Horrible B Movies Of The 90´s: Howling VII - New Moon Rising ( 1995 )

I have some really good memories of the 90´s and im grateful being a teenager during this time, The concerts i experienced, all the cinema visits i did every month watching so many classic box office classics, all the Nintendo and Super Nintendo games i played with my friends. Of course we spent a lot of time down at the VHS rental stores renting great martial art films, action films and of course horror movies as well. Speaking of horror movies i have to say the 90´s were filled with some really fun releases. You had the bigger Hollywood releases with great actors, then you had the low budget releases that basically went straight to VHS ( at least here in Sweden ), unless some of them were lucky to be picked up for a theatrical release. For example i remember when me and my school friend Anders picked up Puppet Master 5 on VHS. But it wasn´t in the rental store here in Sweden, instead he ordered it from the UK since Anders was a customer at a British film sale company. If you are familiar with the Puppet Master franchise you know we are talking about killer dolls, or should i perhaps say killer puppets. I was excited about this 5th film in this franchise, since i enjoyed the previous films for different reasons. My favourite have always been Puppet Master 2 and still is to this day. Puppet Master 5 was probably the last Puppet Master film i enjoyed for many years, since after that they really just cashed in on doing prequels and sequels. This film still had some fun kills with the famous killer puppets, and i would say it´s still worth a watch if you enjoy these kinds of B movies. Speaking of another famous horror franchise, who remember the classic 1981 werewolf horror film The Howling? I am still a fan of this film, and then we had all the sequels that were...very different for a number a reasons. I know the second The Howling film is a fan favourite for many people, i can still enjoy it but i prefer the original film. Howling 3, Howling 4, Howling 5 and Howling 6, what about these ones? Well, let´s just say they exist and i think most people have forgotten about them. I have seen them all in the past and i can tell you, especially the sequels from the 90´s are all horrible. One of the worst films in this franchise ( according to most film critics and audiences ) is the film known as Howling VII - New Moon Rising. I actually didn´t see this film until the year of 2018 when i found the film on YouTube (i had only seen the VHS cover of this film in the past ). I decided to watch this film to try and understand why this is such a hated film in this franchise. Have this film gotten better over the years, or is Howling VII - New Moon Rising even worse in present day, possibly one of the worst werewolf horror movies of all time?

In the small town of Pioneertown, a number of livestock and people have been killed mysteriously, and this appears to be the work of a large aninal. A woman´s decayed corpse is found in the desert, she is identified as the local woman known as Marylou Summers ( Cheryl Allen ). While the investigation is going on what happened to this woman, Australian drifter Ted Smith ( Clive Turner ) arrive to Pioneertown, looking for work. They agree to hire him at the local bar, and he seems to get along pretty good with everyone. But the fear of this large animal running out there, does make some of the local people nervous. What is really out there in the desert causing this chaos?

There are a lot of questions that we may never have answered about Howling VII - New Moon Rising.

 

Why does this film have scenes of linedancing where everyone looks completely bored? 

What´s up with the strangest cleaning dance i have ever seen inside a bar wearing Mexican hats ( for some reason ) ?

Is everyone in this town drinking booze everyday since most people seem bored and need to drink to have fun?

I could go on and probably ask at least 20 more questions because nothing makes sense with this film. In a way you could say that Howling VII - New Moon Rising is so terrible that it´s actually entertaining. And i will admit i did laugh in some scenes, because once you try to understand the plot you still don´t understand anything. This film tries to connect with The Howling franchise by showing scenes from some of the previous films, and they still manage to make no sense at all. I have to admit i almost admire how they tried making sense of everything by editing scenes in from this franchise, and they still failed. You have to at least admire the effort, how can you not? This is supposed to be a werewolf sequel, and the plot is more focused on local folks getting drunk, dancing, talking all kinds of nonsense. The town of Pioneertown actually exist, but this is an unincorporated community, located in California. There is some kind of werewolf running around where they use extreme low budget Predator night vision view, and yet that fails on every level to look cool. We have to talk about the main character Ted Smith, played by actor Clive Turner. Even if the acting performance is terrible, at least you can laugh at some of his attempts to be funny with the locals saying cheesy dialogue. Clive Turner is not only the lead actor, he directed this film, is the writer of the screenplay of Howling VII - New Moon Rising, and he is also the producer of this film. He must have been very passionate about this project considering he pretty much did all of this to make sure this film was made. What about the rest of the cast? I would say the only actor that´s actually acting is the actor John Huff as Father John. The rest of the cast is there for a paycheck basically. Howling VII - New Moon Rising may be one of the worst horror sequels i have ever seen, and i feel we need a documentary made on the story behind the making of this film. That could be one of the most fascinating dcumentary films in many years, if im being honest. I would even personally help making this documentary film be made, if we get a crew together to make it. Director Clive Turner will forever be known as the director of Howling VII, and that´s something you should remember. I am pretty sure you will never experience a werewolf film like this one.

Rating: D

If you want to watch this film, you can watch it on the following link on YouTube:

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Melania

Biographical documentary films can be quite interesting, especially if the film tell a fascinating story regarding a unique personallity or a historical event. I have seen sever documentary films ( including TV mini series as well ) which tells the story of someone fascinatuing. One of my personal favourite documentary films so far is the 2005 film known as Grizzly Man. If you have never heard of this documentary film, let me tell you some details. This is the story of conservationist, bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, he lived among coastal brown bears in Alaska. Grizzly Man have a lot of footage of his life here in Alaska, which also became his downfall because he was eaten alive with his girlfriend by a bear. Very tragic ending, but the documentary film by director Werner Herzog is very well made, and put together in a brilliant way with some fascinating interviews as well, from people who knew Timothy. We get to find out why he was so fascinated in bears, and his personal struggle with mental health along his journey. I highly recommend that you to watch this documentary film, no matter if you can watch it on streaming or physical media. Everyone who knows me in my personal life knows how i feel about Donald Trump as a person. I think hes an ego tripped asshole basically and that is my opinion. Never liked him and i never will for a number of reasons. You can tell he is a con man selling signed bibles, selling golden shoes, digital trading cards where he is supposed to look like a superhero when he in fact looks more like a Big Mac in real life ( i do as well, i know im big dude ). Last year i heard there was a domentary film coming out about Donald´s wife Melania Trump. I can´t say i was that excited, but i will admit the trailer looked so terrible that i at least had some fun with it. The film turned out to be a massive box office flop, no matter what MAGA supporters say. The budget was around 40 million U.S. dollars and it only made about 16 million U.S. dollars in ticket sales. Plus all the millions they spent promoting this film as well that Amazon Prime paid? Anyway, i took some time to check this film out when it landed on the streamin service Amazon Prime. Is this the best documentary film of this year or is Melania a distsarer from start to finish?

Follow First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump on a journey in her life, not only what she does at the White House, but all the journeys she makes to make a difference. Melania tell the story of how Melania Trump makes an impact wherever she goes, no matter what her next mission is.

I can basically watch all kinds of documentary films as long as they have something interesting to say, or if the story is fascinating for a number of reasons. I wanted to give this documentary film a fair chance, just in case i might enjoy it more than i expected. I am going to be fully honest and say, this is perhaps the most polished, dull documentary film i have ever seen. I simply don´t care about all the luxuary shoes First Lady Melania Trump wear, what special designed dresses she wears, i don´t care what flights she went on all over the world. I want some scandals, i want something that´s actually interesting. Why would i care about a plastic product documentary film, made to make Melania Trump look like the most perfect woman ever in American history? It is almost like the Trump administration have been sitting in the editing room, trying to polish every piece to make Melania look so perfect it´s almost ridiculous. They could have spent 9000 U.S. dollars on a documentary film about me and it would still be more interesting, more fascinating than this dull plastic product. I don´t have any personal issues with Melania, if she is happy living life that´s great. This documentary film however does not make me more interested in her ( personal life ) at all. So many things just feel so polished to make her life look so perfect, im almost beginning to wonder if this was supposed to be a satire from the early stages of the script. Why not tell the story about the real Melania instead? Ok, one small positive detail, she seems very passionate about helping children all over the world, so that´s good.  Her orange husband shows up of course in certain scenes in the film and my first two questions would be:- Hey Donnie, did you miss a spot with the orange mascara? Why did you sleep during Melania´s mother´s funeral? Director Brett Ratner ( who seems to be in the Epstein files, surprised anyone? ) have made a documentary film that´s so polished that it looks fake. That alone is pretty impressive, but still doesn´t make this a good film. I don´t know about you but i would rather watch Season Of The Witch with Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman instead. At least that film is entertaining to watch compared to Melania.

Rating: D

The Beldham

Having a child changes your whole life. Before you were a parent you could go out any night you wanted, hang out with friends anytime you could see each other. You might have travelled together to a foreign country without planning anything, just living life. All of that changes once you are a parent, but this is actually good. Because at the end of the day, you will always love your own child more than anything in this world. All the memories you create together with your child, all the holidays you spend together, it´s all worth it and you can look back and remember the good times. But what if you woke up from a coma, finding out you have amnesia and don´t even remember your own child? This is exactly what happened in the 2021 horror film The Kindred from director Jamie Patterson. This film begins with lead character Helen Tullet ( played by actress April Pearson from the really good British drama film Tucked, a must see ), running outside from a appartment buidling where a man jumped from a roof. It turns out this was her own father, while a car hit Helen as she pass out. A whole year goes by and Helen is still in a coma, until one day she suddenly wakes up. She have problems remembering things because of amnesia, as her partner Greg Tullet ( Blake Harrison ) try to help her come back to ordinary life with their baby Heidi. As Helen train herself through rehabilitation. she gets flashbacks from her past where she is trying to understand her father´s suicide. The Kindred may not be a unique horror film in any way, but i do appreciate this film for lifting up the serious condition of amnesia.The lead actors April Pearson and Blake Harrison both give good acting performances, if you enjoy mysterious horror films i would recommend watching The Kindred on VOD or physical media. Last year i read about a horror film called The Beldham about a mother with a newborn, who experience strange things in her own mother´s house. Since i have a sof spot for horror films with children included, this sounded interesting to me. Is this a horror film you should see this spring, or should you skip this one and just watch The Kindred from 2021 instead? 

