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RAGE 2010 USA 85min Writer and Director: Chris Witherspoon Starring: Rick Crawford, Audrey Walker, Chris Witherspoon, Anna Lodej, and M.L. Maltz Review by J ASTRO RAGE was handed to me for review with no cover art or explanation, just a plain white disc with red lettering in a clear plastic cover. Within roughly the first… [Continue Reading]
Paranormal Activity 3 Paramount Pictures Review by Danika Johnson Adding Depth To A Superficial Wound As a lover of all things horror, I’m always on the lookout for movies that offer up something new for the genre. When people started saying Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity was the scariest movie they’d seen in years, I brushed… [Continue Reading]
MST3K Vs. Gamera: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Vol. XXI Shout! Factory There can be little doubt that Gamera has always been the “red-headed stepchild” of the kaiju world. While Godzilla and Mothra have always received high praise, Gamera has been a frequent punchline. Whether it be for the fact he appears as a giant turtle… [Continue Reading]
Godzilla The Criterion Collection When it comes to giant monsters, none are more famous than Godzilla. And with Criterion’s new release of the monster’s premiere outing now on Blu Ray, it’s a good reminder as to why the character and the film still remain at the forefront of monster culture. Not only is this a… [Continue Reading]
BORN OF EARTH 2008 USA 84mins Director: Tommy Brunswick Starring: Daniel Baldwin, James Russo, Shannon Zeller, Jennifer Kincer, and Brad Dourif Entertainment One Review by J ASTRO Here it is, the year 2012, and we’re just getting around to this monstrous offering from back in ’08… not because we’re lazy, but because, from what… [Continue Reading]
DEF-CON 4 1985 Canada 88min Director: Paul Donovan, et al Starring: Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Tim Choate, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, and Jeff Pustil HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN 1988 USA 86min Director: Donald G. Jackson and R.J. Kizer Starring: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, William Smith, Rory Calhoun, Cliff Bemis, Nicholas Worth, and Kristi Somers… [Continue Reading]
I am a traditionalist. A sentimental sort, even. I love my cold weather, and I love my winter horror. The snowier, the better. So while my neck of the woods is finally coming out of the grip of an unseasonably tepid start to the season, awash in brown grass, dismal mud holes, and dead trees,… [Continue Reading]
HOSTEL Part III 2011 USA 88min Director: Scott Spiegel Starring: Kip Pardue, Brian Hallisay, John Hensley, Sarah Habel, Thomas Kretschmann, Chris Coy, Skyler Stone, Nikola Shreli Sony Home Entertainment Review by J ASTRO As regards the HOSTEL franchise and its peers, I suspect that many diehard readers of Famous Monsters might primarily be more at… [Continue Reading]
Images courtesy Dead Weeds Pictures ROMAN’S BRIDE 2010 USA 85mins Director: Michael Paul Writer, Producer: Anne Paul Starring: Anne Paul, Michael Rennat, Stanley Massey, Lisa Rennat, “XD-1″ Rutherford Dead Weeds Pictures Available: www.RomansBride.com Review by J ASTRO Handing out opinions on truly independent movies can be a tricky proposition, since in most cases… [Continue Reading]
FINAL DESTINATION 5 2011 USA 92mins Blu-Ray/DVD combo or DVD alone Director: Steven Quale Starring: Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, P.J. Byrne, David Koechner, Courtney B. Vance, and Tony Todd Warner Bros. Pictures Review By J ASTRO At home alone the other night, I agonized between my top two choices… [Continue Reading]
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