Dead of Night (1945)
The solid-state model of the universe is an alternative to the Big Bang theory, which states that the univere has a finite history and “changed dramatically with time, growing bigger, emptier and more desolate.” In contrast, the solid-state model sets forth the theory that “the density of matter in the expanding universe remains unchanged due […]
Urban Evil (2005)
Yes, it’s another Full Moon remix — did they invent the remix or did Bad Boy? — in which several of their African-American themed movies all come together, get cut down to one-third of their length and don’t even get a wraparound or narrator to make sense of them all. “Demonic Tunes” is The Horrible Dr. […]
Tales from the Hood 3 (2020)
I still hate admitting that Tales from the Hood 2 was a let-down. The first film is one of my favorite non-Amicus anthology films, so I was expecting so much. And just when I expected nothing from this film, it surprised me at every turn, becoming nearly as good as the original. Co-writer and co-director Rodney […]
Really Weird Tales (1987)
You have to give it to HBO. Between The Hitchhiker and Tales from the Crypt, they were keeping the horror anthology in business throughout the 80s. Really Weird Tales is made up of three episodes of a comedy version of that format with Joe Flaherty as the host. Flaherty, a Pittsburgh local, was a major part of Second […]
Gap Weekend (2021)
“I like a challenge. And you, my friend, seem like a crown-contender.” — Emily reasons her way to a “gap weekend” with Ben Ben (Art Hall) is a heart-broken professional blogger licking his relationship wounds in the spare bedroom of his sister and brother-in-law’s house (a fine Nicola Graham and Robb Padgett; he does additional […]
10/31 Part 2 (2019)
The last film that we review after watching around thirty or more horror anthologies in a week, 10/31 Part 2 starts with a series of fun trailers, including “Treaters” by Zane Hershberger, the cinematographer of The Barn; “Truck Squatch” by John Hale; “The Candy Taker” by Robert Lanphere, Cryptids and the hilarious “The October Kids” by Brett DeJager of BoneJangles. Malvolia […]
Tales of the Third Dimension in 3-D (1984)
First off, that title says the same thing twice. But hey, let’s forgive a movie that has a skeletal narrator who is supposed to sound like Rod Serling but has a voice-over actor who didn’t get the memo and decided to sound more like Howard Cosell. This movie has the temerity to use puppets not […]
The Green Sea (2021)
Simone (Katharine Isabelle, Ginger from Ginger Snaps and the titular character of American Mary) has disappeared from life. Once, she was a heavy metal singer named Sim Chaos — metal is infused in every scene of this movie, from the shirts that characters wear to the music on the soundtrack from bands like Hazel Doupe. Sacrilegia, […]
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