Movie Log: Alphabetical

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

This one is a little better than the last few Marvel movies I’ve watched. The first half is basically... more

I have largely ignored superhero movies since the first Avengers movie. I never really dislike the ones I’ve seen,... more

The guy from the new Star Warses is a card player and gambler who learned his trade after 10... more

Well done giallo with a decent plot and a fair ending.

This is a pretty top-notch Giallo. It has George Hilton, Luigi Pistilli, a black hatted killer, bloody murder set... more

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

The best bond since the Spy Who Loved Me. The emphasis is on character development instead of over-the-top action... more

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

A decent thriller, but it needed more Karl Maulden and less handsome guy.

Tries to be funny but isn’t. Tries to be deep, but isn’t. And not scary at all.

Horror movie character study about a “Video Nasties” censor who begins to mix the memories of losing her sister... more

Another film from my four movie Lau Kar-Leung blu-ray set has Gordon Liu as a nerd whose biggest wish... more

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

Are all ancient religions actually based on alien encounters? Of course not, but that’s not going to stop these... more

A great sci-fi film with lots of long-shot action sequences that will have you wondering how the heck they... more

I have finally seen this movie and I liked it. Does the Internet need another review of it? Many... more

Well done Kung-Fu flick about a retarded girl who knows how to fight.

Somewhat self-aware low-budget slasher film about killer robots in a shopping mall. With the exception of one noteworthy moment,... more

Disappointing resolution and shallow characters, but enough interesting imagery and weirdness to moderately recommend.

More Fulci horror. Not much in terms of memorable scenes here, just the tacked-on drilled head scene. The zombies... more

Shephen Chow’s family movie that follows the formula laid out in E.T. a couple of decades ago. Chow knows... more

This is a strange Gordon Liu movie in which he wants to avenge the friends who died at the... more

Funny and a nice sequel. Hindered by Kevin Smith’s lack of comic timing as a director (and actor). But... more

Very well done fake-real video horror.

Another Pam Grier blaxploitation film cut from the same cloth as Foxy Brown. This one is not as well paced... more

A prosecutor and his lady friend of the night are held captive in the house of his uncle, a... more

This is an hour and a half of Charles Bronson being an unflinching tough guy. Seems Charles’ old war-prison... more

Sergio Leone’s debut was the only film of his that I hadn’t yet seen. It’s a sword and sandals... more

Come Drink with Me is heralded as the film that defined the kung-fu genre in the early sixties. I am... more

Back when I was a kid I had seen Conan the Barbarian sequel Conan the Destroyer at least half-a-dozen times. It was rated... more

Surprisingly, I was entertained by this. Yes, it’s an Italian Alien rip-off, but Alien was itself rip off of... more

This movie is exactly what late 80s art movies are supposed to be. It’s the very definition of style... more

I’m beginning to get a feel for these German Krimi films: a masked killer, suspicion of supernatural, bumbling police,... more

A zero budget Hammer horror that’s built around a stupid looking monster skeleton that Peter Cushing is researching. Spill... more

A noir crime film from 1954 that features a young Charles Bronson (credited as Charles Buchinsky) as the heavy... more

Gangster/mad scientist movie that is only worth watching tsee the satyr burlesque number in the middle of the film.

I assumed that they would have hired actual disabled people to star in this and expected it to be a little... more

While I think it is a reasonably good wire-fu martial arts movie, Sword of Destiny isn’t really a worthy sequel to... more

Very boring. Music gets annoying after a while.

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

This isn’t a spaghetti western. It’s a Spanish western. There has to be a name for that already: tapas... more

Visually stunning comic book adaptation. The plot and character development are a bit lacking though.

After watching this, I think I am pretty close to having seen all of Argento’s films. I held off... more

It has its moments, but Trauma suffers from horrible dialogue (even for Argento), a wholly inappropriate score and many... more

It’s a quirky comedy. A quirkedy! Just about everything about this movie is deliberately strange. The plot is basically... more

Even better than Batman Begins.

