Monthly Archives: September 2008

Ilsa She Wolf of the SS starring Dyanne Thorne

I’m prefacing this review with some UK centric back story: there was a comedy program on UK television called ‘Allo Allo‘ which mocked the Germans and had the most comical German accents. Every German spoke with a German tinted English … Continue reading

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Zombie Flesh Eaters (Zombi 2) directed by Lucio Fulci

The story may seem to be your bog standard ‘father is missing on a tropical island, daughter and reporter head to the island to find the father, but find a ton of zombies instead’, but remember: this was made in … Continue reading

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Internet Oddities

The internet is full of weird shit, perfect for us obscure cinema freaks who are looking for a quick fix, something to show our friends, or just a strange way to kill some time. Here’s some stuff i found particularly … Continue reading

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Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things directed by bob clark

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (I will refer to it as simply Children from here on out) is a phenomenal movie title.  So much so, that it was THE reason I chose to watch it.  Numerous bands and TV … Continue reading

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Master of the Flying Guillotine directed by Yu Wang

That’s one ridiculous title.  It screams “cheese” and “fun.”  That truly is what you get.  In the first five minutes the “master of the flying guillotine” gets so pissed that some of his apprentices were killed by a man known … Continue reading

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Aftermath – Written and Directed by Nacho Cerda

This is one sick puppy of a short movie, but it’s done so well that you just have to give a hearty pat on the back to writer/director Nacho Cerda. It uses slick special effects and, surprisingly, no speech what-so-ever. … Continue reading

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Shrooms directed by Paddy Breathnach

Shrooms had a lot of promise.  Warm receptions at some film festivals, a crazy good “double-image” poster/box art, and a plot that seemed to be poised to both poke fun at the standard horror formula, and create opportunities a-plenty to … Continue reading

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Elevated by Vincenzo Natali

Short films fascinate me.  Others see it differently.  Some believe those who make shorts come in two varieties, those who are practicing or learning the craft of film making to go on to bigger and longer productions, and those who … Continue reading

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Slaughter Night (SL8N8)

Slaughter Night, or SL8N8 (In Dutch, “8″ is pronounced differently, so in Dutch, pronouncing SL8N8 would sound eerily close to “Slaughter Night”) as it’s known in other countries, is a puzzling film.  Not because it’s terribly hard to follow or … Continue reading

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Snuff – A Documentary About Killing On Camera

Ah the age old question: snuff, is it real? This documentary starts off by giving a clear definition on Snuff, it’s a movie of an actual murder which is made solely for the purpose of selling and making money. Several … Continue reading

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