After a sleepless night, a hectic morning, and something of a rough day at work, I needed something a little silly and a little gloopy to take my mind off of things - and Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter certainly fit the bill.
Also, it’s hard not to like a movie where a would-be rapist suffers a radioactive castration in front of screen-filling graffiti that says “DISARM RAPISTS.”
Beautiful & entrancing, mixing classic gothic horror with psychedelic & occult touches that feel equally at home in 70s Eurocult & modern horror. Striking imagery, a beautiful soundtrack, and fully realized performances. It almost feels like a blend of movies like All the Colours of the Dark or Satan’s Blood crossed with the SpectreVision slate. Probably my favorite fiction film of this year’s Popcorn Frights festival. A stunning must-see!
This movie made me want to abort myself.
Even at a brief 71-minute runtime, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms seems interminable.
The description calls it “arthouse horror cinema” but that really only applies to maybe the last 5-10 minutes - and even though there is some creativity on display during those final minutes, it was nowhere near enough to redeem the whole for me.
If you want to watch a movie where a Harry Knowles lookalike pleasures himself…
