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Saturday Night (2024)

fenrisfil — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:05:55 +0000

This is a Docudrama retelling of the hours leading up to the debut of the comedy series Saturday Night Live. This is a show due to hit it’s 50th anniversary next year and has become an established path for comedians to break into the movie industry. Less so in recent years, where frankly it’s reputation …

Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)

fenrisfil — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:52:11 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a superhero movie. The truth is most of them aren’t that interesting to me these days. However, this team up is too appealing to resist. If the box office is any indication, I’m not alone in feeling that. This is a truly unique situation for a movie. It’s …

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Bad CGI Gator (2023)

fenrisfil — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:40:18 +0000

Yes, you read the title correctly. It’s time to dive into the world of modern B-Movie horror with this ridiculous horror comedy from Full Moon Features. If you know the name, you will know this is Charles Band’s company, so this is a studio (In one form or other) that have been making low budget …

Blood Diner (1987)

fenrisfil — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:05:05 +0000

Well that’s it, the final review of my 2023 October Challenge. This is the low budget horror comedy “Blood Diner” from 1987. The movie was the third of four movies directed by Jackie Kong in a short career likely only made possible by the VHS boom of the 80’s. The movie was written by Michael …

A Bucket Of Blood (1959)

fenrisfil — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:26:54 +0000

For tonight’s October Challenge Review, I’m checking out the Roger Corman directed black comedy horror “A Bucket of Blood” from 1959. This was a turning point in the legendary producer/directors career. While he had was always a master of B-Movies, this was the first of a strong run of films which including the original “Little …

Head of the Family (1996)

fenrisfil — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:12:28 +0000

Tonight for my October Challenge Review, I’m checking out the 1996 Horror Comedy “Head of the Family” from Charles Band. Band is mostly known as a producer and one of the most prolific producer of low budget (Mostly horror) movies in the history of the movies, likely only behind his idol Roger Corman. Every now …

Totally Killer (2023)

fenrisfil — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:06:15 +0000

Tonight’s October Challenge Review is the Horror Comedy “Totally Killer” from Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse, released direct to streaming on Amazon this year. This is from Nahnatchka Khan, a comedy writer/producer/director in her first foray into Horror and her second feature movie as director. Written by the team of David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver and …

Munster, Go Home! (1966)

fenrisfil — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:52:48 +0000

For a bit of a change from my usual Horror viewing this October I’m checking out a Horror adjacent comedy in the 1966 movie “Munster, Go Home!” As the name suggests this is the original Munsters movie and It’s going to be hard not run comparisons here with the Rob Zombie movie “The Munsters” from …

Cocaine Bear (2023)

fenrisfil — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:34:55 +0000

Today I'm reviewing Cocaine Bear. I'm experimenting with a faster review format, so no synopsis. Let's see if I can clear my backlog starting with this fun B-movie.

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Paul (2011)

fenrisfil — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:29:57 +0000

When following the films of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg it’s hard not to be underwhelmed when you get to this little number. It seems clear that while Frost may be a walking encyclopaedia of pop culture references, the creativity and flair of his more famous movies likely came from Edgar Wright, because this completely …