Here are my movies listed in order or ranking, from best to worst. Ratings subject to change at any time.
6/10
After a gruesome and exciting start, this film loses steam fast. Peter Cushing never comes off as creepy and...
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6/10
This is an animated movie about an ice princess who occasionally sings Broadway numbers. The overall message here is...
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6/10
Vietnamese martial arts picture about a female kung-fu loan collector whose daughter is kidnapped and taken to Shanghai. There...
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6/10
Another passable giant monster movie from Japan. The its predecessor there is absolutely nothing interesting about the human characters...
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6/10
I wanted to watch a somewhat “modern” take on a Japanese giant monster movie. This was okay. The effects...
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6/10
I appreciated the 19th Century art direction, especially the hats, but it was way too long for such a...
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6/10
Stephen Chow is an arrogant T.V. chef who is dethroned and must cook his way back to the top....
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6/10
Quite possibly the weakest of the Potter movies. Nothing seems to happen and it feels overly long (and there...
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6/10
This entry into the series suffers from long stretches not much of anything happening. I suppose you could argue...
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6/10
I have seen the DVD cover of this low-budget Italian zombie movie a zillion times. It’s pretty cool box...
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6/10
Mario Bava directed this early sixties Italian Hercules film and his colorful style is all over the place. It’s...
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6/10
Okay horror film about a “fossil” that kills with a look.
6/10
Mildly entertaining, but caters too much to the Shrek crowd.
6/10
Jess Franco was such a gifted director. Too bad he wasted much of his talents on softcore trash like...
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6/10
The plot is a mess, even by Miazaki’s standards. The art is nice though.
6/10
This third-tier fantasy movie starts out great, gets really boring, then ends on a slo-mo high note. The Morricone...
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6/10
Entertaining, but didn’t really feel like an Indiana Jones film. Maybe it was too effects driven, rather than stunt...
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6/10
So, we know there’s been an worldwide pandemic and it involves a nasty rash and some inky vomit. Now...
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6/10
Although the subject matter is interesting, I didn’t get much out of the documentary that I didn’t already know...
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6/10
A standard, post-LOTR epic movie with clashing armies and English accents. This should be a fun fish out of...
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6/10
Now that the sequel is in theaters, I thought I should see the original since since a lot of...
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6/10
This is about on par with the first John Wick movie. Silly, fantastical world of assassins and gangsters with over-the-top gun...
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6/10
Johnny Cool is a black and white gangster movie from 1964 featuring a pre-Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery and, in the...
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6/10
This would have been much better if it were just a cartoon instead of this live-action/CGI mess. There are...
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6/10
A 70s euro-crime film from Italy featuring a barely-there performance from James Mason. Mason is out of the film...
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6/10
Entertaining comedy that is a veiled chick flick.
6/10
A quirky 60’s sci-fi thriller meets bedroom farce. Fairly entertaining but the ending is muddled.
6/10
Not at all worthy of it predecessors, Inferno & Suspiria, but at least it takes no prisoners when it...
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6/10
A group of young theater students and their chaperone (played by Florinda Bolkan) are held captive by a trio...
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6/10
The Spanish/Mexican/Italian answer to Conan or Clash of the Titans. This one feels more like the latter except with lots of topless...
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6/10
In this crime mystery, Franco Nero plays a police detective whose methods include warrantless entry, lying, threatening, and smacking...
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6/10
Set in early 20th Century, so much of this movie’s tension could be solved with a gun. Instead it’s a...
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6/10
Hitchcock thriller that falls flat with a dumb ending and unbelievable plot.
6/10
Christopher Guest has created another fake documentary about a bunch of characters trying to win a contest. This time...
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6/10
A typical post-Shrek CGI animated feature. This was the first modern 3-D movie I have seen in the theater....
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6/10
A late 60s drama about a love triangle that becomes a love square that becomes a love pentagram. Each...
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6/10
Although, as someone who has played a ton of Minecraft, I did enjoy watching this documentary about its creator(s). But...
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6/10
Mildly entertaining Japanese vampire movie that take a turn for schmaltz about halfway through.
6/10
Watch as Peter Lorre plays a Japanese man who is a master of disguise. This movie is pretty boring...
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6/10
Several years ago I tried watching this when a YouTube user posted it on their channel. I came to...
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6/10
Bruce Campbell’s self-depricating monster movie. Somewhat of a big in-joke, but I found myself laughing a few times.
6/10
A small-time crook is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He then spends the rest of the movie...
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6/10
A mediocre giallo that felt a lot like early 60s Bava without the style. Although the twist, which should...
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6/10
Two hippies prance across Italy spreading peace and love while selling naked photos to finance their debauchery. After getting...
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6/10
This movie is precisely as cheesy as one would expect for a low budget, mid-sixties film about bikini clad...
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6/10
This is the first Lenzi/Baker thriller and I thought it was pretty good considering it really doesn’t have any...
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6/10
A pre-gore Lucio Fulci giallo that, like most of Fulci’s films, looks great with plenty of wonderful close ups...
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6/10
The make it up as you go horror series continues. Feels much smaller than the last three installments, with...
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6/10
The fifth Phantasm mostly revolves around Reggie’s sanity as he slips back and forth between different realities. The Tall...
