May 10, 2019 “Hell’s Belle” (*1/2 out of four) was a misfired horror story about a group of young people (David Lee Anderson, Pamela Bell, Ashley Boger, and others) on an archaeological expedition who stumble across a piece of jewelry that belonged to outlaw legend Belle Starr which incites her wrath and the ghost of Belle Starr comes back to haunt them all. Lame story sorely lacks any thrills or scares and runs out of gas pretty quickly. Clever title, though. Continue reading →
May 10, 2019 “Bundy And The Green River Killer” (*1/2 out of four) was a muddled psychodrama about a determined police detective (Mark Homer) who is forced to consult with incarcerated lunatic Ted Bundy (Richard Mark) to help him catch the title killer who continues to allude authorities. Any references or reflections on “The Silence Of The Lambs” should politely attend there. Interesting in parts but unpleasant and uneven as a whole and Mark isn’t the most convincing as Bundy. Send this one back up the green river! Continue reading →
May 9, 2019 “Hush Little Baby, Welcome To The Family” (* out of four) was a dreadful horror dreck about a dysfunctional redneck family (Jonathan Hamblin, Megan Jones, and Alejandro Odom) who seek revenge on the townspeople who look down on them and enact bloodthirsty revenge but one young couple (Austin Ecker and Karen Elkins) confront them and try to settle the score. Utterly worthless horror movie made by someone who has spent too much time watching Rob Zombie movies but this makes “The Devil’s Rejects” look like “Psycho” by comparison. Even at 55 minutes, viewers will likely feel more tortured than the story characters. For no apparent reason, one of the characters in the story is named Tim Roth. Continue reading →
May 9, 2019 “The DVD” (* out of four) was an absolutely incoherent anthology story of various movies-within-a-movie which culminates in a secret and twist that the viewer is invited to find at the end of the interlocking stories. None of the stories are worth following. So-called interactive movie invites viewers to pick and select various options like they were watching their own DVD. Too bad there’s no exit option. More an experiment than an actual movie but a waste of time regardless. Continue reading →
May 9, 2019 “Deadly Playthings” (* out of four) was a deadly awful horror story about a mysterious doll which is left in the house by its former owners and is found by a new family (Sarah Duterte, Lilace Guignard, Titus Himmelberger) and very soon- strange occurrences and various paranormal activity begin happening and people struggle to believe it is all caused by the doll. This amateurish mess is simply for anybody who needs to realize and remember on why the original “Child’s Play” was so great. The scariest thing about the doll is its a better actor and more lifelike than any of the humans in the story. Continue reading →
May 8, 2019 “Chasing Molly” (0 stars out of four) was a virtually unwatchable mess about a paranormal con artist named Molly (Shelley Pack) who unwittingly rips off a drug kingpin of his molly valuables (are you laughing yet? How’s that for a knee-slapper?) and now has to fight through the underworld of Los Angeles to save her equally moronic partner (Jim Cashman) and stay alive. Excruciatingly stupid movie is populated by obnoxious characters and crude dialogue which the cast makes even worse by overacting. Steer clear of this disaster. Kurt Angle has a minor role as (what else?) a thug but he may want to wrestle himself a new agent soon. Continue reading →
May 8, 2019 “Room For Rent” (**1/2 out of four) was an uneven melodrama about a lonely widow (Lin Shaye), beset by financial problems after her husband’s death, who rents out her room to a young man (Oliver Rayon) and develops an unhealthy obsession with him especially after him and another houseguest (Valeska Miller) fall in love. Shaye’s excellent and heartbreaking performance makes this worthwhile but once she breaks from reality and becomes erratic the movie does too. Film also doesn’t so much end as stop. Continue reading →
May 7, 2019 “Rattlesnakes” (*1/2 out of four) was a toxically unpleasant melodrama about a successful therapist (Jimmy Jean-Louis) who is held hostage by 3 vengeful husbands who are convinced he has been sleeping with their wives. While physically confined to a chair, he attempts to mentally and psychologically turn the tables on them. All-too-obviously based on a play by Graham Farrow but what worked on stage fails to transpire to film. Since none of the characters are likeable, it’s difficult to care about any of them or their plights. Story- and characters- are more than a little reminiscent of 1997’s “Suicide Kings” with Christopher Walken. Continue reading →
May 7, 2019 “The Husband” (*1/2 out of four) was an illogical and stupid thriller about a teenage daughter (Addy Stafford) who is initially happy when her mother (Jennifer Lafleur) falls in love with a successful entrepreneur (Chris Johnson) but she soon realizes he is a sociopath and psychopath who is intent on destroying both of their lives but finds her mother and no one else will believe her. Umpteenth “Fatal Attraction” story is as blunt and ordinary as its title and often laughably obvious. Final showdown at the end is particularly weak but at least movie is over soon after. Continue reading →
May 7, 2019 “American Exit” (**1/2 out of four) was a reasonably effective father-son reconciliation drama in which a dying father (Dane Cook) takes his estranged teenage son (Levi Miller) on a road trip to try and re-establish a relationship with him and make up for lost time before he dies but the road hits a few detours. Not as powerful or compelling as it could have been, and weakened by an unnecessary drug subplot involving Udo Kier, but made worthwhile by Cook’s strong and believable performance. This easily marks the best performance of his career and Claire Van Der Boom also has some touching moments as the boy’s mom. Continue reading →
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