Rob Wrigley

Rob Wrigley was born in New York City, and moved all over the country before returning. Since '83 he has lived on Staten Island. When not watching obscure horror films, he works for a PA company, and can be found in catering halls, hotel ballrooms, and clubs all over the NYC area. Much of his free time is spent painting little army men (and orcs), and reading books on military history. He thinks he's some kind of General. After fifteen years, he finally got a haircut. This doesn't mean he actually grew up.
Posts by Rob Wrigley

Review: Flesh Feast (1970)

Flesh Feast
Submitted by Rob Wrigley on Thu, 2003-03-27 01:00

It's possible to make a good film involving mad scientists, South American revolutionaries, and Hitler. If one doubts that, then watch The Boys from Brazil. It may well to be possible to make a good film containing all the above, plus maggots. That question is left unresolved at the end of Flesh Feast (1970), a minuscule-budget shocker written and directed by Florida auteur Brad F. Grinter (Blood Freak), and starring former beauty Veronica Lake (Sullivan's Travels, The Blue Dahlia).(read more...)

Review: Cube (1997)

Cube poster
Submitted by Rob Wrigley on Sat, 2003-03-08 01:00

Cube, a 1997 film by Canadian writer/director Vincenzo Natale, was filmed on a single set, with a small cast, and a small budget. Part sci-fi horror, part experiment, part student film, it has all the markings of a silly, boring, and talky mess. That it avoids most of those pitfalls is a tribute to the crew and cast.(read more...)

Review: The Church (1989)

The Church 1989 poster
Submitted by Rob Wrigley on Mon, 2002-12-09 01:00

One cannot help but feel disappointment on viewing Michele Soavi's second film, the 1988 film The Church (aka La Chiesa, Demons 3: Demon Cathedral). Produced by Soavi mentor Dario Argento, and written by the director, Argento, and Lamberto Bava, it promisese much. Despite its striking visuals, flashes of gore, and violent vignettes, it seems a let down compared to the rest of his work.(read more...)

Review: Stage Fright (1987)

Stage Fright poster
Submitted by Rob Wrigley on Tue, 2002-11-19 01:01

Sometimes, the test of a good director is not whether a director can make a great film from a good script. Rather, it is whether they can make a good film from a mediocre script. Lots of folks have made a decent Hamlet (see Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000)), but it took Julie Taymor to turn Titus Andronicus into a great film. With this in mind, we turn to Stage Fright (aka Aquarius, Delirium), the debut film from Neapolitan horror stalwart Michele Soavi.(read more...)

Review: Funny Games (1997)

Funny Games poster
Submitted by Rob Wrigley on Sun, 2002-11-10 01:00

There's a phrase they use down south, "too clever by a half" that may well describe Michael Haneke, director and writer of the Austrian thriller Funny Games. The film starts out as a tough, grueling tale of home invasion. It has a moment of grief as its centerpiece that is as heartbreaking as anything ever filmed. Then it throws a curve ball at the audience that unravels everything into a ball of hypocrisy.(read more...)

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