Movie Log

As I get older I find myself forgetting if I’d seen a movie or read a book. Since 2005 I have been keeping track of everything I watch, read and sometimes listen too or play. I have also organized this list by title and rating.

2013

DEFCON: The Documentary

8/10

I have enjoyed all of Jason Scott’s documentaries. His films tend to be about somewhat niche areas in computing... more

The Castle of Cagliostro

8/10

I was familiar with about the first fifteen minutes of this movie from the old LASER disc video game, Cliffhanger.... more

Graveyard Disturbance

5/10

Graveyard Disturbance is a silly, made-for-TV quality horror film from Lamberto Bava, and it’s surprisingly bloodless considering the director. At... more

Beyond the Door

4/10

This film is an Italian Exorcist rip-off that takes forever to get to the puking, cursing demon action. The first two... more

A Doppia Faccia

5/10

(a.k.a. Double Face) Mediocre giallo featuring Klaus Kinski in search of his estranged wife’s killer. Noteworthy moments: super fake... more

Hercules Unchained

7/10

Aside from the incredible Hercules starring Lou Ferrigno, I have not seen many of these Italian swords and sandals epics. This... more

Ultraviolet

3/10

This not so much a movie as it is a seemingly endless collection of stylized hero shots. The dialogue... more

Wreck-It Ralph

7/10

Another “secret life of _____” CGI animated feature. In this case it’s the secret life of video game characters.... more

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning

6/10

Watch as Peter Lorre plays a Japanese man who is a master of disguise. This movie is pretty boring... more

Nude… Si Muore

6/10

A mediocre giallo that felt a lot like early 60s Bava without the style. Although the twist, which should... more

Tony Arzenta – Big Guns

7/10

Outside of Bava’s Rabid Dogs I have not seen many Italian Eurocrime movies. This one was pretty good. It had a... more

The Magnificent Seven

7/10

I am a fan of Westerns, especially the spaghetti kind, but I not very familiar with many of the... more

Scream of Fear

8/10

Just when I was about to lose hope regarding my Hammer Films: Icons of Horror DVD set, I got around to... more

2019: After the Fall of New York

7/10

This is a zero-budget Italian take on post-nuclear sci-fi. It is utterly derivative and filled with bad acting, plot... more

2012

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang

6/10

Although, as someone who has played a ton of Minecraft, I did enjoy watching this documentary about its creator(s). But... more

Death Wish

9/10

I can’t believe I went through the 80’s without ever seeing this movie or any of its sequels. Charles... more

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

9/10

I loved the Lord of the Rings movies so I realize I have a huge bias towards liking this no matter... more

Death Walks At Midnight

8/10

Also known as La Morte Accarezza a Mezzanotte, this is more of a Italian police story rather than straight up... more

The Avengers

7/10

I stopped going out of my way to see these superhero films quite some time ago. As a result,... more

The Gorgon

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... more

The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb

5/10

The second film on the Icons of Horror: Hammer Films is a disappointment. It’s completely devoid of any suspense or tension... more

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

6/10

One of the best DVD sets I own is the six movie Hammer Films Icons of Suspense Collection. Although I... more

Never Take Candy from a Stranger

8/10

This is an incredibly creepy thriller about a town that defends an elderly pedophile who is a member of... more

The Cabin in the Woods

8/10

This is a slasher movie with a twist. The unique thing here is that the twist is revealed in... more

A Blade in the Dark

7/10

Outside of Demons, I have not see many of Lamberto Bava’s films. A Blade in the Dark has a few really effective... more

Hobo with a Shotgun

5/10

Although it had its moments, this film feels like it’s trying too hard to be hip and cool. It... more

Super 8

7/10

Having recently watched the very good Super, I thought I would skip right through Supers 2 – 7 and go right to... more

Super

8/10

As I have noted many times on this site, I am a bit sick of super hero movies. Super could have... more

Aenigma

8/10

Something must have happened to Lucio Fulci around 1982-83. That seems to be about the time he decided his... more

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

8/10

An adequate conclusion to the Potter movies. If part one was all just brooding, this one was all just... more

Drag Me to Hell

8/10

As a horror director, Sam Raimi is best known for the oft quoted but overrated Army of Darkness and the much... more

Prometheus

5/10

What a pretty movie about characters which I couldn’t care less about. I wanted so bad to like this... more

These Are the Damned

8/10

This was the final film in the super excellent The Icons of Suspense Collection: Hammer Films five-disc DVD set. Unlike the... more

Death Walks on High Heels

7/10

Although a bit lacking in terms of style, Death Walks on High Heels is another reasonably good giallo. The first part... more

The Great Silence

9/10

What at first glance seems like a rather derivative spaghetti western (except for the unusual snowy setting), reveals itself... more

