Review: Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is a trainwreck of a movie. It’s over the top of muted performances, crazy action and very little makes sense, and I love it. It is the only…
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Review: Kraven the Hunter
“So you have a Spider-Man adjacent movie for me?” – Ryan George Pitch Meeting. In the latest and last Sony Spiderverse movie, we meet Kraven the Hunter, who is presented…
Read MoreReview: Heretic
“The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.” – Richard Bach. Ninety Percent of Heretic is a very smart, very clever movie. It does, however, trip a little bit…
Read MoreReview: One Missed Call
Oh, the difference it can make going to the source. Directed by legendary director Takashi Miike (Auditon, Ichi The Killer), this is so far superior to any American remake of…
Read MoreReview: Gladiator II
Disclaimer: Due to international law, I am required to give this movie at least 1 1/2 stars because of Pedro Pascal. Sorry, I do not make the rules on that.…
Read MoreReview: Smile 2
A famous quote from an episode of The Simpsons captures Smile 2 very well: “Stop! Stop! He’s already dead!” It’s rare, if not almost unheard of in horror, for a…
Read MoreReview: Terrifier 3
If seeing a naked man get a chainsaw wedgie isn’t your idea of a good time, well, first, what’s wrong with you? Secondly, this might not be the film for…
Read MoreReview: Hostel 3
Back in 2005, Eli Roth rode the new “torture porn” wave of horror kicked off by 2004’s Saw. It was a slow build, with emphasis on slow, to a very,…
Read MoreReview: Speak No Evil (2024)
Speak No Evil is like being slowly strangled to death with an explosive conclusion. I know some of you out there are into that kind of thing. No judgement. You…
Read MoreReview: Graduation Day (1981)
In 1980, when Friday the 13th came out, it immediately inspired other great slashers, some so terrible that they’re awesome and then there’s the rest, like Graduation Day. To make…
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