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[Fantastic Fest '12] Corey Mitchell’s Mini-Reviews: Day 3 – ‘The ABCs Of Death,’ ‘Crave,’ ‘Wake In Fright,’ ‘Taped,’ ‘Come Out And Play,’ & ‘The Exorcist In The 21st Century’

The 8th annual Fantastic Fest’s 8-day reign of chaos in Austin, Texas rolls on. The sci/fi, fantasy, martial arts, Asian fantastic, and horror film festival offers up a little something for all genre lovers. It is my duty to bring you the most horror and/or horror-related film reviews possible. With less than 20 feature films… Read More


Corey-Mitchell
Sep 23, 2012 3:46pm
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[Fantastic Fest '12] Corey Mitchell’s Mini-Reviews: Day 2 – ‘The Conspiracy,’ ‘The Collection,’ ‘Sinister,’ ‘Holy Motors,’ & ‘Cold Blooded’

The 8th annual Fantastic Fest’s 8-day reign of chaos in Austin, Texas is underway. The sci/fi, fantasy, martial arts, Asian fantastic, and horror film festival offers up a little something for all genre lovers. It is my duty to bring you the most horror and/or horror-related film reviews possible. With less than 20 feature films… Read More


Corey-Mitchell
Sep 22, 2012 11:10am
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[Fantastic Fest '12] Corey Mitchell’s Mini-Reviews: Day 1 – ‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘Antiviral,’ ‘Dredd,’ ‘Here Comes The Devil,’ & ‘American Mary”

The 8th annual Fantastic Fest has begun its 8-day reign of chaos in Austin, Texas. The sci/fi, fantasy, martial arts, Asian fantastic, and horror film festival offers up a little something for all genre lovers. It is my duty to bring you the most horror and/or horror-related film reviews possible. With less than 20 films… Read More


Corey-Mitchell
Sep 21, 2012 12:06pm
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[BD Review] Is ‘House at the End of the Street’ The Most Generic Horror Film Ever Made?

Wes Craven’s 1996 Scream was a self-aware reflection on the clichés of horror; a film that should have killed the trite conventions in any genre project thereafter. Scream called out the genre for its lazy tropes, yet, all these years later, films like House at the End of the Street show that many filmmakers haven’t… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 21, 2012 7:44am
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[BD Review] ‘Frankenweenie’ Revives The Tim Burton Of Past!!!

For the better part of the past decade it had appeared that Tim Burton had lost his mojo. As a fan of his earlier works it felt as if he was just “going through the motions” of directing in order to collect millions if dollars. Everything from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 20, 2012 11:37pm
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[TIFF '12 Review] Style Is Substance In Rob Zombie’s ‘The Lords Of Salem’

Before starting this review, I’m going to come out and say it; I’m a Rob Zombie fan. Whether it be his albums, films or comic book ventures; you name it, I got it. Ever since I saw White Zombie open up for Anthrax back in 1993, I was immediately hooked. The incorporation of all things… Read More


Mike Pereira
Sep 15, 2012 6:46am
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[BD Review] Watching ‘Munger Road’ Is Like Developing Alzheimer’s In Real Time

There’s a somewhat commonly held axiom in screenwriting, “make something happen on every page”. With Munger Road, writer/director Nicholas Smith has boldly flipped that axiom on its ear by making sure that nothing happens. Ever. In the entire film. Sure, there are things that take place onscreen (however rarely) that might qualify as “events”, but… Read More


EvanDickson
Sep 14, 2012 8:54pm
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[BD Review] ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ Is Mind-Melting Eye-Candy

The Resident Evil franchise drives me absolutely insane. There’s nothing more frustrating to a critic than having to give a film a “pass.” Meaning, it’s literally impossible to review Resident Evil: Retribution on its own merits (unless it’s the only one seen) as it must be looked at in comparison to the prior entries. As… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 14, 2012 10:05am
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[BD Review] Barry Levinson’s Found Footage Thriller, ‘The Bay’ Is An Admirable Miss

At the moment, the found-footage sub-genre is all the rage. No surprise there, considering audiences are still running in droves to see the Paranormal Activity films and most recently, The Devil Inside (much to our dismay). I have no issue with any novelty if it’s used effectively and creatively. The Paranormal Activity franchise, the REC… Read More


Mike Pereira
Sep 14, 2012 6:32am
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[BD Review] ‘Hellbenders 3D’ Highly Ambitious, Fun Horror

Burrowers director JT Petty returns to Midnight Madness with Hellbenders, a truly entertaining horror comedy that may have been a bit too ambitious. While filled with laughs, and some incredible creature effects, ultimately it’s a bit fragmented from what feels like budgetary constraints. The first act of Hellbenders is incredibly strong as Petty introduces the… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 13, 2012 10:32am
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[BD Review] ‘The ABCs of Death’ A Short Film Festival With Mixed Results

Having been to dozens of film festival shorts programs I know just how excruciating they can be. This was my only reservation heading into Magnet’s The ABCs of Death, which premiered at the Midnight Madness portion of the Toronto International Film Festival. When the 2+hour “event” concluded, that’s when my brain really started to hurt…. Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 13, 2012 10:25am
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[BD Review] ‘Two Orphan Vampires’ Is Intelligently Satisfying