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6/10
Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock’s debut film is corny and very dated but it was everything I expected (meaning,...
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6/10
Also known as L’uomo Senza Memoria, this is a 1974 giallo about an man suffering from amnesia who reconnects...
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6/10
The follow-up to Tombs of the Blind Dead is only slightly less bad than the original in that there is more...
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6/10
A 70s gangster film from Italy starring Christopher Mitchum, son of Robert Mitchum. He looks like a spindly and...
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6/10
This film is really just a showcase for Bill Haley and his Comets. The plot and characters are tacked...
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6/10
My first thought after walking out of the theater was, “huh, I don’t know a single character’s name from...
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6/10
I’m sure I would have enjoyed this more if I had watched it with friends and alcohol. Samurai Cop is a...
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6/10
Sleazy revenge movie with a heavy dose of mid-eighties fashion cheese. This could be a much higher rated movie...
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6/10
This was a strange disjointed kung-fu movie about a female wannabe Shaolin disciple who is taken under the tutelage...
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6/10
The Shaolin formula is a non-monk enters the temple seeking to learn the tools of revenge. He undergoes ridiculous...
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6/10
Italian police thriller in which the lead cop is as corrupt as they come and yet we are supposed...
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6/10
Good premise is mired in low budget, poor editing and direction.
6/10
Not awful, but far from Argento’s best. A few inventive shots and Max Von Syndow make it worth a...
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6/10
Silly but entertaining monster movie.
6/10
Brian Yuzna’s directorial debut about a rich kid’s paranoia regarding his family and the other members of “society.” Takes...
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6/10
Well, at least it wasn’t embarrassing. The movie exists as yet another way to try to give backstory to...
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6/10
This giallo has been on my must see list for a very long time. Scored by Ennio Morricone, the...
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6/10
Speaking of Murder is the first film in a three disc collection of French noir movies I recently purchased...
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6/10
Okay, one last Marvel movie before end this diversion and get back to 70s sleaze (I’ve been told I...
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6/10
In desparate need of some editing, this film runs about 1 hour too long with way too many lame...
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6/10
I’ve been cautiously sampling more Jess Franco films. This one is arty and incoherent. I’m sure there might be...
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6/10
If I was 9 years old this would be the greatest movie ever. It’s basically the Shaw Bros. version...
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6/10
Another modern zombie movie that doesn’t even attempt to be scary. I guess the Hatfields vs. McCoy setup could...
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6/10
Business as usual comedy from Ferrell.
6/10
For the first 20 minutes or so I couldn’t see why this film got such bad reviews. I was...
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6/10
This movie is part of a DVD double feature with the amazing Hercules. See my review of that film for my take...
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6/10
Stylish but overly confusing (too many red heads!) and an unsatisfying ending hinder this giallo.
6/10
Disappointing resolution and shallow characters, but enough interesting imagery and weirdness to moderately recommend.
6/10
This is another film that just begs for more creepy atmosphere. As it is, it feels too much like...
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6/10
Low Budget 60s exploitation by Jess Franco. Entertaining, but not quite as stylish as I expected. The soundtrack is...
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6/10
A horror-comedy that takes aim at lampooning Italian giallo and horror films. It never quite nails the comedy part...
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6/10
Mediocre ghost story in which bursts of sped-up film and of quick cuts are a lame substitute for real...
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6/10
The two big positives of this giallo are: a creepy, abstract Morricone score and lots of wonderfully composed shots...
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6/10
Dario Argento’s political farce. Has many funny moments, but is very confusing if you don’t know the history of...
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6/10
My Halloween movie this year was The Gorgon from the Icons of Horror: Hammer Films DVD. I think I am coming to the...
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6/10
This is a late sixties Japanese monster movie but it stars mostly Western actors. The rubber-suit monsters, space ships...
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6/10
Dark story of child abuse and drugs.
6/10
Entertaining but thoroughly confused monster movie. The over-the-top comedic moments tend to jar you out of the already paper...
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6/10
Fulci haunted house movie. Pretty slow until the finale.
6/10
An entertaining rethink of Lisa and the Devil.
6/10
While it had one or two actual jump scares in it (a rarity for American films of this vintage),...
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6/10
The writing of this giallo is absolutely terrible. The story doesn’t make any sense and every single person who...
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6/10
Yet another superhero movie to bore me. I admit, this one was more watchable than Ironman. I guess I am...
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6/10
There are a few gory moments, but for the most part this was a rather ho-hum Shaw Bros. kung-fu...
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6/10
Lloyd Bridges stars in this 1950’s film noir about an American returning to England after the war who becomes...
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6/10
A lot of people said this was horrible, but I didn’t mind it so much. Funny but completely lacking...
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6/10
This felt like every early 90s art film I saw as a college kid. A few memorable scenes that...
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6/10
This early version of the Hammet novel hits most of the same plot points of the later version but the acting...
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6/10
Shaw Brothers attempt at a giant monster movie is pretty corny. Normally I enjoy garbage movie like this, but...
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6/10
I knew most of the story of The Mist from an abridged book an tape that we listened to as kids...
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6/10
You’d be hard pressed to find a movie that hated its female characters any more than this one does....
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