2022
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
Phantasm: Ravager
The fifth Phantasm mostly revolves around Reggie’s sanity as he slips back and forth between different realities. The Tall... more
The Vast of Night
A very talky horror movie that works on the premise that sound and atmosphere are what brings tension. The... more
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
The make it up as you go horror series continues. Feels much smaller than the last three installments, with... more
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
I love how the Phantasm sequels start off by completely negating the end of the previous film. Each film... more
Only Yesterday
Studio Ghibli animated film about a middle aged woman who apparently is obsessed with her year in fifth grade.... more
The Prestige
I watched this immediately after reading the book and I can definitively say that the movie is better. The... more
Censor
Horror movie character study about a “Video Nasties” censor who begins to mix the memories of losing her sister... more
The Dark Knight Rises
My superhero movie epilogue has me finally watching the third Batman film (in the good trilogy). The Dark Knight... more
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Okay, one last Marvel movie before end this diversion and get back to 70s sleaze (I’ve been told I... more
Avengers: Endgame
Finally, my quest to watch all these movies has come to an end. It’s a fitting climax but is... more
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Back to a sitcom-level Marvel movie. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the light tone but after Infinity War... more
Avengers: Infinity War
The years of dudes fighting in the sky and blue LASERs of death have lead to this event movie.... more
Thor: Ragnarok
What an incredible improvement over the last two Thor movies. They are no longer trying to be a poor... more
Black Panther
I can’t believe how much praise this Marvel installment received. It’s so cheesy but takes itself way too seriously.... more
Doctor Strange
The main story arc feels like a zillion other movies. What makes this one enjoyable is the dazzling array... more
Spiderman: Homecoming
I was surprised by how good this Marvel entry was. It’s genuinely funny, the main villain is well fleshed-out,... more
To Be or Not to Be
This is an odd duck with weird tonal issues. There are plenty of gonzo Mel Brooks moments but the... more
Captain America: Civil War
The story of the rift between the Avengers was not very compelling and is more of an excuse to... more
Malignant
The story feels like a cheesy straight-to-video horror movie that came out in the late 80s but the visual... more
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The story is not very interesting and the movie is almost 60% dudes fighting in the sky lameness. We’re... more
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Guardians films remain the best of the Marvel movies. This is mostly due to their disconnect from Earthly... more
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
This one is a little better than the last few Marvel movies I’ve watched. The first half is basically... more
Thor: The Dark World
None of the actors except the guy who plays Loki appear to be having any fun. Everything just feels... more
Iron Man 3
These Marvel movies feel like a Television series, and by Television Series I mean a mindless sitcom that you... more
Thor
Fish out of water parts were okay. The stuff in Middle Earth was really dumb.
Iron Man 2
The great superhero slog continues. Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal is fun, but nothing interesting really happens in this movie... more
The Beach House
An okay horror movie with some annoying acting at the beginning but it get better as the horror ratchets... more
Dead & Buried
I really didn’t know anything about this movie even though I remember the box art from the video rental... more
Captain Marvel
I have largely ignored superhero movies since the first Avengers movie. I never really dislike the ones I’ve seen,... more
Stop Making Sense
I’ll admit it, I really don’t like the Talking Heads. Their 3 or 4 radio hits are okay, but... more
In a Lonely Place
Bogart is screen writer with a short fuse who is wrongly accused of murder. His alibi is his new... more
Annette
I went into this knowing what to expect on the music side of things. It’s a further exploration of... more
The Zombie Walks
What a wonderfully goofy and fun movie. This is the first German Krimi film I have ever watched and... more
Dark Waters
A Russian horror movie about a island convent that houses some sort of demon that is released when a... more
There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis acts up a storm while talking in a weird deep voice. He main nemesis comes across as... more
The Sparks Brothers
Since the late 80s, Sparks has been one of my favorite bands. Despite their long career there isn’t much... more
The Death of Stalin
A dark comedy in the vein of Dear Reader in which historical events are depicted in their absurd reality.... more
Troll Hunter
Found footage film about a group of Norwegian documentarians following a guy who hunts gigantic CGI trolls. Better than... more
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The skillful and clever style of this movie has become an aesthetic touchstone for just about every gaming YouTuber... more
Venus in Furs
I have had this on DVD for quite some time now and am re-watching it after noticing I never... more
