Otis (2008)
A satiric update of The Virgin Spring, with a twist. If you absolutely, positively, must skip torture porn, skip this, I wouldn't say it torture porn, but it's a mighty fine line away from it....
View ArticleBest British horror film since 2000
You might be surprised to learn that since January 2000 approximately 500 feature-length British horror films have been released.*To mark this occasion, I'm running a survey among film-makers and fans...
View ArticleAny takes on MY SOUL TO TAKE (2010)?
This one seems to get a lot of hate on IMDB. Anyone seen it?Also, I can't make out from the reviews if it made it to theaters in the US. I never heard of it till I saw it listed on SYFY.
View ArticleTHE BUTTERFLY ROOM (Barbara Steele)
I got a kick out of this one - Barbara Steele in a psychobiddy nouveau shocker. It's kind of rough around the edges scriptwise but nonetheless an entertaining watch. Barbara plays Ann, a murderous...
View ArticleTerrible retitlings and godawful, just plain wrong sleeve designs
One of the problems that independent film-makers face is that distributors, once they have the rights to a film, can do whatever the heck they like in terms of changing the title and saddling it with...
View ArticleEvolution (2001)
I already checked, this movie isn't on this board. It's actually a cute (sorta) homage to 50s sci fi. And IMHO, the FX are great. Any opinions?
View ArticleMarvelous Models of the Millennium (aka, Who do ya love in the 2000s?)
We've got thread to celebrate beauty for each decade from the 50's to the 90's. It's time we started a tribute thread for the 2000's! Share your favorite ladies and gents. As a rule, we try to stay in...
View ArticleFrank Henenlotter's Bad Biology (2008)
How can there not be any discussion here of this film? I just found out it exists and I hope to rectify this.
View ArticleSasquatch AKA The Untold (2002)
In my never ending quest to watch all things Bigfoot, I ran across this little oddity on Netflix over the weekend. Lance Henriksen leads a cast of unknowns into the woods to search for the remains of...
View ArticleBritish horror films released in 2015
Since 2009 I've been publishing an annual list of all the British horror films released that year (that I know of). The lists have been growing each year. 2015 has set a new record with no fewer that...
View ArticleTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Having recently seen 1 & 2, and having gone thru the TV series I decided to give this one a second go.The Terminator (1984) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Terminator: The Sarah Connor...
View ArticleFrom Time to Time (2009)
A familiar, comfortable time travel/ghost story that feels much like The Secret Garden or the manor exploration portions of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, (and to a lesser extent to Child of...
View ArticleZOMBIELAND (2009)
I just watched this movie tonight for the first time. Understand that I HATE zombie movies in general, but since this was a spoof of this overdone sub-genre I thought I could suspend that prejudice...
View ArticleThe Signal (2007)
This movie does not seem so much that it was made because someone had a great idea that needed to be made into a movie, and is rather more like someone needed to make a movie, and had to come up with...
View ArticleFrequency (2000)
When it comes to time travel stories, this one wins the prize for the most intelligent exploration of how changes in the past will affect the present.Back to the Future comes close, but Frequency is...
View ArticleAT THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2014)
http://letterboxd.com/barnett/film/at-the-devils-door/ A real estate agent discovers an evil presence with the house she attempts to sell. From there, flashbacks are shown of the origins of the...
View ArticleMission: Impossible II (2000)
John Woo. So, we have overused slo-mo, doves, people changing their faces, and a sort of 'ying-yang' duality between the villain and the hero. Project 'Chimera' must be stolen before the bad guys get...
View ArticleHANSEL AND GRETEL (2007) is a masterpiece!
Just finished this thing and it's the best horror-fantasy film I've seen. I may have been unlucky, though ... the last one was SUCKER PUNCH! I was quite surprised to not see this film heavily...
View ArticleS1m0ne (2002) aka Simone
A fictional persona is manufactured for the public and then its manufacturer becomes trapped by his own creation.The film starts a bit like a (barely) Science Fictional version of Tootsie, with...
View ArticleThirst (2009)
A priest with a deadly virus gets a blood transfusion and develops vampiric tendencies. The vampire blood helps him heal, but the development of blood thirst is not very convenient.I've heard of...
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