Harper ( Katie Parker ) moves in with her baby daughter Christine, into her mother Sadie´s ( Patricia Heaton ) house, where she lives with her partner Frank ( Corbin Bensen ). At first everything seems to be pretty normal, until Harper begin to see strange things happening around the house. Is she actuall seeing strange things happening, or is her mind playing tricks on her?

The Beldham may start off as just a pretty ordinary psychological horror film, where we begin to wonder if there is something wrong with the main character Harper ( played by actress Katie Parker ). Have she experienced something traumatic in the past? Or is there something mysterious going on inside the walls of her mother Sadie´s ( played by actress Patricia Heston, who i remember especially from 90´s comedy TV series Everybody Loves Raymond ) big house? Without going into spoilers, i will tell you what i think works with this film. The fact that this film changes tone and become more mysterious after a while, was exactly what this film needed. There was a moment where i felt that this could become too predictable, and when you make things too easy that could become a negative impact on the main story. Thankfully the plot is a little bit more complicated than that, and towards the end we do see a completey different twist that at least made the film more interesting. The acting is in general alright, and i especially appreciate the screen chemistry between the daughter and mother characters Harpie and Sadie. They clearly have a lot of personal issues between each other, while Sadie is trying to raise her baby. Nice to see legendary actor Corbin Bensen ( yes the actor who made The Dentist movies from the 90´s ) here in a nice smaller role as the character Frank. Regarding the plot, the witch influences is what really makes this film interesting. If i had to find something to say that´s negative, perhaps they could have made the plot even more twisted, or left an unexpected surprise that would have been nice. At the end of the day, i would say that The Beldham still manage to work as a horror film if you accept it´s not bloody or very violent. This is more a psychological horror film meant to play with your mind. Director Angela Gulner proves with The Baldham that you don´t need a big budget to make a good psychological horror film. Worth a watch on VOD if you enjoy old school folklore horror films.

Rating: DDD                                                                                                                       

Return To Death Park

Bounty hunters, what would life be without them? They are the one who takes care of the trash, making sure that criminals are not running away too far. You could probably say that bounty hunters are pretty much another form of officers, except they specialize in capturing fugitives who have not paid bail.  We have seen Bounty Hunters in many different kinds of movies in the past, where one of the most classic bounty hunter films have to be the 1982 sci fi action cult movie Blade Runner from director Ridley Scott. Legendary actor Harrison Ford is brilliant as the Bounty Hunter charatcer Rick Deckard, of course i have to mention the wonderful acting performance of Rutger Hauer in this film as the replicant Batty. Blade Runner is a must own on physical media or on digital, one of the most iconic 80´s movies. Let´s stay within this specific genre of Bounty Hunters films, we need to talk about a classic that doesn´t get mentioned that often anymore. In the beginning of the year 1987, action star actor Rutger Hauer released his film Wanted Dead Or Alive from director Gary Sherman ( director of the 1981 horror classic Dead & Buried ). The film tell the story of bad ass Bounty Hunter Nick Randall ( Rutger Hauer ), who is offered 250.000 U.S. dollars by the CIA to get a terrorist named Malak Al Rahim ( played by legendary KISS member Gene Simmons ), who blew up a LA theatre with a bomb. What made Wanted Dead Or Alive so good in the category of Bounty Hunter films, is the chase between Bounty Hunter Nick Randall and the terrorist Malak. Rutger Hauer is great as always, i was just surprised how good Gene Simmons was playing a terrorist. Definetely worth a watch on streaming, VOD or even physical media, Wanted Dead Or Alive is a worthy 80´s action classic. Speaking of action films, director Ken "Ace" Brewer delivered the old school action throwback known as Death Bitch back in 2024. I enjoyed this film, and especially actress Linnea Swansson´s character Alexis Walker. I did review this film on my movie review blog, so if you want to know my personal opinion go check out my review of Death Bitch. Not that long ago i was given an oppurtunity to review Ken Brewer´s slasher horror film Return To Death Park through a screener sent to me, a film i knew nothing about. Since i am a fan of slasher horror films in general, i was curious to see if this would be something in my taste. Is this one of the better films in this specific genre, or is Return To Death Park just as forgettable as Kevin Federline´s 2006 studio album Playing With Fire ( which im pretty sure most people have forgotten about ) ?

The Death Park Killer´s ( Ken Brewer ) body vanishes from the morgue, sparking new murders. A whole crew of Bounty Hunters led by Chloe ( Josi Kat ) is out looking for the masked killer, hoping to get their hands on a reward of 50.000 U.S. dollars.

Do you remember watching slasher horror films back in the 80´s and the 90´s, that was so low budget that still managed to entertain you somehow? This is exactly what Return To Death Park manage to do. This is the kind of B horror slasher film that have no deep plot, it´s all about killing people and trying to go old school in similar ways as Halloween. If you love these kinds of films and accept the limited budget, this could be something for you. Personally i would say that i enjoyed the masked killer most of all, known as The Killer ( played by director Ken Brewer ). The mask may not be very original or different from many horror masks, but i still feel that it works in the concept of this film. After all, this is supposed to be a film made for this specific genre, where you want to see bodies being stabbed and murdered in different ways. The fact that the killer is brought back to life like the 1985 horror film Re-Animator is a fun detail. We do get some hot women included as well, so this is of course one important detail if you want the male audience to be happy. I should point out that this is a sequel and i have not seen the previous films. That´s ok, i could go into this film without knowing anything from the previous films and still be entertained. Even if some acting performances are pretty terrible ( in a fun B movie way ), i do enjoy the character Shady ( played by actress Linnea Swasnsson who was enjoyable in the low budget action film Death Bitch ). Not only is her character cool, but i would have liked to see her have more screen time. Actress Bridget Powers also deliver as one of the Bounty Hunter characters, just having fun on screen. We do get some practical make up effects killings, but this is where i wish we could have had more brutal kills. I want hands flying, libs pulled out of the body ( more than just two scenes ), i just love seeing disturbing killings. Otherwise i would say Return To Death Park is like a cheesy written love letter to the B movie community, it has all the ingredients you were hoping would be included, while instead of using words the killer just slash bodies instead. Director Ken Brewer is clearly inspired by slasher horror films at VHS rental stores of the past, and this is a simple yet entertaining B movie. Return To Death Parl may never win any Oscars but it will find it´s way to the audience with big hearts for B movies.

Rating: DDD

Now You See Me, Now You Don´t

Magic tricks, some people love to see magicians do tricks while others would just rock out at a Metallica concert. I am going to be honest and say i prefer Metallica if i had to choose, being an old school metal fan does make your nostalgic metal heart go warm. I do think there are many talented magicians all over the world, and i have seen some magic shows on TV. Back in the late 80´s i remember watching the magician duo Siegfried & Roy show on Swedish TV, i can´t remember what the show was called but it was filmed in Las Vegas. I only remember some things about that show and they were definetely entertaining. And the stage costumes? I mean no one looked like Siegfried & Roy, they were like the Liberace version of the magic world. I always wondered if they were gay, doesn´t really matter but they definetely knew how to put on a magic show. We have had films inspired by magicians such as the 2006 film The Illusionist, where actor Adward Norton played the magician character Eisenheim the Illusionist. This was a fascinating film for a number iof reasons. First of all the film is inspired by the real Asutrian magician Erik Jan Hanussen, who also was a nazist, hypnotist, mentalist, oculltist and astrologer all combined. The second fascinating detail about the film was we get to see the life that Eisenheim lived during the late 1800´s, how he managed to get himself recognized through his magic shows. The costume design did look great as well i have to admit. Edward Norton is really good in the lead role, and a shout out to actor Paul Giamatti who also does a strong performance. Worth a watch on streamimg or on physical media if you prefer that. Some of you might have seen the magic trick American heist film Now You See Me released in 2013 with an incredible cast such as Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo and Morgan Freeman. A charming heist film i enjoyed back in the day it came out. I did see the sequel in cinema Now You See Me 2 back in 2016, it was alright. I think Michael Caine actually saved this film to be perfectly honest. Now, i never would have expected that we would get a third film in this franchise, but here we are with another film with some casting changes. I did not see this film in cinema, i decided to watch it on VOD instead. Is this a really entertaining heist sequel to this franchise or was this a terrible idea making another one?

Ten years after the Horseman´s last performance. three young illusionists-Charlie Geese ( Justice Smith ), BoscoLeRoy ( Dominic Sessa ), and June Rouclere - impersonate the Horsemen using deepflakes and holograms to drain a corrupt crytocurrency exchange owner´s wallet and share thestolen funds.  They are approached by the real J. Daniel Atlas ( Jesse Eisenberg ) - the fiorman of the Horsemen - who reveals he was sent by the Eye, a secret society of magicians, cia a tarot card to recruit them for a mission to steal the largest diamond called the "Heart Diamond" from Veronika Vandeberg ( Rosamund Pike ), the head of a South African diamond company. To be able to pull this off, they will have to use some of their best magic tricks.

