The idea of a distant planet, no a universe, teeming with alien life has always fascinated me. I attribute this largely to the fact that such thinking was unofficially forbidden by my father. Even to this day, I’m not entirely sure why he was so against the idea of life existing on other worlds. Maybe…
Alien Invasion Arizona (2005)
You can tell by the cover, that this movie was trying very hard to appear like a genuine alien movie. The words ‘Invasion Arizona’ were printed ever so tiny, it was easy to miss. But such is the work of b-movies, and luckily our trained eyes can spot these, and in turn specifically pick them…
Demons at the Door (2004)
Sooner or later, I’m going to end up watching all the movies that Joe Castro has been involved with. And not on purpose mind you, I just dig a DVD from the collection and voila, rubber demons bleeding yellow paint all over the place. Not that I complain mind you. A movie this silly can’t…
Killing Club (2001)
I really thought I wouldn’t like this one. It sat in my to-do pile for ages until Goshzilla gave me the evil eye and growled something about chronology, whatever that means. So I popped it in and expected a bore fest. You can’t blame me, it’s a thriller of all things. I’d raise the issue…
The Misled Romance of Cannibal Girl and Incest Boy (2007)
To call this a bad movie, would be to admit it was a movie. Actually I hate to say it’s even bad, because in some way it’s not. The fact that it’s 15 minutes long, helps tremendously as you can’t really be put off too much in that span of time. I think the connections…
Near Death (2004)
I will admit that Joe Castro has grown on me. I’m not ready to watch his films without the generous persuasion of a cattle prod (as is often the case working for Goshzilla), but the man has some chops. As a filmmaker, his talents reside mostly in cheap yet convincing special effects and less in…
Dark Reel (2008)
It’s apparent why the actors are in this movie. Lance Hendrickson and Tony Todd make a living off these roles and don’t take them terribly serious. Eddy Furlong is in a need of a comeback after Crow: Wicked Prayer, and Tiffany Shepis has been in most recent b-movies, so it’s just a matter of routine…
Tower of Blood (2005)
How many movies have followed this premise: A group of twenty-somethings want to party in an abandoned building and some slasher who somehow existed on his own for years in the place kills them all one-by-one. The correct answer can only be determined by researching the sales of mini-DV prosumer cameras, as I’ve yet to…
Killer Rats (2003)
A movie called Killer Rats has to be good. Or at least you shouldn’t expect a whole lot from it. I’m not sure how these movies get made, or who finances them. Pitching a movie about large rats that kill people must be quite the job. But luckily someone was up to the challenge and…
Midnight Movie (2008)
I’m not a huge slasher fan. You have a big scary guy who picks off people one by one. You can’t very well have a full cast at the end of the movie, so every small victory means little when in the next scene they person who saved the moment ends up coughing up entrails….