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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Malabimba (1979) goes hard on the sleaze.

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If you watched The Exorcist and thought to yourself, "Not bad but where's all the nudity and sex?" then don't worry, this...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Thanksgiving (2023) is a blast.

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I had such a great time watching this. It's a fantastic blend of comedy and horror. It doesn't take itself too seriously but the thr...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) and Visitors (2023) are both great new Japanese horror films.

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Kenichi Ugana is definitely one to watch. I really loved his new film Love Will Tear Us Apart that is screening at Another Hole in the Head...
Saturday, December 16, 2023

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023) blows away other making-of documentaries.

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As a massive fan of RoboCop , I watched this on Screambox and I was astounded at how in-depth it went. It was a dream come true to have this...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Door (1988) is an excellent slice of '80s Japanese cinema.

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I'm so glad Third Window Films is finding and restoring fantastic Japanese films like this. The interview with the director is very ins...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Delirium (1987) is quite an unusual giallo.

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I love it especially the iconic eye-face effect but the lead actress really steals the show and the cinematography is outstanding too with s...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

The Last Broadcast (1998) reels you in.

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You can obviously see how this is a predecessor to The Blair Witch Project , which really makes it very interesting to watch. There are a nu...
Sunday, August 27, 2023

It Lives Again (1978) surpasses the original.

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I was really impressed by this sequel. I love The Stuff and I liked It's Alive but the latter wasn't my favorite so I was wonderin...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

The Best Horror Movie Store in Tokyo

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If you're ever in Tokyo, you should visit Video Market in Shinjuku. This store is absolutely phenomenal. I love it so much. When I first...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

The Menu (2022) is wickedly funny.

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The black humor in this reminds me of American Psycho . I feel like it's on that level, which is probably the highest compliment I can g...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Knock at the Cabin (2023) surprised me.

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I didn't really have any interest in this film. Maybe it's the rather nondescript or generic-sounding title but I should've know...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Buy the new End of the Line Blu-ray!

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I really love Maurice Devereaux's End of the Line . It's a phenomenal achievement in indie horror and what he went through to get it...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Battle Heater (1989) is absolutely amazing.

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If you haven't seen Cyclops (1987), stop what you're doing and watch it. Especially for practical FX fans, it's jaw-dropping. J...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Faust (1994) is incredibly unique.

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Like the director's Alice film, Faust is really in a league of its own with its fantastic mix of stop motion animation and live action...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) is quite good.

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This Japanese urban legend is very interesting especially since there isn't one standard explanation for why the Slit-Mouthed Woman'...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Is Beware! The Blob (1972) really a comedy?

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I know... how dare I question IMDb but I quite liked this film. Even lesser Blob is still great to me. I just never really found it that fun...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Caged Heat (1974) is an interesting start to Jonathan Demme's long career.

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Watching this I don't think you could ever predict this director would go on to do The Silence of the Lambs but there are also a ton of...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Terrifier 2 (2022) is a huge win for uncut indie horror.

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The fact this got into theaters uncut, made a bunch of money as an extreme anti-Hollywood slasher, and kept growing is just phenomenal. I re...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) comes up short.

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I always remember seeing the poster for this but the film itself is fairly boring unfortunately. No great slasher icon in this. Just an old ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996) is ridiculous fun.

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I don't know how anyone could ever take this movie seriously. First of all, it's the Leprechaun series. I don't think it's ...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

I couldn't get enough of Grizzly (1976).

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Yes, it's clearly aping Jaws but I enjoyed this film so much. I already want to watch it again, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it'...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

The Day of the Beast (1995) is full of dark humor.

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This film is really funny at times but pitch black. If you want to see a priest doing awful things because he needs to get on Satan's si...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995) wasn't for me.

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Like Xtro 2 , which copied  Aliens  too much at times, the third film in this series doesn't seem wholly its own. I can't believe th...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Alien 2: On Earth (1980)... uhm... yeah...

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Do I need to say anything? I mean it's obvious right? A bad Alien ripoff. A fake Italian sequel. It does have nudity in one scene and s...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

The Only Real Way to Learn Directing

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If you think a book, a class, or some making of doc is going to cut it, the sad truth is none of those will be enough. Sure they can help *a...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Down to Hell (1997) can't measure up to Versus (2000).

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But that isn't surprising considering the difference in budget and crew. It's hard to believe Versus (2000) was originally going to...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

XX: Beautiful Weapon (1993) won me over big time.

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Having watched Guzoo  (and obsessed over it... I love practical FX monsters what can I say), I was curious to see the director's Beautif...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Watch out for Dreams on Fire!

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I really can't wait to see this film! It's an independent feature shot in Tokyo and directed by Philippe McKie. His shorts "Bre...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Uncle Peckerhead (2020) is an amazing indie.

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This film was hilarious and brilliant. Dark but so much fun. I think this really shows what a talented indie filmmaker can do even with very...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Ley Lines (1999) shows Miike's versatility even more.

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The more movies you watch by Takashi Miike, the more you realize he has done just about everything in every genre. The man can literally do ...
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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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