When you make a film franchise by making a third film you have to be able to keep the audience it was made for. The Expendables franchise is a perfect ecample of a franchise who knew how to do that, even if we only had 4 films so far. When it comes to the Now You See Me franchise this is supposed to be made for fans of magicians, magic tricks in general and putting on a show. This is one of the biggest issues that i have with Now You See Me, Now You Don´t. They try to do some magic tricks that are supposed to blow our minds. But if im being completely honest, most of these magic tricks felt boring, predictable and not very exciting at all. It is like they just wanted to cash in on the audience, hoping fans of the previous films would turn up. Instead of focusing on making the magic tricks, they just find a way to make the tricks look cheaper than usual. The good news is that we do have some new team members in this film, unfortunately these young actors characters doesn´t really give much to their characters. I will say though actress Ariana Greenblatt ( who i enjoyed in the 2021 Netflix film Awake ) as the character June at least give some charming scenes, i just wish she would have been given more character development. The old cast from previous films are about the same, and of course Jesse Eisenberg is hard not to like as his character J. Daniel Atlas. But not even his character can bring much magic to this film, when the tricks themselves feel uninspired. A few action scenes are...ok at best? Especially one scene in a magic tricks built house, where the upside down rooms give some enjoyable moments. We do have actress Rosamund Pike here as Veronika, and even if her accent sounds fake at least she is enjoyable to watch in her scenes. Other than that i feel that Now You See Me, Now You Don´t failed as a sequel. Where are the fun magic tricks? Where is the charming tone of the first film? This feels just like it was made just to please true fans of this franchise, but im not so sure this film will please even the fans. I wouldn´t call this a really bad film, i just feel that with so many great actors attached and this is what we got? I would have expected more to be honest. Director Ruben Fleischer directed the Zombieland films which i both enjoyed in the past. Both of them are way better than Now You See Me, Now You Don´t, wich makes this film very forgettable.

Rating: DD

Reset

When it comes to distribution companies for low budget films, one of the most well known ones is of course known as Uncork´d Entertainment. Over the years i have seen a lot of their low budget movie releases, and i have to say in general i have enjoyed many of their releases. There are a couple of exceptions of course such as the 2019 low budget horror film Pet Graveyard, this one could have been interesting but didn´t have interesting characters or a good story. Pet Graveyard tried to be a rip off of the 1990 classic Flatliners with a complete different plot basically, the idea itself wasn´t bad but they didn´t do anything interesting with the main story. Since we are talking about the distribution company Uncork´d Entertainment we might as well talk about one of their releases that should be seen. And i had to go through a long list of films and decide to pick one, and i decided to choose the 2017 independent horror film Ghosts Of Darkness from director David Ryan Keith ( director of Redwood Massacre and the sequel Redwood Massacre: Anniliation, both worth a watch ). The story is pretty simple, one paranormal investigator Jack Donavan ( Michael Koltes ) and a psychic Jonathan Blazer ( Paul Flannery ) are contacted by a mysterious man who tell them to come out to an old house in the countryside. He inform them about the past of the house, and what happened here many years ago. If they accept the offer that he have prepared for them, they will be paid well just to stay in this old house. It is well known for being haunted, which paranormal investigator Jack doesn´t believe in at all. As both men agree to stay a couple of days, they are about to experience the evil past of this house. Ghosts Of Darkness is a well made independent horror film, and the acting is better than i expected for a low budget film such as this. Pretty effective horror scenes and some good practical make up effects. Ghost Of Darkness is worth a watch on DVD or VOD if you enjoy old schoiol ghost horror films. Last year i missed out on some of the latest releases from Uncork´d Entertainment and i decided to pick one of the titles. I decided to go for the sci fi hororr film Reset, because the trailer looked interesting using practical make up effects aliens. Is this a film you should see as a horror fan, or is Reset doomed to fail finding it´s audience on VOD in a near future?

Lucas ( Adam Holley ) is a struggling father who´s daugher Eden ( Lorelai Brown ) was abducted by aliens and never came back. The aliens do visit sometimes while Lucas seems to experience time loops in his ordinary day life, when he get to revisit the same day and experience another meeting with these creatures. A local diner waitress Ruth ( Caitlin Westfall ) becomes the next person who experience the same time loops, where both of them are trying to understand what these creatures want.

Imagine if you did like a Groundhog Day version of a science fiction horror film, without any comedy ingredients and go for a much more serious plot. This is one way to describe this film Reset in a simple way. Now, when it comes to UFO movies and films about alien abductions there are a couple of titles that have pulled this through. For example the 2014 sci fi horror film Extraterrestrial from the director Colin Minihan, that film had a fun premise plus i really enjoyed the alien design as well. Reset is of course made on a much lower budget than Extraterrestrial, and that is something you can tell by the CGI effects and the alien costume. I do have some smaller issues with Reset but let´s talk about the positive first. The location of a countryside house is great, especially when we are talking about a sci fi alien abduction film. This is far away from any larger city, which means it´s far easier to feel the alien visits to be more creepy when you know not many people live here. Speaking of the aliens, i have to say i dig the design choice for these creatures. Especially the faces with the big sharp teeth, they made an effort even if they are working on a limited budget. The plot is actually kind of interesting since the main character get to repeat certain time loops with his abducted daughter, showing up in a different body ( yes i am fully aware this may sound strange ). The mystery surrounding why the aliens are doing this doesn´t get fully explained, not until towards the end. Im not sure if the conclusion is what i was hoping for, but i still think it works with the plot The main characters Lucas and Ruth,  played by actors Adam Holley and Caitlin Westfall is actually a good match for this film. The acting is good enough to work with the main plot. Ok, so one of my issues with this film is the CGI effects in certain scenes, especially a bed scene where a woman´s body seems to be controlled by alien forces. The CGI effects in this scene looked terrible and i feel they must have known this wouldn´t be effective. Perhaps they couldn´t do better because of budget issues, i still think the CGI effects needed to be fixed in this scene. In general i would say Reset deliver as a sci fi horror independent film, especially using aliens attacking as we remember from old 1950´s films using costumes. Director Michael Yaminne deliver a interesting plot twist for an alien abduction film, and i have a feeling fans of this genre might appreciate it just as i did. For the audience it was made for, Reset could be worth having on your VOD watch list.

Rating: DDD

OBS! If you want to watch the film for free you can watch the film on YouTube channel Flix For Free on the following link:

Reset (2025) | FULL SCI-FI HORROR MOVIE | Adam Holley | Caitlin Westfall | Lorelai Brown

Jay Kelly

It seems that it is difficult finding Hollywood stars like the old school actors into modern days. How many young actors can you say reach the same stardom level as legendary actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Mel Gibson, Jack Nicholson, Sigourney Weaver and many others? That´s not me saying there are no good young actors out there, i know there are several very talented young actors. But it´s not difficult to see that a lot of young actors really have to work hard to become just as iconic ators as the legends we grew up watching on the big screen. But we do have actors who started off not being that good actors. Just look at Hollywood actor George Clooney, how many remember his earlier films such as Return To Horror High, or perhaps Return Of The Killer Tomatoes? Terrible but at least charming low budget B movies. Since then he have made mostly good films ( except Batman & Robin of course back in 1997 ) and some really good films. One of my personal favourite films outside of From Dusk Till Dawn that came out in 1996, i highly recommend the 2009 comedy-drama film Up In The Air from director Jason Reitman ( son of legendary director Ivan Reitman, who directed the 1984 classic Ghostbusters ). This is a very charming film where George Clooney plays the character Ryan Bringham. He works for a human resources consultancy firm specializing  in employment-termination assistance. Since he have a lot of different companies to visit, he flies constantly across America and never celebrate holidays at home with family, or other events. But things are about to change when his boss, Craig Gregory ( Jason Bateman ), decides that Ryan need to learn a new employee named Natalie Keener ( Anna Kendrick ) how to do this job professionally, as they travel together. A very simple but really well made film with excellent performances, worth checking out on streaming. Speaking of George Clooney late last year he released his latest film Jay Kelly, a Netflix comedy-drama which also stars Adam Sandler ( who is absolutely brilliant in the Netflix film Uncut Gems ), Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson and many others. i have actually not seen many reviews of Jay Kelly online which is fascinating, considering this film have a really good cast. Is this a must watch this spring, or is Jay Kelly unfortunately a waste of your precious time?

Jay Kelly ( George Clooney ) is a big Hollywood star with a long list of box office hits in his career. He have everything you could wish for, 2 beautfful daughters, a wonderful house, get to travel all over the world. But in his real ordinary life he feels like something is missing. He loves his big fan base, while his private life is suffering and he feels he need to fix some things. Is it possible Jay Kelly can find a good balance between career and his private life?

