John’s Horror Corner: Get Away (2024), a horror comedy making playful satire...
MY CALL: Funny, light, well-composed and droll, this British dark comedy turns into a slapstick splatterfest. A good recommendation for a light, popcorn horror for a Friday night. MOVIES LIKE Get...
View ArticleBad Movie Tuesday: Zeiram (1991), as if a Power Ranger was in less...
MY CALL: If Power Rangers was rated-R, but still just as hokey, you’d end up somewhere in this territory. It doesn’t measure up to most Tokyo Shock entries in terms of exploitative material, gore and...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2024), an...
MY CALL: For fans of Lovecraft adaptations, this is a “bad movie” that’s actually pretty good. It boasts way more special effects that the budget would suggest and really swings for the fences! MORE...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Meander (2020), a claustrophobic, trap-filled death...
MY CALL: Let’s be clear, this film owes everything to Cube (1997). But that withstanding, this is an excellent unofficial sequel/spin-off. MORE MOVIES LIKE Meander: Cube (1997) and sequels. A...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Starve Acre (2023), a bizarre tale of grief, rural...
MY CALL: Not really sure what I just watched. It’s slow, awkwardly interesting, bizarre, and sad. MORE MOVIES LIKE Starve Acre: Maybe Lamb (2021) or Don’t Look Now (1973). A quiet, rural couple...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Talk to Me (2022), an effective and shocking New...
MY CALL: This movie is solid and well-made at every corner. There’s nothing original to be found here, and I just don’t care. It’s shocking, brutal, well-written, well-acted, and well-executed with...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Street Trash (1987), a cult classic melting horror...
MY CALL: A bad movie of legendary status, this is the raunchy, slapstick, exploitative movie you’ve been looking for… MORE MOVIES LIKE Street Trash: Not much). Well, there’s obviously the remake of...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Horror Noire (2021), a horror anthology you could stand...
MY CALL: Another average horror anthology. This one has some good messages, yet lacks the execution to feel impactful. MORE MOVIES LIKE Horror Noire: For more “horror noir”, consider trying Def by...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Grafted (2024), Face/Off meets Re-Animator-LITE in this...
MY CALL: Combining elements of foreign horror, Face/Off (1997), and Re-Animator (1985) give this directorial debut much quirky spunk. MORE MOVIES LIKE Grafted: Not much). For more New Zealand horror,...
View ArticleJohn’s Horror Corner: Street Trash (2024), a worthy enough South African...
MY CALL: I hope you were looking for a flick that’s all sorts of gross. Because that’s what you’re going to get! MORE MOVIES LIKE Street Trash: Well, there’s obviously the original cult classic Street...
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