Movie Log: Alphabetical
Here’s my movie log organized by title for those of you who like alphabets.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
I don’t really have any attachment to the old Spider-Men movies so the gimmick of bringing back the previous... more
Spiderman 3
In desparate need of some editing, this film runs about 1 hour too long with way too many lame... 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
Spirits of the Dead
Only the last of the three stories in this horror anthology is worth watching. It’s directed by Frederico Fellini... more
Split
Well, turns out M. Night is still capable of making an entertaining movie. This was a humble thriller about... more
Split Second
A terrible sci-fi monster movie where the action exists mainly in the form of Rutger Hauer grabbing other characters... more
Split Second
An Alien or Predator rip-off starring Rutger Hauer which takes place in the post global warming world of 2008.... more
Spongebob Squarepants Movie
As good as any episode but not S.B. at his best.
Star Trek Beyond
The destruction of this venerable brand continues in this latest reboot sequel. This is not the contemplative sci-fi of... more
Star Trek into Darkness
The second Star Track reboot film was mindless fun. I was never bored despite the lame retread story, excessive attempts at... more
Starcrash
“Imperial battleship, halt the flow of time!” This is some awesome trash. Mostly crap, but pay attention to the... more
The Stendhal Syndrome
The best of the post-Opera Argento films. Has moments of sheer brilliance, but plenty of crappy parts too. The... more
Step Brothers
This Will Ferrell comedy is exactly what you’d expect it to be. Add to the list of movies whose... 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
Stop Me Before I Kill!
This is a good film noir from the six movie Icons of Suspense Collection: Hammer Films DVD set. There is plenty... more
Strange Darling
Excellent neo-noir that feels like a lot of the post-Pulp Fiction indies that came out in the 90s. Tense... more
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
This was a beautifully shot Sergio Martino giallo. We soon find out what Mrs. Wardh’s (no that’s not a... 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
The Streetfighter
A violent and gritty kung-fu movie starring Sonny Chiba. Terrisan is basically playing a kung-fu version of Tuco from... 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
Succubus
I’ve been cautiously sampling more Jess Franco films. This one is arty and incoherent. I’m sure there might be... more
Sukiyaki Western Django
Super stylish Japanese tribute to Spaghetti Westerns. Only hindered by the thick Japanese accents.
Super
As I have noted many times on this site, I am a bit sick of super hero movies. Super could have... more
Super 8
Having recently watched the very good Super, I thought I would skip right through Supers 2 – 7 and go right to... more
Super Inframan
If I was 9 years old this would be the greatest movie ever. It’s basically the Shaw Bros. version... more
Superbad
Entertaining, but not quite laugh-out-loud funny. 40-year-old virgin was better.
Supercop
Pretty good Jackie Chan faire. Not his best, but plenty of good action here.
Survival of the Dead
Another modern zombie movie that doesn’t even attempt to be scary. I guess the Hatfields vs. McCoy setup could... more
The Suspicious Death of a Minor
A forgettable Italian police drama starring a guy who looks like a young Victor Davis Hansen. Plot was something... more
Suspiria
One of the most beautiful horror movies ever made. Great Goblin soundtrack included with the DVD.
Suspiria [2018]
I’m not sure why filmmakers insist on remaking films that were already great. The original Suspiria is one of my favorite... 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 Sword and the Sorcerer
This corny early eighties fantasy opens with some great creature effects and then proceeds to bore the audience for... more
T2 Trainspotting
Like half the movies that come out these days, it’s a sequel that nobody asked for. I did enjoy... more
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Barely anything happens in this film but it manages to feel tense and action-packed throughout. It’s carried mostly by... more
Talladega Nights
Business as usual comedy from Ferrell.
Targets
Boris Karloff’s final film role has him basically playing himself, an aging horror movie star whose films are now... more
Tension
I thought this was a pretty good film noir. There are some truly silly plot points, like a character... more
Terminator Salvation
For the first 20 minutes or so I couldn’t see why this film got such bad reviews. I was... more
Terror Creatures from the Grave
I came across this movie when it was featured in a list of pre-Romero zombie movies. The only thing... more
La Terza Madre: The Third Mother
Not at all worthy of it predecessors, Inferno & Suspiria, but at least it takes no prisoners when it... more
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
As much as I like horror, I am woefully unfamiliar with many of the classics of the genre. Amazon... 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
These Are the Damned
This was the final film in the super excellent The Icons of Suspense Collection: Hammer Films five-disc DVD set. Unlike the... more
Thor
Fish out of water parts were okay. The stuff in Middle Earth was really dumb.
Thor: Ragnarok
What an incredible improvement over the last two Thor movies. They are no longer trying to be a poor... 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
Thunder Road
I really liked The Wolf of Snow Hollow and needed to check out Jim Cumming’s debut. This one is... more
Ti piace Hitchcock? (Do You Like Hitchcock?)
