whitman, Edward Purdom, Laura Gemser, Woody Strode, Glynis Barber, Harold SakataRated R Running time: 83 minutesReleased by Crash CinemaThis super cheap, Philippines-lensed quickie from Dick Randall lured me in with its beautifully lurid movie poster, which depicts a nude Laura (Emanuelle in America), a group of gnarled Sgt. Rock-types,

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-63600808293806181622009-03-20T15:41:00.001-07:002009-07-12T06:53:37.941-07:00

Director: David C. Hayes, Bill Konig, Kevin Moyers, David SabalStarring: David C. Hayes, Jeff Dolniak, Kevin Moyers, Carina LiraNot Rated Running time: 65 minutesReleased by Sub RosaIt's becoming increasingly clear to me that there is absolutely nothing that Sub Rosa Studios will not release. The last time I picked up one of their discs, I had to struggle to find something nice to say about a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-34177356946582074542009-03-20T09:55:00.000-07:002009-06-02T20:16:53.038-07:00

Director: Robert EnglundStarring: Daniel Franzese, Eric Jungman, Shane McRae, Emily FoxmanRated R Running time: 84 minutesReleased by Lions GateOn the film's DVD cover, just above the kind of artwork that screams "zany comedy", is a blurb announcing that Killer Pad is "From the Producers of Dude, Where's My Car?". That should tell you all you really need to know about Robert Englund's

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-57409959662336158362009-03-18T20:54:00.000-07:002010-06-29T13:53:24.585-07:00

Director: Terrence Williams Starring: Antonio Royuela, Mary Sanchex, Anne Stinnett, Elizabeth Osbourne, Cyd Shulte Unrated Running time: 65 minutes Released by Sub Rosa So it's a glorified home movie that requires one helluva suspension of disbelief to appreciate, Curse of La Llorona still demonstrates that one man filmmaking army Terrence Williams knows how to hold a viewers attention.

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-15749004321904399032009-03-17T08:46:00.001-07:002009-03-17T08:53:34.735-07:00

Director: Stuart GordonStarring: Chris McKenna, George Wendt, Kari Wuhrer, Daniel Baldwin, Vernon WellsRated R Running time: 102 minutesReleased by First Look/The AsylumAs uneven a film as Stuart Gordon's King of the Ants shapes up to be, it makes for a logical transition from the black-humored horror films he became known for (From Beyond, Re-Animator, Dagon) to the dark fables he has been

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-89997373017854642472009-03-16T13:28:00.000-07:002009-03-16T13:40:34.402-07:00

Director: Agusti VillarongaStarring: Gunter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, Gisele EcchevariaUnrated Running time: 108 minutes.Released by Cult EpicsThe "glass cage" of the film's title refers to the archaic iron lung which has become the home within a home for ex-Nazi Klaus. Before his spine was broken in a fall, Klaus was a doctor who got his rocks off by raping and torturing little boys.

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-34642152936049790742009-03-15T11:20:00.000-07:002010-06-29T13:55:57.836-07:00

Director: Mario Bava Starring: Brett Halsey, Charles Southwood, Marilu Tolo, Teodoro Corra Not Rated Running time: 85 minutes Released by Anchor Bay As a big fan of director Mario Bava's work, I tried my hardest to come up with some nice things to say about his 1970 comedy/western Roy Colt and Winchester Jack. Even Bava fanatics describe the film as non-essential at best, an unfunny,

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-11435799338326354312009-03-07T09:58:00.000-08:002009-07-07T08:05:34.195-07:00

Director: Chris McIntyreStarring: Robert Vaughn, Coolio, Chino XL, Teresa Saldana, Pablo Patlis, Reni SantoniRated R Running time: 97 min.Released by Echo Bridge Home EntertainmentStill scarred from the memories of Master P's Hot Boyz, I approached the similarly misspelled Gang Warz with a great deal of apprehension. The fact that the DVD comes with a free CD of cap-poppin' hip-hop jamz alone

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-13942303652296837332009-03-06T05:11:00.000-08:002009-03-06T05:15:37.070-08:00

Director: Claudio FragassoStarring: Candice Daly, Jeff Stryker, Jim Wilson, Don GainesUnrated Running time: 84 minutesReleased by Shriek Show/Media BlastersIf you were ever hoping to see gay porn superstar Jeff Stryker in a *ahem* straight role, here's your chance. He plays a researcher, or something like that, in Claudio Fragasso's Zombie 4: After Death, a movie with more alternate titles

