My eyes lit up when I saw Money Train on the shelf of Bay Street Video’s Christmas section. “This takes place on Christmas?” I whispered excitedly under my breath. I had never seen it on any X-Mas Movie Lists before, and while it was a film I knew by name (having been...
I’ve been a fan of Director John Hyams work since his impressively mounted Universal Soldier: Regeneration. I was glad to see the world take notice with the release of his bonkers follow up Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, but instead of Hyams moving on to more...
As a kid SPECIES was the ultimate example of "This is for adults." It was advertised heavily on the back covers of all the comic books I read and you could almost see a boob! The VHS box said it was about a sexy female alien that slept with men and killed them! My...
The more I write about movies, the more it will become obvious just how much I love creepy ghosty horror movies, even though I can’t actually handle them when I have to go to bed and turn off the lights. I am terrified of see-through ghost people staring at me from...
There's nothing more satisfying then watching a racist asshole die a horrible death. I was hoping that BROTHERHOOD OF DEATH would hit that exploitation sweet spot and the synopsis really got my hopes up: "A trio of African Americans from a small town go to fight in...
I'm in the home stretch and now the film's are getting extra out there. WIND CHILL (2007) From the director of MAGIC MIKE XXL, comes a spooky tale of the supernatural. Emily Blunt stars as a College student who catches a ride with a creepy ass ride share participant...
I published a pocket zine called THE CHRISTMAS CINEMA filled with under seen Holiday films in honor of our screening of GAME OVER (Code Pere Noel 3615) last Wednesday at the Royal Cinema. I am currently stunned by the marathon watch it took to complete the project....
BLOOD BEAT must have been made made by people who have never seen a film in their lives. It's directed/written/shot/composed by a Frenchman in the snowy land of Wisconsin, populated by non-actors stiffly delivering lines, and it stars a glowing killer samurai. It...
I'm going on the record now. I think AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is Jackie Chan's best American movie. I'll wait for a moment to let everyone finish gasping. Lets break it down for a moment. What has Jackie Chan actually done in America? The Rush Hour films? They're...
The CHRISTMAS MOVIE MARATHON continues into a wintry wonderland of cinematic bliss. Or does it? I never said everything I was going to watch was good. CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980) The poster art of Santa Claus reaching through a window with a knife in hand prepares...
