Kill, Baby… Kill!, 1966.Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Erika Blanc, Fabienne Dali, and Piero Lulli.SYNOPSIS:In the early 1900s a remote village is cursed by the ghost of a little girl.Despite the misleading title, Kill, Baby… Kill! is not a slasher or a giallo but is a Gothic chiller in the same vein […]
Second Opinion – The Vault (2017)
The Vault, 2017.Directed by Dan Bush Starring James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze, and Q’orianka Kilcher.SYNOPSIS:Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank to save their brother from loan sharks. But when the heist threatens to yield less money than they need, they’re guided towards an old vault in the basement.Reasons for seeing […]
Movie Review – It (2017)
It, 2017.Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Nicholas Hamilton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Stephen Bogaert, Jackson Robert Scott, Chosen Jacobs, Wyatt Oleff, Jake Sim, Owen Teague, Stuart Hughes, Logan Thompson, Geoffrey Pounsett, Pip Dwyer, and Javier BotetSYNOPSIS:A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, […]
Movie Review – Never Let Go (2017)
Never Let Go, 2017.Directed by Howard J. Ford. Starring Angela Dixon, Lisa Eichhorn, Velibor Topic, Nigel Whitmey, and Rami Nasr.SYNOPSIS:Award-winning actress Angela Dixon stars in this international action-thriller about a single mother desperately searching for her missing child in a beautiful, but unfamiliar land, following an apparent abduction. Trusting no one, she takes the law […]
Movie Review – Insyriated (2017)
Insyriated, 2017.Directed by Philippe Van Leeuw. Starring Hiam Abbass, Mohsen Abbas, Juliette Navis, Diamand Abou Abboud, and Moustapha Al Kar.SYNOPSIS:As war rages outside in Damascus, a mother struggles to keep her family safe inside their barricaded apartment. But it’s only a matter of time before what’s happening outside finds a way into their sanctuary.When the […]
Movie Review – The Vault (2017)
The Vault, 2017.Directed by Dan Bush. Starring James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Clifton Collins Jr.SYNOPSIS:Two sisters must rob a bank in order to save their brother but the bank has its own dark secrets.The line that separates horror from comedy is a thin one, with the best horror films steering […]
DVD Review – The Evil Within (2017)
The Evil Within, 2017.Directed by Andrew Getty. Starring Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Michael Berryman, Kim Darby, and Dina Meyer.SYNOPSIS:A mentally handicapped man is driven to murder by his reflection in an antique mirror.The Evil Within is a movie that arrives on the scene with a reputation and a lot of baggage, thanks […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016.Directed by Gareth Tunley. Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Niamh Cusack, and Dan Renton Skinner.SYNOPSIS:A cop goes undercover as a patient in order to investigate a psychotherapist involved in a strange murder case.With Ben Wheatley (A Field in England/Kill List) credited as executive producer you can guarantee […]
Movie Review – The Limehouse Golem (2017)
The Limehouse Golem, 2017.Directed by Juan Carlos Medina. Starring Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Mays, and Sam Reid.SYNOPSIS:A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical so-called Golem – must be responsible.Karl Marx being a suspect in […]
Blu-ray Review – Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies, 1963.Directed by Peter Brook. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman, Roger Elwin, Nicholas HammondSYNOPSIS :A group of boys survive a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. Divisions and splits in the social structure soon become apparent and a descent into violence and savagery looks to be inevitable.Adapted from […]