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-78743361970041238032009-03-05T16:56:00.000-08:002009-03-05T17:00:16.227-08:00

Director: Michelle Maxwell MacLarenStarring: Jeremy Sisto, Charlotte Sullivan, Fred DurstRated R Running time: 92 minutesReleased by Sony PicturesIf there were one thing that Hollywood has been trying to cram into our Fluoride-softened brains over these last few decades it's this: small town people, especially Christian ones, are dangerous weirdos. In Population 436, these dangerous weirdos

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-40105610556111849322009-03-05T15:05:00.000-08:002009-06-02T20:31:53.773-07:00

Director: Joe D'AmatoStarring: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Roger Browne, Paola SenatoreUnrated Running time: 100 minutesReleased by Blue UndergroundThe sunglasses-and-raincoat crowd got more than they bargained for in Italian sleaze merchant Joe D'Amato's 1976 Emanuelle in America. What starts out as your usual lightweight softcore outing becomes something entirely different when the film

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-18006270862657092132009-03-05T09:58:00.000-08:002009-03-05T10:01:34.930-08:00

Director: Robert HallStarring: Brett Harrison, Laura Prepon, Ashley Laurence, Kevin GageRated R Running time: 97 minutesReleased by Starz/Anchor BayBeing a horror film-loving teenage special effects artist sucks when you're stuck living in a crappy little Southern town. Green Groves has big dreams of moving to Hollywood and becoming an effects pro, but gets nothing but headaches from the

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-30478224694982774232009-03-04T13:50:00.000-08:002009-07-07T17:40:16.270-07:00

Director: Rolfe KaneskyStarring: Tiffany Shepis, Blythe Mets, Luciano Szafir, Hannah PutnamRated R Running time: 89 minutesReleased by LionsgateIf Tiffany Shepis weren't quite so willing to disrobe at the drop of a hat, it is questionable as to whether Nightmare Man would be watchable at all. The film is your typical Rolfe Kanefsky fluff about a woman who receives a haunted African fertility

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-4343653670654856232009-03-04T05:54:00.000-08:002009-06-02T20:42:27.252-07:00

aka Goodbye, Uncle Tom Director: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco ProsperiUnrated Running time: 136 minutesReleased by Blue UndergroundIn 1966, a pair of Italian filmmakers released Africa Addio (aka Africa: Blood and Guts). Depicting the countless civil wars and incidences of tribal violence that have beset the Dark Continent since time immemorial, and full of African rituals that Western

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-54651472846504015562009-03-03T16:50:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:19:52.952-08:00

Director: Frank HenenlotterStarring: James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Louise Lasser, Joseph GonzalezUnrated Running time: 85 minutesReleased by Unearthed FilmsGod bless Frank Henenlotter. Ever since his 1982 masterpiece Basket Case wowed midnight movie audiences the world over, it has remained abundantly clear that the man's brain is just not wired the same way yours or mine is. And that is a good

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-82522696936472462922009-03-03T13:42:00.001-08:002009-08-10T05:42:18.539-07:00

Director: Arthur HillerStarring: Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold, Stephen Macht, Strother MartinRated PG Running time: 105 minutesReleased by Columbia PicturesThis tale of vampire bats terrorizing an Indian reservation could have done with a little less 70's "socially conscious" claptrap and a little more bloodsucker action. Nick Mancuso challenges belief as the studly Indian Sheriff

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-67271326708444052482009-03-03T08:31:00.001-08:002010-06-23T19:59:16.900-07:00

Director: Brendan Cowles, Shane Kuhn Starring: Leighton Meester, Nick D'Agosto, Rachael Bella, Lola Glaudini, Melora Hardin Rated R Running time: 83 minutes Released by Lions Gate Damn Ouija boards. Mackenzie Carpenter and her horny boyfriend, Fisher Kent, (Leighton Meester and Nick D'Agosto from Inside) had pretty good lives before they messed around with the unknown. Wealthy families,

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-70620633599723981492009-03-02T15:33:00.000-08:002009-03-03T15:36:53.371-08:00

