2023
The Public Enemy
James Cagney smashes a grapefruit in some ditzy broad’s face… see. Then he becomes the gangster king of beer…... more
Paths of Glory
Stanley Kubrick made a World War I movie? Well, I learn something every day. In reality, most of this... more
Speaking of Murder
Speaking of Murder is the first film in a three disc collection of French noir movies I recently purchased... more
Targets
Boris Karloff’s final film role has him basically playing himself, an aging horror movie star whose films are now... more
Dressed to Kill
I don’t think I get Brian Depalma yet. The whole time I was watching this I was thinking about... more
Breakout
Good gravy, the 70s were a great time for movies! It seems like they would greenlight a picture based... more
The World’s End
The third Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright collaboration feels much like the last two. Lots of jokes that come from strategic... more
A Bullet For Sandoval
A lame Italian Western that is only noteworthy because you get to see Ernest Borgnine gored by a bull... more
The Sword and the Sorcerer
This corny early eighties fantasy opens with some great creature effects and then proceeds to bore the audience for... more
Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds
I had this movie on my DVD wishlist for many years and never got around to buying it. I... more
Sieben Tage Frist
Also known as School of Fear, this krimi is about a boarding school for boys where the students sneak... more
#Alive
A Korean fast-zombie zombie movie that focuses on the survival of a single kid in an apartment complex. His... more
Der Mörder
This 1963 black and white Krimi opens up with a nebbish man killing his wife at a rural bus... more
Brian and Charles
This is a one joke movie about a man who creates a robot. The joke is that the robot... more
Libido
Ernesto Gastaldi is much better known as a screenwriter rather than a director. He’s responsible for some of the... more
Nope
I enjoyed this movie for the most part but there were a few plot points that felt off, and... more
Wet Hot American Summer
A goofball comedy about summer camp councilors created by the people behind the 90s sketch show, The State. Apparently... more
Nightmares Come at Night
The only thing this Jess Franco movie has going for it is its score by Bruno Nicolai. The rest... more
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
The third Gamera reboot film is the best of the three. It actually takes some time to establish some... more
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
Another passable giant monster movie from Japan. The its predecessor there is absolutely nothing interesting about the human characters... more
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
I wanted to watch a somewhat “modern” take on a Japanese giant monster movie. This was okay. The effects... more
Last House on the Beach
A group of young theater students and their chaperone (played by Florinda Bolkan) are held captive by a trio... more
2022
Ninja III: The Domination
The sorta-sequel to Revenge of the Ninja doesn’t quite rise to its levels of unmatched 80s action. What it... more
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
Ladies and gentleman, it’s officially the one-millionth time a movie has been based on Poe’s The Black Cat! This... more
Avatar
I respect the ambition of James Cameron and his plan for his Avatar sequels so I figured I should... more
Split Second
An Alien or Predator rip-off starring Rutger Hauer which takes place in the post global warming world of 2008.... more
Dr. Caligari
I wasn’t exactly sold on this movie. Most of it comes across as a sophomore art project with cheap... more
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Tippett has done some amazing special effects and animation work but you’d probably be better off watching DVD extras... more
The Devil With Seven Faces
George Hilton and Carrol Baker couldn’t rescue this hum-drum story from itself. I felt like nothing happened during the... more
The Man With the Glass Eye
I am just burning through these late sixties Krimi. This one is actually titled Der Mann mit dem Glasauge.... more
The Monk With the Whip
Also known as Der Mönch mit der Peitsche, this is the story of German college girls getting murdered by... more
Der Hund von Blackwood Castle
This one has some of the best Peter Thomas music. This is especially true during the opening titles in... more
Der Hexer
An early sixties black and white Krimi about a mysterious criminal who has arrived in London to get revenge... more
