Movie Log: By Rating
Here are my movies listed in order or ranking, from best to worst. Ratings subject to change at any time.
Wet Hot American Summer
A goofball comedy about summer camp councilors created by the people behind the 90s sketch show, The State. Apparently... more
What Have You Done to Solange?
Don’t get me wrong. I love me some 70s Italian sleaze. But this movie could have really dialed it... more
What We Do in the Shadows
A decent entry in the never-ending series of mock documentary films. This one follows the mundane lives of three... more
Wheels on Meals
Wheels on Meals is a 1984 Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung movie that is a precursor to the horrible... more
Women Aren’t Funny
Bonnie McFarlane’s documentary sets itself up as an investigative report into the supposed bias against women in comedy. It... more
Wonder Woman
One of the better super hero films I’ve seen. The limited scope of the plot helped center the focus... more
Wreck-It Ralph
Another “secret life of _____” CGI animated feature. In this case it’s the secret life of video game characters.... more
#Alive
A Korean fast-zombie zombie movie that focuses on the survival of a single kid in an apartment complex. His... more
1990: The Bronx Warriors
I have finally submitted myself to the precursor to Escape from the Bronx. It’s a more enjoyable than the... more
3:10 to Yuma
Classic Western. Okay.
808
Another one of these sub-culture documentaries which follows the formula: Identify sub-culture, show the originators, show the people who... more
A Chinese Ghost Story
Admittedly, I didn’t really give this one my full attention while I watched. At one point when I came... more
A Chinese Odyssey (Parts 1 & 2)
Long before he directed Journey to the West, Stephen Chow starred in this version of the Monkey King’s story. The... more
A Homansu
A silent motorcycle riding man with amnesia is recruited by the local crime boss to mope and leer in... more
A Scanner Darkly
Mildly intriguing but, beyond the acting, fails on many fronts.
An American in Paris
Gene Kelly dances and sings in an attempt to woo a teenager. Mostly a mediocre musical with a visually... more
Animal House
Baby Boomers love this movie and you’ll often seen it ranked as one of the best comedies of all... more
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Back to a sitcom-level Marvel movie. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the light tone but after Infinity War... more
Appointment with Death
The final Ustinov Poirot film is a Cannon film production but there is no karate in it. It’s cheap... more
Avatar
I respect the ambition of James Cameron and his plan for his Avatar sequels so I figured I should... more
Barbarella
After having read the comic a few months back I thought it would be a good time to finally... more
Berberian Sound Studio
The only reason to watch this movie is to get a feel for how the sound design was created... more
Black Creek
Cynthia Rothrock directed this western that features just about every aging early 90s American martial arts star. Unfortunately, despite... more
Black Panther
I can’t believe how much praise this Marvel installment received. It’s so cheesy but takes itself way too seriously.... more
Blood Brothers
Disc two in this Shaw Brothers set is the weakest of the lot. A pair of bandits join with... more
Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls
If you’ve seen my Planet Pimp Records site, then you know all about this movie. Planet Pimp regular Michael Lucas directed... more
Bloody Pit of Horror
A ridiculous Gothic horror from 1965 that features a crazed executioner in crimson wresting tights who tortures and kills... more
Bullet in the Head
The John Woo movie is a collection of bonkers ideas that never really coalesces into a whole. Movie starts... more
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror
This one is so bad it’s good. Another Italian zombie movie. This one has bad overly lit make-up, no... more
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
I have been slowly working my way through Tim Lucas’s All the Colors of the Dark mega-book about Mario Bava. Whenever... more
Captain America: Civil War
The story of the rift between the Avengers was not very compelling and is more of an excuse to... more
Captain Marvel
I have largely ignored superhero movies since the first Avengers movie. I never really dislike the ones I’ve seen,... more
Cemetery Man
Tries to be funny but isn’t. Tries to be deep, but isn’t. And not scary at all.
Chariots of the Gods
Are all ancient religions actually based on alien encounters? Of course not, but that’s not going to stop these... more
Cold Eyes of Fear
A prosecutor and his lady friend of the night are held captive in the house of his uncle, a... more
Cold Sweat
This is an hour and a half of Charles Bronson being an unflinching tough guy. Seems Charles’ old war-prison... more
Day of Anger
A goofy but entertaining spaghetti western featuring Lee Van Cleef as a gunslinger who inspires the town garbage collector... more
Death Rides a Horse
Mediocre Italian western with a great score by Morricone. Drags on a bit.
Demonoid – Messenger of Death
Quinton Tarantino spoke highly of this film and it’s okay, I guess. A killer hand movie that doesn’t really... more
Den-en Ni Shisu
Japanese art film action complete with white-faced actors, an inflatable woman, uncomfortable nudity, and much more! This is several... more
Die Screaming Marianne
Maianne is a young dancer who knows the account number of her dead mother’s Swiss bank account and her... more
Doctor Strange
The main story arc feels like a zillion other movies. What makes this one enjoyable is the dazzling array... more
Dolemite Is My Name
Entertaining but hollow biopic about the early days of Rudy Ray More as played by Eddie Murphy. It’s hard to... more
Drunken Master
Nowhere near as good as the sequel.
