Monthly Archives: October 2007

PLAYROOM (DVD)

By | October 2007

“Playroom” provides a perfect example of the fact that gory and disturbing scenes are not enough, on their own, to make for effective horror…

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PLAYROOM (DVD)

"Playroom" is better shot and acted than your average exploitation film, and a sadistic “shock film” porn director and his minions are a welcome change...

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THE SEVERED HEAD NETWORK (DVD)

A bizarre collection of short experimental films, "The Severed Head Network" is the closest thing I have seen on film to the delirium of nightmare;...

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THE COMEBACKS

One of the posters for the comedy “The Comebacks” (directed by Tom Brady—not to be confused with the quarterback of the New England Patriots)...

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THE RED BALLOON

Michael Olesen’s “The Red Balloon” is a short film that doesn’t need words, because the gestures of children, and the gestures of those still in...

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CITY OF VIOLENCE (DVD)

There was a point during the first fight sequence of "City of Violence" when I just had to admit to myself that this was the best Hong Kong action movie I...

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WHY SO SERIOUS?

More reasons why I love Viral Marketing, this is a site for "The Dark Knight." Why So Serious? Now, I Love this site! It's creepy, it establishes the...

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30 DAYS OF NIGHT

One of the things that stands out most about Steve Niles’ and Ben Templesmith’s excellent “30 Days of Night” comic – aside from the arresting...

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THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

Dust flies in the wake of “3:10 to Yuma,” which blends the moral quest of the classic Western and the nihilism of revisionist entries by Leone and...

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MERCY (DVD)

Patrick Roddy's "Mercy" is a cerebral horror film that delves into the inner sanctums of the twisted human mind and really does call out flashes of Lynch...

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HARVESTING THE HOMELESS

Just for those of you who aren't quite up on your literature, the story of Faust is the story of a man who sold his soul to Satan. It became a fairly...

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