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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Bio Hunter (1995) serves up a fun gory anime.

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I'm a bit obsessed with monsters. I just think they're fuckin awesome... Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Wol...
Sunday, November 10, 2019

Tokyo Species (2012) is a tad underwhelming.

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Love the poster but the film feels very cheap, which I'm sure it was. The CGI especially is not good and the lead actress (AV star Mar...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Tokyo Gore Police (2008) reminds me of RoboCop.

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I love the satire and black comedy. Plus, fountains of blood win me over every time. Eihi Shiina, the lead actress from Audition , is outs...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Wicked City (1987) is an anime classic.

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I'm a huge fan of Ninja Scroll and its director Yoshiaki Kawajiri so I was very excited to watch this film. It didn't disappoint ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Brain Damage (1988) is a lot of gory goodness.

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I love the practical FX in this film. Sure, sometimes, they're not entirely convincing but they're always charming, original, and ...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Bio-Zombie (1998) is really funny.

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You can tell these guys love movies, and their film is quite clever like when they pull the split screen trick or the amusing, unique open...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Freaks (1932) remains endearing and effective.

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I always heard this is a horror film but nothing in it seemed horrifying to me except the sad old tale of a kind lover being tricked by a ...
Monday, May 20, 2019

You should see Densha Otoko aka Train Man (2005).

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I probably wouldn't have heard of this film if I wasn't living in Tokyo now, which is such a shame. I love Japanese movies but eve...
Friday, April 5, 2019

Little Odessa (1994) is one hell of a first feature.

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Another director recommended James Gray to me, but actually I never heard of him so I immediately watched a number of his films starting w...
Sunday, March 10, 2019

No one will like A Scene at the Sea (1991).

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But I like it. Ok, I'm exaggerating. Some people might like it. The film is about surfing. I don't like surfing. Ok, I'm so-so...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Tom Hardy in a car.

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That doesn't sound exciting but Locke (2013) is so damn good. It's crazy because the director's other film that year is a Jas...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

One Cut of the Dead (2017) deserves the acclaim.

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Some possible spoilers so watch it first before reading and try to watch it without knowing anything about it. It's easy to see why th...
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Mandy (2018) is quite wicked.

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The lighting and atmosphere is fantastic. How could you not love those demonic bikers? Like some fucked up cenobites on wheels. "The ...
Monday, November 12, 2018

So I finally saw Oculus (2013) and...

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I loved it especially that ending. I didn't think they'd go there, but they did. Damn. Takes guts to leave your audience like that...
Saturday, October 20, 2018

A Quiet Place (2018) is phenomenal.

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Finally a new creature feature that actually delivers. Relying only on sign language and visual storytelling for so much of its runtime wa...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

Beyond Skyline (2017) was a blast.

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I enjoyed this way too much. I'm a huge fan of Frank Grillo ever since The Purge: Anarchy , and he gets a ton to do here plus you get ...
Friday, August 17, 2018

Turbo Kid (2015) rocks.

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First off, Michael Ironside. That is always a plus but this film has so much imagination and heart I don't think you could resist it. ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) is an enchanting, delightful surprise.

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I really love the humor and imagination of this film. Most importantly, it has real stakes. It's easy to like the characters and get i...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Never heard of Intruders (2015) but it is so astonishingly good I can't believe it.

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Alright full disclosure: I got this confused with that Clive Owen Intruders movie (by the director of 28 Weeks Later  released in 2011). ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Natural City (2003) is great Korean sci-fi.

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I had seen the DVD cover to this but never checked it out, figuring it couldn't possibly be as good as the insane praise on the cover....
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Cure (1997) is brilliant.

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If you never heard of this Japanese horror movie, you should check it out right away. It reminds me of Seven although Angel Dust is a mo...
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Werewolf in a Women's Prison (2006) is tons of fun.

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I really loved this one. It's extremely gory with a pretty cool werewolf (ok sometimes it doesn't look great but other times it does...
Sunday, February 4, 2018

The Revenant (2009) is hilarious and awesome.

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No, it isn't the Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Yes, I love that film too. This is an indie horror flick, and it's badass. Ignore the DVD ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Review: Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)

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Prepare for a lot of cameos in this one: Kane Hodder (Jason! Hell yes!), Fred Williamson ( From Dusk Till Dawn !), and David Carradine. Plus...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Review: The Unnamable Returns (1992)

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HP Lovecraft films are pretty rare (thank you Stuart Gordon!) much less a sequel to an HP Lovecraft movie but that's what we got here ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Review: Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)

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This is such a strange sequel. The main character is also named David like our hero in the first one but different actor, they add a last ...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Review: Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)

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Well, you get Naomi Watts this time in one of her very early roles. Does that help? Not really. She plays an assistant to a local doctor. ...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Indie Horror You Should Watch

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If you haven't seen these, I highly recommend you check them out ASAP. First up, Schoolgirl Apocalypse . It's cool as hell. Very o...
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Review: Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)

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Correction: they definitely show the corn monster in number three. Excuse me "he who walks behind the rows." Corn monster doesn...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Review: Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)

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I love how the *second* film in the series already has the word "final" in its title. Talk about calling the game early. I can...
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Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, and FX Artist. I love horror movies and practical FX. Favorites include: Aliens, Scanners, Godzilla 1984, Seven, The Exorcist, John Carpenter's The Thing, RoboCop, Edward Scissorhands, David Cronenberg's The Fly, Oldboy, Unforgiven, Ninja Scroll, etc.
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