Movie Log: Alphabetical

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

Shallow and stupid, but I guess that’s the point. Nonetheless, always entertaining. Tarantino’s section is mediocre but the fake... more

Probably my favorite of the recent Marvel to film movie productions. It helps that it wasn’t an idiotic superhero... more

The Guardians films remain the best of the Marvel movies. This is mostly due to their disconnect from Earthly... more

We watched this movie because my kid was in a local production of the musical version and I wanted... more

Bad acting and a cheesy premise.

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

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

Not as good as #3, but the ending is worth all the cheesy dragon fighting.

The series chugs along. Number three is still the best movie of the series, but this one performs as... more

This entry into the series suffers from long stretches not much of anything happening. I suppose you could argue... more

This was my least favorite of all the Tarantino films I’ve watched (I still haven’t seen Inglorious Basterds). Even Death Proof, which... more

Dark story of child abuse and drugs.

1957 noir film about a gangster who organizes a heist of drugs from a ship at sea. The movie... more

I have seen the DVD cover of this low-budget Italian zombie movie a zillion times. It’s pretty cool box... more

Mondo Macabro has been pretty consistent in their DVD releases. Lots of trashy and weird genre films from outside... more

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

How’s this for a novel concept: the reason Poles were able to defend their realm against the invading armies... more

Mario Bava directed this early sixties Italian Hercules film and his colorful style is all over the place. It’s... more

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

This Shaw Bros. classic starts out very promising. It’s basically a romantic comedy about a young entitled Chinese man... more

This Shaw Brothers kung-fu swordsman epic is a bit of an overly long mess. The “heroic” characters are kinda... more

A classic western that doesn’t hold up against my beloved spaghetti westerns. The acting is stilted and the continuous... more

Much of the intense “anyone can die at any time” atmosphere of the original are in this remake. More... more

Admittedly, I didn’t really give this one my full attention while I watched. At one point when I came... more

Long before he directed Journey to the West, Stephen Chow starred in this version of the Monkey King’s story. The... more

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

The final film in of The Hobbit trilogy is an improvement over the second movie. While it is still a bit... more

I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am glad that they are making these Hobbit movies, I wish... more

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

I wanted to check out more of Leos Carax’s work after watching Annette, and this is the movie that... more

This was directed by Riccardo Freda but I wouldn’t be surprised if Bava had some behind the scenes role.... more

Okay horror film about a “fossil” that kills with a look.

I recently impulse bought the 5-disc Paul Naschy blu-ray collection having only seen a couple of his films (Panic... more

Mildly entertaining, but caters too much to the Shrek crowd.

Entertaining but thoroughly confused monster movie. The over-the-top comedic moments tend to jar you out of the already paper... more

Good, suspenseful and gross.

Not quite as funny as Shaun of the Dead, but entertaining nontheless.

Fulci haunted house movie. Pretty slow until the finale.

This is crime thriller from 1955 that is unique in that it was shot on location in post-war Japan and... more

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

An entertaining rethink of Lisa and the Devil.

This movie made it to America in the wake of Crouching Tiger and has much of the same stylishness. Doesn’t quite... more

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

An average and confusing Shaw Bros. film. I guess this is a continuation of the Deadly Venoms franchise? The titular House of... more

While it had one or two actual jump scares in it (a rarity for American films of this vintage),... more

I think I have a bias against films where the protagonist has a beard, unless said film contains magic... more

Jess Franco was such a gifted director. Too bad he wasted much of his talents on softcore trash like... more

Hackneyed story benefits from some amazing computer animation. Basically, it’s yet another retelling of E.T. where kid finds animal/alien/monster/robot,... more

The plot is a mess, even by Miazaki’s standards. The art is nice though.

