Johnny Ghost Director/Producer/Writer: Donna McRae, 2011, 77 minutes, b&w www.johnnyghostfilm.com Review by Michael Aronovitz As an ice breaker in the given “Introduction to Literature” class, I often ask my students to identify what defines a classic. After we...
Mama – Blu-ray review Director: Andrés Muschietti Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier By Brian M. Sammons This new fright flick is produced by Guillermo del Toro, as the front of the new Blu-ray from Universal proudly exclaims. It has all...
Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance Director: John Borowski Cast: Scott Christianson, Joe Coleman, John DiMaggio By Brian M. Sammons John Borowski is a very good director of documentaries about very bad people. His first movie was about a favorite human...
The Lords of Salem Alliance Films/Blumburg Productions Directed by Rob Zombie Reviewed by Anthony C. Francis The horror films of Rob Zombie are darkly humorous, creepy, hip, and fun. As a director, Zombie has made a career out of giving moviegoers excitingly twisted...
I have to admit that this intrigues me. Based on the Dark Horse Comic of the same name, RIPD stars Ryan Reynolds as a murdered cop who enlists in the Rest In Peace Department, an afterlife law enforcement agency, for the chance to find his killer. The trailer was...
Lost Treasures: Madman- Film Review Directed by Joe Giannone The Legend Lives Productions Reviewed by Anthony C. Francis Friday the 13th, I spit on you. When it comes to the “slasher in the woods” sub-genre, you can’t beat what is probably the best of them all, 1982’s...
