Okay, for Christmas this year I’ve found a little alien creature feature that should satiate anyone like me who has an undending hunger for this particular subgenre. And yes, the movie’s concept is as generic as the title, and it adds nothing new to all the stories it rips off. However, its producers and director clearly understood the limits of their budget and managed to pull off a totally entertaining little B-picture that looks pretty good and is well acted. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Horror’
Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Alien Raiders
December 24th, 2009 by ToddR.I.P. Dan O’Bannon
December 18th, 2009 by SkeltonGoodbye to the man behind the curtain of many childhood delights and terrors.
Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Happy Belated Halloween
November 4th, 2009 by ToddI am pleased to report that I have unearthed another fun straight-to-video horror experience in Trick ‘r Treat, a feature that did well at fantasy film festivals all over the world, and then sat on a shelf for years waiting for a Halloween when the latest Saw did not rear its ugly head (I can only assume.) It’s an anthology, easily the best of its kind since the orginal Creepshow, and features some pretty fantastic performances from a number of recognizable television faces and veteran character cats from the big screen, including a darkly hilarious turn from none other than Brian Cox (who is awesome because his last name is Cox.) (more…)
DVD COMMENTARY: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
December 15th, 2009 by Film PigsSilent Night, Deadly Night takes us back to a simpler time, when ghostbusting was king and traversing the space-time continuum in modified DeLoreans was commonplace. In the early 80s, no one thought twice about a dusty old nun whipping two naked teenagers with a leather belt, or of wearing cheap sweaters with no undershirts or bras. We were too busy fighting Communism when, in retrospect, we should have been paying more attention to drunken, murderous Santa Clauses. Happy holidays!
Tags: Boobs, Christmas, Gore, Holiday Cheer, Horror, Nuns, slasher
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