Author’s note: Fellow blogger and cinema slayer Dom Coccaro kindly requested me to review this oddity of the prehistoric 90’s. Dommy, sweet Dommy, this was all for you. ❤ Beauty, no matter how remarkable always comes with a price, and “Tale Of A Vampire” pays it almost grievously because while aesthetically it is very sumptuous, … Continue reading
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[Review] These Final Hours (2014) by Bea Harper
Dir: Zak Hilditch Starring: Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice, Jessica De Gouw, Daniel Henshall, Kathryn Beck, Lynette Curran and Sarah Snook Living in cinematic world where doomsday can be averted by a case of human-made deus ex machina, “These Final Hours” is a huge slap in the face to this cozy comfort. A meteor has struck … Continue reading
[Review] There Are Monsters- Short Horror Film [2008]
Lowdown: A married couple in a small Canadian town notice an unattended child wearing a red hood in their snowy backyard and the smiles of their fellow town folk never looked so friendly. “There Are Monsters” became a full-length feature film in 2013 which dealt with an apocalyptic notion of monsters invading the globe because … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973)
“Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973)” You will either find “The Satanic Rites of Dracula” extremely awesome or extremely idiotic simply because of how… inventive it is. Rather of Dracula simply being content to hunt down quivering virgins (yeah, tough luck of that happening in the 70’s), the Count’s ambitions actually soar a lot higher than … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula AD (1972)
“Dracula AD (1970)” OH THE PAIN, THE PAIN! The quote so famously bellowed by Doctor Smith from “Lost In Space” in the title should give enough indication that sitting through this movie without a braced mind is enough to give any self-respecting film lover a migraine. What could have been a novel concept was quickly … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Scars Of Dracula (1970)
“Scars Of Dracula (1970)” The fifth but far from final excursion into Dracula’s world by Hammer- “Scars of Dracula” is the type of film which really tests a Dracula fan’s loyalty- will you go along with it, or will you despise it with every fibre of your being due to it’s outlandish take on the … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)
“Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)” While “Taste The Blood of Dracula” is not (to me) as solid as the first three canonical Dracula films from Hammer, it doesn’t have the distinct whiff of crap-burger the follow-ups have. Indeed, after watching it again specifically for this review, I can say that it would have actually worked … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
“Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)” Don’t you just LOVE this poster? Pink band-aids, front cleavage AND sarcasm? By 1968, it was no secret that Christopher Lee was the undisputed Dracula of the generation. Lee had appeared in quite a few other Hammer productions and they had all been quite successful, but his bread … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
“Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966) Dracula- Prince of Darkness” could have failed miserably. It shouldn’t have had the right to have been made, because at heart, Hammer Horror was more about getting the green than truly entertaining it’s fans. Yet, despite these technicalities, “DPOD” really is a worthy follow-up to the it’s predecessor. While ”Brides … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] Horror Of Dracula (1958)
“Horror Of Dracula” (1958) While Lugosi’s Count of Counts was generally a one-off affair, Dracula was resurrected again by Hammer Films in the formidable shape of Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee which turned out to become a long-running franchise full of hits and misses. While the 70’s Hammer fully embraced sex, blood and nudity, in … Continue reading
[Bea’s Reviews] In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
“In The Mouth Of Madness” (1994) ‘In The Mouth of Madness‘ is a film by John Carpenter that has a special place in my heart, not because it was slapped like a red-haired step-child (why that phrase is used confounds me) badly upon it’s release (Why? Because it was intelligent and dared to be different?) … Continue reading
[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 Road (2009)
Often you will see films about in the wake of an apocalypse the collapse of society and the people who live in it. While these are natural developments, it’s not often you see a film adapted from a book that reverses this aspect. Continue reading
[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