The inevitable “pizzagate” movie has arrived, and it probably won’t be the last one. The Pizzagate Massacre is a low-budget film set in and around Austin, Texas, which is of course home to the daddy of conspiracy theorists, Alex Jones. The result is a reasonable film on the subject—not brilliant, but neither terrible nor completely … Continue reading The Pizzagate Massacre – Grimmfest Review
Son is the latest film from Irish director Ivan Kavanagh, who also made a decent low-budget western, Never Grow Old, which starred John Cusack and Emile Hirsch. It was a pleasant surprise, as I hadn’t expected much from the film since it was relegated to a token theatrical run in ten theatres in the UK followed by a … Continue reading Son (2021) – Blu-Ray Review
Monstrum is a South Korean hybrid of period action film and good old-school monster movie. It’s unique, because it’s the first Korean monster movie set during Joseon dynasty. It was a minor success in South Korea, but for most other places it was picked up for streaming by Shudder. It’s the 15th century, and the … Continue reading Monstrum – Blu-Ray Review
New Order is cynical. New Order is nihilist. New Order doesn’t take much of a side. It gives the characters almost no agency. Instead it looks as class forces as something perpetuated by the state and any change as being undermined by systems designed to keep the powerful in power. The film begins with provocative, abstract images. Bodies are covered … Continue reading New Order – Blu-Ray Review
Psycho Goreman is the latest film from Steven Kostanski, a Canadian director who made some noise a few years ago with his Lovecraftian The Void. I can’t say that I was a fan of The Void, but I certainly preferred it to the obnoxious fiasco that Psycho Goreman is. Kostanski is the perfect example of a director who strives to make … Continue reading Psycho Goreman – Blu-Ray Review
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