I just want everyone to know how hard it was to capture screenshots for this movie. I use VLC for most of my movie reviews as do my colleagues and if the film is shot on digital, you have a tendency to end up with a lot of these choppy, scan-line photos. That being said,…
Blood Thirst (1985)
Joe Castro is becoming one of my favorite low-budget directors/producers/everythingelseinthemovieperson. So when I saw one of his earlier works on the Terror Toons 2 DVD, I had to give it a look. Made in 1985, it was filmed on what I assume was a VHS camcorder. From an interview I read, he said it was…
The Surge (2002)
Powerful crystals. You see those in the woods all the time. Well in this story, some teens run across them and get special powers. Not the same ones mind you, but enough to take on the terrors of highscool. But let’s not jump ahead too much. Starting off we meet Mr. Goth who likes to…
Supernova (2005)
There are a number of reasons why you shouldn’t make a movie about a supernova: scientific inaccuracies, belabored plot, writing yourself into an inevitable corner, etc. A supernova is kind of the “end game” scenario, no matter what, your protagonists will meet a fiery death. How does one make a movie about such a scenario…
Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
The theme of alien invasion has always been my favorite subject in stories. I’ve often hoped that a race of aliens would come to this planet with the pure intention of conquest just so I could join a resistance movement like in Half-Life 2 or even Battlefield Earth. The idea utterly excites my imagination, which…
The Scorned (2005)
I really want to know who thought this would be a good idea. I mean reality star gatherings isn’t a new concept, and have been done before to give an additional 15 minutes of fame to otherwise ordinary people. However this time, they were pulled together for a fictional thriller. At first I thought it…
Barney Splat (1994)
This game came my way from a friend right after graduating from junior high. At the time, we were all in the height of Barney hating. I’m sure it would have been easier to just ignore the show, but I’m pretty sure built up rage would have manifested in drowning a puppy or something, so…
Infested (2002)
Well this was a treat of a movie. It had all the ingredients for a silly sci-fi monster movie. Bugs, host bodies, death, finale explosions, and lots of unrealistic CGI. Plus Amy Jo Johnson kicking more butt than she ever did as the Pink Ranger. On first viewing, the camera work just looked too good…
Microman (1993)
Platform: PC (Indie Game) Links: Microman In the early 90’s the only games I played were in the Goblins series. It was maybe five years ago from now when I played Microman and by then I had other games to play like KOTOR and Rayman 2 and, admittedly, Microman fell by the wayside. Now, 16…
Karoshi (2008)
Platform: PC (Indie Game) Links: Karoshi What happens when you take a video game fundamental (survive at all costs) and reward doing the exact opposite? You probably get something that looks mildly similar to Karoshi. Karoshi is a Japanese term which means “death from overwork,” and is used to address the rather high suicide rate…