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Dark Reel (2008)

by Adrian J. Watts on April 15, 2013, no comments

Written by: Aaron Pope Directed by: Josh Eisenstadt Starring: Lance Henriksen, Tiffany Shepis and Edward Furlong 53 years ago, actress Scarlett May was murdered while doing a screen test for the very prominent Spotlight National Pictures. Her murder was never sold. Now, Spotlight National Pictures is far less successful, making what its head refers to [...]

Dredd and the reality of heroic icons

by Adrian J. Watts on November 6, 2012, no comments

I saw Dredd a couple of weeks ago. I am typically not a fan of UK comics, with the exception of the 1990s Marvel UK stuff and the 1980s Death’s Head, Transformers and Dragon’s Claws books by Simon Furman, but I saw this after hearing the eponymous character’s actor talking about how, in a costume like that of Judge Dredd, you [...]

Movie Month Marathon

by Adrian J. Watts on May 21, 2012, no comments

May was supposed to be movie month, and I was supposed to watch at least three movies a week. I have failed to do this… but I can still go out with a bang! I aim to watch the following movies before the end of the month: Vampire Girl VS Frankenstein Girl Iron Sky Alien VS [...]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

by Adrian J. Watts on May 3, 2012, no comments

  A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Directed by: Wes Craven Written by: Wes Craven Release date: November 9th, 1984 Rating: 3.5 / 5 Ah, Johnny Depp. I don’t like Johnny Depp. Tim Burton’s films are a horrendous load of wank, and the Pirates of the Caribbean films are laughable. Sadly, Johnny Depp has let his popularity from these films [...]

May is Movie Month

by Adrian J. Watts on April 30, 2012, no comments

Hola, mes amigos et Commodore 64s! (Get it? ’cause I assumed the female version of amigo is amiga. Like the computer.) This May will be movie month in these parts, with the aim to watch (and review and discuss) at least three movies a week on this blog. The goal is to get through many [...]

Virus (1980)

by Adrian J. Watts on April 19, 2012, no comments

VIRUS Directed by: Fukasuku Kinji Written by: Takada Kouji & Gregory Knapp Release date: June 26th, 1980 Rating: 4.9 / 5 Note: This review is for the 108-minute “International Version” of the film, not the full-length Japanese cut. Both versions are available from the Internet Archive, as public domain films. Wow. There’s something about Japanese [...]

A critical response to a critical critic

by Adrian J. Watts on February 28, 2012, no comments

When doing research for my recent review of Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned, I came across a review by Anime News Network‘s Justin Sevakis. And, well, I want to be polite, so I’ll just say that his review had a few “problems”. I’m going to point out a few of his flawed arguments and claims, [...]