Gorilla Gang
So far, this is the wildest Krimi film I’ve seen. Despite the title, there isn’t as much gorilla crime... more
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
The writing of this giallo is absolutely terrible. The story doesn’t make any sense and every single person who... more
Creature With the Blue Hand
I’m beginning to get a feel for these German Krimi films: a masked killer, suspicion of supernatural, bumbling police,... more
Human Beasts
Another Paul Naschy film in which all the ladies can’t resist his barrel-chested charms. This one starts off in... more
Cold Eyes of Fear
A prosecutor and his lady friend of the night are held captive in the house of his uncle, a... more
Night of the Werewolf
Gothic horror is really where Paul Naschy shines. This werewolf/vampire movie is quite fun despite the fact that a... more
The Hunchback of Soho
I love the colorful look of these Edgar Wallace Krimi films from Germany. They really seem like live-action Scooby... more
Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
Giallo done Naschy style. Unfortunately that means you have to watch a pig being killed to no good reason.... more
Vengeance of the Zombies
The second movie in the Paul Naschy Collection sounds good on paper, but is ultimately a bit of a... more
The Designated Victim
I really enjoyed this giallo despite its lack of the more traditional motifs of black gloved killers and stylized... more
Horror Rises from the Tomb
I recently impulse bought the 5-disc Paul Naschy blu-ray collection having only seen a couple of his films (Panic... more
Juan of the Dead
A serviceable zombie movie whose hook is its communist Cuban setting. The characters refer to the undead as dissidents... more
Interrabang
I am hesitant to call this a giallo even though it often appears on lists of the genre’s films.... more
Oasis of Fear
Two hippies prance across Italy spreading peace and love while selling naked photos to finance their debauchery. After getting... more
A Cat in the Brain
One would think that a meta movie about horror director Lucio Fulci being overwhelmed by the gruesome images he... more
The Big Gundown
The Big Gundown is a top-tier spaghetti western that has a similar plot structure to Tuco’s story in The... more
Django
There was so much mud in this movie it made me uncomfortable. C’mon guys, wipe you feet before you... more
Baba Yaga
In Baba Yaga a young photographer gets mesmerized by the magic of an older witch. She is gradually lured... more
The Colossus of Rhodes
Sergio Leone’s debut was the only film of his that I hadn’t yet seen. It’s a sword and sandals... more
Ricco
A 70s gangster film from Italy starring Christopher Mitchum, son of Robert Mitchum. He looks like a spindly and... more
Yojimbo
I recently had a late-night eBay shopping spree in which I bought blu-ray versions of several Leone Westerns. This... more
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?
The movie opens with a young photographer witnessing and photographing a mob-style killing. Then, in one of the stupidest... more
Eyeball
Umberto Lenzi directs this post-Baker giallo about a group of tourists in Barcelona who are killed off one-by-one by... more
Bahubali Parts 1 & 2
This is an epic Indian film from the director of RRR. The first part is better than the second... more
Almost Human
Uberto Lenzi’s poliziotteschi about a small-time criminal who decides to kidnap an heiress and ends up killing just about... more
1990: The Bronx Warriors
I have finally submitted myself to the precursor to Escape from the Bronx. It’s a more enjoyable than the... more
Il Sorriso Del Ragno
A Eurocrime thriller about a fellow who gets wrapped up in a jewelry robbery. I’m not sure if he... more
Violent Province
This is a terrible Poliziotteschi about a ruthless cop who has been kicked off the force but is determined... more
Prey
It’s a Predator sequel that doesn’t suck! The plot mirrors the first movie but the setting has been shifted... more
My Dear Killer
Several years ago I tried watching this when a YouTube user posted it on their channel. I came to... more
Der Fan
A teenage girl is obsessed with a new wave pop star. She writes him letters, follows him to Munich,... more
Warning from Space
The most notable thing from this 1964 Japanese sci-fi movie is silly the starfish alien designs. The point of... more
Terror Creatures from the Grave
I came across this movie when it was featured in a list of pre-Romero zombie movies. The only thing... more
Chariots of the Gods
