1999’s Ravenous is a strange little movie. It’s essentially a cannibal western that features character actors like Guy Pearce (Memento) and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty.) It’s hard to believe it was released by a mainstream film company. Yet, here we are. Pearce stars as Boyd, a U.S. Army soldierContinue Reading
1974’s Black Christmas opens with a first-person shot of a man approaching a sorority house, peering inside, and then climbing the lattice work to enter an unlocked window. We then cut to the inside of the house as the sisters wind up a Christmas party and prepare to go toContinue Reading
After losing her husband in a mountain-climbing accident, Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) falls into a year-long depression. Her best friend, Hunter (Virginia Gardner) decides that the best way to get Becky to face the world again is to take her on another climbing adventure. Hunter plans to scale the 2000Continue Reading
Over a decade ago, I saw a trailer for a movie that appeared to be about a young film-maker being influenced by Star Wars. It had a strange title: 5-25-77. That was, of course, the date that the original Star Wars was released. As time went on, every now andContinue Reading
While browsing Criterion Collection titles at my local Barnes and Noble, a fellow shopper recommended The Sword of Doom. His opinion was totally unsolicited but I entertained him by looking at the cover. I am by no means knowledgeable about samurai films but the synopsis on the back of theContinue Reading
Before writing Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton penned the script for and directed a movie about another technology-driven amusement park where the attractions go amok: 1973’s Westworld. Instead of genetically modified dinosaurs running rampant, Westworld features human-like robots that ignore their programming and go after the tourists. The film sets upContinue Reading
Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is having a bad day. As he leaves for work, he finds an eviction notice on his front door. Shortly after that, he’s told he’s out of a job. Rather than go home and face his wife and a newborn son, he goes to the barContinue Reading