Memento Mori (1999)

JUNE 3, 2011 GENRE: ASIAN , GHOST SOURCE: STREAMING (NETFLIX INSTANT) While I usually try to watch franchises in order even if I know there’...

How many X-Men movies do they think we want?

I don't know about you, but the X-Men were not considered to be first-tier superheroes when I was growing up. There were a lot of sup...

Brain Damage (1988)

JUNE 2, 2011 GENRE: MONSTER , WEIRD SOURCE: DVD (BORROWED) In a way, I kind of watched Frank Henenlotter’s films in the best possible order,...

Never say goodbye - on the phone in a movie

There's a reason movie characters don't say goodbye when they hang up the phone. It's boring. Boring, like The Exploding Girl . ...

The Black Cat (1989)

JUNE 1, 2011 GENRE: : ITALIAN , SUPERNATURAL SOURCE: STREAMING (NETFLIX INSTANT) One of the weirder things about Netflix Instant is how many...

Getting acquainted with ... Alejandro Jodorowsky

This is the fourth in my monthly Getting Acquainted series, in which I watch three films per month by filmmakers (directors, actors, etc....

The Ward (2011)

"Whomever wrote the blurb on that poster is a dick, and a liar." John Carpenter is not back. The Ward doesn't look like Carp...