1 Hr 56 minutes, rated R for Giallo levels of gore WARNING: This film isn’t quite as hard core as a Fulci film, but it does definitely go there, both in terms of gore, ugly mutilation, and decomposition. If you can’t stand maggots you may very well want to skip that particular Argento film. Fair […]
Phenomena (1985)
June 26, 2021 by
Film Title
PhenomenaSynopsis
A young girl has the ability to communicate with bugs
Director
Dario ArgentoCast
Jennifer Connelly
Donald Pleasence
Daria Nicholodi
Fiori Argento
The Fly (1958)
June 8, 2021 by
Film Title
The FlySynopsis
The scariest movie a 9-year old has ever seen about an unimaginable moral dilemma
Director
Kurt NeumanCast
Vincent Price
David Hedison
Patricia Owens
Herbert Marshall
Charles Herbert
I have been asked before what horror movie was the scariest or the best of all time, and for this I would have to go with Alien for sheer competence, terror and technical excellence. However, if you are merely 9 years old, and quite the naive little impressionable twat, this movie terrified me like nothing […]
The Beast Of Yucca Flats (1961)
June 5, 2021 by
Film Title
The Beast Of Yucca FlatsSynopsis
Flag on the moon. How did it get there?
Director
Coleman FrancisCast
Tor Johnson
A bunch of other unknowns who are now dead
The Beast Of Yucca Flats is a mind-melting mess of a horror movie created by the one and only Coleman Francis. This movie is only 54 minutes long, but it seems to drag on for hours. Where to begin? How about the opening scene where a topless babe gets nonchalantly choked out (by the beast, […]
The Last Samurai
June 4, 2021 by
Film Title
The Last SamuraiSynopsis
An American Civil War veteran embraces a culture that he is hired to destroy
Director
Edward ZwickCast
Tom Cruise
Ken Watanabe
Bill Connollly
William Antheron
Chad Lindberg
Toga Igawa
Shin Koyamada
EDITOR’S NOTE: YouTube is now streaming some great movies, in totality, with ads. Here is one that Matt reviewed. Enjoy. Despite what I might say in the remainder of this review, I liked The Last Samurai. Even with its 2 1/2 hour length, it moved quite well and I was engaged throughout. Director Edward Zwick, […]
A Quiet Place Part II
May 31, 2021 by
Film Title
Quiet Place Part IISynopsis
There are even more threats than the creatures who hunt by sound in Quiet Place 2
Director
John KrasinskiCast
Emily Blunt
Millicent Simmonds
Cillian Murphy
John Krasinski
Noah Jupe
Djimon Hounsou
Scoot McNairy
“A Quiet Place Part II” – Everything can hear you scream. Since I did not write a full review of A Quiet Place, just noted it as arguably the best movie of 2018 in my year-end review, it is worth spending a little time here to talk about it before getting into Part II. A […]
Cruella
May 30, 2021 by
Film Title
CruellaSynopsis
A tale of two Emmas
Director
Craig GillespieCast
Emma Stone
Emma Thompson
Joel Fry
Paul Walter Hauser
John McCrea
Emily Beecham
Kayvan Novak
“Cruella” – A tale of two Emmas. For years, Disney has been trying to recapture the magic of beloved classics, either by remaking them or attempting to reimagine them, and mostly failing. Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent, and more. I get that people have enjoyed some of them, […]
Without Remorse
May 26, 2021 by
Film Title
Without RemorseSynopsis
Watch this movie with confidence of remorse
Director
Stefano SollimoCast
Michael G. Jordan
Jamie Bell
Guy Pearce
Jodie Turner Smith
Todd Lasance
“Without Remorse” – Until you watch this film. While we continue to wait for theaters to reopen with movies we actually want to pay for, streaming services are still pumping out plenty of content for us to chew on. Three weeks ago, Without Remorse dropped on Amazon Prime and I finally found some time to […]
Mortal Combat
May 26, 2021 by
Film Title
Mortal Combat 1995Synopsis
Better than you remember
Director
Paul W.S. AndersonCast
Christopher Lambert
Robin Shu
Linden Ashley
Trevor Goddard
Mortal Kombat (1995): Better Than You Remember Let’s take a walk through pop culture history and talk about one of my favorite movies. In my opinion, it is the greatest video game to film adaptation to date. This movie isn’t just good by video game movie standards, it is good by regular action movie standards, […]
The Godfather: Part III
May 16, 2021 by
Film Title
The Godfather: Part IIISynopsis
Michael Corleone seeks to find a successor to his throne
Cast
Al Pacino
Dianne Keaton
Talia Shire
Andy Garcia
Eli Wallach
Joe Mantegna
George Hamilton
Sophia Coppola
2hrs 42 minutes (but it feels like eternity), R for wholly implausible violence Fair Value of The Godfather Part Three: -$15.00. Ordinarily, in my work day, my profession earns me about $30/ hour. This film wasted three hours of my life. I want my Saturday back. I want my life back. I want to be […]
Wrath Of Man
May 10, 2021 by
Film Title
Wrath Of ManSynopsis
Another movie about bad guys vs. really bad guys
Director
Guy RitchieCast
Jason Statham
Holt McCallany
Rocci Williams
Josh Harnett
Jeffery Donovan
Andy Garcia
Scott Eastwood
“Wrath of Man” – You think you’re soooo clever. One of the things I enjoy the most about writing movie reviews is learning new things. For instance, did you know Guy Ritchie was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie) for worst director? And if you were guessing for which movie, it was not for […]
