"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent Fritters!" Farmer Vincent (Rory Calhoun, Hell Comes to Frogtown ) and his sister Ida (Nancy Parsons, The Porky's series) have had ...

Movie - Dellamorte - 2002-11-26 01:00 - 0 comments

Writing a review lauding the merits of Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho is like writing an essay on why breathing is important. Or better yet, why sex feels good. Talk about begging the question. ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-05-26 00:00 - 0 comments

In 1920, most silent films were of the garden-variety, straightforward tales with linear plot lines. They were intended to be sheer entertainment, with little emotional depth, and depicted events in worlds at lea ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2005-10-18 00:00 - 0 comments

The 1957 Hammer masterpiece of suspense and building tension The Abominable Snowman (AKA The Snow Creature and The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas ) is a perfect example of why H ...

Movie - Aaron Edgell - 2001-06-09 00:00 - 0 comments

Cannibal Ferox (1981) is what could be the 'last great' or 'last worst' film in the popular catalogue of Italian cannibal films. It is often a contender with Ruggero Deodato's repulsive Can ...

Movie - Rob Wrigley - 2001-10-02 00:00 - 0 comments

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is one of the best horror movies ever. Just look at how frequently it ranks on "All-Time Best Horror Film" lists. It is a Rorschach test reflecting one's ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-07-11 00:00 - 0 comments

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

Carnival of Souls is unlike any other movie I’ve ever seen. I don’t think it would make any serious film fan’s "best ever" list, but it is unique and at times chilling ...

Movie - Jason Jones - 2002-10-24 00:00 - 0 comments

April Fool's Day is the best tongue-in-cheek slasher flick I've seen so far from the 80's and the most prescient of Scream and its offspring. Through the guise of April Fool's Day pranks, ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2001-06-09 01:01 - 0 comments

Some films are worth 1000+ words of analysis. Some films are worth 750+ words of snark. Some films are not The Ape or any number of other cheapie horror films made by Monogram Pictures in the 1940s. While there may be room for detailed a ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2006-10-30 01:00 - 0 comments