Rented the horror/zombie film Day of the Dead: Bloodlines, an alleged remake of the third “Of the Dead” films by George Romero from 1985. There’s something going on with the rights to Day of the Dead since this is the … Continue reading
The Girl with All the Gifts was a great novel that has been turned into a good film. Just released on streaming with a limited theatrical release, this is 50% a great film and 50% a good one – the … Continue reading
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is the 6th film in the franchise that manages to sequel bait in a movie called The Final Chapter and whose narrator claims this is the end of the story. Lies! Lies I tell you. … Continue reading
If you like good horror flicks and don’t mind subtitles, the new zombie movie Train to Busan is pretty fantastic. Best horror film of the year and I honestly think it might be the best zombie movie as well (in … Continue reading
Cell is a new digital steaming movie (probably in limited theatrical release) based on a mostly forgotten Stephen King novel from 2006. This adaptation stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson which is a decent cast for what amounts to … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the new movie based on the book based on that other book, you know the one (hint: Sense and Sensibility – har!). Before I talk about what I thought of the movie, I want … Continue reading
So the latest Thursday new movie was one you’ve never heard of, yet I assure you is not direct to video. The Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – a raunchy teen zombie comedy that, if it were JUST a … Continue reading
Checked out the limited release/digital rental horror comedy Cooties. In this flick, contaminated chicken nuggets cause 4th graders to go crazy, scratching their school chums, and they all turn on the teachers and eat them. Yes, elementary school zombies. It … Continue reading
The Scorch Trials is the sequel to last year’s The Maze Runner. Maze Runner was an okish movie buoyed slightly by an interesting, mysterious premise and an inventive creature design and environment. The Scorch Trials isn’t that movie. Instead, its … Continue reading
To my surprise, the new indie/horror/art house/Schwarzenegger flick Maggie showed up on Apple TV/iTunes streaming (it is also in limited theatrical release). Maggie is, indeed, a small indie movie with art house desires… a contemplative, slow-paced, methodical sad story about … Continue reading