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Spoiler-Free Reviews: THE MOTHER, THE MENACER, AND ME and IF IT BLEEDS (Nightmares Film Festival 2025)

THE MOTHER, THE MENACER, AND ME Official synopsis Hopelessly stuck in a dead-end job and forced to move in with his disapproving mother-in-law, Eddie Mathews sets out to make his Hollywood dream come true — urged on by his imaginary villainous...

Movie Review: Does ‘Beast of War’ Sink or Swim?

I'll be honest with you. I dread watching shark movies these days, not because I don't love sharks —I absolutely do —but because the CGI in most of the films outright sucks. It's actually borderline insulting. I know you know what I mean. So, I...

Movie Review: Altered States (1980) – Criterion 4K/Blu-ray

Eccentric college professor Eddie Jessup (William Hurt, A History of Violence... in his film debut) is into trying to access alternate states of consciousness via an isolation chamber, and even though he isn't the religious-type, he sees...

Movie Review: The Last Horror Film (1982) – Troma Blu-ray

Sweaty mama's boy Vinny Durand (Joe Spinell, Maniac) spends his time driving a cab around the greater Manhattan area, jerking off to grindhouse flicks, and dreaming of making a motion picture with world famous Scream Queen Jana Bates (Caroline...