When i noticed that this film Jay Kelly is directed by the same man who directed the 2005 powerful comedy-drama film The Squid And The Whale, ( definetely worth a watch on streaming or physical media ), i was really hoping director Noah Baumbach would deliver something charming to the audience with Jay Kelly. And let me be clear about somerthing, if you really want to enjoy this film then you should probably enjoy old school Hollywood films. What do i mean by that? Well, this film basically show us into the world of actor Jay Kelly as he have worked on so many films, how he function in the movie industry, how he lives his lifestyle and the choices he makes. This is pretty much almost like a biographical film or a character that doesn´t exist and yet we get to follow his career and private life. This is not the first time this have been done before, but i will say i feel that Jay Kelly manage to capture the true spirit of Hollywood that i used to remember at the thetatres. All the amazing sets, all the people working behind the scenes, the discussions about different ideas for a film. It is all here in Jay Kelly and i have to say the idea works well with these characters. Lead actor George Clooney as Jay Kelly is of course very charming and he may have aged, but he still knows how to give a really solid performance and knows how to develope his character. I also enjoy seeing George Clooney portrait Jay Kelly as two different individuals, you have the Hollywood star but then you also have his rough past still floating around his private life. Actor Adam Sandler proves once me he knows how to act good with the right character, and actress Laura Dern is of course a perfect match for this film. Jay Kelly really show how important it is to appreciate the small things in life, not the luxuary house or an expensive car. Caring for your family and learning how to become a better person, and these are some points where Jay Kelly hits right specifically. Director Noah Baumbach have made a film that feels like a tribute to the Hollywood we used to see on the big screen, and i foung myself enjoying this film. Worth a watch on Netflix for sure, especially if you loved George Clooney in Up In The Air.

Rating: DDD

The Smashing Machine

A lot of people all over the world watch sports in so many different categories. It doesn´t really matter what you enjoy, everyone have their own favourite sport ( unless you hate sport of course, some people do ). I can watch pretty much all kinds of sport on TV or go to a hockey game, soccer game, basketball game just to do something different in a sport arena. But there are two sports i do find very boring and can barely watch. For example here in Sweden we have a horse sport competition called Travsport ( known as Trotting sport in England ). Basically horses are running in circles with a man controlling them on a wagon ( i don´t even care what these wagons are called ). I have visited 2 races of trotting sport here in Sweden and holy crap that was boring. Im sure this is a fun sport if you love horses, i do like the animals for sure but this sport competition is not for me. Another sport i find boring is watching British Darts Chamipnship. I tried watching it while i was on vacation in London ( they used to have it on British sport TV channels in my hotel room ) but i had to switch over to some British crime show instead. So i prefer watching martial arts instead or boxing, my kind of sports. Biographical sport films can be interesting if it is about someone fascinating or tell the story of a historical sport event. There are quite a lot of different biographical sport films to choose between, but if you should see one specific title i would recommend the 2023 drama sport film The Iron Claw from director Sean Durkin. This film is based on the true story of The Von Erich family, an American professional wrestling family who struggled with a lot of personal tragedies where the whole family seemed curse. Really good acting performances in this film, especially from actor Zac Efrom as the brother Kevin Vin Erich and the family father Jack Von Erich ( played brilliant by Mindhunter actor Holt McCallany ). A very tragic film how one career addicted father can destroy a whole family, just to please his own needs. This is a must watch on physical media or digital. I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the sports biographical film known as The Smashing Machine that i heard some positive reviews from last year, especially from OCP Communications ( do check out his review of his film on YouTube ). The biggest talk was of course the performance of Dwayne Johnson looking very different physically than we are used to see him. The film flopped at the box office but have been nominated for several awards this year. Is this a film you should see or is The Smashing Machine not as good as i was hoping it would be?

In the year of 1997, MMA fighter Mark Kerr ( Dwayne Johnson ) is doing an iuterview after his fight tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He did really good winning each match and things are looking promising for Mark. In Birmingham, Alabama it is time for his next fight Moti Horenstein which ends with Mark winning on TKO. 2 years later Mark is still trying to keep his MMA career going. But his addiction to opioid is getting worse and all of this is coming out on his girlfriend Dawn Staples ( Emily Blunt ) including affecting his fighting career. He needs to end his opioid addicton or his career as an MMA fighter will be over for good.

I have not personally seen the 2022 documentary film The Smashing Machine: The Life And Times Of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, so i only knew this film is inspired by the documentary film telling the story of Mark Kerr about his personal life and his career in MMA. So i can only talk about the film adaptation without comparing the documentary film, and give my own opinion if the film succeed telling an interesting story. Before i get into the performance of Dwayne Johnson as the main character i have to talk about the time period where this film is supposed to take place between. Specifically from the year 1997 and up until the early 2000´s and i have to say they did a great job capturing the time period correctly. The film looks like it would take place during these years with the costume design, set designs, even smaller details such as artifacts we used to have back in those days. This have always been important to me if you want to tell a story from a certain time period. The MMA fights in this film are brutal, look good on camera and you can genrally feel that the main character Mark Kerr is in a lot of pain. Not only from the fights but mentally struggling as well with addiction to painkillers. The Smashing Machine manage to tell a powerful story of addiction and how this affect everything in your career, your ordinary day life and how it destroys your mind and soul. This is where we get in to the performance of Dwayne Johnson as the MMA fighter Mark Kerr. This is without a doubt the best acting performance i have seen Dwayne Johnson do in his career, especially when he breaks down completely where he can´t take it anymore. To see Dwayne Johnson be able to be so vulnerable on the big screen is powerful, he can be a good actor with the right script and the right character. I have to say actress Emily Blunt as Mark´s wife Dawn also gives a strong performance. The scenes where this married couple fight during Mark´s addiction problems feel very realistic and im pretty sure people who struggled with addiction, or know a family member who have been through this will recognize the behavior pattern of an addict. I have to mention MMA fighter and actor Ryan Bader who surprised me, hes actually a good actor. in this film As a biographical film of Mark Kerr this is a well made film, and does a good job telling the story of this struggling MMA fighter. Even if i was more affected emotionally by the 2023 wrestling film The Iron Claw than The Smashing Machine, this is still a film you should see. Director Benny Safdie ( who directed the brilliant Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems on Netflix ) bring out the best acting performance of Dwayne Johnsons career so far, and that alone is a great achievement. Support this film on physical media or digital, and let´s hope Dwayne Johnson win a Golden Globe Award this year ( he is nominated in the category best actor ) and hopefully get more people to discover The Smashing Machine.

Rating: DDD

15 Years Anniversary Review Of Priest

If you for some reason were asked, what do you remember about the year of 2010 for any particular reason, what would you answer? When i think about the year of 2010 there are especially three things i remember. For example, it was this year when newspapers all over the world reported of the Chile´s Miner Miracle, where a main ramp in the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, collapsed on August 5th this year. I remember watching a lot on CNN at this time since this was a very big news story, where 33 miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground. Thankfully 33 miners survived and this truly is an amazing story. In 2015 they actually made a film called The 33 based on the events of this miner accident with a great cast such as Antonio Banderas, James Brolin, Gabriel Byrne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette Binoche and many more. I did like this film even though this is the Hollywood version and may not tell everything exactly as it happened. Worth a watch on physical media or streaming, no matter what you prefer. It was in 2010 when American rock band Stone Temple Pilots released their sixth studio album Stone Temple Pilots with vocalist Scott Weiland ( this was his last Stone Temple Pilots studio album before he passed away ). You could tell times have changed since the album did not reach high in many countries in the album charts, doing better in America, Canada and New Zeeland. If you are a an of the band then there are some pretty good songs on here. Speaking of the year 2010 this was the year when director Scott Stewart released his action horror film Legion. Now, this film may not look like anything special from the poster. But i can tell you that this is a fun action horror film set out in the Mojave Desert where The Archangel Michael ( played by actor Paul Bettany ) arrive to a local diner to warn the guests about the evil forces that´s coming towards them. Legion proved that telling religious inspired stories doesn´t have to be boring or too predictable. If you want plenty of action and horror combined in a fun mix, you should watch Legion on streaming or physical media. Just one year later director Scott Stewart released his next film Priest. A film loosely based on the Korean comic of the same name. I remember when this film came out in 2011 and was considered to be a box office flop, an American action horror film with a apocalyptic approach. This year i was reminded it is 15 years ago since Priest hit cinemas worldwide and i felt this would be a good time to revisit Priest with a review of this film. Is this still a enjoyable horror action film or have Priest aged much more than i ever would have expected?

A centuries-long war between humans and vampires devastated the planet´s surface and led to a theocracy under "The Church".  Despite vampires vulnerability to sunlight and humans technological advancements , their strength and speed made them impossible to defeat until humanity sheltered  in walled cities and trained elite warrios, the Priests, who turned the tide. After the war, most vampires werfe killed, while the remained were placed in reservations. After the war, the Clergy abandon sthe surviving Priests, who struggle to integrate into society. Outside the walled cities, some humans seek out a living, free from The Church´s totalitarian control.

If you are not fan ot post apocalyptic films such as The Book Of Eli ( one of my personal favourites in this speciific genre ) then i have a feeling you will not enjoy Priest. Since i am a fan of films of similar films such as The Book Of Eli it isn´t difficult to understand that this is a film in my taste. This film have a lot of positive things going for it, everything from costume design, cool vampire designs but also the design of a futuristic world that reminded me of Ridley Scott´s cult classic Blade Runner, a little bit of Sylvester Stallone´s 1995 film Judge Dredd. In a way you could say that Priest is the biblical version of Blade Runner, where the priests as assassins is a very important detail to understand the plot correctly. The priests headquarters match well with the main plot and looks cool. I might have to add that there is also some scenes that almost feels inspired by Western iconic film maker Sergio Leone where we get similar cinematic scenes like a western tale, except this is a more modern approach in Priest and they still manage to make this combination work. The action scenes are in general fun and reminded me a bit of the Blade franchise, where the vampires are both faster and have a monster look instead of the traditional vampire design. Ok, so one of the issues i have with Priest is actually the lead actor Paul Bettany as Priest. In the action scenes he works when he doesn´t have to use too much dialogue. But when he have his dialogue scenes he feels kind of boring. When you listen to his character talk you don´t really feel that interested. This is where Paul Bettany should have brought more life to his character, at least try to make his dialogue scenes more effective. On a positive note we have actor Karl Urban ( who is really good in the 2012 sci fi actin film Dredd, a must buy on physical media ) as the evil character Black Hat. He is one of the true highlights of the film Priest and seemed to enjoy making this character. There are a couple of other fun characters as well, but the strength of this film is actually the apocalyptic approach combined with vampires and the futuristic design. Priest may have some smaller flaws that could have been fixed, but i still enjoy this film for trying to bring a religious inspired story with a futuristic world. Director Scott Stewart proves with Priest you can make a different kind of vampire film and still keep some traditional ingredients. I would recommend this film on physical media, especially if you are a Mad Max fan. Priest deliever enough entertainment for the audience it was made for.

