I'm sure anyone who would be visiting this site is familiar with the story of Diablo Cody: the stripper/phone sex operator who became a screenwriting wunderkind who won an Oscar her first time out the gate with "Juno". She has a writing style full of witty catchphrases that can be mildly amusing at best and mildly irritating at worst. Her dialogue doesn't at all reflect the way … [Read more...] about Jennifer’s Body
Horror
The Uninvited
The Unexpected . . . Much better than I was expecting, this was actually based on the Korean horror Janghwa, Hongryeon by Ji-woon Kim. I don't mind telling you, I haven't seen the original, and now that I have seen this version - it would ruin it for me. The story was interesting and the characters were completely believable. Those Koreans know mind-bending … [Read more...] about The Uninvited
Sorority Row
Damn. For me there is nothing better than going into a film you have low-to-no expectations for, then being pleasantly surprised when you actually like it. My expectations for "Sorority Row" were less than low. The previews for it had my lame-o-meter ringing off the charts, and the whole thing just looked like another shitty post-modern teen hack 'n slash flick. From what I … [Read more...] about Sorority Row
Halloween II
I'm one of the few (closeted) horror fanboys out there who didn't hate Rob Zombie's gritty, grimy, foul mouthed remake of John Carpenter's classic "Halloween". I didn't love it, but I actually thought the first half of the movie, that showed Michael Myer's messed up childhood, was pretty strong. However, in the second half, where it basically became a summarized version of … [Read more...] about Halloween II
The Last House on the Left
"Something he'll never see again." From the very beginning of this film you will notice two very important things, yes, the villainous gang leader is called Krug (Garret Dillahunt), but therein ends the comparison to the striped sweater-wearing bogeyman, Freddy. And while this Krug doesn't have a wicked set of press-on nails to rend your flesh from bone, his … [Read more...] about The Last House on the Left