Director: Alex de la IglesiaStarring: Antonio Resines, Alex Angulo, Frederique Feder, Juan VidasUnrated Running time: 90 minutesReleased by Substance/Jet FilmsAlex de la Iglesia's first film is a silly, gory, social satire set in the future. A group of deformed and disabled militants calling themselves "Accion Mutante" (that's "Mutant Action" for all you gringos out there) are committing

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-32383871672775239212009-03-01T16:59:00.001-08:002009-03-01T17:06:28.332-08:00

Director: Marian DoraStarring: Carsten Frank, Victor BrandlUnrated Running time: 89 minutesReleased by Unearthed FilmsIn 2001, Armin Meiwes placed an ad on the internet looking for a male sex partner who would like to be eaten. That's not a euphemism, I mean literally eaten. Believe it or not, Meiwes found a person who was eager to fulfill his fantasies. The two met and the deed

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-85879223535338410532009-03-01T15:33:00.000-08:002009-03-01T15:38:46.123-08:00

Director: Catherine BreillatStarring: Sarah Pratt, Gilles GuillainNot Rated Running time: 80 minutesReleased by Fox LorberFor a filmmaker known for creating startling images of sex and violence, Catherine Breillat's Brief Crossing is shocking because it features none of those things. Made the same year as her excellent Fat Girl, this film tells the tale of a 24 hour liaison between a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-82441021280205317842009-03-01T06:14:00.001-08:002009-03-03T17:16:23.156-08:00

Director: Bertrand BonelloStarring: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jeremie Renier, Catherine Mouchet, OvidieUnrated Running time: 106 minutesReleased by Koch Lorber FilmsThe Pornographers would have worked much better as a short film, as there is only one scene in the film that is worth watching or discussing. It is the centerpiece of the movie and it occurs in the first act of the film. On the set of his

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-60265478248044964182009-02-28T14:58:00.000-08:002009-07-07T08:10:56.096-07:00

Director: Allan A. GoldsteinStrarring: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Downe, Michael Parks, Chuck Shamata, Miguel SandovalRated R Running time: 95 minutesReleased by TrimarkPeople have to be absolutely nuts to associate in any capacity with architect/vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson). Over the course of four films, Kersey's wife, daughter, maids, about thirty of his friends, and about a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-45660265984556603942009-02-28T09:26:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:40:54.961-08:00

Director: Robert MannStarring: Amy Weber, Michael Zara, Minka Kelly, Mistie AdamsRated R Running time: 90 minutes.Released by First Look PicturesEvery fall, a couple of Halloween-oriented horror flicks hit the shelves. The vast majority of them suck. 2006's entry into the seasonal-slasher genre, Pumpkin Karver, is no exception. Why is it spelled with a "k"? I don't know . . . why did they put a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-12196001543320454352009-02-28T06:09:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:32:38.278-08:00

aka SunburstDirector: James PolakoffStarring: Robert Englund, Peter Hooten, Katherine Baumann, James Keach, David PritchardRated R Running time: 74 minutesPublic DomainOh, what I wouldn't give to see the look on Freddy Krueger fanboy's faces when they brought this one home. In the mid to late 80's, an enterprising video company took a 1975 movie featuring Robert Englund, re-titled it, and

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-51773333462480991262009-02-23T20:41:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:51:13.086-08:00

Director: Tommy O'HaverStarring: Ellen Page, Catherine Keener, Michael O'KeefeRunning time: 98 minutes Rated RReleased by First Look PicturesAn American Crime is one of two films released in 2007 based on the death of Sylvia Likens. The child of carnival workers, Likens was tortured in every way imaginable (and some ways not so imaginable) until she died. It was the woman who was responsible for

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-22237925736668702082009-02-23T13:15:00.001-08:002009-02-23T13:30:58.746-08:00

Director: Joe KneeStarring: Rachel Miner, Taryn ManningUnrated Running time: 85 minutesReleased by Maverick EntertainmentWho is this "Joe Knee" and why the hell do they allow him to make movies?That's the question that continues to linger in my mind days after suffering through his 2007 exercise in incompetent, bargain basement filmmaking. Shot on video and executed with a level of technical

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-2551839722629640832009-02-21T14:24:00.000-08:002009-02-21T14:34:34.558-08:00

