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Zombie Hunter (2013)
Don't trust silence
Direct-to-video is not always promising, just don't trust stone cold silence. A street drug, "Natas", is reported to induce zombie-like effects. Time come that a large part of population is now living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Hunter (Martin Copping) finds himself a zombie killer. He drowns the personal sorrow of losing his wife and daughter with vodka. His passion becomes developing skills to eliminate any and all zombies along his travels.
A survivor's colony s led by a pastor-like zombie slayer Father Jesus (Danny Trejo). Giant hulking zombies arrive and bullets and knives must be replaced with axes and grenades. What will it take to stop the unholy zombie apocalypse?
YellowBrickRoad (2010)
On the road again
A photo/journalist Teddy Barnes (Michael Laurino) and a research team try to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire back in 1940. The trek will show a labor of love for filmmaking that is full of risks in front and back of the camera. Information collected is to be used hopefully for a new book
The journey will oddly start at the town's small movie theater and leads deep into that fabled forest trail the townspeople walked some sixty-eight years earlier. Personal emotions start to get in the way and strange sonic distortions and 1940's music begins to fill the air.
Nothing to really scare you or freak you out, but you will think about this for a good while.
Outbreak (1995)
An action thriller
This action thriller directed by Wolfgang Peterson regained some popularity during the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
This movie focuses on a deadly outbreak of the Motaba virus named after the River Valley in Zaire where it was found in 1967. The U. S. military bombs the valley to prevent spreading, but almost thirty years later the 100% mortality rate virus finds its way to America by way of a Chapuchin monkey smuggled to a pet store operator.
The virus will spread rapidly throughout the small town of Cedar Creek, California. The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the U. S. CDC become entangled trying to contain Motaba.
Starring are Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey and Donald Sutherland.
Oddity (2024)
A dark investigation.
Dani Timmons (Carolyn Bracken) is remodeling her remote home in Ireland. One of her husband Ted's (Gwilym Lee) former patients (Tadgh Murphy) warns Dani in the middle of the night that someone or something is in the house with her. Later Dani is found murdered.
Ted is still living there, now with his new girlfriend Yana (Caroline Menton). Dani's twin sister Darcy arrives with a mysterious gift from her antique store. Darcy happens to be a blind medium who can see into the past and she is determined to contact her sister's killer, that is if not Ted as assumed.
The mysterious gift comes with a protector in the form of a carved wooden man. Supernatural suspense and some silliness. Very dark atmosphere.
Uncle Buck (1989)
Belly-laugh funny!
Much lauded director/writer John Hughes, with the help of the comic wit of John Candy, tries to make a case of poking fun at the class structure in America.
Buck Russell (Candy), the 40ish black sheep of the family, gets a call from his brother with an important proposition. His sister-in-law's father is victim of a heart attack. Due to the emergency, Buck is asked to watch the kids while their parents are out of town.
Buck is an uncouth, unemployed messy bachelor, stringing along his long-time girlfriend, Chance (Amy Madigan), who actually is tired of waiting for Buck to try and settle down. The household situation he walks into is not the most comfortable. The goofy teddy-bear of an Uncle gets along with young Mazy and Miles, but the 15-year-old niece Tia, full of teen rebellion and resentment, is like her mother...totally sarcastic.
Candy is outstanding and the film is indeed funny; but some of the jokes are too familiar.
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)
Agonies of Hell!
After getting his Master's Degree, American Peter Kleist (Antonio Cantafora) arrives in Austria to look up his family's history. Peter learns of his great-grandfather, Baron Otto Von Kleist (Joseph Cotten), nicknamed "Baron Blood", who was a notorious sadist who tortured and murdered over a hundred villagers.
Peter visits the Baron's old castle and former residence being remodeled into a hotel for tourists. Peter meets Eva Arnold (Elke Sommer), who is in charge of making sure no lasting changes are made to the castle's architecture. Supposedly a spell was cast on the Baron. Ancient documents are found that Eva implores Peter to recite an incantation to resurrect the Baron.
Guess what? The Baron emerges from the grave and the villagers once again have reason to live in fear.
Twins of Evil (1971)
Virginal or a witch?
A Hammer Studio's golden masterpiece. A bold colorful slice of gothic horror. TWINS of EVIL is shocking, raunchy and playful. The zealous puritan, Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing) and Count Karnstein (Damien Thomas) are polarized enemies due to both committing lewd acts of immorality in the name of either God or Satan. Gustav seeks out women suspected of witchcraft and is even accused of killing a number of innocent victims.