I Vampiri

7/10

The English title of this one is Lust of the Vampire. Thankfully, these are just titles and there are no... more

Kill List

8/10

Kill List starts off as a relationship drama then soon morphs into a British gangster film following the antics of... more

The House of Clocks

4/10

Aside from the laugh-out-loud “twist” finale involving a cat, a bag and a car driving down a winding road,... more

Don’t Look Now

4/10

Don’t Look Now is known mostly for Donald Sutherland’s naked gyrations. I was more impressed with his hobbit-y mop of... more

All the Colors of the Dark

7/10

This was a strange, dreamy giallo that reminded me a lot of Bava’s Lisa and the Devil. At any moment... more

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

7/10

This was a beautifully shot Sergio Martino giallo. We soon find out what Mrs. Wardh’s (no that’s not a... more

Maniac

7/10

Movie number four from the excellent Icons of Suspense Collection: Hammer Films DVD package. Despite having a killer with a blow... more

King Kong (Deluxe Extended Edition)

7/10

Buying this DVD was worth it for the extras (besides, I got it for less than five bucks). The... more

The Muppets

8/10

Generation X’ers like myself tend to have a bit too much nostalgia towards The Muppet Show and the first couple Muppet... more

2011

The Psychic

7/10

Fulci! Certainly not the greatest Italian director, but he has his moments. This film, also known as Sette Note in... more

Tension

7/10

I thought this was a pretty good film noir. There are some truly silly plot points, like a character... more

Captain America: The First Avenger

5/10

I didn’t really mind the first third of the movie when The Cap’n is all weak and weirdly CGI... more

The Changeling

8/10

The film opens with George C. Scott witnessing a horrible car accident. The story then shifts to four months... more

The Killer Must Kill Again

8/10

Who would have thought that the director of such legendary cheese-fests as Starcrash and Hercules could create a gritty and disturbing giallo? The... more

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

7/10

This film is a pre Dawn of the Dead zombie flick that takes place in the idyllic English countryside. The first... more

The Decent: Part 2

5/10

A completely unnecessary sequel that really has to defy all logic in order to get the cast members from... more

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

6/10

Quite possibly the weakest of the Potter movies. Nothing seems to happen and it feels overly long (and there... more

Special When Lit

7/10

I do love pinball and this documentary is about a bunch of people who also love their pinball too.... more

Ponyo

7/10

This is another Miyazaki film to watch strictly for the visuals. The story is pretty inane, but, as far... more

The Snorkel

9/10

The third movie in the six film DVD set Icons of Suspense: Hammer Films is, so far, the best. The story... more

Martyrs

8/10

This is a French horror film that often gets lumped into the sub-genre of torture porn along with Hostel and Saw. I... more

Cash on Demand

8/10

Another great thriller from the Icons of Suspense: Hammer Films DVD six-pack. This one pits Grand Moff Tarkington against a clever... more

Stop Me Before I Kill!

8/10

This is a good film noir from the six movie Icons of Suspense Collection: Hammer Films DVD set. There is plenty... more

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

6/10

After a gruesome and exciting start, this film loses steam fast. Peter Cushing never comes off as creepy and... more

The Adventures of Hercules

6/10

This movie is part of a DVD double feature with the amazing Hercules. See my review of that film for my take... more

Greenberg

7/10

Sure there are a few laughs, but, for the most part, Greenberg is a drifting, plotless character study of a really... more

Rec 2

7/10

The first Rec was both a very good as “zombie” movie and for being a “found footage” film. You never thought... more

Hercules

9/10

There are about three hundred movies named Hercules (usually with “vs. <insert name here>” after the name). This is the 1983... more

Blow Up

8/10

Blow Up is a movie that I have often heard referenced in relation to other movie’s I love, most notably Deep... more

House of the Devil

7/10

I went into this film not knowing anything about it and ended up liking it despite the slow, SLOW... more

Barbarella

6/10

After having read the comic a few months back I thought it would be a good time to finally... more

Pulse

3/10

Woah! Joey Lawrence fights a sentient electricity monster. This is a lame made-for-TV quality film that takes forever to... more

Tron Legacy

6/10

A lot of nerds were really excited by the prospect of a Tron sequel. What they all seemed to fail to... more

The Green Slime

6/10

This is a late sixties Japanese monster movie but it stars mostly Western actors. The rubber-suit monsters, space ships... more

Rumble in Hong Kong (3/10)

An old Cantonese crime movie which is only noteworthy because Jackie Chan plays a... more

The Menu (8/10)

A horror/comedy about an exclusive restaurant and the patrons who are trapped there. It... more

Neues Vom Hexer (7/10)

The sequel to Der Hexer is more goofy than the original and is not... more

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