Director: Charles R. RondeauStarring: Ed Nelson, Jean Allison, Richard Crane, Spencer Carlisle, Byron Foulger, Edgar BuchananNot Rated Running time: 73 minutesPublic DomainWhile the original movie poster suggests otherwise, you're not going to see a half-naked woman riding a centaur in The Devil's Partner. It's a little disappointing, I know. False promises of early-60's cheesecake aside, The

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-27648743582635485602009-02-08T09:54:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:57:36.809-08:00

Director: Jeff MahlerStarring: Nicholas D'Agosto, Cheryl White, Kevin Kilner, Leighton MeesterUnrated Running time: 99 minutesReleased by Echo Bridge Home EntertainmentFull disclosure: I Netflix'ed this thinking I was getting the French horror flick. After reading the description I decided to watch it any way, being hell bent on getting my money's worth from the mail-order video giant.

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-2240468330430297422009-01-15T12:18:00.000-08:002010-06-10T15:25:15.059-07:00

Director: Xavier Gens Starring: Karina Testa, Aurlien Wiik, Patrick Legardes, David Saracino Unrated Running time: 108 minutes Released by Lionsgate So Xavier Gens thought that by tossing in a little half-baked political commentary nobody would notice that his film is a blatant rip-off of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, along with bits and pieces of other contemporary horror flicks? You're

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-24193775449444495982009-01-15T08:44:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:26:45.582-08:00

Director: Theodore GershunyStarring: Mary Woronov, Lynn Lowry,Unrated Running time: 89 minutesReleased by TromaFresh out of Yale, future Troma mastermind Lloyd Kaufman and one-day Hollywood titan Oliver Stone teamed up to produce this sexploitation flick that owes a substantial creative debt to Hitchcock's Vertigo. In Sugar Cookies, Lynn Lowry plays a porn starlet who is murdered by a demented

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-45557182223662847482009-01-13T12:25:00.000-08:002010-05-29T17:36:36.273-07:00

Director: Ron Honthaner Starring: Victor French, Janee Michelle, Mike Evans, Jean Durand Rated PG Running time: 95 minutes Released by 20th Century Fox Bankrolled by Atlanta-area businessmen ("Chocolate Chip and Pinto Productions") and released theatrically by Twentieth Century Fox, House on Skull Mountain is one of the more mediocre releases in Fox's "Midnite Movies" series. When a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-40242076725114775792009-01-12T13:35:00.001-08:002009-01-12T13:37:08.113-08:00

aka LD-50: Lethal DoseDirector: Simon De SelvaStarring: Katherine Towne, Melanie Brown, Tom Hardy, Ross McCallRated R Running time: 97 minutesReleased by First Look PicturesYou are a member of LD-50, a top secret animal rights group that isn't afraid to get its hands dirty. Your group engages in meticulously planned raids on animal testing facilities, liberating furry creatures from the clutches

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-78694724124979160232009-01-12T12:53:00.000-08:002009-07-07T08:04:36.401-07:00

Director: Neill Dela Llana, Ian GamazonStarring: Ian GamazonUnrated Running time: 80 minutesReleased by Magnolia Home EntertainmentWho would have thought that a film featuring little more than a man wandering the streets while talking on a cellphone could be so damned fascinating? Alex (Ian Gamazon), a thirtysomething American of Filipino heritage, returns to his homeland after his fathers death

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-72320357877228173402009-01-08T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:02:25.163-08:00

Director: Chris GorakStarring: Rory Cochrane, Mary McCormack, Tony PerezRated R Running time: 86 minutesReleased by Roadside AttractionsI've known a couple of former Los Angeles residents who would like nothing more than to see the City of Angels go up in a cloud of smoke. Even though director Chris Gorak attempts to grant their wish in Right At Your Door, it is doubtful that the Hollywood

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-36400308845515907612009-01-06T07:19:00.001-08:002009-01-08T12:08:18.505-08:00

Director: Michael FeiferStarring: Alexandra Holden, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Sid HaigRated R Running time: 90 minutesReleased by Lions Gate Home EntertainmentFilmmaker Michael Feifer specializes in fast, cheap, direct-to-video snoozers that feature slick cover art designed to make you think that the movie you are holding is much better than it actually is. A Dead Calling only differs

