Tag Archives: horror

Perfect Blue

Otomo’s blue period Guest Review by Mike Flores I have just seen one of the finest adult animated films ever made. It is also one of the best films of 1999. Perfect Blue is the name of the film, which opens around … Continue reading

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2

Yeah, I Killed My Momma. Then I Killed Everybody Else’s Momma. This 1996 follow-up to one of the most harrowing horror films of the past 20 years is getting a belated (but limited) theatrical release in some cities, though it’s … Continue reading

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Army of Darkness DVD

Disc of Spaghetti Sam Raimi and his pals disappointed a lot of folks with this feature when it was first released. For one thing, the studio wouldn’t let them name this sequel Evil Dead 3 — or even Raimi’s even … Continue reading

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

One Last Stab? Sequels to John Carpenter’s Halloween resemble cover versions of a classic hit tune churned out as misguided “tributes”. Any amount of stylistic innovation or fresh viewpoints are foredoomed to be taken as sacrilege. And sticking to the … Continue reading

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Nightwatch

From the Movie Morgue Here’s an alleged thriller that Miramax and Dimension Films previously announced for release last winter. They also announced it last fall, summer and spring. Most often, when a studio feels it has a sure-fire hit, they … Continue reading

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The Butcher Boy

Pigs is Pigs Director Neil Jordan has delivered his best film so far, a wildly entertaining tale of a boy gone bad. Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens) is a remarkably untroubled youngster growing up in a troubled Irish home in the … Continue reading

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Ozone VHS

Breaking burial ground This 1993 feature is somewhat important due to the fact that it was one of the first ShotOnVideo movies that actually tried to look like a real film through the use of computer effects and software processing. … Continue reading

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The Necro Files VHS

Sometimes Death won’t solve your problems To quote Stan Marsh of South Park: “Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here.” This ultra-low budget effort from Todd Tjersland’s Threat Theatre video gore factory is one of the most twisted and … Continue reading

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An American Werewolf in Paris

A Canine Francé This sequel to John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London uses none of the same characters, but many of the same situations and folklore. Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do) and his two buddies are vacationing … Continue reading

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Mimic

Gooshy big bug bash This new horror thriller promises quite a bit. It’s director, Gulliermo Del Toro, gave us the brilliant sleeper Cronos, and the script bears the names John Sayles, Steven Soderbergh, and Matthew Robbins. It also has an … Continue reading

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