I take back everything I said about Spanish cinema. I am absolutely thrilled to report that it is still possible to make a genuinely scary and exciting horror movie. Recently the zombie genre has become a bit saturated with even the legendary Romero’s work turning to suck. Romero’s latest was called “Diary of the Dead” […]

Phil tells me I’m weird but I have a pet peeve about movies randomly set in the ’60s or ’70s. I mean, I don’t mind it if that particular time period is integral to the plot but if the story could work in modern times then why the hell set it in the past? WHY? […]

Nothing blows up in this movie but it was still patented quirky Japanese. More subtle though than those explody ones. It’s the touching story of a debt collector who kills his wife and the man he roughs up to pay his debt and later bribes into accompanying him on a trek across Tokyo. There’s not […]

I find it necessary to watch the trailers before seeing any Fantasia movies because they can go a long way towards indicating the production value, style and concept of any given film. But sometimes, as we are all aware, a trailer does nothing except spoil a movie-going experience. “Robo Rock” is a case in point. […]

Finally some science-fiction! “The Chasing World” explores the concept of parallel dimensions, which is a sci-fi cliche that somehow hasn’t been overused. This Japanese film was nothing special but it had a few good ideas and a few genuine surprises. Well, one genuine surprise. It had some nice moments and as far as my inevitable […]

This one is difficult for me to review because I can look at it objectively and say it was good but also admit that it didn’t do much for me. Part of the reason is that I’m sort of over the whole hand-held-camera-POV genre and while sometimes I feel it works incredible well (such as […]

This is not a film for everyone. It is gloomy, slow, stark and minimalistic in setting, characterization, dialogue and imagery. But it is also stylish, moody and aesthetically innovative. Apparently John Bergin made this animated movie on his home computer, using images from his graphic novel of the same name. It shows. But I don’t […]

Holy shit! That basically sums up my reaction to this excellent American documentary. Remember Tiffany, the ’80s pop star? Well, Jeff and Kelly sure do. In fact they are crazo-level obsessed with her. Stalkers basically, although Kelly resists the label and Jeff thinks… well, something to do with government conspiracy. The concept sounds hilarious and […]

It is the near future and organ failure is rampant. Enter GeneCo to finance organ replacement. And then enter RepoMen who reposess organs from those who can’t pay their installments. This movie musical is based on a stage play and I kind of wish I would have seen the play instead. I love musicals and […]

Have y’all been watching this thing? It’s awesome. By Buffy creator Joss Whedon and starring Neil Patrick Harris! Whoo! It’s free this week but coming down tomorrow so go watch it now! It’s seriously good. Hilarious and fun! 5 niqueheads! [rating:50]