Somewhere between Franz Kafka, David Lynch, and a plumber’s nightmare exists the film ’Chasing Sleep’. Jeff Daniels stars in this eerie thriller as Ed Saxon, a man who wakes in the night to find that his wife hasn’t come home from work. He calls [...]
When we think of foreign films, what usually comes to mind are movies from continental Europe or the Far East. Given that perspective, the definition of a foreign film for most Americans would be a movie, which isn’t in English. But, there are occasions [...]
As part of their ’Euroshock Collection’, Image Entertainment brings us another film from British goremaster Pete Walker. However, ’Schizo’ doesn’t pack the punch that made Walker’s earlier films so notorious. And, considering the onscreen [...]
Fans of popular fiction often run into a frustrating dilemma. That is, wonder what Hollywood will do when a favorite book is brought to the big screen? What will be left in and what will be thrown out? Or maybe they won’t change anything, so there will [...]
Those who are unfamiliar with the films of Italian director Dario Argento may be surprised to learn that ’Dario Argento: An Eye For Horror’ is at least the fourth documentary to examine the life and works of this acclaimed filmmaker. And while [...]
The title of this Canadian film is quite misleading. There is no witch. There is little-to-no hunting. Also, the ’Horror’ label stamped on the side of the DVD box isn’t exactly accurate either. What we do have with ’Witch Hunter’ is a unique [...]
’Stardom’ is an intriguing Canadian film, which takes a critical look at the media and celebrities. When a photographer sends a picture of hockey player Tina Menzhal (Jessica Pare) to a modeling agency, she suddenly becomes an overnight success. We [...]
Another of Italian director Lucio Fulci’s films makes its way to DVD with ’Aenigma’. The story is set at St. Mary’s College in Boston. (Trust me on this, as the school’s name appears in every shot of the movie.) After a prank-gone-awry leaves [...]
If you look under ’F’ in the horror DVD section of your favorite store, you’ll find two films starring Kerr Smith and Brendand Fehr – ’Final Destination’ and ’The Forsaken’. Take my advice, stick with ’Final Destination’. ’The [...]
The plot of Disney’s ’Recess: School’s Out’ is oddly reminiscent of Dan Simmon’s horror novel ’Summer of Night’. The animated film, based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon series, begins on the last day of school. T.J. (Andy Lawrence) [...]
