Martin (1977)

Martin (John Amplas) is a deeply disturbed young man. He arrives in the small town of Braddock, Pennsylvania to live with his much older cousin, Tada Cuda (Lincoln Maazel.) Cuda is convinced that Martin is one of three “nosferatu” — or vampires — that have stained his family’s name overContinue Reading

Poindexter “Fool” Williams and his family are the only remaining residents in an apartment building located in the Los Angeles ghetto.  On his thirteenth birthday, Fool discovers that they’re about to get evicted. For being a mere three days late on their rent, the landlord wants three times the usualContinue Reading

A lightning strike topples a tree in the backyard of young Glen (Stephen Dorff) and his older sister, Alexandra (Christa Denton). After workmen remove the debris, Glen finds a small, but valuable, rock called a geode where the tree once stood. His best friend, Terry (Louis Tripp), thinks there couldContinue Reading

I’m a sucker for shark movies. Although no film is likely to ever top Jaws as the best shark movie of all time, I continue to watch any shark movie that I can get my hands on. Sometimes, the movies are surprisingly good, like Open Water, but usually they’re prettyContinue Reading

1988’s Child’s Play, a film about a doll possessed by the spirit of a serial killer, has become something of a horror classic since its release. In fact, it was so popular that it spawned a series of sequels that have continued to be produced as recently as 2017. WhenContinue Reading

Of Unknown Origin (1983)

Bart Hughes (Peter Weller) is on the verge of a big promotion at work. When his wife, Meg (Shannon Tweed) decides visit her parents in Vermont, Bart stays behind to work on a project that could seal the deal on his next job. Unbeknownst to Bart, he’ll be sharing theirContinue Reading

Reporter Angela Vidal (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman, Pablo (Pablo Rosso), work for a documentary program called While You’re Sleeping. On assignment with a group of firefighters, they are recording at a fire station during the night shift when a call comes in about a woman trapped in her apartment. WhenContinue Reading