Reviewed by Lauren Taylor Simplistic and ominous is how Jean Rollin’s 1997 Les Deux Orphelines Vampire (Two Orphan Vampires) begins. Based on Rollin’s novel of the same name, the simplistic plot follows Henriette and Louise, two young blind girls at the Les Glycines Orphanage who are adopted by an eye specialist, Dr. Dennary, that hopes… Read More


David Harley
Sep 11, 2012 8:27pm
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[BD Review] Tropical Island Horror ‘Come Out and Play’ Brings The Intensity

If a film is to be remade, it should at least have a unique, new, modern spin that qualifies the decision to revisit the property. Making a nearly scene-by-scene reenactment doesn’t make any sense, especially when it didn’t work the first time around. Such the case with Come Out and Play, the remake of the… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 11, 2012 11:47am
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[BD Review] ‘The Lords of Salem’ A Slow Burn Letdown With Striking Imagery

The most impressive thing about Rob Zombie is that he’s always been able to operate outside of the studio mentality on a low budget. No matter what the film, he makes what he wants to make (sans the Halloween remake). After using Halloween 2 as a way out of his Dimension deal, he’s stripped it… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 11, 2012 10:52am
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[BD Review] Entertaining ‘Here Comes the Devil’ Highly Sexual & Violent, Yet Poorly Made

Being a critic can be difficult because you have to weigh the artistic integrity of a film alongside the entertainment value. Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil is the complete opposite of Berberian Sound Studio in that it’s incredibly entertaining, yet poorly made. It’s also worth noting that Bogliano appears to be growing as… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 09, 2012 8:12pm
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[BD Review] ‘No One Lives’ Sets Horror Back Nearly 10 Years

It felt like horror was set back 10 years When Courtney Solomon produced Captivity for After Dark Films. Now, WWE Studios is back in the production game with No One Lives, which feels very much out of the same ill-advised world where suits with tons of money and zero heart get behind genre films (because… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 09, 2012 8:00pm
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[BD Review] ‘Separation’ Is A Home Invasion Film With Some Hallucinogenic Madness

Reviewed by Michael Erb Writer/Director/Co-Producer Greg White has a decent little thriller with Separation. Troubled couple Jack (Peter Stebbings) and Liz (Sarah Manninen) have moved their family to the ominously named town of Hemlock Lake. While dealing with their incommunicative daughter and Liz’s meddling mother, the two are also dealing with the aftermath of a… Read More


David Harley
Sep 08, 2012 12:19pm
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[BD Review] ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ Is Punishing, Self-Indulgent Art

Boy, was I excited to see this film. I’d heard great things. I love the world – the concept of a sound designer working with an iconic Italian horror director during the 1970s, a time when all Italian genre films were shot without sound and designed with different spoken languages during post-production, is brilliant. Great… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 08, 2012 12:18pm
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[BD Review] ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Made For The MTV Generation

Fans of classic creature features may want to book a trip to Hotel Transylvania, Sony Pictures Animation’s 3-D horror comedy that features the voice acting of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, David Spade, Jon Lovitz, Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon and Selena Gomez. While the film leaves much to be desired, it’s… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 07, 2012 1:52pm
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[BD Review] ‘Hell’ Does A Great Job Of Creating Atmosphere And Suspense

Reviewed by Mike Ferraro Tim Fehlbaum’s Hell takes a familiar apocalyptic situation and creates a pretty unique enough experience for you to not get bogged down by such familiar tropes. The year is 2016 and the sun has reached a boiling point. Most of Earth’s vegetation is gone, as are the animals we feed upon…. Read More


David Harley
Sep 06, 2012 9:18pm
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[BD Review] Bloated ‘Thale’ Delivers A Cool Creature And Mythology

I’m a sucker for genre films not only soaked in a fairytale mythology, but one that promises to deliver some sort of fantastic creature before the end credits role. Thale, a Norwegian horror tale playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, delivers both a cool mythology and creature, but bloats the rest of the film… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 06, 2012 7:26pm
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[BD Review] Brandon Cronenberg Leaves His Mark With ‘Antiviral’

Brandon Cronenberg, son of infamous Canadian filmmaker David, has quietly snuck onto the scene with his horror drama Antiviral, a social commentary on our culture’s obsession with celebrities. The expectations may have been unfairly high (being the son of a legend demands some sort of competence), yet he surpasses them by delivering a deep, engaging,… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 06, 2012 7:15pm
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[BD Review] ‘Sightseers’ Shocking, But Still Falls Flat

Director Ben Wheatley slammed into my world last year. His Kill List topped my list of the best horror of 2011, and quickly became “the” filmmaker to watch. Keeping his festival run afloat, Wheatley’s black comedy Sightseers screened with much anticipation at the Toronto International Film Festival. Unfortunately, what works so well in Kill List… Read More


MrDisgusting
Sep 03, 2012 12:14pm
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[Blu-ray Review] “The Walking Dead: Season 2″, ‘The Raid,’ ‘The Hunger Games,’ and ‘A Little Bit Zombie’!

THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON I’m a late-comer in all things concerning The Walking Dead. I own the first thirty or so issues of this post-apocalyptic zombie comic book series but for some reason or another, I didn’t get the opportunity to go through them all. I’m so behind in the game that… Read More


Mike Pereira
Sep 01, 2012 12:04pm