DVD Review – Mondo Cannibal
Director: Bruno Mattei Starring: Helena Wagner, Claudio Morales Year: 2004 Some movies are so awful that they cease to be movies. They become something much different and much worse, something…
DVD Review – Beneath
Director: Ben Ketai Starring: Kelly Noonan, Joey Kern, Jeff Fahey Year: 2013 I’m not alone in my dislike of “true story” horror. Noting at the beginning of your film that…
DVD Review – Violette
Director: Martin Provost Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain Year: 2013 A brilliant man once said, “There are two types of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond and…
DVD Review – Happy Christmas
Director: Joe Swanberg Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Joe Swanberg Year: 2014 If you’ve seen a Joe Swanberg film, you know about his unique style. He directs and writes movies…
DVD Review – Adventures of the Wilderness Family 1, 2, & 3
Directors: Stewart Raffill, Frank Zuniga, Jack CoufferStarring: Robert Logan, Susan Damante, George ‘Buck’ FlowerYears: 1975, 1978, 1979 I can credit my mom & dad for my becoming a film critic.…
DVD Review – Doc Holliday’s Revenge
Director: David DeCoteauStarring: Ashley Hayes, Bart Voitila, Randy Jay BurrellTom Berenger, Eric Roberts, William McNamaraYear: 2014 A few years back, I visited a town called Pithole, Pennsylvania. Now, it’s not…
DVD Review – Throwdown
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.Starring: Timothy Woodward Jr., Vinnie Jones, Mischa BartonLuke Goss, Danny Trejo, Erin Marie Hogan, Jerry G. AngeloYear: 2014 Someone should sue this film for false advertisement. Or…
DVD Review – Cannibal
Director: Manuel Martin CuencaStarring: Antonio de la Torre, Olimpia MelinteYear: 2013 ‘Macabre’ is an oft used adjective, a term that is too easy & available, a buzzword when it comes…
DVD Review – The Man Who Will Come
Director: Giorgio DirittiStarring: Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Claudio Casadio, Alba RohrwacherYear: 2009 When you’re an Italian WWII film you’re going to be compared to Life is Beautiful and found lacking. That’s…
DVD Review – Worm
Director: Doug MalletteStarring: John Ferguson, Jes Mercer, Shane O’BrienYear: 2013 Sometimes a simple idea produced on a low budget can make a big impact. It doesn’t always take Hollywood scale…