Movie Log: Alphabetical

Entertaining comedy that is a veiled chick flick.

Amazon recommended this movie to me probably because I have watched a lot of Kung-Fu movies lately? I think... more

Very funny and action packed kung-fu movie. Special effects aren’t that great but it makes up for it in... more

Decent animated feature that’s completely cliche, but enjoyable.

Japanese horror anthology from the mid-sixties that features beautiful surreal sets and cinematography but is very light on the... more

Marcello Mastroianni is an antiques dealer who is taken in by the police, accused of murdering his lover. It’s... more

All of the artsy Italian films from the 60s seem to be about the same thing: wealthy middle aged... more

Yet another plot-less art film from Antonioni about the tedium of life in early middle age. Wonderfully shot, but... more

The Island of the Swedes, also known as Twisted Girls, is basically 45 minutes of movie and 45 minutes... more

A police thriller in which the hero is a 60 year old detective who constantly thinks his 26 year... more

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

Cheng Pei Pei is great in the excellent sword fighting movie about a master in hiding who takes on... more

A group of young theater students and their chaperone (played by Florinda Bolkan) are held captive by a trio... more

I went into this having avoided the trailers or anything that could potentially spoil this for me. Despite its flaws... more

I was planning on watching this eventually but then Burt Reynolds had to go off die. I bumped it... more

The Blu-Ray version of The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion’s interviews and commentary mentioned Femina Ridens as... more

I had this movie on my DVD wishlist for many years and never got around to buying it. I... more

This is a weird one. It starts off with a display of magical cloaked fighters in which two are... more

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

Ernesto Gastaldi is much better known as a screenwriter rather than a director. He’s responsible for some of the... more

Much better than the Royal Tanenbaums. Slow paced and unfunny at times, but worth viewing for the art direction... more

A weird, arty film about a pair of lighthouse keepers that is reminiscent of David Lynch. I’m sure there... more

Lloyd Bridges stars in this 1950’s film noir about an American returning to England after the war who becomes... more

I can see why, in this time of everyone and their grandma being a cos-player, that this is a... more

Trippy and confused, but somehow this movie works for me. Telly Savalas is great. One of Bava’s best.

British production from the producer of Pieces. Pretty good but suffers from mediocre acting in what is essentially a... more

Good mystery. Lucio Fulci is a bit of a clumsy director, but manages to provide a few surprises even... more

Italian Gothic horror from 1964 featuring Barbara Steele. Shot in glorious black & white, I was ready to give... more

I am a crowd supporter for Penn Jillette’s upcoming Director’s Cut movie and the story goes that Penn watched this movie... more

A lot of people said this was horrible, but I didn’t mind it so much. Funny but completely lacking... more

Man, Stephen Chow has been making the same movie over and over for more than two decades. Don’t get... more

This felt like every early 90s art film I saw as a college kid. A few memorable scenes that... more

The Spanish/Mexican/Italian answer to Conan or Clash of the Titans. This one feels more like the latter except with lots of topless... more

In this crime mystery, Franco Nero plays a police detective whose methods include warrantless entry, lying, threatening, and smacking... more

They took a one joke skit and expanded it to movie length! It’s okay. I laughed a couple of... more

Horrible story, horrible acting, and wall-to-wall fakey Japanese schoolgirl gore. I enjoyed every second of it.

I have owned the soundtrack to Gli Intoccabili for years. The title song is one of the best themes Ennio Morricone ever wrote,... more

This movie was essentially one continuous car chase, but, as terrible as that sounds, it works perfectly. Back when... more

Mad Monkey Kung Fu is all about the acrobatic fight choreography and feel a lot like a Nineties Jackie Chan... more

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

Well, here I go down the Eurocrime rabbit hole. The plot in this one is odd. The film starts... more

The story feels like a cheesy straight-to-video horror movie that came out in the late 80s but the visual... more

Although the plot seems to bounce around from time to time, this is about as hardboiled as hardboiled detective... more

This early version of the Hammet novel hits most of the same plot points of the later version but the acting... more

Set in early 20th Century, so much of this movie’s tension could be solved with a gun. Instead it’s a... more

I’ve never used this word ever in my life, but the best description of this Sean Connery/Michael Caine adventure... more

I am just burning through these late sixties Krimi. This one is actually titled Der Mann mit dem Glasauge.... more

This has all the look and feel of a typical spaghetti western except this takes place in 19th century... more

I absolutely hated Beyond the Black Rainbow but felt I had to watch it before watching this. Mandy might be a tad over-hyped,... more

Lots of really nice close-up facial photography, but a dull plot. Only high point is the stuffed bird attack... more

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

This is a 70s low-budget version of a Poe tale by the director of Alucarda. A reporter goes to... more

Somewhat cheesy in its anthropomorphic overkill, but very good nonetheless.

