I am a big Larry Cohen fan so there is always a little bias and I'll except things easier in his films than others. If you're not a fan of Cohen, get out! Or maybe you just don't realize you're fan because you unfamiliar with his cult-laden filmography (The It's Alive trilogy, The Stuff, Maniac Cop). He also had some moderate mainstream success with 2002's Phone Booth. A devout NY detective investigates a spree on mass murders wherein all of the suspects individually confess that "God Told Me … [Read more...]
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 7
From the future director of Dirty Harry comes the original "body snatcher" movie. You know the story. You've seen this or one of its three remakes. I've now seen all of them. I saw them in the following order: 3, 4, 2, 1. Since I grew-up on sci-fi and horror films from the 80s, I am very accustomed to seeing an old aggressive, frantic Kevin McCarthy. It was quite a refreshing change to see a younger aggressive, frantic Kevin McCarthy. For me, the 1978 version is better, but this film is … [Read more...]
John Dies At The End – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 5
This movie could be described as the love child of H.P. Lovecraft, W.S. Burroughs and Harold Ramis, but instead it is the brain child of writer/director Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-Tepp). And it's awesome. I went into this movie without knowing anything about it other than it was a Coscarelli movie. That was enough for me. I feel it is my duty to allow others to go into the movie the same way so I'm not going to say anything exacting about it. Basically, all you need … [Read more...]
Forbidden World – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror (2018) – Day 3
Have you ever wondered what Alien would have looked like if it had been produced by Roger Corman? Wonder no more. I present you, Forbidden World. After being awaken from a deep hyper-sleep to help fend off enemy ships, a federation marshal is summoned to a research space station where gene-splicing is practiced and the wearing of bras has been outlawed An experiment goes wrong and creates a mutant that starts to run amok throughout the space station. The mutant cocoons frequently yet they … [Read more...]
Nate’s 10 Words on Guardians Of The Galaxy
"I liked when Yondu used gibberish to interrupt the salesman." … [Read more...]
Timecop – Quickie Review
If there was ever a movie that could benefit from a remake, it's this one. That being said, this film is still campy fun. The story and concept is very intriguing, but in better hands and a more capable lead, it could really excel. Some of the dialogue is very wooden with a performance from JCVD to match. Ron is deliciously over-the-top as the smarmy villain. … [Read more...]
Arrival, The – Quickie Review
An engrossing science fiction thriller about an astronomer who discovers the existence of alien life and then gets embroiled in a conspiracy as the aliens try to stop him from discovering their secret. Smart and very underrated. I saw this in the theatre only because I'd pretty much seen everything else released at the time. So I was pleasantly surprised. Ron Silver is deliciously sleazy. … [Read more...]
Looper – Quickie Review
A mind-bending, time-travel actioner. Clever, air-tight script that neatly ties up all of the loose ends that can develop with multiple timelines. Effortlessly entertaining and frequently amusing. Solid performances from the whole cast, one of Willis' best roles in years. I love when a movie makes you think. … [Read more...]
Nate’s 10 Words on Earth To Echo
"I liked the part when the truck splits into pieces." < … [Read more...]
Nate’s 10 Words on Zathura
"I like when their sister turns frozen in the bathroom." … [Read more...]