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TEEN WOLF (1985) Blu-ray review
Teen Wolf (1985) d. Daniel, Rod (USA) (2nd viewing) 92 min A few months after Michael J. Fox became a movie star with Back to the Future, this innocuous high-concept vehicle also hit screens, spinning...
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TEEN WOLF TOO (1987) Blu-ray review
Teen Wolf Too (1987) d. Leitch, Christopher (USA) (1st viewing) 95 min Or "Teen Wolf As Well," as we used to call it back in the day. The premise for this terrible, strained, not-funny wannabe sequel...
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WOLF GUY (1975) Blu-ray review
Wolf Guy (1975) d. Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko (Japan) (1st viewing) 86 min In this bizarre mixture of horror, action, sexploitation, and sci-fi, international superstar Sonny Chiba (Japan’s answer to Bruce...
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NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF (1981) Blu-ray review
Night of the Werewolf (aka The Craving) (1981) (2nd viewing) d. Molina, Jacinto (Spain) 93 min. Originally titled El Retorno del Hombre Lobo, this enjoyably souped-up redux of 1971’s The Werewolf vs....
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BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001) movie review
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) d. Gans, Christophe (France) (3rd viewing) 152 min Being that I’m currently performing in a stage production (The Man-Beast at First Folio) that addresses the same story,...
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THE DEVIL'S HONEY (1986) Blu-ray review
The Devil’s Honey (1986) d. Fulci, Lucio (Italy) (2nd viewing) 83 min The first 20 minutes of this erotic thriller from Fulci are outrageously soapy and naughty, packed with oodles of nudity and sex...
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THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) Blu-ray review
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) d. Argento, Dario (Italy) (2nd viewing) Having served his time in the cinematic trenches both as a film critic and a screenwriter (notably collaborating with...
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THE CAT O' NINE TAILS (1971) Blu-ray review
The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) d. Argento, Dario (Italy) (2nd viewing) 112 min. With the exception of a couple of nasty stranglings and a gnarly train-running-over-a-guy sequence, this relatively...
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FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971) Blu-ray review
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) d. Argento, Dario (Italy) (2nd viewing) 99 min. Swinging rock drummer Roberto (Michael Brandon) finds himself the target of a maniac, stalking him relentlessly, driving...
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CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959) Blu-ray review
Caltiki, The Immortal Monster (1959) d. Freda, Riccardo/Bava, Mario (Italy) (2nd viewing) 78 min Led by Dr John Fielding (John Merivale, Circus of Horrors), a team of archaeologists descends on the...
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THE OTHER HELL (1980) Blu-ray review
The Other Hell (1980) d. Mattei, Bruno (Italy) (1st viewing) 88 min Back in the day when he and fellow countryman and schlock merchant Claudio Fragasso (Rats: Nights of Terror, Troll 2) would pretty...
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BEYOND THE DARKNESS (aka BUIO OMEGA) (1979) Blu-ray review
Beyond the Darkness (aka Buio Omega) (1979) d. D’Amato, Joe (Italy) (3rd viewing) 94 min In this unquestionably gruesome yet surprisingly accomplished and entertaining yarn by D’Amato (Anthropophagus,...
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THE HARVEST (2013) Blu-ray review
The Harvest (2013) d. McNaughton, John (USA) (1st viewing) 104 min Recently relocated to her grandparents’ home following her parents’ death, lonely teenager Maryann (Natasha Calis) strikes up a random...
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THE GHOUL (2016) Blu-ray review
The Ghoul (2016) d. Tunley, Gareth (UK) (1st viewing) 85 min A homicide detective (Tom Meetan) is called to London to investigate a strange double murder wherein both victims are reported to have...
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WHAT WE BECOME (2016) Blu-ray review
What We Become (aka Sorgenfri) (2016) d. Mikkelsen, Bo (Denmark) (1st viewing) 81 min I don’t want to pull the lazy critic card, but there’s not really much to say about this lean little zombie movie...
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CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (2014) DVD review
Children of the Night (aka Limbo) (2014) d. Noel, Ivan (Argentina) 100 min A journalist (Sabrina Ramos) visits a secluded orphanage where the occupants suffer from an unnamed condition that makes them...
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BEYOND THE GATES (2016) Blu-ray review
Beyond the Gates (2016) d. Stewart, Jackson (USA) (1st viewing) 82 min When their video store-owning father goes missing, two brothers (Graham Skipper, Chase Williamson) are tasked with handling his...
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THE GLASS COFFIN (2016) DVD review
The Glass Coffin (2016) d. Zubillaga, Haritz (Spain) (1st viewing) 77 min On her way to receive a lifetime achievement award, acclaimed actress Amanda (Paola Bontempi) finds herself rerouted into a...
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WESTWORLD (1973) movie review
Westworld (1973) d. Crichton, Michael (USA) (7th viewing) 88 min Located in the middle of some unspecified far-off location in the not-too-distant future, the latest revolution in escapist vacations is...
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FEED THE LIGHT (2014) Blu-ray review
Feed the Light (2014) d. Möller, Fredrik (Sweden) (1st viewing) 81 min After losing custody of her daughter, Sara (Lina Sunden) learns that her ex-husband (Patrik Karlson) has disappeared with the...
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