Actually, I liked this. Argento’s painterly style is nowhere to be found but I thought the story never was... more
Tiger and Crane Fists
I assume most of the people who seek this movie out come to it the same way I did.... more
Tim’s Vermeer
This a nice little documentary produced and directed by Penn & Teller, respectively. This is a documentary for people... more
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
This live action adaptation of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time bears little resemblance to the original anime version. The cartoon... 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
To Live and Die in L.A.
A hyper-kinetic piece to eighties action that includes (and is probably the source) of every buddy-cop cliche. On top... more
Tokyo Gore Police
Japanese splatter. Despite the gore, it gets boring pretty quickly.
Tomb Raider [2018]
Definitely better than the first Tomb Raider films. This reboot seems to be using the game’s reboot as inspiration. The plot... more
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Spain’s answer to Night of the Living Dead is slow moving and pretty stupid. These aren’t straight-up zombies. They are the... more
Tony Arzenta – Big Guns
Outside of Bava’s Rabid Dogs I have not seen many Italian Eurocrime movies. This one was pretty good. It had a... more
Torso
Very suspenseful third act make up for the awful first 2/3 of the movie. This one get better with... more
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
I think this 60s Gothic horror is a re-imagining of Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum. Unfortunately, the story... 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
The Trap
Charlie Chan takes on a case of a murder of a showgirl at a California beach house and barely... more
Tremors
For years I have heard about the cult status of this movie and I could have sworn I have... more
Tricky Brains
Having seen the horrible Fight back to School I wasn’t expecting much from this early Stephen Chow comedy. This one at... more
The Tricky Master
I’m not sure if this is supposed to be a sequel to Tricky Brains, but it’s just as bad as... more
Triplets of Bellville
Crazy stylized animation about cycling.
Troll 2
Yes, it’s as bad as you’ve heard. Definately falls under the “so bad it’s good” category. I would recommend... more
Troll Hunter
Found footage film about a group of Norwegian documentarians following a guy who hunts gigantic CGI trolls. Better than... more
Tron Legacy
A lot of nerds were really excited by the prospect of a Tron sequel. What they all seemed to fail to... 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
Tropic Thunder
Entertaining war film parody. A little bit too much of an action film at the end.
Turbo Kid
In recent years there have been several attempts at making fake 80s shows, games or movies. The best of... more
The Twelve Chairs
Mel Brooks’s second feature doesn’t do much to differentiate itself from every other late 60’s era comedy. I found... more
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
Sammo Hung directs and stars in this incoherent mess of a movie. You would never know he’s the star... more
Twins of Evil
The late-stage Hammer vampire film tries to keep up with the times be amping up the gore and the... more
Two Evil Eyes
This is a horror anthology film featuring two stories, one by George Romero and the other by Dario Argento.... more
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
One of the best DVD sets I own is the six movie Hammer Films Icons of Suspense Collection. Although I... more
Two Mules for Sister Sara
The plot is a bit disjointed at times and Shirley McClane is not terribly good , but Clint Eastwood... 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
A Bullet For Sandoval
A lame Italian Western that is only noteworthy because you get to see Ernest Borgnine gored by a bull... more
A Bullet for the General
The story of a finely attired gringo mercenary who falls in with a group of banditos in a scheme... more
Ultraviolet
This not so much a movie as it is a seemingly endless collection of stylized hero shots. The dialogue... more
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les)
Visually stunning French film. If you don’t like musicals, just turn down the sound and read the subtitles… you... more
Undead
Really poorly handled zombie sci-fi movie from Australia. Bad acting, not enough gags, and boring.
Undefeatable
My quest to find a good Cynthia Rothrock movie continues. This thing is absolute trash filled with non-actors and... more
Under the Silver Lake
Apparently this is a highly divisive movie. Lots of one-star reviews and lots of five-star reviews. I liked it... more
Une vieille maîtresse
A somewhat miscast French costume drama based on a 19th Century erotic novel. The male lead is played by... more
Up
If they cut this film off at about 15 minutes it would have been a near-perfect short film. Unfortunately,... more
Uzumaki
Japanese horror movie about a town in which the inhabitants slowly become mesmerized by uzumaki. Uzumaki translates to spirals. Mind you, this is... more
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
I was hoping for another Luc Besson film at least on par with The Fifth Element, but this was terrible.... 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 Vast of Night
A very talky horror movie that works on the premise that sound and atmosphere are what brings tension. The... more
Vengeance
Italian western starring Richard Harrison. Good end baddie and some stylistically good fights.
Vengeance of the Zombies
The second movie in the Paul Naschy Collection sounds good on paper, but is ultimately a bit of a... 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
Videodrome
Videodrome always seems to turn up on lists of the best horror films of all time. While it was visually... more
Villmark Asylum
Norwegian horror movie about a group of scientists who go to a soon-to-be demolished hospital in the woods only to... more
Violent City
I have been looking for this movie for quite some time. I love Charles Bronson and I love Tele... more
Violent Province
This is a terrible Poliziotteschi about a ruthless cop who has been kicked off the force but is determined... more
Voices from Beyond
Well, you can generally count on Lucio Fulci for at least one fun scene in any movie he creates.... more