Dredd
There are hints of The Terminator (the first one) and Robocop in this but it doesn’t quite rise to... more
Sound of Noise
A group of avant-garde percussionists decide to go rogue and put on the ultimate performance by breaking-in to various... more
The Editor
A horror-comedy that takes aim at lampooning Italian giallo and horror films. It never quite nails the comedy part... more
The Kid Detective
What happens when a child prodigy detective like Encyclopedia Brown graduates out of schoolyard mysteries into solving real crimes?... more
Murder in an Etruscan Cemetery
In keeping with animal themed giallos, this is also known as The Scorpion with Two Tails. I don’t know... more
Tropic of Cancer
Similarly to Jess Franco’s film Venus in Furs, this has nothing to do with the classic book of the... more
The Etruscan Kills Again
An alcoholic archeologist (aren’t they all?) is at the center of this murder mystery that jumps from scene to... more
Assault
A British mystery thriller featuring Suzi Kendall. The more I see of Suzi the more I like her acting... more
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
On the surface, this a horror movie about a small mountain town that has been plagued with a number... more
The Fifth Cord
The two big positives of this giallo are: a creepy, abstract Morricone score and lots of wonderfully composed shots... more
2020
The Long Hair of Death
Italian Gothic horror from 1964 featuring Barbara Steele. Shot in glorious black & white, I was ready to give... more
Hell Bound
1957 noir film about a gangster who organizes a heist of drugs from a ship at sea. The movie... more
Hell of the Living Dead
I have seen the DVD cover of this low-budget Italian zombie movie a zillion times. It’s pretty cool box... more
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
German speaking Spanish conquistadors float down a river in search of El Dorado and eventually the title character goes... more
Die Screaming Marianne
Maianne is a young dancer who knows the account number of her dead mother’s Swiss bank account and her... more
Death Laid an Egg
This is quite possibly the sexiest movie about chicken farming that I have ever seen. Death Laid an Egg... more
Strip Nude for Your Killer
Well, if there’s one thing you can say about this giallo, it’s that the title is not a lie.... more
Pulsebeat
Pulsebeat has been on my must-see bucket list for at least a decade. Ever since I found a clip... more
Panic Beats
Panic Beats has been on my radar ever since I saw a few clips from it in to Mondo... more
Demonia
Another late stage Fulci horror movie that disappoints despite the awesome title music and excellent poster/box art. From the... more
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
I had never heard of this psychological mystery until I saw it posted on a giallo site. It’s not... more
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
I think about 40% of this movie is just boring shots of Paul Naschy limping through the streets of... more
Shadows Unseen
A journalist has been murdered and the department really wants to find the killer quickly and brush this case... more
The Death and Resurrection Show
A documentary about one of my favorite bands, Killing Joke. It’s an okay overview of the band’s history as... more
Death Occurred Last Night
An early 70s Italian police thriller that has one of the weirdest/dumbest plots ever. The main story here is... more
Puzzle
Also known as L’uomo Senza Memoria, this is a 1974 giallo about an man suffering from amnesia who reconnects... more
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool is a black and white gangster movie from 1964 featuring a pre-Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery and, in the... more
A Chinese Ghost Story
Admittedly, I didn’t really give this one my full attention while I watched. At one point when I came... more
The Ghost Galleon
The third film in the Blind Dead series features the return of the terrifying cheap skeleton hand prop. A couple of models... more
Nick the Sting
A small-time crook is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He then spends the rest of the movie... more
Nightmare Castle
Black and white Gothic horror with Barbara Steele in a dual role as blonde lady and brunette lady. I... more
Dr. Goldfoot & The Girl Bombs
Mario Bava at his absolute worst. There is so much lost in translation and editing that this is barely... more
La Mala Ordina (Manhunt)
Well, here I go down the Eurocrime rabbit hole. The plot in this one is odd. The film starts... more
The Boss
Another exciting Italian crime thriller directed by Fernando Di Leo, director of Caliber 9. All the characters are scum, even the... more
Baby Driver
The concept of this movie is that all the action and camera work is scripted to go along with... more
Escape from New York
Another gaping hole from my 80s cinema to-do list. The premise is extremely cheesy and the execution isn’t much... more
Train to Busan
Korean fast-zombie movie that is largely bloodless but manages to remain entertaining to the end. Dad takes his daughter on... more
Bastard Swordsman
Dueling clans seek to attain the highest level of kung-fu: silkworm style. The fighter literally shoots out webs of... more
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
This movie shouldn’t be as enjoyable as it was, but I found myself entertained throughout. It’s basically the type... more
Demon City Shinjuku
Why is so much anime so bad? The plot is as follows: demon destroys city in epic battle, loser’s... more