Center of the film is the arrival of Gustav's beautiful nieces Maria and Frieda. The twins become the movie's heartbeat causing a religious war to reach a boiling point. One is good and virginal, while the other is by all means sexual and evil.
Playing the twins are Mary and Madeline Collinson , Maltese-born Playboy centerfolds in October 1970.
Jurassic City (2015)
You're gonna need a bigger prison.
Security is unexpectedly breached at a top-secret lab and dozens of raging velociraptros are unleashed on a panicked city of angels. Los Angeles is in mass fear of the flesh eating raptors. A black-ops unit is mobilized to capture and reroute raptors to an underused prison.
Meanwhile a group of four sorority girls are arrested for drinking and smoking while driving and are brought to the aforementioned containment center. The angry dinosaurs break loose from their truck and now are running rampant through the prison that already has four "drop dead" hot chicks plus a sinister serial rapist behind bars.
The cast features Ray Wise, Kevin Gage, Robert LaSardo, Dana Melanie, Sofia Matisson, Vernon Wells and Violet Jones.
Daylight's End (2016)
Vampires always seem to outlive you!
A virus turns the majority of humanity into vicious creatures that to not survive sunlight. These vampire-like beings hide in infected houses and deep dark buildings. Tom Rourke (Johnny Strong) arrives in Dallas in time to aid female police office Sam Sheridan (Chelsea Edmundson) in fending off ambushing looters. Most of her group are cops that have survived and is holding up in a police station. Their leader is Captain Frank Hill (Lance Henriksen). Rourke tells of his killing monsters in New York City, but is not trusted by the small group of survivors. Rourke volunteers to help them travel to a cargo plane Sam found a hundred miles away. Vampires keep attacking.
Jungle (2017)
Dramatic story of survival
Based on the incredible true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's (Daniel Radcliffe) trek into the Amazon rainforest in 1981. He travels to Bolivia planning his journey into the heart of the Amazon. He would meet a Swiss school teacher, Marcus Stamm (Joel Jackson), and his friend Kevin Gale (Alex Russell), an avid American photographer. The three meet a stranger, Karl Ruprechter (Thomas Kretschmann), an Austrian, that convinces them he knows how to find an indigenous tribe in the jungle. A treasure trove of gold is also mentioned. Thus begins a long hike filled with injuries, arguments, some betrayal and separation plus rescue in the wilds of the Amazon.
This film sustains your attention all the way to the dramatic finale. JUNGLE is filmed on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Color Out of Space (2019)
It Came From Out of the Sky.
Nicolas Cage fans rejoice. Most of the story line comes from the mind of H. P. Lovecraft..A strange meteorite lands in the front yard of a llama farmer named Nathan (Cage), and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism. Not only are their bodies, but minds seem to be infected. Their quiet rural life is transformed into a technicolor kaleidoscope nightmare.
Nathan's daughter Lavinia (Madeleine Arthur) practices her own creative rituals and believes she may be the blame for all the weirdness. Nathan's wife Theresa (Joely Richardson) has bits of being absent mindless that proves harmful. Even the llamas know when they are going to be attacked. News reporters are mystified. Nathan, have you been drinking?
Also in the cast: Tommy Chong, Elliot Knight and Brendan Meyer.
Jurassic Shark 2: Aquapocalypse (2021)
So bad, it isn't funny!
A prehistoric Megalodon has surfaced and is causing problems for workers on an illegal oil rig. The big shark is being constantly monitored and people at the rig are aware of the shark's whereabouts in hopes it won't interfere with illegal money making activities.
The shark will be troublesome for fishermen trying to find the remains of a boat stolen by art thieves and their hijacked paintings. The massive creature will finally attack the drilling rig and the workers try in vain keeping the Megalodon from causing massive damage.
The CGI is very questionable and the acting is ridiculous. Not much is redeeming. Jeff Kirkendall leads the cast rounded out by Jamie Morgan, James Carolus and Titus Himmelberger, who can't be killed off quick enough.
Vipers (2008)
Murderous snakes
Originally premiered on the Sci Fi Channeand and directed by Bill Cocoran. No real evidence of low budget except for sorry CGI. A Bio Tech Research facility secretly works on modifying viper snakes with a poison just to produce venom to cure disease. The enhanced venom is manipulated in hopes of being a cure for women with breast cancer.
The vipers are strong enough to destroy their cages and kills four people before being corralled. John Stiffin (Micheal Kopsa) infiltrates the lab and subdues the staff and orders his minions to collect all the snakes. The deadly vipers manage to get loose again and goes on a killing spree. The snakes repopulate at a rather quick rate and they prove to do more than just bite.
