The last review I posted before this one – Would You Rather – got me thinking about Cheap Thrills. Both feature a rich guy using his wealth to encourage (or force) less well off people to do demeaning or reprehensible things. Both feature a great (though very different) rich guy character played by great (though … More REVIEW – Cheap Thrills (2013)
When I saw the trailer for Condemned I was pretty impressed. It looked like a fun, indie splatfest despite some annoying characters. (but isn’t that part of the fun?) It had pustules, vomiting, tongue injection, stabbing, bludgeoning, and… was that Nick Damici?! Nice! That guy should be in every movie! The trailer paints the film … More REVIEW – Condemned (2015)
I saw the trailer for The Final Girls a while back and thought it looked interesting. The trailer let me know the essentials – some teens are magically transported into a Friday the 13th-esque slasher film called “Camp Bloodbath” and they have to figure out a way to get back home. I definitely saw some … More REVIEW – The Final Girls (2015)
A while back, I saw the trailer for Summer of Blood. It looked like a funny, goofy vampire movie. It seemed like director/writer/star, Onur Tukel, would be playing a parody of Tim Heidecker’s character from The Comedy – an unambitious New Yorker. And he would be a vampire. My interest was piqued. I put it … More REVIEW – Summer of Blood (2014)
Deathgasm hits a high note (get it?) right from the opening credits. As metal assaults the viewer’s ears, the screen is covered in metal and mayhem themed doodles that animate gruesomely and/or hilariously. The little dude who shits out his own entrails is particularly gruesome/hilarious. As soon as I saw that, I texted The Wolfman … More REVIEW – Deathgasm (2015)
I saw Dude Bro Party Massacre III at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Rosemont. Now, before we get too far into this thing – If you saw the name of this movie and thought, “What kind of shitty name is that?!”, just move along. … More Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) – REVIEW
I saw Turbo Kid in the Chicago Filmmakers space during its Chicago premiere weekend. (I missed the actual premiere by one day.) Sure, it had already played at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Rosemont, but we all know that Rosemont is Chicago-adjacent and not actually Chicago, right? … More REVIEW – Turbo Kid (2015)
I inadvertently attended the Chicago premiere of Bloodsucking Bastards at Facets on 9/4/15. I had no idea that the director, the producer, and the writer would be there introducing the film and doing a Q & A afterwards. (more on them later) I guess I’m lucky like that. I met Jay there a few minutes before … More Bloodsucking Bastards (2015) – REVIEW
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