Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘The Ghastly Love of Johnny X’ (2012) Movie Review

June 18, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Paul Bunnell Written by Steve Bingen & Paul Bunnell Starring: Will Keenan, Creed Bratton, De Anna Joy Brooks A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create an engaging big screen spectacle! One of the best parts of having website like lefthandhorror.com is the amount of movies and DVDS I receive, films that I might not have missed otherwise. Paul Bunnell purchased the […]

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‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ (1982) Movie Review

June 17, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy A large Halloween mask-making company has plans to kill millions of American children with something sinister hidden in Halloween masks. This third entry in the Halloween series takes a lot of unjust shit that it shouldn’t. A solid stand-alone horror flick, this was deemed guilty and executed when the trademark masked killer, Michael Myers, didn’t make an appearance. If you like horror movies, Halloween-themed horror movies, […]

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‘This is the End’ (2013) Movie Review

June 16, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written and directed by Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride While attending a party at James Franco’s house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse. Every summer needs an uproariously funny hard R movie and this is ours. Rogen and Goldberg, the same guys that made Superbad. are back with a hilarious take on the Hollywood culture, no matter how subdued…or […]

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‘Man of Steel’ (2013) Movie Review

June 16, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Zack Snyder Written by David S. Goyer Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, and Russell Crowe A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all […]

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‘Suspiria’ Movie Review (1977)

June 13, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Dario Argento Written by Dario Argento & Daria Nicolodi Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, and Flavio Bucci A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction. Why I waited 20+ years to watch this a second time is beyond me. Argento’s stylish and beautifully filmed horror tale of witchcraft at a German dance school, stands the true test of […]

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‘Virgin Witch’ Movie Review

June 11, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Ray Austin Written by Hazel Adair Starring: Ann Michelle, Vicki Michelle, Keith Buckley Two beautiful country sisters, Christine (Anne Michelle) and Betty (Vicki Michelle), travel to London to try to break into the modeling business. However, they soon discover that the agency they’ve joined is actually a coven of witches that participates in human sacrifice. Sexploitation on a grand level. If you’re disgusted by films of this nature – you will want to miss this one. When you […]

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‘Barbarella’ Movie Review: An Introduction to Space P*ssy

June 10, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Roger Vadim Written by Claude Brulé Starring: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people. I have to admit, my only previous experience with Barbarella was sneaking a few minutes from HBO when my parents were in bed. At the time, I referred to this movie as Space Pussy to my friends, and I’m […]

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‘Satan’s School for Girls’ Television Movie Review

June 9, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by David Lowell Rich Written by Arthur A. Ross Starring: Pamela Franklin, Kate Jackson, and Lloyd Bochner A young woman investigating her sister’s suicide at a private girls’ school finds herself battling a satanic cult. Oh, 1973, you were a good one. The 70′s were awesome for churning out questionable made-for-television horror movies. This is already better than most since it features a young Cheryl Ladd and Kate Jackson – pre-Charlie’s Angels btw. As far as movies of this […]

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‘The Purge’ Movie Review

June 9, 2013 by Fister Roboto

A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. Written & Directed by James DeMonaco Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, and Max Burkholder In 2022, the government approves of a 12 hour yearly “purge”. In order to keep America’s crime low and its unemployment at 1%, all citizens are encouraged to take part in the brutal ritual that allows us to exercise […]

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‘V/H/S/2′ Movie Review

June 9, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Simon Barrett (segment “Tape 49″) Jason Eisener (segment “Alien Abduction Slumber Party”) Gareth Evans (segment “Safe Haven”) Gregg Hale (segment “A Ride in the Park”) Eduardo Sánchez (segment “A Ride in the Park”) Timo Tjahjanto (segment “Safe Haven”) Adam Wingard (segment “Clinical Trials”) Check out the IMDb page for complete information. Minor Spoilers Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, […]

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‘Curandero: Dawn of the Demon’ Movie Review

June 4, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez Written by Robert Rodriguez & Luz María Rojas Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Gizeht Galatea, Gabriel Pingarrón A journey that takes one man into the bowels of black magic in Mexico City Possibly the most boring and poorly filmed horror movie I’ve seen in a year. Eduardo Rodriguez isn’t working from a stellar script by any means, but there was enough here to at least make this a C+ horror flick. Curandero is brimming with static camera angles […]

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‘American Mary’ Movie Review

May 28, 2013 by Fister Roboto

The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground body modification – and worse. Written & Directed by Jen Soska & Sylvia Soska Starring: Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk SPOILERS Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle Ginger Snaps) is your typical med school student, drowning in student loan debt and always trying to find a way to […]

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Late to the Party Movie Reviews: ‘Donnie Darko’

