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ZOMBIES OF THE STRATOSPHERE (1952) movie review
Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) d. Brannon, Fred C. (USA)A charmingly far-fetched and full-blooded Republic sci-fi serial based on the premise of those pesky green-skinned Martians plotting to...
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NAKED MASSACRE (aka BORN FOR HELL) (1976) movie review
Naked Massacre (aka Born for Hell) (1976) d. Heroux, Denis (Germany) Luridly titled shocker loosely based on the 1966 Richard Speck murders of seven Chicago nurses, effectively relocated to war-torn...
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MAMA (2013) movie review
Mama (2013) (1st viewing) d. Muschietti, Andreas (Spain) After he goes on a shooting spree, two young girls are kidnapped by their kookoo papa, ultimately ending up in a wooded cabin that turns out to...
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THE REAPING (2007) movie review
Reaping, The (2007) d. Hopkins, Stephen (USA) Boasting a star with two Oscars (Hilary Swank) and moneybags producers (Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver), can I be blamed for hoping that this might be an...
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VACANCY (2007) movie review
Vacancy (2007) d. Antal, Nimrod (USA) While on a road trip, bickering couple Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsdale find themselves stranded when their car (surprise!) breaks down in the middle of nowhere....
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HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) movie review
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) d. McNaughton, John (USA) John McNaughton’s unsettling chiller (inspired by the real-life exploits of Henry Lee Lucas) is simply one of the most disturbing and...
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THE LAST DINOSAUR (1977) movie review
Last Dinosaur, The (1977) d. Kotani, Tom / Grasshoff, Alex (USA) “His time has passed; there are no more. He is the last dinosaur.” From jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson’s warbling theme over the opening...
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THE OTHER SIDE (2006) movie review
Other Side, The (2006) d. Bishop, Gregg (USA) Fifteen. Thousand. Dollars. That’s how much writer/director Bishop spent on this impressively well-conceived and executed horror flick that showcases some...
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BROKEN (2006) movie review
Broken (2006) d. Boyes, Simon / Mason, Adam (UK) Amidst the spate of “torture movies” that descended upon the latter half of the last decade, writers/directors Simon Boyes and Adam Mason’s...
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FOOL'S VIEWS (1/21 – 1/27)
Hey kids, Been a wild and wacky week. In addition to my usual chicanery, after years of waffling on the subject, I decided to start up a separate blog to celebrate those flicks that take up at least...
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THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990) movie review
Reflecting Skin, The (1990) d. Ridley, Philip (UK) A cerebral, challenging film that examines the bleak and beautiful nightmare of childhood. Award-winning playwright/author/painter Philip Ridley...
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SEVERANCE (2006) movie review
Severance (2006) d. Smith, Christopher (UK) Finally, a horror film the entire cubicle crowd can appreciate, one that doles out the laughter and splatter in equal measure. When a team-building weekend...
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THE MIST (2007) movie review
Mist, The (2007) d. Darabont, Frank (USA) In the arc of Darabont’s screen treatments of Stephen King stories, this novella’s long-awaited cinematic incarnation falls somewhere in between the...
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DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968) movie review
Destroy All Monsters (1968) d. Honda, Ishiro (Japan) To celebrate their 20th kaiju eiga (although that depends a little on which ones counted as giant monster movies), Toho plundered directing/special...
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AVPR: ALIENS VS. PREDATOR - REQUIEM (2007) movie review
AVP:R Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) d. Strause, Colin / Strause, Greg) Picking up immediately after the close of the previous film where the union of the two galactic goliaths seemed inevitable –...
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SXSW announces its 2013 "MIDNIGHTER" lineup!
Howdy folks, Well, the word came down this week. Looks like Ye Olde Foole is going to be making the trek to the land of the Alamo Drafthouse. Yep, the City Limits of Austin are going to throw their...
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TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) movie review
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) d. Tom Graeff (USA) When a film is ready to fry a cute little yapping dog into a pile of bones within the first two minutes, you know you’re in for a treat. Huge...
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I KNOW WHO KILLED ME (2007) movie review
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) d. Sivertson, Chris (USA) Even without star Lindsay Lohan’s tabloid-documented public implosion just prior to its theatrical release, IKWKM ends up being 2007’s biggest...
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HOSTEL: PART II (2007) movie review
Hostel: Part II (2007) d. Roth, Eli (USA) Eli Roth knows what he likes: Boobs and blood. In this follow up to his smash 2005 hit, he once again proffers plenty of both, but unfortunately, with the...
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HOSTEL (2005) movie review
Hostel (2005) d. Roth, Eli (USA) Following the spirited (if not entirely successful) twist on the “kids in the woods” horror subgenre with his flesh-wasting freshman effort, Cabin Fever,...
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