Eugenie
I’m starting to think this Jess Franco guy might be a bit of a pervert. Here we have another... more
Evil Dead (2013)
This was a movie that did not need to be made. That said, it’s reasonably entertaining but not at... more
Evil that Men Do
Charles Bronson heads down to Central American to assassinate a master of torture known as “The Doctor.” This feels... more
Excalibur
I’m not quite sure why this movie was so popular when it came out. I remember hearing that they... more
Execution Squad
A roving band of vigilantes are killing criminals left and right while the police try to track down a... more
Exorcism
The Paul Naschy Collection II went on sale and, of course, I had to get it. I’m starting off... more
Fanatic
Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro are reunited in this ultra-low budget slasher film about a creepy cab driver who... more
Fearless Fuzz
This has all the markings of a standard Itallian poliziotteschi, but the first third of the movie plays as... more
Feast
Limited budget and bad acting. Not as funny as it should have been and not very scary at all.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Grudge Song
The final installment in the Scorpion series is much more straightforward than the previous movies. From what I can... more
Fists and Guts
Gordon Liu bamboozles two petty crooks into helping him track down the “housekeeper” who stole his family treasure. This... more
Five Dolls for an August Moon
A Bava play on the And then There Were None theme.
Flightplan
Lame third act really ruins this otherwise tight thriller.
Flower Drum Song
A musical with no memorable musical numbers. There are a couple of nice dreamy dance moments. I think the... more
Flushed Away
So-so animated feature from Ardmann. Much of the humor falls flat.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
After a gruesome and exciting start, this film loses steam fast. Peter Cushing never comes off as creepy and... more
From Beijing with Love
Stephen Chow’s directorial debut is a 007 spoof that has a couple of really funny moments and a lot... more
Frozen II
This is an animated movie about an ice princess who occasionally sings Broadway numbers. The overall message here is... more
Furie
Vietnamese martial arts picture about a female kung-fu loan collector whose daughter is kidnapped and taken to Shanghai. There... more
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
Another passable giant monster movie from Japan. The its predecessor there is absolutely nothing interesting about the human characters... more
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
I wanted to watch a somewhat “modern” take on a Japanese giant monster movie. This was okay. The effects... more
Gangs of New York
I appreciated the 19th Century art direction, especially the hats, but it was way too long for such a... more
God of Cookery
Stephen Chow is an arrogant T.V. chef who is dethroned and must cook his way back to the top.... more
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Quite possibly the weakest of the Potter movies. Nothing seems to happen and it feels overly long (and there... more
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
This entry into the series suffers from long stretches not much of anything happening. I suppose you could argue... more
Hell of the Living Dead
I have seen the DVD cover of this low-budget Italian zombie movie a zillion times. It’s pretty cool box... more
Hercules in the Haunted World
Mario Bava directed this early sixties Italian Hercules film and his colorful style is all over the place. It’s... more
Heroes of the East
This Shaw Bros. classic starts out very promising. It’s basically a romantic comedy about a young entitled Chinese man... more
Horror Express
Okay horror film about a “fossil” that kills with a look.
Horton Hears a Who
Mildly entertaining, but caters too much to the Shrek crowd.
How to Seduce a Virgin
Jess Franco was such a gifted director. Too bad he wasted much of his talents on softcore trash like... more
Howl’s Moving Castle
The plot is a mess, even by Miazaki’s standards. The art is nice though.
Hundra
This third-tier fantasy movie starts out great, gets really boring, then ends on a slo-mo high note. The Morricone... more
In the Line of Duty III
I was a victim of false advertising on this one. The Amazon backdrop to this clearly shows Michelle Yeoh... more
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Entertaining, but didn’t really feel like an Indiana Jones film. Maybe it was too effects driven, rather than stunt... more
It Comes at Night
So, we know there’s been an worldwide pandemic and it involves a nasty rash and some inky vomit. Now... more
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Although the subject matter is interesting, I didn’t get much out of the documentary that I didn’t already know... more
John Carter
A standard, post-LOTR epic movie with clashing armies and English accents. This should be a fun fish out of... more
John Wick
Now that the sequel is in theaters, I thought I should see the original since since a lot of... more
John Wick: Chapter 2
This is about on par with the first John Wick movie. Silly, fantastical world of assassins and gangsters with over-the-top gun... more
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool is a black and white gangster movie from 1964 featuring a pre-Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery and, in the... more
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
This would have been much better if it were just a cartoon instead of this live-action/CGI mess. There are... more
Kidnap Syndicate
A 70s euro-crime film from Italy featuring a barely-there performance from James Mason. Mason is out of the film... more
Knocked Up
Entertaining comedy that is a veiled chick flick.
La Decima Vittima
A quirky 60’s sci-fi thriller meets bedroom farce. Fairly entertaining but the ending is muddled.
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
Last House on the Beach
A group of young theater students and their chaperone (played by Florinda Bolkan) are held captive by a trio... more
Lucio Fulci’s Conquest
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
Macchie di Belletto (Un Detective)
In this crime mystery, Franco Nero plays a police detective whose methods include warrantless entry, lying, threatening, and smacking... more
MacGruber
They took a one joke skit and expanded it to movie length! It’s okay. I laughed a couple of... more
Man of Iron
Set in early 20th Century, so much of this movie’s tension could be solved with a gun. Instead it’s a... more
Marnie
Hitchcock thriller that falls flat with a dumb ending and unbelievable plot.
Mascots
Christopher Guest has created another fake documentary about a bunch of characters trying to win a contest. This time... more
Megamind
A typical post-Shrek CGI animated feature. This was the first modern 3-D movie I have seen in the theater.... more
Metti, Una Sera a Cena
A late 60s drama about a love triangle that becomes a love square that becomes a love pentagram. Each... more
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang
Although, as someone who has played a ton of Minecraft, I did enjoy watching this documentary about its creator(s). But... more