Rating: DDD

The Man In My Basement

Being a owner of you house is a dream for many couples all over the world, or even if you are single at the moment but have a steady economy to get a bank loan for a house. Enjoying barbecues during summer with family members, playing sport activities outside with your children, celebrating Christmas weekend with a fire place and cooking in a quite a big kitchen. No matter what the reason is why you want to own a house it´s all good, everyone have different ideas of their perfect home. Me personally have never owned a house, i just lived in apartments so far and for a good reason. I don´t have to showel snow every winter, i don´t have to cut the grass every summer or trim bushes ( unless it´s a woman who needs service, i will happily help ). I can just chill on my balchony during summer having barbecues with a electric grill. In this neighborhood we have outside barbecue locations anyone living here can use, so if i want to have coal burned meat i have that option as well. Speaking of a house, what if you had a creepy man installing cameras in a vacation house, to be watching you for his own pleasure without you knowing this happened? That´s exactly what happens in the psychological thriller 14 Cameras from directors Seth Fuller and Scott Hussion. This is actually a sequel to the 2015 film 13 Cameras and i have never watched the first film. What makes 14 Cameras so good is the performance of actor Neville Archambault as the pervert Gerald, he is definetely very disturbing as a character and the film manage to portait the mentality of Gerald convincing. Worth a watch on streaming or VOD. Since last year i have been looking forward to see legendary actor Willem Dafoe ( who can forget his absolute brilliant performance in the 1986 war movie Platoon from director Oliver Stone ) in a thriller called The Man In My Basement from director Nadia Latif. Willem Dafoe have in the past made some really great thrillers such as the 2014 film A Most Wanted Man together with legendary actor Philip Seymor Hoffman. I sat down to watch The Man In My Basement on Disney + to find out, is this one of the better thrillers in recent years or is this unfortunately not that good at all?

Charles Blakey (Corey Hawkins ) is in very deep trouble. He recently lost his mother, can´t find work and his debt is piling up. He have to find a solution to get money or he will lose his family home. Suddenly one day a man named Anniston Bennet ( Willem Dafoe ) knocks on his door. He would like to rent Charles basement to live there, and he is willing to pay a good amount of money if he accept his offer. Charles don´t have many options at this point and accept Anniston´s offer, not knowing what he is about to experience.

The Man In My Basement reminded me of thrillers of the 1970´s to be exact, where the main characters are more important than the plot itself. That´s something you don´t see very often these days and we usually see thrillers that are too polished on the surface. This film really try to deliver characters that we are meant to feel connected with, no matter how you feel about them in a positive or negative way. I feel this is a very important detail since this is a very character driven film, and that´s actually one strength of The Man In My Basement. Because there are plenty of thrillers that don´t use powerful dialogue that matches the characters, they just follow in the same pattern as many similar films. The acting from legendary actor Willam Dafoe as the mysterious character Anniston, is as always top class acting and he knows how to put on a show through his performance. Actor Corey Hawkins ( who you should see in the 2023 horror film Dracula - The Last Voyage Of The Demeter ) as house owner Charles also deliver a solid acting performance. Their scenes together is without a doubt the best dialogue scenes in the entire film. Actress Anna Diop as the character Narciss is definetely fascinating for her knowledge in black history, and i feel her acting performance feel natural and capturing as well. The bizarre plot of a man wanting to be locked up inside the basement actually works, thanks to the right kind of characters for a plot such as this. We get to find out the bakground for both of the main characters and there is a interesting twist that connects them both to this house. We also see that both of these individuals are struggling in different ways. As a psychological thriller i do feel The Man In My Basement does a good job telling a fascinating story thanks to the strong characters. Perhaps a little bit too long over 2 hours, but other than that i do feel that this is a film worth checking out. The Man In My Basement is refreshing to see trying to bring back thrillers of the 1970´s and i appreciate the dark vision of director Nadia Latif.  If you don´t know what to watch tonight i would suggest giving this film a chance.

Rating: DDD

Night Of The Reaper

One of the greatest time periods for the genre known as slasher horror films, was definetely during the glorious time known as the 1980´s. This was the time when slasher films really found it´s audience both in cinemas and on VHS at your local rental store. It would be lazy of me just to talk about the Friday The 13th franchise so instead we have to mention some other horror classic released during the 1980´s. For example it was in the year of 1981 when we got the slasher horror classic known as Dark Knight Of The Scarecrow from director Frank De Felitta. This was actually a TV movie and not a theatrical release. However, this film especially found it´s audience in VHS rental stores where horror fans clearly loved this genre. Dark Knight Of The Scarecrow takes place in a small town in the Deep South. This is where a little girl named Marylee Williams ( Tonya Crowe ) is best friend with mentally challeneged man Charles Eliot "Bubba" Ritter ( Larry Drake ). The locals in this town doesn´t like seeing Bubba spending time with this little girl, and when a dog attacks Marylee they automatically blame Bubba for this. Bubba is chased out in the field where he tries to hide within a scarecrow outfit, but is brutally murdered. Marylee turns out to be alright after all and the ones who killed Bubba know they did wrong. The dead soul of Bubba is brought back to life through the scarecrow to revenge those who killed him. Dark Knight Of The Scarecrow is one of those true classics in slasher horror films you should see. The acting is actually not bad and includes great performances from legendary actors Charles Durning, Larry Drake,  Robert F. Lyons among others, and i do think the scarecrow killing people works pretty well from a practical effects point of view. I suggest you pick up a physical blu ray or DVD. Recently i was going through a list of Shudder films i have not watched yet and noticed the slasher horror film known as Night Of The Reaper. Apparently is supposed to be set in the 80´s so this sounded like something in my taste. Is this a slasher horror film worth your precious time or should you check out Dark Knight Of The Scarecrow instead?

College student Deena ( Jessica Clement ) is babysitting during Halloween while there is a killer out there known as the Reaper out on the streets. One babysitter was brutally killed by this masked individual and no one knows where the killer will strike next. Mysterious VHS tapes keeps showing up near Sheriff Rodney Arnold ( Ryan Robbins ) showing the Reaper killing some of the victims. Could Deena be the next possible vicim or does the Reaper already have someone else in mind to be the next victim?

Those of you who have read my reviews over the years probably know how important it is for me if you try to capture a certain time period on the big screen. You have to be able to have the right costume design, the right atmosphere of the time period, the correct music choices and of course the feeling of an old school slasher horror film. Night Of The Reaper actually manage to pull all of these things off in a positive way, and especially focusing on getting the 80´s vibe correctly. You have pop songs from MTV playing in the background, you have the girly 80´s hair that most of us remember growing up during this era. Apart from these details this slasher horror film also manage to look like a Halloween rip off, without feeling too similar and add some interesting details along the way. The characters do feel like they are living in the 80´s with the dialogue that matches the time period. I especially appreciate actress Jessica Clement ( who some of you might recognize from TV series Pure ) as the character Deena. What i like about this character is that she feels so natural on screen, she´s just a young intelligent woman living her life and Jessica give the personality of Deena a realistic portrait of a woman her age. And to throw this personality into a slasher horror film is of course a fun combination, so we really get to see what Deena is able to do in different situations. There are a couple of other good characters here such as Sheriff Rodney ( played by TV series Riverside actor Ryan Robbins ), but what really works in this film is the Reaper, the masked killer. The mask is simple but looks cool, the killings ( at least the ones we do get to see ) works for the most part. If i have to bring something up that this film could have done better is done something unexpected, like a susprise moment in the film instead of following classic slasher horror films from the past. You can be inspired by slasher horror classics, but i like it when they are creative and surprise us. With that said i still think this is a solid horror film for fans of this specific genre. If you just want a pretty traditional slasher horror film then Night Of The Reaper should do the trick. Director Brandon Christensen ( who also directed the Shudder psychological thriller Superhost, worth a watch ) clearly loves old school slasher films and deliver a solid film for this genre. If you don´t want a complicated plot and just enjoy a popcorn movie night, Night Of The Reaper should do the trick.