Are all ancient religions actually based on alien encounters? Of course not, but that’s not going to stop these... more
Everything Everywhere All at Once
I was really excited to see this movie and so my viewing suffered from raised expectations. I liked it... more
The Mansion of Madness
This is a 70s low-budget version of a Poe tale by the director of Alucarda. A reporter goes to... more
Violent City
I have been looking for this movie for quite some time. I love Charles Bronson and I love Tele... more
RRR
A wildly entertaining Indian film about a man trying to save his sister from the evil British governor and... more
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
There’s no escaping these superhero movies. I was trapped in rural America with two hours to kill and this... more
Spider-Man: No Way Home
I don’t really have any attachment to the old Spider-Men movies so the gimmick of bringing back the previous... more
The Girl in Room 2A
This Dick Randall produced giallo is, as one would expect, a complete mess. The plot seems to unfold randomly... more
The Devil In Maddalena
Like most who discover this movie, I knew about it only from Ennio Morricone’s legendary score. The title would... more
The Laughing Woman
The Blu-Ray version of The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion’s interviews and commentary mentioned Femina Ridens as... more
Succubus
I’ve been cautiously sampling more Jess Franco films. This one is arty and incoherent. I’m sure there might be... more
So Sweet, So Dead
In So Sweet, So Dead a string of unfaithful society wives are being killed off by a maniac who... more
Knife of Ice
One more Carol Baker giallo in which she plays a character whose past trauma has made her mute (is... more
A Black Veil for Lisa
A police thriller in which the hero is a 60 year old detective who constantly thinks his 26 year... more
Plague of the Zombies
Hammer films, especially horror, are hit or miss (mostly miss). Plague of the Zombies is a rare exception. This... more
Holy Motors
I wanted to check out more of Leos Carax’s work after watching Annette, and this is the movie that... more
Metti, Una Sera a Cena
A late 60s drama about a love triangle that becomes a love square that becomes a love pentagram. Each... more
A Quiet Place to Kill
Carol Baker returns in another early giallo about a murder plot in which a wife is killed on a... more
2021
Entertainment
I’m sorry to report, but the Neil Hamburger movie isn’t that good. It’s not a movie about the Neil... more
Thunder Road
I really liked The Wolf of Snow Hollow and needed to check out Jim Cumming’s debut. This one is... more
Orgasmo
This is the first Lenzi/Baker thriller and I thought it was pretty good considering it really doesn’t have any... more
A Night at the Opera
The first MGM Marx Brothers movie looks great and finally has a real story to follow, but none of... more
So Sweet… So Perverse
Another pre-Argento giallo mystery that felt a lot like the movie I had just watched the night before, Diabolique.... more
Diabolique
I’ve listened to so many commentaries on my various giallo DVDs that cite this movie as one of the... more
The Creeping Flesh
A zero budget Hammer horror that’s built around a stupid looking monster skeleton that Peter Cushing is researching. Spill... more
The Sweet Body of Deborah
The Sweet Body of Deborah is an early giallo that is more of a straight up mystery rather than... more
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
This was a murder mystery about a hooded strangler who carves the letter M into the foreheads of his... more
Dune [2021]
Slow but true to the book, which, admit it, wasn’t the most exciting of reads—those first 100 pages are... more
The Lovers on the Bridge
This felt like every early 90s art film I saw as a college kid. A few memorable scenes that... more
Escape from the Bronx
A no-budget Italian ripoff of Escape from New York. Apparently, this is the sequel to Bronx Warriors so maybe... more
Macchie di Belletto (Un Detective)
In this crime mystery, Franco Nero plays a police detective whose methods include warrantless entry, lying, threatening, and smacking... more
The Valley of Gwangi
This is Ray Harryhausen’s excuse to animate a rampaging T-Rex. The plot is cowboys versus dinosaurs which sounds a... more
The Card Counter
The guy from the new Star Warses is a card player and gambler who learned his trade after 10... more
Mysterious Island
This 1961 movie based on the Jules Verne story follows a group of Civil War soldiers who escape from... more