Film Review: The Boy and the Heron [2023]

"A gray heron once told me that all gray herons are liars. Is that a lie, or is it the truth?" - Kiriko The Boy and the HeronDir. Hayao MiyazakiJuly 14th, 2023FantasyStudio GhibliTohoJapan The Boy and the Heron is the latest film that I saw in theaters, and I feel extremely blessed to have caught …

Film Review: Ready or Not [2019]

"Fucking rich people!" - Grace Ready or NotDir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin / Tyler GillettJuly 27th, 2019Black Comedy / HorrorMythology Entertainment / Vinson Films / Radio Silence ProductionsFox Searchlight PicturesUnited States of America I hadn't heard of this film until it was recommended to me by my partner and thus we decided to watch it during an …

Documentary Review: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price [2005]

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low PriceDir. Robert GreenwaldNovember 4th, 2005DocumentaryBrave New FilmsUnited States of America Those who know me personally know that I'm a staunchly anti-corporate, anti-capitalist person. I despise the way that capitalism has allowed corporations to run roughshod over the world, raping the Earth of natural resources and keeping the average person …

Film Review: Verotika [2019]

"Your tits! They're staring at me!" - Francois VerotikaDir. Glenn DanzigJune 19th, 2019HorrorDark Risen Pictures / UFO PicturesCleopatra EntertainmentUnited States of America I was completely aware that Verotika had been savaged by reviews after its release due to both the movie itself sucking as well as the notable feature of it having been written and …

Classic Review: The Neverending Story [1984]

"Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest." - Falkor The Neverending StoryDir. Wolfgang PetersenApril 6th, 1984FantasyNeue Constantin Film / Bavaria Film / Producers Sales OrganizationWarner Bros.Germany / United States Unlike a lot of other kids there were plenty of films that I didn't get an opportunity to …

Film Review: Kung Fu Hustle [2004]

"Becoming a top fighter takes time, unless you're a natural-born Kung Fu genius, and they're 1 in a million." - Landlady Kung Fu HustleDir. Stephen ChowSeptember 14th, 2004Action / Comedy / Martial ArtsColumbia Pictures / Star Overseas / Beijing Film StudioTaihe Film Investment / China Film Group / Huayi BrothersColumbia TriStar Film Distributors InternationalChina / …

Film Review: Tokyo Gore Police [2008]

"Continue as is and keep on killing, killing, killing!" - Tokyo Police Dispatcher Tokyo Gore PoliceDir. Yoshihiro NishimuraJanuary 1st, 2008Horror / Action / Science FictionFever DreamsNikkatsu / Sony PicturesJapan During an evening when myself and my partner chose to spend the whole night just binging wacky films, one such piece that she recommended was Tokyo …

Documentary Review: Slave to the Grind [2018]

"It didn't matter whether they were punk or metal. When we locked on to the Repulsion formula, there were very few people who actually liked our music." - Scott Carlson, Repulsion Slave to the GrindDir. Doug Robert Brown2018DocumentaryDeath by DigitalCanada What is there to be said about grindcore? It's a genre of music that certainly …

Film Review: Pass Thru [2016]

"I am not of this earth. I am Artificial Intelligence from far into the future." - Thgil Pass ThruDir. Neil Breen2016Science Fiction / FantasyIndependently ReleasedUnited States of America As we did once before, we did so again. Once more I invited a cavalcade of my homies over to my apartment for a drunken viewing of …

Film Review: Psycho Goreman [2020]

"The horrors you have just witnessed cannot be unseen. Your young minds will carry this until it consumes you in a miserable death." - Psycho Goreman Psycho GoremanDir. Steven KostanskiOctober 7th, 2020Science Fiction / Horror ComedyRaven Banner EntertainmentRLJE FilmsCanada Psycho Goreman was one of the films that my partner and I chose to watch on …