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[Bea’s Reviews] Hellraiser (1987)

[Bea’s Reviews] Hellraiser (1987)

“Hellraiser” (1987) The 80’s was perhaps the best time to be a boogeyman. No matter how paper thin your plot was, people came to see blood and cheese and expected nothing but mindless entertainment from you and your hapless, screaming horny teens. However, an unexpected dark horse arrived on the scene: ‘Hellraiser‘. Nobody quite knows … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] The Blair Witch Project (1999)

[Bea’s Reviews] The Blair Witch Project (1999)

“The Blair Witch Project” (1999) The Blair Witch Project doesn’t offer anything new that could be considered original, but it’s a personal belief of mine it’s not the idea that truly matters, it’s how the idea is executed. Although this film has been subject to countless parodies by now, what a lot of people don’t quite … Continue reading

[JIFF ’12] Sharqiya (2012) by Bea Harper

[JIFF ’12] Sharqiya (2012) by Bea Harper

Humans want it all – respect, love, money, connection, security, the essential and the superfluous – everything we do all comes back to the concept of obtaining something we desire, something that we can display proudly and call our own. In “Sharqiya”‘s case, young Kamel desires an identity, something that will be forever his and … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Threads (1984)

[Bea’s Reviews] Threads (1984)

“Threads” (1984) (Authors’ note- hey folks, since it is the horror season, I figured I would review several films involving themes that scare me. The following review is not meant to be a wild call to arms or to monger scares from readers, but it affected me so deeply when I first saw it because … Continue reading

DVD Review: The Fifth Quarter by Bea Harper

DVD Review: The Fifth Quarter by Bea Harper

Dir: Rick Bieber Starring: Aiden Quinn, Andie McDowell, Ryan Merriman The Film: Ordinarily I would feel a little peculiar writing a review concerning a movie about American football, but glory be, this film is NOT about the sport, it’s about something quite different. Based on true events (as true as films can be) “The Fifth … Continue reading

DVD Review: Retreat [MA15] by Bea Harper

DVD Review: Retreat [MA15] by Bea Harper

Dir: Lee Madsen Starring: Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell The Film: What is it with Cillian Murphy and dangerous narcotics/biohazardous material? “Retreat” has a view to deliver as much intensity as it can allow and I am happy to report that it does this most admirably. In my opinion, the economical approach to the … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Count Dracula (1970)

[Bea’s Reviews] Count Dracula (1970)

“Count Dracula” (1970) First, I want to say this- I really have no idea how to explain my feelings about this movie. Horrorotica director extraordinaire Jesus Franco’s take on Dracula starts off as a very respectable take on Stoker’s prose only to descend into what can only be described as whacky madness. I… I guess … Continue reading