Dead of Night (1977) – DVD Review

January 23, 2009 by Mikey B  
Filed under Anthology, Review

Once in awhile a horror anthology offers something different then a straight, feature-length film. This time I checked out Dead of Night. Well, it’s a rather mixed bag, bringing together several different styles of story-telling (one that’s not horror as much as fantasy) and doesn’t even bother trying to tie them together (like, say, Tales from the Crypt).

Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

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Trick ‘r Treat (2008)

October 11, 2008 by Mikey B  
Filed under Anthology, Review

I’ve just had a theatrical experience, and I don’t really know how to put this down properly, so bear with me as I free form my thoughts on the film that I just witnessed. I just got home from the opening night of the LA Screamfest, and what an opening it was. Trick ‘r Treat was fantastic, and I need to get this out of the way right now. Warner Bros. is shooting themselves in the foot for not releasing this film. What they’re shelving it for makes absolutely no sense to me. This is what horror fans have been waiting for (unless you’re a Saw/Rob Zombie fan in which case you’re not allowed to enjoy quality films). Writer/Director Michael Dougherty has something very special here, and he manages to do something that almost no horror films in recent memory have managed. He mixes suspense, action, gore, terror and comedy seamlessly without tipping too far in one direction. Trick ‘r Treat is the film we, as horror fans, have been waiting for. And, we’re going to keep on waiting.

Rating: ★★★★★★★★★½

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Unholy Women (2006)

June 8, 2008 by KamuiX  
Filed under Anthology, Review

Unholy Women review on screamindemon.com

I definitely get a kick out of anthology flicks. They’re generally a fun diversion, and if one segment sucks, you know it won’t last too long and you’ll be on to the next pretty soon. The horror anthology in Japan can be traced back all the way to Masaki Kobayashi’s masterpiece Kwaidan, but thanks to the success of the multi-country anthologies Three and Three…Extremes, and J-horror in general, there’s a new one coming out every time you turn around it seems. These are usually direct-to-video affairs, like Tales of Terror from Tokyo, Kazuo Umezu’s Horror Theater, and Prayer Beads. The latest one to cross my path, Unholy Women, is really no different. From the title, I suppose you can surmise it’s about evil women, not something exactly new for the J-horror genre. While the film as a whole isn’t much more than average, there’s a reason you HAVE to see this. Read on to find out why.

Rating: ★★★★★½☆☆☆☆

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