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-28769189748645226462009-01-05T10:34:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:44:55.949-08:00

aka A Knife for the LadiesDirector: Larry G. SpanglerStarring: Jack Elam, Jeff Cooper, Ruth Roman, Gene EvansRated R Running time: 54 minutesReleased by Brentwood Home EntertainmentMobster Louis "Butchie" Periano ran Byanston Pictures, a less-than-scrupulous outfit who got their hands on a large number of obscure genre films in the 1970's. When Bryanston wasn't busying gypping filmmakers and

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-21913437727067296992009-01-03T12:17:00.000-08:002010-06-13T05:06:55.907-07:00

Director: Richard Brandes Starring: Rachel Miner, Mimi Rogers Rated R Running time: 98 minutes Released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment It takes guts to make a horror film that consists of little more than 98 minutes of a frightened girl who is trapped in a car while being stalked by a killer. Penny Dreadful, one of the Eight Films to Die For, shows us that without an inventive

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-17742526235729885112009-01-01T10:21:00.000-08:002009-01-01T10:31:25.973-08:00

Director: Hayley CloakeStarring: Austin Nichols, Izabella Miko, Beth Grant, Danielle McCarthyRunning time: 81 min.Released by Velocity/ThinkfilmHouse of Usher is what happens when someone raised on a steady diet of The Hunger and Calvin Klein's "Obsession" ads decides to give Poe a makeover. That may sound like heaven for navel-gazers and hair stylists, but those seeking any sort of entertainment

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-82167771573064577172008-12-31T08:49:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:57:35.499-08:00

Director: Stanley TongStarring: Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Mark Dacascos, Coolio, Lee-Hom WangRated R Running time: 91 minutesReleased by Dimension FilmsThere have been many times that I have wished that Rush Hour had never been made.Jackie Chan's mega-hit Rumble in the Bronx renewed international interest in the martial arts genre, prompting the release of countless Asian action films which

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-55360003228417191502008-12-31T07:17:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:22:36.572-08:00

Director: Clive SaundersStarring: Mark Holton, Adam Baldwin, Charlie WeberRated R Running time: 88 minutesReleased by Lionsgate Home EntertainmentIf you can get past the uneven acting, the TV-movie look, and the ridiculous floppy fake mustaches, Gacy is a decent serial killer biopic. It also answers the question that has probably been burning in your mind: whatever happened to Francis Buxton?

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-68833919331947067122008-12-30T19:50:00.001-08:002008-12-30T20:02:07.046-08:00

Director: Curtis RadclyffeStarring: Gina Phillips, Kellie Shirley, Alex Hassell, Andrew KnottUnrated Running time: 100 minutesReleased by New Line Home Video How is this for a scenario: a group of snot-nosed thirty-year-old punks are out joyriding around in a stolen car. After running over someone in an alley, this group of very unsympathetic characters take refuge in the nearest available

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-44390366084352862932008-12-29T12:58:00.000-08:002009-07-07T08:11:25.361-07:00

Director: The Pang BrothersStarring: Angelica Lee, Yang LiRated R Running time: 109 minutesReleased by Image EntertainmentFamous writer Ting-Yin (Angela Lee from The Eye) begins work on a supernatural themed novel entitled "Re-cycle". Already under enormous pressure to deliver another bestseller, her situation is complicated by the sudden reappearance of her ex-boyfriend. Not wishing to deal

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-40165565719168219492008-12-29T12:41:00.001-08:002009-01-08T16:39:27.808-08:00

Director: Gregory NavaStarring: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Martin SheenRated R Running time: 114 minutesReleased by Velocity/ThinkfilmBordertown is a movie with a message. What that message is, I have no idea. Part Lifetime melodrama, part serial killer B-movie, part PSA against NAFTA, part diatribe against media and government corruption; all of it adds up to one big, nearly

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-85058299181311423152008-12-29T11:43:00.001-08:002008-12-29T16:24:01.957-08:00

Director: Randall K. Rubin, Jon SchroederStarring: Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, William SadlerRated R 100 minutesReleased by Anchor BayIt's been a long time since I was a teenager. Most of the angst that I was filled with back then has been rendered obsolete - replaced by very real, very scary grown-up problems that I haven't been able to shake. I wish I could have some of those old issues back

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-69074431759722576772008-12-27T11:53:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:27:37.584-08:00

aka The Double Garden; The Devil Garden; Venus Flytrap Director: Kenneth G. Crain Writer: Edward D. Wood Jr. Starring: James Craig, James YagiRunning time: 94 minutes Public DomainEd Wood wrote a screenplay called Venus Flytrap that was eventually picked up by Japan's Toei studios. At some point it was renamed The Devil Garden - which somehow became known as The Double Garden (heavy Asian