My superhero movie epilogue has me finally watching the third Batman film (in the good trilogy). The Dark Knight... more

A Russian horror movie about a island convent that houses some sort of demon that is released when a... more

Daughters of Darkness rivals Argento’s best work from the 70s in terms of style and design. Every frame is a... more

Pretty daring for a mainstream big budget sequel to be mostly subtitled. Kiddies, if you download this from the... more

A goofy but entertaining spaghetti western featuring Lee Van Cleef as a gunslinger who inspires the town garbage collector... more

I really didn’t know anything about this movie even though I remember the box art from the video rental... more

The creators of the Dead Space series must be really proud of the little story they came up with because it... more

Christopher Walken’s evolution into a parody of Christopher Walken makes this a little hard to take seriously. In the... more

Besides maybe Danger Diabolik, I haven’t seen many “Eurospy” movies—cheap, Bond knock-offs produced in Europe in the sixties. Surprising, this... more

No this isn’t about bikini-clad assassins, this female predator is a bit more subdued. This is a French black and... more

I wasn’t sure if he was supposed to be a good guy, but the title character is a swordsman... more

A documentary about one of my favorite bands, Killing Joke. It’s an okay overview of the band’s history as... more

This is quite possibly the sexiest movie about chicken farming that I have ever seen. Death Laid an Egg... more

An early 70s Italian police thriller that has one of the weirdest/dumbest plots ever. The main story here is... more

A dark comedy in the vein of Dear Reader in which historical events are depicted in their absurd reality.... more

Mediocre Italian western with a great score by Morricone. Drags on a bit.

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

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

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

What seriousness there was in the first Death Wish is gone. The violence is not terribly gorey but it’s ridiculous and... more

Very effective horror movie. Claustrophbia abounds.

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

A quirky 60’s sci-fi thriller meets bedroom farce. Fairly entertaining but the ending is muddled.

A mediocre crime film from the forties with lots of hammy acting and a thoroughly ridiculous plot involving reviving... more

Great music and a twist that will have you immediately rewatching the first few scenes when it’s over. I... more

The only reason I watched Deep Star Six was because I remembered the excellent box art on the tape and was... more

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

Francis Ford Coppola’s first feature. A low budget triller with good twists and nice pacing. The ending is a... more

Why is so much anime so bad? The plot is as follows: demon destroys city in epic battle, loser’s... more

Another late stage Fulci horror movie that disappoints despite the awesome title music and excellent poster/box art. From the... more

A teenage girl is obsessed with a new wave pop star. She writes him letters, follows him to Munich,... more

An early sixties black and white Krimi about a mysterious criminal who has arrived in London to get revenge... more

This one has some of the best Peter Thomas music. This is especially true during the opening titles in... more

This 1963 black and white Krimi opens up with a nebbish man killing his wife at a rural bus... more

I really enjoyed this giallo despite its lack of the more traditional motifs of black gloved killers and stylized... more

I went in to this film ready to hate it but it wasn’t that bad. It follows the same... more

Like most who discover this movie, I knew about it only from Ennio Morricone’s legendary score. The title would... more

This is another film that just begs for more creepy atmosphere. As it is, it feels too much like... more

George Hilton and Carrol Baker couldn’t rescue this hum-drum story from itself. I felt like nothing happened during the... more

Ghost story set in an orphanage during spanish civil war. I would have preferred more ghosts and less reality.

The Devil’s Nightmare would pair nicely in a double feature with Bava’s Lisa and the Devil. Both films tell... more

Never mind the satanically suggestive title, this is just a cheesy riff on Robin Hood. Naschy plays the king... more

Even Shatner and Ernest Borgnine in a goat mask can’t save this lame devil worshipers movie.

Low Budget 60s exploitation by Jess Franco. Entertaining, but not quite as stylish as I expected. The soundtrack is... more

I’ve listened to so many commentaries on my various giallo DVDs that cite this movie as one of the... more

Maianne is a young dancer who knows the account number of her dead mother’s Swiss bank account and her... more

The third film in the 36th Chambers series changes the tone to comedy (apparently the second sequel is also a parody, but I... more

A good well-paced sci-fi action movie. Didn’t quite live up to the the hype and is mostly noteworthy because... more

There was so much mud in this movie it made me uncomfortable. C’mon guys, wipe you feet before you... more

The main story arc feels like a zillion other movies. What makes this one enjoyable is the dazzling array... more

There’s no escaping these superhero movies. I was trapped in rural America with two hours to kill and this... more

Wonderfully photographed and filled with memorable moments, but this just wasn’t my cup of tea. A little too meandering... more

Entertaining but hollow biopic about the early days of Rudy Ray More as played by Eddie Murphy. It’s hard to... more