Interesting and well-acted witch hunt movie. Lots of torture.

Hitchcock thriller that falls flat with a dumb ending and unbelievable plot.

The final movie in the Dragon Dynasty Volume 1 DVD pack is probably the best of this set. The film banks... more

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

Christopher Guest has created another fake documentary about a bunch of characters trying to win a contest. This time... more

Matchless is a late 60s euro-spy spoof about a reporter who finds a magic Chinese ring of invisibility and... more

A lot of people hated this movie, but I thought it was pretty darn good. Okay, the demons were a... more

After seeing The Machine Girl I was itching for more Japanese splatter, but it turns out most of these movies suck.... more

This film was next in line in my recent rash of bad movies: Troll 2… Birdemic. Unlike those Legendary... more

A typical post-Shrek CGI animated feature. This was the first modern 3-D movie I have seen in the theater.... more

Apparently, The Mermaid was the highest grossing movie in China last year. The 40 different conglomerates listed in the opening credits... more

A late 60s drama about a love triangle that becomes a love square that becomes a love pentagram. Each... more

This one is mostly noteworthy for its wacky premise of new wave rock band karate masters fighting motorcycle ninjas.... more

In the post Wicker Man world, I guess creepy European folk culture turned death-cult is now officially a horror sub-genre. I... more

Shaw Brothers attempt at a giant monster movie is pretty corny. Normally I enjoy garbage movie like this, but... more

French Gothic horror from the 60s. Some creepy imagery and fairly good pacing for an old movie.

The follow-up to Perfect Blue is downright whimsical compared to its predecessor. There are still more grown-up themes than your typical... more

This movie shouldn’t be as enjoyable as it was, but I found myself entertained throughout. It’s basically the type... more

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

Pretty much a direct continuation of he previous film in the series. Lots of stunts, yadda yadda. Good twists... more

In the first ten minutes of Rogue Nation we have Tom Cruise hanging from the fuselage on an airplane on takeoff.... more

Okay, here we go to the un-numbered M:I sequels. This one was directed by The Iron Giant’s Brad Bird. The intro credits are... more

Say what you will about Tom Cruise, he knows how to put together a decent popcorn movie. The plot... more

Everyone says that these Mission: Impossible movies are some of the best contemporary action movies around (besides Fury Road), so I decided... more

I knew most of the story of The Mist from an abridged book an tape that we listened to as kids... more

If you haven’t followed “On Cinema” on Adult Swim, I can’t imagine appreciating this movie. If you’re a fan,... more

Also known as Der Mönch mit der Peitsche, this is the story of German college girls getting murdered by... more

Yet another found footage horror film with all the shaky camera clichés you’d expect. Despite this, I rather enjoyed... more

Finally a sci-fi movie that isn’t all about special effects (although there are plenty subtle effects to be seen... more

Mildly entertaining Japanese vampire movie that take a turn for schmaltz about halfway through.

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

This one casts itself off as a female version of Death Wish complete with two uncomfortable assaults of the lead actress... more

Decent thriller, that gets a bit too political at times and, like Spielburg’s last few movies, doesn’t know when... more

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

In keeping with animal themed giallos, this is also known as The Scorpion with Two Tails. I don’t know... more

This is the 1974 version, not the Kenneth Branagh handlebar mustache version. Unfortunately, I watched this knowing the ending... more

What’s not to love about a gory thriller/comedy that makes fun of art scene-sters.

Several years ago I tried watching this when a YouTube user posted it on their channel. I came to... more

Bruce Campbell’s self-depricating monster movie. Somewhat of a big in-joke, but I found myself laughing a few times.

Miyazaki film with beautiful characterization and animation. The plot is a bit thin and just seems to end at... more

A bright and colorful comedic kung-fu movie about a young widow who was tasked with protecting a family fortune... more

This 1961 movie based on the Jules Verne story follows a group of Civil War soldiers who escape from... more

Although billed as a thriller, this is just art film garbage. I guess the point is to show of... more

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

The One-Armed Swordsman was a good, arty swordplay epic with a lot of character focus. The sequel ditched the character stuff and focused... more

You’d be hard pressed to find a movie that hated its female characters any more than this one does.... more

A small-time crook is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He then spends the rest of the movie... more