Another Paul Naschy film in which all the ladies can’t resist his barrel-chested charms. This one starts off in... more

Not quite a horror film, but this is probably as dark and weird as a kung-fu picture will get.... more

I love the colorful look of these Edgar Wallace Krimi films from Germany. They really seem like live-action Scooby... more

Paul Naschy is back to his old tricks. Yes, once again he’s killing animals for your cinematic enjoyment. Ok,... more

This third-tier fantasy movie starts out great, gets really boring, then ends on a slo-mo high note. The Morricone... more

Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a feature length live action Looney Tunes cartoon with a unique lo-fi style. There... more

Low budget grindhouse production about killer, satanic hippies. Pretty boring. Only the last, zombie-flick inspired 10 minutes are kinda... more

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

Entertaining one-joke movie about a future of stupid people.

The first MGM Marx Brothers movie looks great and finally has a real story to follow, but none of... more

The writing of this giallo is absolutely terrible. The story doesn’t make any sense and every single person who... more

A Eurocrime thriller about a fellow who gets wrapped up in a jewelry robbery. I’m not sure if he... more

Sam Raimi directed this serviceable bit of 90s noir in which a trio of Minnesota lads discover a gym... more

Bogart is screen writer with a short fuse who is wrongly accused of murder. His alibi is his new... more

Yet another superhero movie to bore me. I admit, this one was more watchable than Ironman. I guess I am... more

Picks up right where the first movie left off with the family battling Cliff Clavin. Every bit as fun... more

An ingaging film about corruption, power and the law. There are threads of dark comedy mixed in with the... more

Entertaining, but didn’t really feel like an Indiana Jones film. Maybe it was too effects driven, rather than stunt... more

I didn’t like this movie that much when I first saw it, but it has since grown on me.... more

I was expecting something a bit more action packed. Instead this movie is just a series of scenes of... more

I am hesitant to call this a giallo even though it often appears on lists of the genre’s films.... more

I appreciate the brainy sci-fi themes regarding relativity and time dilation, but the “human” story about connecting with a... more

Lo Lieh plays the sword wielding bounty hunter in this Shaw Bros. film from 1969. The story is simple... more

This is the “true story” of Bruce Lee’s teacher, Ip Man. The WWII setting gives it some gravitas as characters live under... more

The great superhero slog continues. Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal is fun, but nothing interesting really happens in this movie... more

These Marvel movies feel like a Television series, and by Television Series I mean a mindless sitcom that you... more

I am sick of superhero movies. Robert Downey Jr. gives a lively performance as Tony Stark, but, other than... more

So, we know there’s been an worldwide pandemic and it involves a nasty rash and some inky vomit. Now... more

Although the subject matter is interesting, I didn’t get much out of the documentary that I didn’t already know... more

A standard, post-LOTR epic movie with clashing armies and English accents. This should be a fun fish out of... more

Now that the sequel is in theaters, I thought I should see the original since since a lot of... more

This is about on par with the first John Wick movie. Silly, fantastical world of assassins and gangsters with over-the-top gun... more

The entire movie feels like a slick commercial for a luxury car. In fact, there may be more convincing... more

Johnny Cool is a black and white gangster movie from 1964 featuring a pre-Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery and, in the... more

This is a Stephen Chow kung-fu film through and through. There’s the standard wire-fu action and stunts, lots of... more

This would have been much better if it were just a cartoon instead of this live-action/CGI mess. There are... more

A serviceable zombie movie whose hook is its communist Cuban setting. The characters refer to the undead as dissidents... more

What happens when a child prodigy detective like Encyclopedia Brown graduates out of schoolyard mysteries into solving real crimes?... more

There are a few gory moments, but for the most part this was a rather ho-hum Shaw Bros. kung-fu... more

A 70s euro-crime film from Italy featuring a barely-there performance from James Mason. Mason is out of the film... more

In many ways, much tighter than Rabid Dogs, but the ending ruins the film.

Slow moving ghost story that is just a bit lacking in budget to make it great. I write a... more

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

Another Shaw Brothers kung-fu extravaganza. This one was quite good with lots of blood, a complicated (in a good... more

This was a surprisingly good martial arts film that’s heavy on dark tone and light on the karate. Films... more

Not that it matters, but the title of this film has nothing to do with what happens on the... more

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

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

One more Carol Baker giallo in which she plays a character whose past trauma has made her mute (is... more

A viking tale that’s a bit too weak on style and action.