Based on the novel by Scott Smith, “The Ruins,” is an admirable attempt at creating a horror film that brings a few new ideas into the mix. Having never read the novel, I viewed this with a blank slate. Only knowing what little the trailer gave away, I pleasantly surprised. Four Americans vacationing in Mexico decided [...] [...more]
Our good friends at MoviesOnline scored this poster for ‘Bitch Slap’. The greatest thing about this movie is it stars Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo, ‘Xena’ and ‘Herculues’ respectively. Here is a brief synopsis of the movie: “Bitch Slap is a modern throwback to the “B” movie/Exploitation films of the 1950’s-1970’s, mixing hot girls, fast cars, big [...] [...more]
‘Murder Party’ looks fun, but does it hold up in the viewing? Hell ya! Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, and made in cooperation by the Lab of Madness, which is comprised of a handful of people who came up in the movie life together (indie, that is), this surprising little horror/comedy flaunts its legitimate [...] [...more]
Joe Dante offers up his second installment in the Masters of Horror series with ‘The Screwfly Solution’. Based on the Nebula Award winning novelette by James Tiptree, Jr. The film stars Jason Priestly, Kerry Norton and Elliot Gould. A town in Florida is hit with a mysterious epidemic of some kind that’s causing men to [...] [...more]
A young couple decides to spend a weekend in a secluded lodge. They have lots of sex. Smoke weed and drink. There’s a creepy caretaker. Sound familiar? It is. The Lodge brings absolutely nothing new into the mix. Michael take his girlfriend, Julia, on a romantic getaway to a secluded lodge with the intentions of proposing. [...] [...more]
‘Zombies Anonymous’ (also known as ‘Last Rites of the Dead’) is yet another addition to the recently abundant selection of “zombie” flicks we’ve seen released lately, but what caught my attention was the concept. In this film, recently deceased human corpses begin turning into zombies and the human population, instead of reaching a mass-hysterical climax [...] [...more]
MGM will be releasing a special 20th anniversary DVD of the original ‘Childs Play’ horror film. The cult classic will be released as the “Birthday Edition” and contain a new audio commentary, four exclusive featurettes and original behind-the-scenes footage. This new version of the film is set to hit store shelves on September 9, 2008. [...more]
The final film in Dario Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy has arrived in select cities thanks to the Landmark Cinema chain. My first question is; Does Landmark screen the movies before they buy the rights to them? I left work early to go to my favorite cinema in the San Diego Area, the Ken Cinema. I [...] [...more]
Nightmares are not like horror movies. If a maniac chases you, a psychologist is not going to show up at the last minute and explain what traumatic childhood event let him to commit his crimes. There is not some spell or incantation to send the demon back to hell. There is no antidote. No logic. [...] [...more]
