Category: Review

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE: FIRST SEQUENCE – Tom Six’s Post-Modern Depravity

On By C.H. NewellIn 2009, Horror Movies, Human Centipede, Independent Film, Make-up effects, Review, Shock Horror, Tom Six, Torture PornLeave a comment

The Human Centipede: First Sequence. 2009. Directed and Written by Tom Six. Starring Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura, Andreas Leupold, Peter Blankenstein, and Bernd Kostrau. Six Entertainment. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2 To start, I'm a huge horror fan. Maybe a horror buff, if that's your bag. I don't know. …

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THE PACT: A Family’s Haunted Promise

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Horror Movies, Independent Film, Indie Horror, Nicholas McCarthy, Review, Serial Killer, The Pact, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Pact. 2012. Directed & Written by Nicholas McCarthy. Starring Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Mark Steger, Sam Ball, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins,Agnes Brucker, Dakota Bright, and Petra Wright. Preferred Content. Rated R. 89 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ I've got to confess, I really have a thing for Nicholas McCarthy's films. Of course I saw …

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THE CANAL’s Ending Ruins its Terror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Adultery, British horror, Film, Haunted House, Horror, Movies, Murder, Mystery, Review, Rupert Evans, ShockTillYouDrop, The Canal, The Orchard, ThrillerLeave a comment

With a slightly different finale, THE CANAL could've been one of the greatest post-2000 horror movies out there. Instead, it's only midway fare.

CLOSER TO GOD and the Ethics of Science

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Billy Senese, Closer to God, Film, Frankenstein, Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Modification, Horror, Human Cloning, Indie Film, Indie Horror, Jeremy Childs, Mary Shelley, Movies, Playing God, Review, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Victor FrankensteinLeave a comment

Closer to God. 2014. Directed and Written by Billy Senese. Starring Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe, David Alford, and Isaac Disney. LC Pictures. Unrated. 81 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller. ★★★ Usually I keep my ear out and head up for any new horror films that sound different, or for whatever reason pique my interest. Closer to God …

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TRUE STORY: Franco & Hill Play it Straight

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Christian Longo, Disgraced Reporter, Drama, Film, Fox Searchlight Pictures, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Michael Finkel, Movies, Mystery, New York Times, Plan B Entertainment, Review, Rupert Goold, Thriller, True StoryLeave a comment

Jonah Hill and James Franco are the selling point of TRUE STORY, all the way.

JURASSIC WORLD Rides its Legacy with a Skidmark

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Action, Adventure, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Film, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Movies, Newly Released, Review, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sequel, Ty SimpkinsLeave a comment

JURASSIC WORLD is meh for Father Gore

Mediocre Yet Nasty Backwoods Cannibal Horror in WRONG TURN 4: BLOODY BEGINNINGS

On By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Asylum, Film, Gore, Hillbilly Slasher, Horror, Inbred Cannibals, Kills, Movies, Murder, Review, Slasher Film, Slasher Movie, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn Series1 Comment

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings. 2011. Directed & Written by Declan O'Brien, based on characters by Alan McElroy. Starring Jennifer Pudavick, Tenika DAvis, Kaitlyn Leeb, Terra Vnesa, Ali Tataryn, Samantha Kendrick, Victor Zinck Jr, Dean Armstrong, Sean Skene, Blane Cypurda, Dan Skene, and Scott Johnson. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Rated R. 93 minutes. Horror …

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ENEMY is a Beautiful, Dark Mindfuck

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, 2014, Canadian Film, Cinematography, Denis Villeneuve, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal, José Saramago, Mystery, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJuaAWrgoUY Enemy. 2014. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, and Isabella Rossellini. E1 Films. Rated R. 90 minutes. Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) I won't waste any time really describing the plot of Denis Villeneuve's Enemy, which is in part based on the novel The Double by José Saramago. You can easily …

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