JUNGLE CAPTIVE (1945) Blu-ray Review
Jungle Captive (1945) d. Harold Young (USA) (63 min) This second sequel to Captive Wild Woman is notable primarily for (Caucasian) Vicky Lane replacing Acquanetta as Paula Dupree and for the presence...
View ArticleSTUNTWOMEN: THE UNTOLD HOLLYWOOD STORY Movie Review
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020) d. April Wright (USA) (85 min) Remember when Joan Wilder took her big slide down the mountain in Romancing the Stone? Or when Trinity raced against traffic...
View ArticleFool's Views (8/17 – 8/31)
Yep, six months later, still feels a bit like this....Greetings, friends! It’s September and I see you! Wrapped up the month with a couple of overarching themes, that of shapeshifting ape-folk and a...
View ArticleEYE SEE YOU (2002) Blu-ray Review
Eye See You (aka D-Tox) (2002) d. Jim Gillespie (USA) (96 min) After a serial cop-killer racks up nine victims with no leads in sight, the Feds assign Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone) to the case, not...
View ArticleTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962) Blu-ray Review
The Phantom of the Opera (1962) d. Terence Fisher (UK) (84 min) When tragedy strikes Lord D’Arcy’s (Michael Gough) London opera house during an opening night performance, it’s soon clear that the...
View ArticleTHE BEAST MUST DIE (1974) Blu-ray Review
The Beast Must Die (1974) d. Paul Annett (UK) (92 min) Combining elements of Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, James Blish’s short story “There...
View ArticleSCARE-A-THON 2020: THINKING INSIDE THE BOX
Hello, friends and fellow fiends! It’s that time of year again, when autumn leaves rustle louder, darkness arrives sooner, and mask wearing is happily embraced by the masses…. IT'S SCARE-A-THON 2020As...
View ArticleFool's Views (9/1 – 9/30)
"Um, it's a month early for Trick or Treat. GO AWAY."Howdy, folks! A quick glance at the calendar should let you know that we’re kicking off the October Horror Movie Challenge and SCARE-A-THON 2020 in...
View ArticleSCARE-A-THON 2020, YOUTUBE LIVECAST ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND MORE!!
Hello, everyone! Welcome to SCARE-A-THON 2020, with all donations benefiting BOXVILLE.ORGAs always, the official October Horror Movie Challenge is to watch 31 horror movies in 31 days, 16 of which have...
View ArticleANTEBELLUM (2020) Movie Review
Scare-A-Thon Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 1Total First Time Views: 1Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $63.50Antebellum (2020) d. Gerard Bush / Christopher Renz (USA) (106 min) (1st viewing)...
View ArticleCITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (aka THE GATES OF HELL) (1980) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date:Total Movies Watched: 2Total First Time Views: 1Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $90.02 City of the Living Dead (aka The Gates of Hell) (1980) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy) (93 min)...
View ArticleTHE BLOOD DRINKERS (1964) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 3Total First Time Views: 2Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $156.33The Blood Drinkers (1964) d. Gerardo de Leon (Philippines) (88 min) (1st viewing) After...
View ArticleCRUEL JAWS (1995) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 4Total First Time Views: 3Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $232.20Cruel Jaws (1995) d. Bruno Mattei (as William Snyder) (Italy) (93 min) (1st viewing)...
View ArticleDAHMER (2002) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 5Total First Time Views: 4Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $315.25Dahmer (2002) d. David Jacobson (USA) (102 min) (1st viewing) The story of mild-mannered...
View ArticleEVER AFTER (aka ENDZEIT) (2018) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 6Total First Time Views: 5Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $380.22 Ever After (aka Endzeit) (2018) d. Carolina Hellsgård (Germany) (90 min) (1st viewing)...
View ArticleFIRESTARTER (1984) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 7Total First Time Views: 5Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $448.14Firestarter (1984) d. Mark L. Lester (USA) (114 min) (2nd viewing) During a top-secret...
View ArticleDISCOVER THE HORROR AT THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY!
Howdy, folks! Well, we survived the first week of October and we're getting ready for our second installment of Kicking the Seat's Friday Night Frights. This week's subject is the wildly divisive third...
View ArticleMOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER (2007) DVD Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 8Total First Time Views: 5Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $512.16 Mother of Tears: The Third Mother (2007) d. Dario Argento (Italy) (102 min) (3rd...
View ArticleGHOST SHIP (2002) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 9Total First Time Views: 5Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $601.38Ghost Ship (2002) d. Steve Beck (USA) (93 min) (3rd viewing) In 1962, a young girl (Emily...
View ArticleHORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND (1960) Blu-ray Review
SCARE-A-THON Totals to Date: Total Movies Watched: 10Total First Time Views: 6Amount raised for BOXVILLE: $668.20Horrors of Spider Island (1960) d. Fritz Bottger (West Germany) (84 min) (1st viewing)...
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