Director: Mick Garris
Writer: Joseph Stefano based on a character by Robert Bloch
Release Year: 1990
The bad seed sprouts.
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) calls in to a radio talk show hosted by Fran Ambrose (CCH Pounder) and Dr. Leo Richmond (Warren Frost) to talk about the reason that he killed his mother (here played by Olivia Hussey) and lets slip that he is going to kill again, soon….
Director: Jalmari Helander
Writers: Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander, Petri Jokiranta and Sami Parkkinen
Release year: 2010
‘The Thing’ meets ‘A Christmas Story’, far far North…
I think it’s safe to assume we have a new and very strong contender for the title of greatest Christmas themed horror movie ever made. Although it has to be said that the Finnish treat ‘Rare Exports’ is not exactly your average conventional holiday slasher like, say, ‘Black Christmas’ (1977) or ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ (1984). Nope, instead this is a hugely original and imaginative mixture between dark fantasy and pitch-black comedy, spiced with some horror elements. (more…)
Director: Victor Halperin
Writers: Victor Halperin, Howard Higgin, Rollo Lloyd
Release year: 1936
Revolt of the Common People
With the ending of World War I, an international expedition is sent to Cambodia in an attempt to seek and destroy an ancient formula that turns men into zombies.
Director: Phil Tucker
Writer: Wyott Ordung
Release Year: 1953
At what point on the graph do ‘must’ and ‘cannot’ meet?
Little Johnny (Gregory Moffett) and his ‘family’ have to battle with one of the least convincing alien invaders of all time … the ROBOT MONSTER! The ROBOT MONSTER! invades the Earth and destroys almost all life with his CALCINATOR DEATH RAY! – which uses stock footage of fighting dinosaurs from One Million B.C. among others – leaving only Johnny and his family as well as some off-camera people who die later in another stock footage extravaganza. This collection of people are humanity’s last hope to avoid extinction, but really if that’s the best Earth has to look forward to they might as well just up and die…..
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Writer: Quentin Dupieux
Release year: 2010
One tire, two reviews.
Rubber is a roadmovie about the most lonesome killer imaginable. He doesn’t talk. He doesn’t walk. He doesn’t listen. He just lurks, stalks and… blows things up. His name is Robert, and he was the star of this year’s opening movie for Offscreen Film Festival 2011. Not one, but two of us attended the screening. Hence, another dual-review.