Rounding out the cast are Tara Reid, Corbin Bersen, Jessica Steen and Cedric De Souza.
Jurassic Shark (2012)
A big shark in the water.
Also known as Attack of the Jurassic Shark. A prehistoric shark, megalodon, is accidentally unleashed after an oil rig drills too far into the lake floor. The drilling mistake also ends up creating a huge explosion. The hungry shark finds a couple of girls appetizing before it attacks a boat carrying five art thieves One is eaten as the others make it to an island, although they drop a valued painting into the drink. A rescue of the art work fails as the shark makes another kill.
A group of college friends attempt to get to that same island in hope of getting material for an essay on the rig's pollution. Their boat is attacked by the megalodon and they swim to shore and are forced to look for the lost painting by the thieves.
This is a low budget Canadian independent venture and you can tell it.
Komodo vs. Cobra (2005)
Messing with a couple of Mother Nature's creatures.
A group of environmentalist complete with a reporter and cameraman charter a boat to a an island controlled by the military. Well-minded scientists discover how to help out world hunger in a big way, by creating huge creatures starting with komodo dragons and king cobras. Of course the military have other ideas like big creatures to be used as weapons.
Playing with the genes of the cobras and komodo dragons creates animals too big to control and when they managed to escape, they are free to chomp and swallow everyone in their way.
This is a mess almost too big to hide. So the military wants to bomb the island to cover up these events. Of course, you have scientists and environmental groups on the island. Is mass murder appropriate?
Wasteland (2013)
Against the odds
Tom Wadlow directs this zombie feature from England. A virus-created apocalypse has turned almost everyone into a disease-infected zombie. Scott Miller (Shameer Seepersand) , a man against all odds, does meet the love of his life, Beth (Jessica Messenger), and tries to carve out an acceptable life.
Beth makes her way to London to check on her parents and returns worse for wear. Meanwhile Scott has rigged up a CB radio and communicates with others proving there is some hope in surviving. However Beth has been bitten and without her, Scott still finds the motivation to leave his homestead and search for uninfected survivors.
Arcadian (2024)
The end of the world is near.
A post-apocalyptic drama directed by Ben Brewer, set 15 years following a cataclysmic event that started ravaging the Earth's population. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two twin sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell) are dwelling on the second floor of a abandoned farmhouse besieged by nocturnal creatures of unknown origin. They do know that the creatures are sensitive to light.
Thomas disobeys his dad and travels out to visit their nearest neighbor and girlfriend Charlotte Rose (Sadie Soverall). Joseph is left behind and heads home in the dark and falls in a cave. Paul manages to find him before a horde of night creatures attack.
The creatures are four-legged and stand about two feet. Metallic teeth and drooling doesn't take anything away from fearing spider-like arms protruding from the back of their heads.
Nick Cage and monsters, hurray!
The Garfield Movie (2024)
A Garfield reunion.
Garfield (Chris Pratt) explains how he "adopted" Jon (Nicholas Hoult) on a stormy night when he was just a kitten. Garfield is saddened knowing his father abandoned him. Garfield does have his canine friend Odie the dog (Harvey Guillen). A vengeful cat named Jinx (Hannah Waddingham) with a secret agenda kidnaps Garfield and Odie.
Garfield's long-lost dad Vic (Samuel L. Jackson) about saves the day by nearly rescuing Garfield and Odie, but does get the chance to tell his son how he kept tabs on him all this time by spying from a tree. Garfield, Odie and Vic go on a dangerous mission trying to repay an old debt. Jon tries his best in search for his pets.
Funny sequences in this animated comedy. Some unusual slapstick violence and shady scheming not usually in a Garfield movie. A little strange too that there is more pizza eaten than Garfield's fave lasagna. Other voices in the cast: Ving Rhames, Snoop Dogg and Jeff Foxworthy.
Werewolves Within (2021)
You'll be howling and laughing.
The population of small town Beaverfield is divided over a proposed pipeline wanting to be built through their little wooded area of the world. A typical snow storm slowly gets worse and traps residents together inside the local inn.
A new forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) arrives to try and bring about some peace. He gets help from a mail carrier Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) that knows the area very well. The two will also tend to uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has started bringing terror to the community. Everyone suspects a werewolf.
The movie is a hybrid horror-comedy with a surprise twist finale. The film is stolen by Vayntrub , you'll recognize as TV's AT &T girl. Also in the cast are George Basil, Sarah Burns, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Michaela Watkins and Glenn Fleshler.
