At turns both exemplifying what is to be cherished in late twentieth century horror films and what is to be hated, Bordello of Blood 's positive side wins out more often than not, but the result is an ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-10-17 00:00 - 0 comments

I was in the initially small but increasingly vocal minority who didn't care much for the first Blair Witch film. Although at least some Blair Witch Project ( BWP ) advocates say othe ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-10-29 15:19 - 0 comments

Demon Knight contains just about everything I want in an ideal horror film -- a great story, mystery (in a wide sense), tension, atmosphere, mythology, scares, action, gore and a sense of humor. ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-11-26 01:00 - 0 comments

Like most of director Steven Spielberg 's works, Jaws straddles more than one genre -- horror/monster film, drama, even sci-fi at a stretch-and like most of them, it is a masterpiece in any ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-11-18 01:00 - 0 comments

One of a handful of films that is based on the religious concept of "seven deadly sins," director David Fincher's Seven (or Se7en as the sillier title has it) is an uneven work that ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-09-17 00:00 - 0 comments

I happened to watch this Troma release under exactly the conditions required for maximum enjoyment. I was hopped up on caffeine and video games, unwilling to think too hard, and it was 2AM, a time ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2000-11-26 01:00 - 0 comments

What it may lack in atmosphere and unprecedented ideas, Urban Legends: Final Cut ( ULFC ) more than makes up for in (yes it's cliche for this subgenre by now) its "postmodern" self-reference ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-09-24 00:00 - 0 comments

Director William Castle sure knows how to make the gimmick film. Nobody else quite gets the art of audience participation like him. The Tingler is yet another in a long line of films (inclu ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2000-12-16 01:00 - 0 comments

Forget the cinematography, lighting and production/art design credits on Dario Argento films. His work shows how much these elements can be the result of the director, and in Dario's case, it's ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-11-05 01:01 - 0 comments

I'm usually not entirely enthralled by 80s teen moves and I like 80s teen horror even less. However, this enjoyable vampire romp proves to be the exception. Sure, it's not without its flaws, but it ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2000-10-04 01:00 - 0 comments