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-85536331362632668422008-12-26T15:44:00.000-08:002008-12-26T16:03:19.321-08:00

Director: Stephen T. KayStarring: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy LawlessRated PG-13 Running time: 89 minutesReleased by Sony PicturesTim (Barry Watson) is a successful magazine editor who is filled with a paralyzing fear of closets and darkened rooms because some kind of supernatural killer ghost/goblin thingamajig made his father disappear fifteen years earlier. Receiving word that his

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-82698989563094640642008-12-24T08:14:00.000-08:002008-12-25T16:58:18.856-08:00

Director: David Moreau, Xavier PaludStarring: Olivia Bonamy, Michael CohenRunning time: 77 min.Released by Dark Sky/MPIAlso known as IlsA French couple moves into an old dark house in Romania. The process of settling in is seriously complicated one night when something or someone begins stalking them in their new home.That's all the plot you are going to get out of Them, a very lean, mean little

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-56151398534282247082008-12-20T11:53:00.000-08:002009-01-04T10:51:19.974-08:00

Director: Catherine BreillatStarring: Anais Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero Di Rienzo, Arsinee KharjianUnrated, 83 minutesReleased by CriterionWe start out with a story about two sisters: twelve-year-old Anais is overweight and frumpy, Elena is three years older, beautiful, and popular with the young men. Though they love each other a great deal, Elena confesses to her sister that she must bring

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-57898781498685775052008-12-19T08:50:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:42:33.998-08:00

Director: Dusan MakavejevStarring: Carol Laure, John Vernon, Anna PrucnalUnrated 98 minutesReleased by CriterionDusan Makavejev's Sweet Movie has been made legendary by film academics and intellectuals who see this film as a profound and devastating indictment of belief systems, governments, philosophies, and any other man-made social constructs which are devised to inhibit or oppress the

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-59904614681037571642008-12-16T07:12:00.000-08:002008-12-17T12:08:29.045-08:00

Director: Tony MaylamStarring: Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, Brian MatthewsReleased by MGMSlasher flicks were so prevalent in the early eighties, film critic Roger Ebert created a catch-all term to categorize this particular genre: dead teenager movies. While I have nothing but respect for Mr. Ebert, his phrase is a little misleading; most of the victims in these films had not seen the inside

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-34324516610135994532008-12-09T18:57:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:39:03.900-08:00

Director: Tim SullivanStarring: Taviv Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan TorrieroReleased by Image EntertainmentSo you set out to make a serious dramatic film and the most remarkable thing about it is the performance of a former professional wrestler. So what do you do? If you are writer/director Tim Sullivan, you can either begin work on a horror/action/comedy starring vehicle for DDP, or you can try to

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-855909884393030942008-12-09T08:36:00.001-08:002008-12-10T04:18:36.827-08:00

Director:Gregg ArakiStarring: Anna Faris, Danny Masterson, John Krasinski, Adam BrodyRunning time: 88 minutesReleased by First Look PicturesGrating. If I had to condense "Smiley Face" down to a single word, that's the word I would choose. This half-baked (hehe..get it?) attempt at creating a stoner chick flick fails miserably and quickly becomes an irritating mess that no amount of drugs could

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-61114033755383424252008-12-07T17:35:00.000-08:002011-11-01T09:56:27.999-07:00

Director: Franck Khalfoun Starring: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley Rated R Running time: 98 minutes Released by Summitt Entertainment It's Christmas eve, and workoholic Heather is running late for a family get together. She waits until the last possible minute to leave her Park Avenue office building, and wouldn't you know it, her car will not start. She enlists the aid of the seemingly

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-12106830287006417802008-12-06T10:33:00.000-08:002010-06-13T05:09:10.558-07:00

Director: The Butcher Brothers Starring: Samuel Child, Cory Knauf, Joseph McKelheer, Mackenzie Firgens Rated R Running time: 86 minutes Released by Lions Gate The After Dark Films: Eight Film to Die For series has been a decidedly mixed-bag. There are the near-masterpieces (The Abandoned), and then there are those that are so godawful you wonder how they could have possibly gotten a