Rating: DDD

Onlyfangs

Those of us who grew up during the VHS era remember how many low budget films used to combine horror and comedy together. You had horror comedies in many different categories such as the 1986 cult classic Night Of The Creeps, or that very same year we also had Critters released in theatres across the world. The 80´s was truly a golden era of horror comedies and i used to watch so many titles. For example how many of you remember the 1988 cult classic Killer Klowns From Outer Space? It was during the 80´s when they really tried to find all kinds of combinations and it was in 1987 a horror comedy called My Best Friend Is A Vampire was released. At the time this film came out in America and in the UK i did not watch this film, noy until1 1990 if i remember correctly finding it at a VHS rental sale. It´s a quite charming horror comedy where a young man turns into a vampire, after a sexual encounter with a beautiful woman. It´s not a classic anywhere near Fright Night, Vamp or The Lost Boys by any chance, but if you enjoy 80´s comedies and don´t mind horror influences included this film could work for you. Let´s move forward though into modern days and talk about a streaming horror comedy that turned out to work well combining vampires into Brooklyn. This is not the horror comedy Vampire In Brooklyn from 1995 with Eddie Murphy we are talking about, instead this is the 2020 horror comedy Netflix film Vampires Vs. The Bronx from director Oz Rodriquez. A charming throwback to horror comedies of the 80´s and 90´s except this is a film especially made for teenagers. This film have a great mix of nostalgic vampire ingredients and great acting performances, especially from Method Man as local pastor Father Jackson. If you enjoy especially vampire films then you should check out Vampires Vs. The Bronx on Netflix. I was given an oppurtunity to watch a horror comedy called Onlyfangs that seemed to be speciifically a vampire inspired film. Since i enjoy all kinds of vampire horror films, of course this did look interesting to me. Is this one of the better horror comedies in recent years or is Onlyfangs not as funny as i was hoping it would be?

Social media monster hunter Wes ( Drew Marvick ) find out that there are a group of female vampires that actually exist. he comes up with a brilliant idea how to get these ladies fresh blood, while getting men to be seduced by them. By opening up a service called Onlyfangs, where men pay the vampire girls for certain services. These services bascially means new victims for the girls to feed on.

Some of you might remember the 1986 dark horror comedy known as Vamp with actress Grace Jones as the vampire stripper Katrina. When i watched the film Onlyfangs i was reminded of Vamp in certain scenes. Not the plot itself or any of the characters, more about the sexy approach of female vampires. In the horror comedy Onlyfangs it becomes very clear that they use hot women to give this film a certain sexy look as Vamp did back in the 80´s. I really appreciate that since i feel female vampires have always been something sensual and fun to watch, especially if the vampires are wild and crazy as these vampire characters turn out to be in Onlyfangs. This is the type of horror comedy you are not meant to take serious at all, a film that knows what audience it was made for. Combining horror and comedy together can be very tricky unless you have a good idea and have a fun plot. Onlyfangs tries to make fun of the vampire genre and at the same time make fun of services like Onlyfans. This is actually a fun idea using vampires into this platform, since we know that men will always pay for all kinds of services to see hot women. The best characters of this film is for the most part the vampire female cast, where especially female actors Kansas Bowling ( who you should see in the independent horror film The Third Saturday In October ) and Nina Lanee Kent make some of the best acting performances. Actor Drew Marvick ( who you need to watch as the Murder Clown in the anthology horror film 10/31: Part 2 ) is also quite funny as the character Wes. This film manage to capture the feeling of the 80´s with hair metal music, 80´s pop and strip club feeling of this time period, which is a great combination considering we are making fun of selling sexual content online. The only problem i have really is the length of this film. 2 hours for a horror comedy is a long time and a few scenes feel a bit stretched out. Onlyfangs will most likely be a nightmare for Swedish feminists ( considering the nudity of certain women which im grateful for ) but will definetely be appreciated by horror fans of the 1986 horror comedy classic Vamp. Directors Angelica De Alba and Paul Ragsdale clearly had inspiration from similar films such as Vamp, and that turns out to be a successfull idea considering that this film works. Onlyfangs proves that anything can sell online, even getting your blood sucked out by vampires. Maybe i should subscribe myself?

Rating: DDD

The Astronaut

There was a time in my childhood when i was interested reading about space. I was probably 9 years old in 1986 when i went to the local library reading about diferent planets and learning where they were located. I can´t remember the title of one specific book but it was really well written and had lots of pictures to show all the planets, explaining what each planet looked like on the surface and why humans can´t live there. I also started getting into science fiction films during this time period and i used to watch several titles that i borrowed by our neighbors The Ostwalds family. I remember that it was at their home i borrowed the 1985 science fiction film Back To The Future. At this time i didn´t know how big this film was, since i didn´t really go to cinemas often until the year of 1988. Back To The Future is one of the true 80´s classics from director Robert Zemeckis and this is a very charming film. Back To The Future tells the story of teenager Marty McFly ( Michael J. Fox ) who one night meets his eccentric  scientist friend, Emmet "Doc" Brown ( Christopher Lloyd ), in the Twin Pines parking lot. Doc unveils  a time machine, that he built  from a modified DeLorean., powered by plutonium he swindled from Libyan terrorists. Doc gets shot by Libyan terrorists at this parking lot and Marty escape in the time machine, sending him back to the year of 1955. The first film is truly a nagical 80´s film that i can rewatch over and over. The second film have it´s charm, but i think the third film released in 1990 was a charming final film taking place in the late 1800´s. None of these films may have much to do with space or planets, but time travelling definetely belong within the science fiction genre. Speaking of outer space how many of you have seen the 2017 sci fi horror film Life from director Daniel Espinosa? This is a well made horror film in space where astronauts are taking soil samples on Mars, where they accidently bring another life form inside their spaceship. If you enjoy sci fi horror films similar to the Alien franchise, you might enjoy this one. Last year i was curious about a sci fi horror film called The Astronaut from director Jess Varley. Being a fan of this genre and i did enjoy actress Kate Mara in the 2016 sci fi hororr film Morgan, i was curious to see Mara return with another sci fi horror film. Is this a solid choice to your watchlist or should you skip The Astronaut and watch the 2017 film Life instead?

Astronaut Capt. Sam Walker ( Kate Mara ) crash-lands back on Earth where her father Gen. William Harris ( Laurence Fishburne ) makes sure she is taken to quarantine at a rehabilitation house, where she is supposed to rest and get back to ordinary life. While staying at this beautiful location it seems she may not have been alone during her return trip to Earth.

However you feel about this specific genre, i can honestly say i have a soft spot for the combination of science fiction and horror combined. If the film have good characters, a interesting plot plus descent special effects im mostly positive for new releases. And i will say that from the beginning of this film there is a interesting story, how a astronaut is trying to heal herself after a difficult mission in space out in the middle of nowhere. What this film does right is using the location of the facility, where something seems to be following the main character Sam Walker. In certain scenes we see her searching for an answer to what is out there, and i have to say the set up is simple but effective. Since i can tell this film had a limited budget you can still make a science fiction film work well, and The Austrobaut manage to build up some mysterious tensions. Lead actress Kate Mara delivers a solid performance in this film and i do appreciate seeing her in this specific genre, since i felt she did a good performance in the 2016 film Morgan as well. I like the fact that they tried to give us an image how difficult it is being a mother away from your child, since you are in space for long periods of times, how this affect parenthood and actress Kate Mara manage to show these emotions. Actor Laurence Fishburne as Mara´s father General William is alright, not one of his best performances but still solid enough. Everything feels alright for the most part until we get closer to the end of this fillm, and im sorry to say this is where my biggest issue is with The Austronaut. The CGI effects of these so called "aliens" looks terrible for a film released in 2025. If this film was made in the year of 1998 i might have accepted that they had limited resources, but if this was their best design then im beginning to wonder how they thought these aliens would work when there is nothing wrong with the plot itself. If they could have improved the CGI effects and made the aliens look more interesting, it could have been a more effective ending of this film. Overall i do think this is a solid science fiction film even if The Austronaut have some flaws. Director Jess Varley proves with The Austronaut that even on a limited budget you can make interesting science fiction stories.

Rating: DDD

Seclusion

When i mention the distribution company known as The Asylum i know a lot of people have different opinions about their releases. We are of course talking about all of their low budget films that´s coming out every single year, and if you look at the list of how many The Asylum releases there are out there, i swear you have to be impressed. In fact, i can barely remember more than 15 titles and i have probably seen 40 at least over the years. The Asylum are experts at delivering cheesy B movie moments that we all love, everything from terrible CGI effects to over the top acting. For the most part i can accept most releases since i know they are meant to be terrible, but then we have really horrible ones such as the 2010 low budget action adventure film Almighty Thor ( yes a low budget version of Thor - God of thunder ). What really made this film awful are the special effects of the location known as Valhalla, for example awful looking castles and even terrible looking lava from a volcano. I don´t mind bad CGI effects as long as they are fun and actually work with the plot itself. But this film barely have any qualities at all. The monsters look.....ok i guess? But the sword fights and the bad CGI effects in general makes this film fall flat to the ground. However, just 2 years after this terrible film we did get a fun release from The Asylum known as the sci fi action film Nazis At The Center Of The Earth. The film begin in May 10, 1945, in a secret airport near Wurtzberg, Germany, Nazi scientist Dr. Josef Mengele ( Christopher Karl Johnson ), along with fellow doctors and soldiers, prepare to depart to an unknown location with a mysterious package in their possession. They are soon ambushed by Allied forces, but succesfull escape. We move into present day, where a group of reseachers are located in Antarctica, find a secret Nazi base in the center of the Earth where they are creating nazi soldiers for a new Fourth Reich. Does this film have bad special effects? Yes, but far better than the whole film Almighty Thor and i do think it´s a fun plot having nazis fighting in Antarctica. It was this film where i discovered actress Dominique Swain, who i later found out have been in the 1997 action classic Face/Off. Nazis At The Center Of The Earth is a fun watch if you appreciate B movies in general. Speaking of actress Dominique Swain i decided to check out a TV thriller she released last year called Seclusion. I had only seen the poster and didn´t know much about the plot at all. Is this a solid TV thriller or is this a film that will most likely be forgotten once you have seen it?

