Category Archives: Movies
My Amityville Horror
This article was going to run on a mainstream press site but got killed at the last minute due to issues that are above my paygrade. Out of all the books, movies, articles, and interviews spawned by the house at … Continue reading
Zu is waiting for you
Back in the early 80′s, conventional wisdom proclaimed that special effects were for foreigners and not for Chinese. Science fiction was considered to be the sole province of the West, but the Hong Kong director, Tsui Hark, wanted to make … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to Gene Simmons?
Whatever happened to Gene Simmons? That’s the one thought booming around in my brain after being introduced to NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE this weekend by one of the folks behind CineAwesome. N2Y2D might just be, when all is said … Continue reading
NSS: Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy
(Welcome to the NSS: Netflix Streaming Safari, a trip into the bowels of Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming movies library. On this journey you will see things that will shock you. Things that will please you. And things that will haunt … Continue reading
Space Pirates in Space
After 29 episodes, Space Pirates in Space finally broadcasts my role. In this episode I provide the voice of a robot powered by all the anger and self-loathing of a divorced father. As you can probably tell, I came up … Continue reading
NSS: Legion of Iron
(Welcome to the NSS: Netflix Streaming Safari, a trip into the bowels of Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming movies library. On this journey you will see things that will shock you. Things that will please you. And things that will haunt … Continue reading
Hell is Other James Bond Movies
In the first 10 minutes of Skyfall, James Bond is killed. Five minutes later he has risen from the dead and goes off on a big adventure like nothing ever happened. Occasionally he remembers to wince and rub his shoulder, … Continue reading
Netflix Halloween Safari: Top Ten!
In October, I counted down to Halloween by writing up one (or more) horror movies per day that were available on Netflix Instant Watch. Here’s a rundown of everything I watched: Week One Round-up Week Two Round-up Week Three Round-up … Continue reading
Netflix Halloween Safari: Week 4 Round-up
Netflix Streaming Safari is a plunge into the bowels of Netflix Watch Instantly and this October, I’m counted down a freaky horror movie (or two, or three) every day until Halloween. No big blockbusters, no movies you’ve already seen a … Continue reading
Netflix Halloween Safari #31: Dumplings
DUMPLINGS (2004) – it would be hard to find another Chinese movie from the past 20 years that seems as destined to become a horror classic as Dumplings. Starting out as a short segment in the anthology film, Three…Extremes, director … Continue reading