May 22, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Richard Kelly Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Jenna Malone A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. Do I really have to write SPOILERS for a film released over a decade ago? I didn’t start this blog until October of 2011, so it’s safe to assume there is an entire […]

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‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ Movie Review

May 20, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Don Coscarelli Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce Elvis and JFK, both alive and in nursing homes, fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy. If that synopsis isn’t already a deal-breaker for you, there’s hope you might find this classic B Movie to be more of an A+ Movie. It’s just like it sounds: Elvis is convalescing at a Texas nursing home after trading identities with an […]

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‘Psycho’ Movie Review: Another Viewing After Watching ‘Bates Motel’

May 6, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Screenplay by Joseph Stefano Based on the novel by Robert Bloch Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh A thirty-something secretary steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Here we are 53 years after the release of Psycho, and this film is still as relevant as ever. I’ve seen this film at least a dozen times if not more. […]

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‘Iron Man 3′ Movie Review

May 5, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written by Shane Black & Drew Pearce Directed by Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, and Guy Pearce When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. Some Spoilers Less is more? Not when Tony Stark is involved. Iron Man 3 and his weird facial hair roared into theaters, announcing the official start of the summer blockbuster season. The final act […]

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‘Errors of the Human Body’ Movie Review – Errors of Human Film Making

April 28, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written by Eron Sheean & Shane Danielsoen Directed by Eron Sheean Starring: Michael Eklund, Karoline Herfurth and Tómas Lemarquis When a potentially lethal virus is created within his new lab, Dr Geoff Burton is shocked to discover he is not only the unwitting cause, but also its first victim. I had such high hopes for this film, but it died before it ever lived. Content to showcase the protagonist’s emotional trauma over the breeding ground of the mad scientist genre, […]

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‘The Lords of Salem’ Movie Review: It’s More than Priest Rapes & Devil Dicks

April 21, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Rob Zombie Starring: Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Meg Foster Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record — a “gift from the Lords.” The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts? SPOILERS Fans of White Zombie have been aware of Rob Zombie’s distinctive visual style for years. Giant, creepy […]

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’6 Souls’ Movie Review

April 10, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein Written by Michael Cooney Starring: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient’s multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what’s happening before her time is finished. Great, another science vs religion vs my attention span possession film. There are two reasons that make this film remotely entertaining, and that’s Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers – two fantastic […]

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‘Evil Dead’ Movie Review

April 6, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Fede Alvarez Written by Fede Alvarez & Diablo Cody Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival. That was the longest Slayer video ever! Say what? That was a feature-length film? Well, shit. Gone are the charm […]

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‘Southern Gothic’ Movie Review

April 1, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Mark Young Starring: Yul Vazquez, William Forsythe, and Jonathan Sachar Hazel Fortune works in a strip club in the small Southern town of Redemption. Haunted by the death of his only daughter, Fortune has become a self-destructive, suicidal alcoholic, until he meets Starla Motes. Hazel’s downward spiral is interrupted when is befriended by Starlas daughter, Hope. But when Hope is kidnapped by Enoch Pitt, a ruthless, psychotic preacher on a bloody crusade, Hazel must make the […]

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‘Room 237′ Movie Review

March 30, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Rodney Ascher Featuring: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner, and Buffy Visick A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Nirvana for film fans, the poster boasts. That means much like Kurt Kobain, you’re likely to see something you enjoy rapidly erode until you just […]

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‘Witchfinder’ Short Film Review

March 30, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Colin Clarke Starring: Dave Juehring & Valerie Meachum A small community lives in fear of the satanic evil that festers within the dark forests that surround their small village. One night, a love-struck villager ventures into the oppressive woods in search of forbidden magic and ancient rites. To aid them, the townsfolk enlist the aid of William Thatcher Blake, a witch hunter whose arrival stirs a cauldron of terror that threatens to engulf them all in […]

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‘In Their Skin’ Movie Review

March 26, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed Jeremy Power Regimbal Written by Joshua Close Starring: Selma Blair, Joshua Close, James D’Arcy, and Rachel Miner The Hughes cottage vacation is violently interrupted by a family on a murderous and identity stealing journey, in search of the “perfect” life. I’m not a huge fan of the standard home invasion films. A bunch of nuts show up and before you know it, a lengthy game of cat and mouse plays out, and the wife is tied up with a […]

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‘Sushi Girl’ Movie Review

March 24, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Kern Saxton Written by Destin Pfaff, Kern Saxton Starring: Tony Todd, Noah Hathaway, James Duva, Mark Hamill, Sonny Chiba, Jeff Fahey, Danny Trejo, and Cortney Palm Fish has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery, about the other men involved. The night he is released, the four men he protected with silence celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner. The meal is a lavish array of sushi, served […]

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‘My Amityville Horror’ Documentary Review

