LIFEFORCE (1985) movie review
Lifeforce (1985) d. Hooper, Tobe (UK/USA) Based on Colin Wilson’s novel The Space Vampires, a team of astronauts encounter a ship lodged within the head of Halley’s Comet and discover three humanoid...
View ArticleFool's Views (1/28 – 2/18)
Howdy, folks, Well, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll see that I’ve not be idle even if the Fool’s Views themselves have been absent. Clearing out the Doc’s closet of reviews from the past 5-6...
View ArticleDr. AC's Oscar Rundown 2013
In case any of you cats are interested, I've posted my feelings about the nominees for this year's Tinseltown backslapping party over on the Fool's Views blog. Come check it out if'n you're so...
View ArticleEATERS (2011) movie review
Eaters (2011) d. Boni, Luca / Ristori, Marco (Italy) Approaching Eaters, it’s all too easy to fall into the “it’s just another zombie movie” fatigue style of critique, especially since on many levels,...
View ArticleSANTO VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN (1962) movie review
Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962) d. Blake, Alfonso Corona (Mexico) Yes, it’s a Mexican wrestling flick, one of the better known according to the wizards at Wikipedia, but seeing as how I’ve only seen...
View ArticleBLOOD OF DRACULA’S CASTLE (1969) movie review
Blood of Dracula’s Castle (1969) (1st viewing) d. Adamson, Al (USA) Oh man, I had no idea I was signing on for an Adamson flick when I popped this one in based on its awesome poster art and fairly...
View ArticleEVIL DEAD and V/H/S/2 pics and CHEAP THRILLS POSTER!
I'll be posting my first official day of blogging tomorrow from South by Southwest tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a little taste of what's coming up...
View ArticleEVIL DEAD (2013) movie review
Evil Dead (2013) (1st viewing) d. Alvarez, Fede (USA) I have seen the new EVIL DEAD...and it is good. Recidivist drug user Jane Levy announces she’s kicking the habit, inviting her three amigos...
View ArticleV/H/S/2 (2013) movie review
V/H/S/2 (2013) (1st viewing) d. Barrett, Eisener, Evans, Tjahjanto, Sanchez, Hale, Wingard (USA) In the ongoing anthology sweepstakes spawned by 2011’s The Theatre Bizarre, wherein skilled independent...
View ArticleTHE LORDS OF SALEM (2013) movie review
Lords of Salem, The (2012) (1st viewing) d. Zombie, Rob (USA) Heidi Hawthorne (Sheri Moon Zombie), one third of a local late night heavy rock radio DJ triptych, receives an unsolicited wooden box...
View ArticleMILO (2013) movie review
Milo (2013) (1st viewing) d. Vaughn, Jacob (USA) For a movie whose synopsis more or less boils down to “carnivorous demon living in our protagonist’s lower digestive tract escapes from backside in...
View ArticleHAUNTER (2013) movie review
Haunter (2013) (1st viewing) d. Natali, Vincenzo (Canada) When surly teen Abigail Breslin starts rebelling against her parents, it proves to be a literally timeless story as director Natali and...
View ArticlePLUS ONE (2013) movie review
Plus One (2013) (1st viewing) d. Iliadis, Dennis (USA) A renegade meteorite lands on Earth, its impact initiating a jarring schism in the time/space continuum such that the populace of a small...
View ArticleVAMP U (2013) movie review
Vamp U (2013) (1st viewing) d. Jesperson, Matt / Nelson, Maclain (USA) Don’t let the generic title (a considerable improvement over original moniker Dr. Limptooth) and poster art scare you off; this...
View ArticleSNAP (2013) movie review
Snap (2013) (1st viewing) d. Delara, Youseff / Teran, Victor (USA) Mentally unstable but musically adept Jake Hoffman shields himself from the outside world, interacting only through his downloadable...
View ArticleCHEAP THRILLS (2013) movie review
Cheap Thrills (2013) (1st viewing) d. Katz, E.L. (USA) Struggling schmoe Pat Healy can’t seem to catch a break. The same day an eviction notice shows up on his crummy apartment’s door, he is let go...
View ArticleHOLY GHOST PEOPLE (2013) movie review
Holy Ghost People (2013) (1st viewing) d. Altieri, Mitchell (USA) Troubled small town gal Emma Greenwell recruits alcoholic ex-Marine Brendan McCarthy to help track down her missing sister, whom she...
View ArticleKISS OF THE DAMNED (2012) movie review
Kiss of the Damned (2012) (1st viewing) d. Cassavetes, Xan (USA) Stymied screenwriter Milo Ventimiglia hooks up with sultry ginger Josephine de La Baume one night, only to discover that she’s a bit...
View ArticleYOU'RE NEXT (2011) movie review
You're Next (2011) (1st viewing) d. Wingard, Adam (USA) I’m sure 90% of the folks who strolled into that SXSW midnight screening had the same thought on their mind: “Please let this be worth the wait.”...
View ArticleBIG ASS SPIDER! (2013) movie review
Big Ass Spider! (2013) (1st viewing) d. Mendez, Mike (USA) One could argue that any giant spider flick (with an exclamation point in its title, for crying out loud) ought to exist outside a world of...
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