Roaches are inherently creepy. They’re big, they’re filthy, and they’re typically associated with poor sanitation. They also breed like crazy and can adapt to almost any type of conditions. That’s why they’ve survived for 300 million years and will outlive humanity. If you were going to make a horror movieContinue Reading
The early-to-mid 1970s were a grand time for low budget Bigfoot movies. Fuelled by the success of 1972’s The Legend of Boggy Creek, which packed drive-ins with its effective documentary style and dramatic reenactments of encounters with the legendary creature, it seemed like anyone who could scrape together a cameraContinue Reading
The Asylum are known for cranking out “mockbusters”, low-budget knock-offs of highly anticipated theatrical films. Typically, they air on SyFy or appear on store shelves around the same time as the movie they’re meant to imitate is released to piggyback on the interest for the original movie. A roll callContinue Reading
The found footage genre has pretty much run its course over the years since The Blair Witch Project made it the darling of low-budget filmmakers everywhere. However, to my knowledge, there hasn’t been a found footage take on survival reality shows like Survivorman or Man vs. Wild. Man Vs., aContinue Reading
In the 1970s, there was a rash of “nature strikes back” films. These films typically featured nature exacting some sort of revenge against humanity for poisoning the planet. Others were just animals attacking people for no real reason. After Jaws hit box-office paydirt in 1975, the number of these filmsContinue Reading
Split begins with the abduction of three young girls from a parking lot. The girls are sprayed with drug of some kind and wake up in a makeshift prison cell that, strangely, features a separate and immaculately clean bathroom. They soon meet their abductor, Kevin (James McAvoy,) who suffers fromContinue Reading
Christmastime usually means setting aside some time for watching your favorite holiday movies. For some, It’s a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation or Elf will do the trick. Others may go for Love, Actually, Four Christmases, or even Die Hard if they’re among those that consider it a ChristmasContinue Reading