‘Contracted’ Trailer

Just when you thought that HIV was the scariest thing you could contract sexually, it now looks like you might have to add sexually transmitted zombification to that list. Here’s the trailer for “Contracted,” and good luck out there.

‘The Wind Rises’ Trailer

It’s funny that, despite my appreciation for anime, I have never been a fan of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.  He’s clearly influential, but I haven’t yet sat through any of his productions. Perhaps I’ll give them another try.  Here’s the trailer for his latest, “The Wind Rises.”

Ant-Man Comic-Con Test Footage (Redux)

As far as I was aware, the only footage of Edgar Wright’s “Ant-Man” were either storyboards, one of which I have included below, crude FX tests (which I have not) or pirated footage that also looked pretty bad. Imagine my surprise to learn that Machinima posted a really comprehensive view of the trailer already (perhaps […]

‘The Loved Ones’ Review

“If There’s Any Justice,”The Loved Ones” Will Rank Among The Better Horror Films Ever Made” When someone lists the best horror films of 2012, if Sean Byrne‘s “The Loved Ones” isn’t somewhere on it, then you’ll know that the list isn’t worth the time spent compiling it.  It’s well-acted, Xavier Samuel, Robin Leavy and John […]

‘Sharknado’ Review

“If you go into a movie called “Sharknado” – as I did – expecting anything more than schlock with mediocre CGI, be prepared for some seriously dashed hopes.” I recall writing a few days ago that the movie “Zombie Massacre” was pretty bad, but a least you could tell that the filmmakers loved the subject […]

‘Maleficent’ Trailer

They don’t even try anymore, do they?  By which I mean to make a special effect the least bit practically (though as sharp as Angelina Jolie‘s cheekbones appear to be, they’re almost a special effect all their own) because I have rarely seen CGI that convinces as much as a real object. I know I […]

‘Temple Run’ To Get Movie Treatment

If you’re among the people that think the ‘Transformers’ films were too cerebral, and “Mortal Combat” too allegorical, there’s going to be a movie based on the iOS video game “Temple Run.” Though there’s the advantage that the video game has so little plot – run, jump, rinse, repeat – that the filmmakers will have […]

‘Zombie Massacre’ Review

“Luca Boni and Marco Ristori’s “Zombie Massacre” isn’t a very good movie, though it’s not as terrible as it could be.” The filmmakers were originally going to call this “Apocalypse Z.”  I suspect that they didn’t because Warner Bros., the company that released “World War Z,” probably wouldn’t be too happy about that. It goes […]

The Devil Or A Uwe Boll Movie

Either way, I lose (probably). I just noticed that there’s a new horror movie, “Zombie Massacre,” on Netflix.  It’s directed by Uwe Boll – no matter what you think about his films, you have to admit that he’s makes a lot of ’em.  You’d think just by the sheer number, he’s directed 30 and produced […]