Saturday 25 April 2015

Movie Review: Evil Bong 420


Look, I'm not a stoner. I've never smoked pot in my life and likely never will. However, I do seem to enjoy things that "stoners" seem to like: Bob Marley, snacking, laughing to myself hysterically for no reason and the Evil Bong films. I am a huge fan of Full Moon Features and I've seen most of the films in the franchise and have always found them to be entertaining. So, upon it's release (on April 20th!) I got home from work, grabbed some munchies, rolled a fatty (which was really just me rolling off the couch to turn on my Roku player) and prepared myself for the ultimate trip!

Sunday 19 April 2015

Movie Review: Wolf Cop


There seems to be an affection for the old fashion grindhouse movie lately. I'm guessing many of the kids who grew up on the same films I did are now making the movies like the ones they used to watch. Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez actually made a movie (or two movies in one) called Grindhouse. This spawned cult hits like Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun. I myself am that same type of kid who grew up on renting movies like Puppet Master and Driller Killer so this type of resurgence is right up my alley. That's why it didn't take me long to jump on the latest one Wolf Cop. He's half man, half wolf, all cop. And this film is half horror, half comedy. ALL AWESOME!

Tuesday 20 January 2015

Movie Review: Sorority Babes in the Dance A Thon of Death




I recently watched two documentaries; one was called "Rewind This!", about the rise and fall of the VHS tape. The other was a follow up film called "Adjust Your Tracking" which focused on VHS collectors and their passion for the now defunct format. These two films made me nostalgic for the old days. The days of going to the video store and renting VHS tapes, especially films that I really could not see any other way. From the goriest horror movies, the craziest martial arts films and the just plain odd movie that can't be explained. It was these hidden gems that inspired me to write this blog and provided hours of entertainment, not only during the act of watching, but discussing, laughing at and often connecting with other people because of these films. "Hey, you've seen Killer Clowns from Outer Space!" was something I had said when meeting a new friend in college once. So, with all this nostalgia for old VHS films, what can I do to satisfy my craving for that time period? It's not like I can just go to the local video store and get myself a VHS tape of a Chuck Norris film and pop into my VCR . None of those things exist anymore. Streaming is the new video store, but Netflix doesn't always carry the oddball movies I would like. Enter The Cult Movie Network. I discovered this Netflix style streaming service on my Blu Ray Player (I have since upgraded to a Roku Streaming Stick) and since the price was right and well, if you've read this blog at all (or know me personally) you're aware that I have a great affection for films of the not so high quality. Well, I decided to give The Cult Movie Network a shot. First up, Sorority Babes in the Dance a Thon of Death. Yes folks, it's as good as it sounds, but contains some false advertising.