Directed by Roger Corman. Walter (Dick Miller) is a busboy at a beatnik coffeehouse with aspirations of doing something more. After accidentally killing a cat, he turns it into a sculpture and makes a splash (splatter?) in the art world. Unfortunately staying popular involves making more art, and Walter finds himself growing increasingly more vicious.Continue reading “1959’s ‘A Bucket of Blood’ Contains Neither Blood nor Buckets but is Still a Good Time”
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‘Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2′ is a Pop Culture Bag o’ Fun (and Creepiness)
The movie picks up a couple of months after the first film left off. Supposedly, it’s a “fictionalized re-enactment of events that occurred after the release of The Blair Witch Project.” (I don’t think anybody bought that true-story stuff this time around, despite the actors once again using their real first names.) The Blair WitchContinue reading “‘Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2′ is a Pop Culture Bag o’ Fun (and Creepiness)”
‘Boogeyman’ (2005) is Safe for the Faint of Heart–and Easy on the Eyes
Tim (Barry Watson) is haunted by his past, figuratively and literally. He’s disturbed by memories like his dad (Charles Mesure) locking him in a closet, but he’s also bothered by the fact that his dad was killed by the boogeyman. (Kids! You never know what’s gonna set em off.) When his mother (Lucy Lawless) dies,Continue reading “‘Boogeyman’ (2005) is Safe for the Faint of Heart–and Easy on the Eyes”
Ernest R. Dickerson’s ‘Bones’ is Haunting and Gritty
Snoop Dogg is Jimmy Bones, who, back in the ‘70s, was his neighborhood godfather (or doggfather, as the case may be). He’s betrayed and killed in his home by his greedy business partner Jeremiah (Clifton Powell), drug dealer Eddie (Ricky Harris), and crooked cop Lupovich (Michael T. Weiss), while his girlfriend Pearl (Pam Grier) isContinue reading “Ernest R. Dickerson’s ‘Bones’ is Haunting and Gritty”
2001’s ‘Blood Moon’ (AKA ‘Wolf Girl’) is Sad but Satisfying
Tara (Victoria Sanchez) is a teenager in a traveling carnival show; she’s the Wolf Girl, being as she was born with hypertrichosis, making her hairy all over. She’s targeted by four mean kids, led by Krystal (Shelby Fenner) and Beau (Shawn Ashmore). She meets Ryan (Dov Tiefenbach), a boy whose mother (Lesley Ann Warren) isContinue reading “2001’s ‘Blood Moon’ (AKA ‘Wolf Girl’) is Sad but Satisfying”
‘The Blair Witch Project’ is Dirty, Raw, and Original
Heather (Heather Donahue), Josh (Joshua Leonard), and Mike (Michael C. Williams) are making a documentary about the mysterious Blair Witch. They misplace their map and get lost in the woods. Meanwhile, they’re hearing weird noises, and someone is leaving behind odd items like stick figures and piles of rocks. As the situation becomes steadily moreContinue reading “‘The Blair Witch Project’ is Dirty, Raw, and Original”
‘Blade II’ is Chock Full of Action and Gore
Blade (Wesley Snipes), the half-vampire/half-human vampire hunter, takes a break from staking when he accepts a truce from the Vampire Nation. It seems there’s an anomaly causing the bloodsuckers to mutate into drooling Venus-flytrap-faced lunatics that are deadly to the un-mutated. Along with his human associates Scud (Norman Reedus) and Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), who magicallyContinue reading “‘Blade II’ is Chock Full of Action and Gore”
‘Bitter Feast’ is Sharp and Darkly Funny
Peter (James LeGros) is the host of his own cooking show, and also the chef at a chic gourmet restaurant. He focuses on organic, sustainable ways of eating, for example cooking a deer he killed and butchered himself. Unfortunately his technique doesn’t garner enough ratings, and Peter loses the show and his upcoming line ofContinue reading “‘Bitter Feast’ is Sharp and Darkly Funny”
1972’s ‘Ben’ is Surprisingly Heartwarming for a Film about Killer Rats
Danny (Lee Montgomery) is a lonely young boy with heart problems. When he befriends a wild rat, his mother and older sister are disturbed by his choice of companion, especially when Ben and his fellow rodents attack a boy who bullied Danny. Eventually Ben and his gang do so much damage to the town that the policeContinue reading “1972’s ‘Ben’ is Surprisingly Heartwarming for a Film about Killer Rats”
1992’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ is Funny and Entertaining–to the Max!
Not to be confused with the TV show of the same name; this is the film that the show sprang from. Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a vapid cheerleader whose biggest responsibility is choosing a theme for the upcoming school dance. Then she meets Merrick (Donald Sutherland), who informs her that she’s the latest incarnation inContinue reading “1992’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ is Funny and Entertaining–to the Max!”