Dr. Madeleine Faye ( Nicky Whelan ), a successfull psychiatrist and best-selling author, seeks refuge in her waelthy father´s beach house while she works on her next book. She begin to suspect that a former patient is stalking her.

TV movies can be good if they at least have a descent plot, interesting characters or have something else to offer the viewer. I have seen a few American TV thrillers over the years that´s been alright ( especially thinking about the 2022 Lifetime thriller known as Safe Room ), and i actually think TV thrillers can be good entertainment if you can accept the limited budget. In the case of Seclusion the plot did seem interesting when i finally read about it. Perhaps because i have met a lot of mentally ill patients in my almost 27 years working in health care, and i wanted to see if this film would capture a realistic portait of a person struggling with mental health. But this is not a film that´s specifically focused on mental health only, you also have the main story of Dr. Madeleine. We find out how she is dealing with her personal life being single, trying to deal with personal issues with her sister while trying to be a professional psychiatrist. The parts where the film works best is the scenes between Dr. Madeleine trying to help her mentally struggling patient Heather ( played by actress Amy Wade ). Especially when her patients doesn´t seem to respect Dr. Madeleine´s privacy and this is where it gets a little bit more fun. The acting in general is quite typical when it comes to TV thrillers, it´s pretty basic and no bigger surprises. But i do think there is a good chemistry bewteen the sister characters of Madeleine ( played by actress Nicky Whelan who can be seen in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series ) and Kelly. Actor Fred Sullivan is quite charming as the father Mr. Faye. Ok, so let´s dig into one of the biggest issues with Seclusion. This is supposed to be a thriller and i can´t say it does a really good job capturing a psychological atmosphere surrounding a mentally ill patient and the rivalry bewteen two sisters. It´s not the actors fault, the writing by Amy Wade is simply too predictable and too much polished. There is a twist later in this film that´s supposed to be suspensful but becomes pretty dull to be honest. Is this a terrible TV thriller? No, there are parts of the film i enjoy but since this is supposed to be a thriller i think they could have done this story much more effective. Director Tom DeNucci have made a very basic TV film that have some good ideas but feels boring at times. Seclusion might be appreciated by fans of TV movies in general, just don´t have too high expectations if you decide to watch this film.

Rating: DD

Haunted House Of Pancakes

Waffles, the perfect way to start breakfast with your children. It´s also a very easy option if you want to make a easy lunch to enjoy. I used to eat waffles quite often as a child, especially at hotel restaurant breakfast buffé with my grandparents on vacation to Spain or Greece. They would serve home made waffles constantly for families, so you can imagine how many they made every single day. Nowdays i can make waffles at certain occasions, for example if i don´t feel like cooking something big and just want to be lazy. When it comes to food that´s included in B horror movies we have some true classics. Most of you might have heard of the 1978 B movie horror comedy Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes from director John DeBello. This is a parody film on B horror movies from the 1950´s basically but instead of attacking bugs we have tomatoes attacking instead. It is just as terrible as it sounds, and there are some charming scenes in this film that i can laugh about. Is it worth a watch? Only if you enjoy terrible films just like myself, however i actually prefer the 1988 sequel Return Of The Killer Tomatoes! with legendary actor John Astin ( who played Gomez Addams in the 1960´s TV series version of The Addams Family ) and a young George Clooney. This film is also directed by John DeBello and you can tell that he´s behind this film. This sequel pretty much follow the same pattern as the original film, with the same sense of terrible humour that´s still enjoyable if you are in the right mood. I have not seen the other sequels in this franchise so i can´t say if they are any good. I have heard they are doing a remake of the original film, so that could be something worth checking out when it´s released. YouTube movie reviewer Geek Legion Of Doom that i have followed for many years reviewed a B horror comedy called Haunted House Of Pancakes last year, a that title caught my attention. Anything that sounds terrible is definetely something i should be watching. So i finally got an oppurtunity to see this film and the question is, does this film entertain B movie lovers or is it even worse than i ever could have imagined?

Local resturant owner Frank DeFrank ( Chris De Christopher ) buy an old school waffle maker online which he hopes will get lots of customers to enjoy his food. Good hearted and hard working restaurant worker Jay ( Fabian Guerrero ) tries to help the customers as much as possible while he have a soft spot for female friend Sarah ( Jada Krueger ), who is working hard on her studies. When the old school waffle maker is finally ready to be used, the restaurant staff is about to find out this is no ordinary waffle maker.

Have you been looking for a B movie that doesn´t take itself seriously at all? Do you just want to have a good time with cheesy dialogue, bad acting, practical make up effects and demonic waffles looking like cheese balls on steroids? Then this is definetely the film you have been looking for. Haunted House Of Pancakes feels like a throwback to similar films such as Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes except now it´s waffles that is attacking humans instead. Well, not just waffles to be exact, you even have a toilet who comes to life and eat a woman. This is exactly the kind of film we all need to experience. A film that reminds us of the good days of B movies and why these kinds of films are important in today´s modern society. You see i actually respect a film such as this more than many of the big budget Hollywood releases, because the film team have made an effort without using CGI effects and does not include a big budget. I really appreciate when film makers working on low budget films care about their project and i can actually feel that there is passion in the making of this film. When it comes to the acting it is a very mixed bag, there are some terrible acting for sure ( as it´s supposed to be in a film such as this ), but i actually enjoy the screen chemistry between actor Fabian Guerrero ( who i recognized from the independent slasher horror film Final Summer ) and actress Jada Krueger. Their scenes that they have together actually are charming as you can feel they are attracted to each other. So what about the killer waffles? They actually look really silly but manage to work with the simple plot. Even the demonic iron waffle maker have some charming moments as well while other food like frensh fries comes to life. Haunted House Of Pancakes is a horror comedy made for B movie lovers like myself who grew up in VHS rental stores. It´s fun, it´s silly and it finds a good balance of horror and comedy to combine it well together. Director Nathan Dalton ( who was one of the writers of the B horror comedy Attack Of The Killer Donuts, worth a watch ) deliver a film that easily will make your day much better. Haunted House Of Pancakes should be on your watch list this year and proves why B movies are needed for a more positive future.

Rating: DDD

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Takeout

When im out travelling across different cities around Sweden on highways, i usually go for takeout food. Not every single time but if i have at least 10 hours of driving then this is a really good option. No matter what takeout food you enjoy, i find these restaurants very effective and they usually have a lot of great options. If they have coffee as well i usually throw that in my order as well. My absolute favourite takeout food while driving is without a doubt chinese food or thai food, you get plenty of food for your money plus i like spicy meals as well. At some occasions i can go for a burger meal just to make it simple, unless they have a Subway restaurant with takeout. Now, that is the perfect lunch right there, a big sandwich with lots of fresh vegetables and some jalapeno. Speaking of takeout food we do have certain films that bring up the subject of takeout food. For example some of you might have seen the 2014 drama comedy Chef from director Jon Favreau ( who plays the character Happy Hogan in the Iron Man franchise ). This is a charming film about a head chef Carl Casper ( Jon Favreau ) of a restaurant, who quits his job to pursue a completely different job by running his own food truck. Robert Downey Jr. is actually in this film as well who he worked with Jon Favreau on the Iron Man films. We have other great casting here as well such as legendary actor Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale and many others. The film looks great and manage to capture the passion for food trucks, good food and how food can unite people no matter where they come from. If you have not seen Chef you should check it out on streaming, VOD or even physical media if you prefer that. Speaking of takeout food i had seen a trailer last year of a Tubi thriller called Takeout that looked interesting. Especially when i noticed actor Darron Meyer is in this film from TV mini series Generation Kill. Since i love diners and i love takeout food, i thought this could be interesting to watch. Is this a solid thriller or is Takeout not as good as it may seem?

It´s night time out in a local diner The Big Dripper outside of the city, where customers just comes to relax and enjoy a good meal. Waitress Nova ( N´Kone Mametja ) is late to her shift and her collegue Harper ( Deoudoné Pretorious ) begin to argue with her. Thankfully Nova always get along well with chef Benny ( Darron Meyer ) so she can always rely talking to him. One very odd diner guest named Grady ( Damien Wantenaar ) behave very strange, especially towards waitress Nova. The coworkers begin to suspect there is something seriously wrong with this young man. They heard on the news about a serial killer known as The Doll Keeper, could this be the guy police are looking for or could they be wrong?

Takeout is not your typical serial killer film that you have seen a 100 times before. This film actually feels quite entertaining in certain scenes, almost as if this could be seen as a thriller comedy. You think for a moment that you know how everything is going to end, but then comes a surprise twist out of nowhere. I think this was a very good choice not to go for a basic plot and do something different, throw in some unexpected turns that makes you enjoy this film more than an ordinary standard thriller. Now, i have to say for a Tubi streaming film this is one of the better ones when it comes to acting. And i especially enjoy the chemistry between the diner coworkers Nova, Harper and Benny. You have the female arguments between Nova ( played well by actress N´Kone Mametja ) and Harper ( played by actress Deoudoné Pretorious ) inside the diner, and i have to say i can imagine some women out there will recognize themselves having similar arguents at work as these characters have. Then we have the cool chef Benny ( played by actor Darron Meyer ) who is probably the safe spot in this diner, who keeps it all together when the ladies are fighting. And i have to say Darron Meyer matches really well with his character. I do like the performance from actress Robyn Scott as sleazy middle aged diner owner Susan, who is horny about chef Benny. I have to mention actor Damien Wantenaar as Grady, talk about going into his character in a effective way. The serial killer story may not be original or very different from anything we have seen before, but when we finally find out who the real serial killer is inside this diner it´s a nice surprise. They even try to twist some details around the serial killer, so it doesn´t get too predictable or boring for the audience. What Takeout manage to do is deliver a thriller that´s not the typical serial killer film, and that´s why it works in my opinion not following a certain pattern in this genre. Director Jem Garrard ( who directed 3 episodes of Day Of The Dead TV series ) proves that you can still make a serial killer thriller without copying so many films in this genre and i would definetely recommend this one. Too bad we don´t have a physical release of Takeout, i would have picked up a copy for sure.