March 19, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Eric Walter Starring: Daniel Lutz, Laura DiDio, and Neme Alperstein For the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. George and Kathleen Lutz’s story went on to inspire a best-selling novel and the subsequent films have continued to fascinate audiences today. This documentary reveals the horror behind growing up as part of a world-famous haunting and while Daniel’s facts may be other’s […]

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‘The Prospector’s Curse’ Short Horror Film Review

March 12, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Josh Heisie Starring: Dave Roberts, Johnny Quinn, Rick Cordeiro, and Robert Nolan Theodore “Tubby” Ellsworth and Jack Smith are two criminals on the run, lost in the untamed wilderness. When they stumble across a mutilated prospector, dying on Indian ground, they promise to give him a Christian burial.The fugitives break their oath and steal the old man’s gold…but that night, the Prospector’s corpse returns to make them pay! I love short films – love em. You […]

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‘The Jeffrey Dahmer Files’ Movie Review

March 12, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Chris James Thompson Starring: Andrew Swant, Pamela Bass, and Jeffrey Jentzen An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991. If nothing else, The Jeffrey Dahmer FIles illuminates the ripple effect he had on those around him…even the ones he didn’t physically harm. The meticulous approach to the making of this film serves as a […]

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‘Cool as Hell’ Movie Review

March 10, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by James Balsamo Starring: James Balsamo, Tom Savini, Andrew W.K Rich and Benny are having trouble with the ladies, until they befriend a demon named Az. It’s a non-stop party until a soul hungry beast leaps through an open portal from the underworld and starts terrorizing the town. It’s up to Az and the boys to send the creature back to the depths where it came from, and look good, while doing it in “Cool As Hell”. […]

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“The Last Exorcism Part 2″ Movie Review

March 2, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly Written by Damien Chazelle & Ed Gass-Donnelly Starring: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, and Spencer Treat Clark As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan. This newest entry contains very little of the original film’s charm or surprising effectiveness. Ashley Bell is amazing as the PTDSD (Post Traumatic Demonic Stress Disorder) victim for the ages, […]

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Dark Skies (2013) Movie Review

February 24, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Scott Stewart Starring: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, and J.K. Simmons As the Barret family’s peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. Minor Spoilers Don’t be so quick to believe everything you read on the internet, including what you hear from me. Ironic caveat notwithstanding, Dark Skies is a great excuse to go […]

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Hitchcock (2012) Movie Review

February 19, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Sacha Gervasi Written by John J. McLaughlin Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Michael Wincott, James D’Arcy and Scarlett Johansson A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959. If this film suffers from anything, it has to be a mild case of false advertising. The trailers painted it as a look into the filming of Hitchcock’s (Hopkins) classic 1959 hit, Psycho. and that’s true to some […]

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The Awakening (2011) Movie Review

February 18, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Nick Murphy Written by Stephen Volk and Nick Murphy Starring: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Isaac Hempstead Wright, and Imelda Staunton In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the ‘missing’ begin to show themselves. I might be a sucker for a good ghost story, but I’ll be damned if the Brits don’t […]

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Grave Encounters 2 (2012) Movie Review

February 17, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by John Poliquin Written by The Vicious Brothers Starring: Richard Harmon, Shawn C. Phillips, and Jennica Fulton A film student who is obsessed with the movie Grave Encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film. Uh, what? Have you ever considered merging Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and 1408? Me either. More like Grave Disappointment 2, amirite? Before you start labeling me a horror hater, please know that the first […]

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Cronos (1993) Movie Review

February 17, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, and Tamara Shanath A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. Narrator: [over the opening sequence] In 1536, fleeing from the Inquisition, the alchemist Uberto Fulcanelli disembarked in Veracruz, Mexico. Appointed official watchmaker to the Viceroy, Fulcanelli was determined to perfect an invention which would provide him with […]

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Meeting Evil (2012) Movie Review

February 10, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Chris Fisher Starring: Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb John is taken on a murder-fueled ride by a mysterious stranger that transforms the weak-willed, disillusioned husband and father into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family. Okay, what? First of all, this is the most poorly worded synopsis I’ve seen in some time. A more accurate representation would be: A plot so ridiculous and unfounded that only John’s decision-making […]

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Warm Bodies (2012) Movie Review

February 3, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Jonathan Levine Based on the novel by Isaac Marion Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world. I got up early on Sunday for this? I might have walked out if not for The Movie Tavern’s exceptional Mimosa service. I was the only person in […]

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The ABCs of Death (2012) Movie Review

January 31, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABC’s OF DEATH is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters; each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create […]

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Resolution (2012) Movie Review