In a Violent Nature (2024)
Step by step to a kill.
The rotting corpse of Johnny (Ry Barrett) lies underneath rubble of a collapsed fire tower in the woods. A locket is removed spurring the once entombed vengeful spirit to desire payback for a 70-year old crime. Resurrected, enraged and hellbent, Johnny is on a trek to recover the piece of jewelry.
The irate killer trudges through the woods carrying a hatchet and a pair of drag hooks. He is deliberately slow paced and causes viewer anxiety. The undead killer wears a mask that looks like the combination of a deep sea diver's helmet and a WWI gas mask, inspired by firefighting gear from the 19th-century.
Step by step the body count rises. Most of the violent murders are off-camera adding to the suspense. Some of the slaughters may even cause a laugh. The atmosphere of the woods makes Johnny's methodical footsteps seem more dangerous.
Late Night with the Devil (2023)
Nothing comparable. Outstanding!
Widely popular mainstream TV entertainment five nights a week is "Night Owls with Jack Delroy". An anxious population forgets its troubles with Jack (David Dastmalchain), an over-flattering successful MC, always has his show falling short of Johnny Carson's rating.
On Halloween night of its sixth season in 1977, Sweeps Week is plying pressure and Jack is tired of being an "also ran". This evening's guests are the psychic Christou (Fayssal Bazzi) and a young woman named Lilly (Ingrid Torelli) who was sole survivor to a Satanic church's mass suicide. She claims to be afflicted by a demon. Jack and his producers see possible skyrocketing ratings and insist Lilly conjure up that entity on the air. Out of control hell breaks loose. The viewers get more than they expected.
Revenge of the Chupacabras (2005)
Chupacabra face off
Jonathan Mumm writes and directs this very low budget mild horror flick that borders on unclaimed low humor. This movie is almost incomprehensible, just let it run and let the patch work of dumb things completely drain.
Law officers have a problem looking for a missing college student and a detective is lured by a mad man into the woods of the fabled Chupacabras. And the monsters take victims one by one at will. Check the barns and search the caves for the lost student and avoid the slimy Chupacabras.
Not all poor movies have low budgets, but this flick sure needed props, actors and even a mediocre script and that does take more than loose pocket change.
Night Swim (2024)
Come on...a haunted swimming pool?
Well known producers James Wan and Jason Blum present a deep dive into a kiddie pool. Eve (Kerry Condon) and Ray (Wyatt Russell) Waller are a married couple with two kids Izzy (Amelie Hoeferle) and Elliott (Gavin Warren) searching for a large house for sale. They find one with spacious rooms, nice cultured lawn and an in-ground swimming pool. The American Dream...well! Eve is starting a job at a local school and finishing her own degree online. Ray is a former MLB baseball third baseman forced to retire after developing MS. Eve finds out about the property's past and is told about the suspected haunted pool claim. They are the owners of a beautiful home and in the backyard is a swimming pool with mysterious splashes.
The Ward (2010)
Claustrophobic thriller
Noted director John Carpenter presents a psychological horror film set in rural Oregon circa 1966. A troubled young woman named Kristen (Amber Heard) is institutionalized after setting fire to an abandoned farmhouse. She meets other patients in the ward, Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonesca, Laura-Leigh and Mamie Gummer, who talk of a previous patient, Tammy, who recently was released to not be seen again..
Kristen reveals that she can't recall much of her past, but she is adamant about being attacked by a deformed figure that has been stalking and staring at her. Upon dwelling on this she is drugged and even tortured by intense electroshock therapy.
It is very obvious that the girls have upset someone that is not about to forgive. The patients on this ward argue among themselves and jealous of who gets released from the asylum next.
The Union (2024)
Considerable entertainment
A better than average popcorn movie. Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg) is a steady construction worker pushed into the spy game by his old high school flame Roxanne (Halle Berry) ,who needs help gaining high-stakes information for her team called "The Union". The spy organization isn't a bunch of Harvard grads, but rather a secret group of ordinary blue-collar workers. These guys are everyday heroes that keep the world spinning. It is humorous as it is hard to watch Mike being trained to be a highly trained espionage agent.
The information being searched for seems kind of petty and the relationship between Mike and Roxanne does provide romantic sparks. This is fun to watch without need of getting invested.
Wahlberg and Berry have an interesting work chemistry. The cast is rounded out by J. K. Simmons, Alice Lee, Dana Delaney, Jackie Earl Haley and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.