Rating: DDD

Sarah´s Oil

The oil industry have proved to be a very successful business for many different oil companies worldwide. Not only do we need oil for our cars, trucks, industrial machinery but we also need oil to make manifacturing tools to function properly. Even though times are changing and they develope new ways to construct cars without oil, we will still neeed it to function in society. It is possible in the future we may not need oil as much if they keep developing other products that´s better for the environment? I am all for a positive change if we can help the environment. If we look back in history though the oil industry have been very important helping a lot of families to survive. People were able to have jobs, have a paycheck they could survive on and were able to buy homes. The oil companies themselves were making a lot of money and the so called black gold industry was blooming during the early 1900´s. When it comes to movies that talk about the oil industry there are several titles to choose between. One of my personal favourite films regarding the oil industry was released back in the year of 2007 and is called Syriana. Directed by Stephen Gaghan this film takes place in the Persian Gulf kingdom, where a U.S. energy giant Connex Oil is losing control of key old fields, ruled by the Al-Subaai family. The Emirate´s foreign minister, Prince Nasir Al-Subaai ( Alexander Siddig ), has granted natural gas drilling rights to a Chinese company, greatly upsetting the U.S. oil industry and the U.S. government. Connex Oil have a plan though to fix this, by using a smaller oil company as help to guarantee a succesfull deal. The question is can they pull this off? Syriana is a very well made political thriller that really digs deep inside the oil buisness and how much money they are dealing with worldwide, while everyone may not follow all the rules as they are meant to be used. Fantastic casting with actors such as George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet and Christopher Plummer among others and i have to say the whole cast give really good acting performances. Worth a watch on streaming or even on physical media. Speaking of oil i read last year about a drama film coming out telling the story of a little black girl named Sarah Rector, who was the first black girl who was allotted 160 acres of land. I have not heard of this story before so i was definetely fascinated watching a biographical film telling her story as a very young woman. Not knowing much else about this story i decided to rent Sarah´s Oil on VOD. Is this a drama film you should see or should you go watch the 2007 film Syriana instead?

Sarah Rector ( Naya Desir- Johnson ), a descendant of the Creek Freedmen, who is granted 160 acres of land in Oklahoma through a federal allotment program.  Considered useles and unfit for farming, the land was expected to yield nothing. Guided by a deep personal conviction and her faith, Sarah insist there is oil underneath the ground. After her family leashes the land, an oil gusher produces over 2,000 barrels a day, making her incredibly wealthy over night. Some big names within the oil industry find out about this and is determined to take Sarah´s land, but she´s not going down without fighting for what is rightfully her acres.

When it comes to faith based drama films i have personally been struggling with some of the American faith based movies that have hit cinemas worldwide. For example the God´s Not Dead franchise, i would say that the first film is ok while the other films struggled with a lot of issues. Thankfully we did have a good one known as War Room from director Alex Kendrick that became very successfull on physical media, selling over 40 million DVD copies in America alone. So when i went into Sarah´s Oil knowing this was a faith based film based on a true story i did have my doubts. Would this film have at least descent acting and a interesting story compared to some of the God´s Not Dead films? And i will be honest and say this is one of the better faith based drama films i have seen so far. Not just because this is a very fascinating story regarding the first black girl who was granted 160 acres of land in Oklahoma, i think this film is interesting from a historical perspective as well in the oild industry during the early 1900´s. As we all know back in those days there was still a lot of racism across America, so for a girl like Sarah to be able to pull this through in difficult times is actually incredible. Sarah´s Oil manage to tell this story in a realistic way while giving us a chance to get to know Sarah better. She seemed very intelligent for her young age and clearly wanted to learn about the oil industry. The acting from young actress Naya Desir-Johnson as the main character Sarah Rector is really good. I have seen many young actors in a lot of films over the years and i have to say, considering her young age and acting this good already im positively surprised. I look forward to see her act in future releases. I also enjoy her screen chemistry with actor Zachary Levi ( who plays superhero Shazam in the DC comics inspired films ) as the character Bert Smith. It´s almost like Bert becomes not only a business partner to Sarah but also a father figure, making sure she´s not put in any danger because of her skin color This film manage to portait how greedy the oil industry can be, who don´t care about human life as much as making money. Even though this is a faith based film you don´t really feel like they are pushing faith on to you, that this is important for Sarah and her family but they treat everyone equal. I find the costume design matching with the early 1900´s and the same thing regarding different locations manage to capture the time period well. Sarah´s Oil could inspire many young women worldwide to follow their dreams, because if a black young girl in the early 1900´s could buy a property ( when racism was a big issue ), then other young women can follow their dreams in modern days as well. Sarah´s Oil is a beautiful looking film, with solid acting performances and should fit well with families of different ages. Director Cyrus Nowrasteh ( who directed the 2008 powerful drama film The Stoning Of Soraya M. ) proves once more why he is so good at telling dramatic stories and this is a worthy watch.

Rating: DDD

Coyotes

Sometimes you come across an actor that you remember from a certain film, where the actor or actress made a certain impact on you. It could the way that person acts infront of a camera or have a certain looks that matches well with the character. One actor that comes to my mind is the actor known as Justin Long who have made quite a lot of films over the years. However, when i think about Justin Long i have a personal favourite film simply because it is so bizarre and very entertaining. And that is the 2014 horror comedy known as Tusk from director Kevin Smith. This has to be one of the most bizarre cinema releases of the year of 2014, and let me be honest and say this is not a film for everyone. This is a really weird story about a podcaster named Wallace Bryton ( played by Justin Long ) who see a very bizarre advert and decide to visit the man who wrote it. The man is called Howard Howke ( played by legendary actor Michael Parks ) who seems to have lived a life full of adventures around the world. This will be a perfect story for Wallace to tell on the podcast as he prepare to interview this older gentleman. What he doesn´t know is that Howard have a completely different plan than just an ordinary interview. Tusk is one of those films that will divide people because it is so bizarre. I personally love bizzare horror comedies and this turned out to be a very positive surprise. I feel that this is one of the films i enjoyed actor Justin Long most in his filmography and his screen presence together with actor Michael Parks. If you love bizarre movies just like me you have to watch Tusk, no matter if you rent it on digital, buy a physical copy or watch it on streaming. If you do buy a physical copy of Tusk listen to the commentary track by director Kevin Smith. Over the years i noticed that Justin Long have been in several films i have not checked out yet, so last year his latest film called Coyotes was released at Fantastic Fest 2025 in Austin, Texas. I did not visit the festival ( i would like to at some point ) but i did rent Coyotes on digital instead. Since i am a fan of old school animal horror films is this worth or watch, or is Coyotes not a film that turned out to be that good?

Scott ( Justin Long ) with his wife Liv ( Kate Bosworth ) and their teenage daughter Chloe ( Mila Harris ) is living a good life in their Hollywood Hills home until a big storm breaks out, shuts down all elecrticity and a big tree fall over their car. That might seem like one big issue, but their biggest problem is that coyotes are spreading across Hollywood Hills looking for food.

I have seen a lot of animal horror films over 30 years in everything from animal horror comedies to more traditional horror films with animals included. I appreciate the effort using animals if the film itself have a fun plot or at least good characters. In the case of Coyotes i can say this film is a bit of a mixed bag for me, and there is especially one detail i feel doesn´t work at all. Let´s get to the positive first and i do feel that the characters of this film manage to work, especially the chemistry between the three main characters Scott, Liv and Chloe playes by actors Justin Long, Kate Bosworth and Mila Harris. Considering this is supposed to be a family i feel that the acting performances feel natural within a family portrait. Even if you know that this family doesn´t always get along i think this is good, not showing a fake image of the perfect American family. The coyotes themselves doesn´t look competely terrible considering they are CGI animals. Trust me, i have seen terrible CGI animals in the past ( anyone remember The Asylum animal horror film Battledogs ? ) and when it looks bad you lose interest in the film. So the fact that these coyotes doesn´t look too bad is actually positive. If you are going to make an animal horror film you have to make the animals look descent at least to work with the horror story. I do like the character of Julie playes by actress Brittany Allen ( who you might recognize from TV series Dexter: Original Sin ) and her wild personality. I have to mention actor Keir O´Donnell as the rat killer Devon, at least have some charming scenes. Ok, so we have to talk about one big issue with this film and that is the attempt of comedy scenes. This is not a funny horror comedy at all and i did not laugh much at all, which i feel is a failure if you planned to make a funny horror comedy. What actually works in Coyotes is the horror scenes, so on that part of the film i can´t really complain. At the end of the day this is actually what made me enjoy this film for being a simple but effective animal horror film. Does this film have flaws? Yes, but i can actually look past this and just enjoy this film for what it was trying to do bring back old school animal horror films. Director Colin Minihan ( director of the great sci fi horror film Extraterrestrial, worth checking out ) have made a simple yet effective horror film if you just want something easy to watch. If you love animals and if you love horror movies combined, Coyotes could be something you might appreciate.

Ratin: DDD