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-78160060970682278602008-12-05T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-05T18:00:33.058-08:00

Director: Todd SolondzStarring: Ellen Barkin, Richard Masur, Stephen Adly GuirgisReleased by Fox LorberSay what you want about Todd Solondz, but you cannot say that he takes the easy way out. After indie successes Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, the director could have delivered some cinematic softballs, take a healthy paycheck, and rest on his laurels as someone who was responsible for

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-66966608032289614252008-12-05T12:00:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:27:58.508-08:00

Director: Gary LennonStarring: Milla Jovovich, Angus MacFadyen, Stephen Dorf, Sarah Strange, Aisha TylerRunning time: 101 min.Released by Velocity/ThinkfilmSometimes, there is a reason a film goes straight to video. You see, sometimes movies are just bad. Gary Lennon's ".45" is one of them. The video company decided to release this stinker with artwork and promo materials that insinuate that

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-35674698947472669782008-12-04T05:52:00.000-08:002008-12-06T18:02:09.493-08:00

(aka National Lampoon Goes to the Movies)Director: Henry Jaglom, Bob GiraldiStarring: Peter Riegert, Robby Benson, Joe Spinnell, and a whole lot of regret filled celebritiesReleased by MGM"National Lampoon's Movie Madness" is the smoking gun in the case against the notion that the name "National Lampoon" is any sort of guarantee of quality. Despite a few possible exceptions, notably the first

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-22525435275778231022008-12-03T13:02:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:30:17.701-08:00

Director: Luis de la MadridStarring: Anita Briem, Cristina Piaget, Paulina Galvez, Lola MarceliReleased by Lions GateI'm a sucker for Spanish horror flicks. If they have scary religious overtones, even better. The Nun should have been right up my alley, but is too uneven to become something more than mildly entertaining monster movie.A group of teens at a Catholic boarding school are tormented by

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-9473139084869918912008-12-03T07:55:00.000-08:002009-01-13T03:43:48.251-08:00

Director: Dennis IliadisStarring: Katarina Tsavalou, Danai Skiadi, Ioannis PapazisisReleased by Strand Releasing"A Tale of Two Hookers", Greek-style. The film begins in a low-rent brothel run by a sadistic pimp named Manos (Andreas Marianos)--who recruits teenage runaways from newspaper ads promising easy money. Manos is a vile character, but he seems to fairly lucky when it comes to job

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-7008683353939605112008-12-03T04:29:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:31:42.254-08:00

Director: James WanStarring: Kevin Bacon, Aisha Tyler, John Goodman, Garrett HedlundReleased by 20th Century FoxIt's not often that a film is so aggressively, obnoxiously, and thoroughly awful that it actually makes you angry at its creators. In the case of DEATH SENTENCE, James Wan may have accomplished just that with alarming ease. Wan took your basic no-frills revenge story--usually a "can't

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-9033004631526105092008-12-03T04:12:00.000-08:002010-06-13T05:08:29.733-07:00

Director: Mark Young Starring: Rachel Miner, Vinnie Jones, Rider Strong, Michael Madsen Released by Lionsgate Because the world runs out of gas, a bunch of guys dressed up like the pro wrestlers become cannibals. Elsewhere, a group of people (who may be some of the dumbest characters ever created) decide to start a new civilization in, of all places, an abandoned hospital. This should

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-59833780218524371132008-12-02T18:56:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:33:31.759-08:00

Director: Ariel VromenStarring: Eric Balfour, Colin Hanks, Lauren GermanReleased by Universal StudiosIf you've paid any attention to movies over, say, the last 30 years or so, you probably know that you would have to be nuts to smuggle drugs across any countries border. That is exactly what Andrew (Eric Balfour) attempts to do in Rx, a melodramatic road movie from Israel-born director Ariel

Erik S.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747976697581817713.post-25509386635502706642008-12-02T07:33:00.001-08:002009-07-07T17:42:24.834-07:00

aka "Nightmare Circus"Director: Alan RudolphStarring: Andrew Prine, Manuela Theiss, Sherry Alberoni, Gyl RolandReleased by Legend HouseWell, let's just go ahead and address the first problem: false advertising. There is a barn (though it is more of a ranch), but there really isn't much nudity (certainly not enough to include the word "naked" in the title) , and there aren't that many dead people.

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