January 28, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written by Justin Benson Directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Starring: Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran and Zahn McClarnon In an abandoned cabin on the edge of an Indian reservation, Mike (Peter Cilella) stages a risky intervention to force his friend Chris (Vinny Curran) off meth and into rehab. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend’s life takes an unexpected turn when ominous threats start appearing around the house – and they realize that Chris’s addictions are […]

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Movie Review

January 27, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written by Tommy Workola and Dante Harper Directed by Tommy Workola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Famke Janssen In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past. Famke Janssen was quoted as saying she did this movie to “pay off my mortgage.” That […]

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Midnight Son (2011) Movie Review

January 23, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Scott Leberecht Starring: Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, and Jo D. Jonz The story of a young man called Jacob who is confined to a life of isolation, due to a very rare skin disorder. His world changes when he meets a local bartender and falls in love. Jacob’s condition worsens and forces him to drink human blood for sustenance – leading to law enforcement suspecting him in a series of grisly murders. SPOILERS This was a […]

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

January 22, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Jay Olivia Written by Bob Goodman Adapted from the original story by Frank Miller Frank Miller reinvigorated Batman with his epic 1986 graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns. Only Miller possessed the required skills to break down and rebuild the darkest of brooding super heroes. I’m happy to say the wait for part two of the animated movie was worth it. No punches are pulled in Goodman’s re-sculpted animated film. Bruce has a lot on his plate in […]

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Mama (2012) Movie Review

January 20, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Andrés Muschietti Written by Neil Cross and Andrés Muschietti Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Daniel Kash, and Megan Charpentier Annabel and Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces that were left alone in the forest for 5 years…. but how alone were they? SPOILERS I bought my ticket for Mama with reluctant anticipation. While it can’t hurt to have Guillermo del Toro’s name attached to a film, horror fans are used to constant letdowns […]

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Compliance (2012) Movie Review

January 9, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Craig Zobel Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, and Pat Healy When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no-one is left unharmed. Based on true events. I’m obviously a huge fan of films and movies, so when I heard a quarter of the Traverse City Film Festival audience walked out of Compliance, I knew I had to see it. This unnerving film succeeds despite its ghoulish nature. Compliance […]

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Texas Chainsaw (2013) Movie Review

January 7, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written by Adam Marcus Directed by John Luessenhop Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde and Scott Eastwood A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward. Texas Chainsaw 3D stumbled through the 2013 horror gate, setting the tone for the first quarter of the year. I knew TC3D would suck, but I was hopeful for a few moments of base entertainment. This ham-fisted entry […]

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Excision (2012) Movie Review

January 4, 2013 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Richard Bates Jr. Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, and Ariel Winter A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother. So, who wants to feel better about their own misaligned teenage years? Suddenly, my random acts of “hilarious” vandalism doesn’t seem so extreme. Excision, a troubling statement of delusion and teenage angst, works for so many reasons. It’s darkly comedic, […]

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Categories: Horror, Movie Reviews, Trailers • Tags: horror movie reviews, horror trailers

Django Unchained (2012) Movie Review

December 31, 2012 by Fister Roboto

Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Have you ever wanted to see Roots with a Kill Bill mentality? The opportunity finally exists. Django Unchained, Tarantino’s newest film, is an R Rated homage to spaghetti westerns, and assuredly his style, dialogue, and execution. If the film suffers from anything, it’s Tarantino’s self-indulgent […]

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Categories: Movie Reviews, Trailers • Tags: Movie Review, Movie Trailers, westerns

The Best Horror Movies of 2012

December 30, 2012 by Fister Roboto

2012 was a prolific year for horror. Terrible offerings continued to dominate the genre, forcing fans to search out quality films. As someone who spends a lot of time on Netflix, I know it can be a time-consuming process. Between moronic found-footage flicks and obligatory torture-porn, I found a handful of proven success stories. Here’s my list in no particular order*. *except my number one pick, but, duh, right 10. The Revenant Somewhere between Shaun of the Dead and Idle […]

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John Dies at the End (2012) Movie Review

December 30, 2012 by Fister Roboto

Directed by Don Coscarelli Written by Don Coscarelli & David Wong, (based on the book by David Wong) Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, and Paul Giamatti It’s a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and […]

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Categories: Horror, Movie Reviews, Trailers • Tags: horror movie reviews, horror trailers

The Worst Horror Movies of 2012

December 29, 2012 by Fister Roboto

Here we are again, time for the annual lists to start rolling out. 2012 had no shortage of horror films, which is good. There was also no shortage of bad horror movies, which is bad. You’d think us horror buffs would have a built-in radar at this point, but even the worst movies can get a little air time with a nice trailer or creative marketing campaign. So, with that, I give you Fister Roboto’s Worst Horror Movies of 2012. […]

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Categories: Horror, Movie Reviews • Tags: horror movie reviews

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