Phil sees SADAKO VS. KAYAKO (2016) from Kadokawa/Shudder - April 23, 2017
In 1996, the late Wes Craven's film SCREAM had inadvertently ushered in a new wave of slasher horror films featuring, at the time, some of the most popular and young Hollywood actors and actresses like...
View ArticlePhil's Cult Classics: DEATH RACE 2050 (2017) from New Horizons...
DEATH RACE 2050 Blu-RayDEATH RACE 2050Starring Malcolm McDowell, Manu Bennett, Marci Miller, Burt Grinstead, Anessa Ramsey, Yancy Butler, Charlie Farrell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Shanna OlsonWritten by...
View ArticlePhil's Top 10 Best Post GRINDHOUSE Films of all Time - April 27, 2017
GRINDHOUSE Theatrical Poster (2006)In 2007, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features GRINDHOUSE was released to theaters. With their films PLANET TERROR...
View ArticlePhil's Horror Watch: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL (2016) from Universal Pictures -...
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL Blu-RayOUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVILStarring: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry ThomasWritten by Mike Flanagan Jeff HowardBased on characters created by Juliet Snowden...
View ArticlePhil sees GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 in 3D from Marvel Studios/Walt...
Marvel Studios took a gamble on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY back in 2014. Sure, the trailer looked awesome, but it was based on a relatively obscure and not-too-well-known comic book. Comic geeks like me...
View ArticlePhil sees ALIEN: COVENANT from 20th Century Fox - June 28, 2017
Was I one of the few who enjoyed PROMETHEUS? When I first saw the film back in 2012, I thought it was, "a visually stunning and haunting film that takes the ALIEN mythology that Ridley Scott created...
View ArticlePhil attends a special screening of TURN IT AROUND: THE STORY OF EAST BAY...
Guess who's back? That's right! After being away for over two years, I have come back home to San Jose! And what better way to celebrate my return than seeing a movie at my favorite theater: The Camera...
View ArticlePhil sees GHOST IN THE SHELL from Paramount Pictures - August 17, 2017
In 1995, the anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL was released to theaters and home video to world wide acclaim. It was the most visually stunning and complex anime to be released at that time. It has gone on...
View ArticlePhil sees LAKE NOWHERE from The Ravacon Collective/Ursidae Parade -September...
I love horror films. You've probably heard me mention that on more than one occasion. Can you blame me? Having being raised on the Bay Are show Creature Features and the birth of VHS and video stores,...
View ArticlePhil Goes Bollywood: Phil attends the 15th anniversary screening of DEVDAS at...
It's been way too long since I went and visited the magical world of Bollywood! What brought me back to this wonderful wonderland was that Fathom Events was having a special 15th anniversary screening...
View ArticlePhil's Horror Watch: ANTIBIRTH (2016) from IFC Midnight/Scream Factory -...
ANTIBIRTH Blu-Ray CoverANTIBIRTHStarring Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Meg Tilly, Mark Webber, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Emmanuel KabongoWritten by Danny PerezCinematography by Rudolf BlahacekEdited by...
View ArticlePhil attends the Sinister Creature Con at the Stockton Arena June 10th &...
I normally don't like to talk about my personal life at all, but due to some personal setbacks and relocating back to my hometown of San Jose, one of the things that was put aside was my coverage of...
View ArticlePhil Gets Tromatized: B.C. BUTCHER (2016) from Troma Entertainment - Sept....
B.C. BUTCHER DVD CoverB.C. BUTCHERStarring Leilani Fideler, Natasha Halevi, Molly Elizabeth Ring, Devyn Leah, Parker Love Bowling, Miranda Robin, Kato Kaelin, Kadeem Hardison, Rodney Bingenheimer,...
View ArticlePhil pens "PRESENTING THE TEN GREATEST SCREAM QUEENS OF ALL TIME!" article...
Besides writing for my blog, I've been very fortunate to write for other publications, both physical media (magazines and newspapers) and online websites. One of those websites is Blumhouse.com, which,...
View ArticlePhil sees IT at the Cinelux Almaden Café & Lounge Theater - September 14, 2017
In 1990, I saw the TV movie series STEPHEN KING'S IT and it scared the hell out of me! Starring Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas and the iconic Tim Curry as the...
View ArticlePhil sees SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING at the AMC Eastridge 15 Theaters - Sept. 21,...
With the dismal returns from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, Sony Pictures proved that they no longer had the ability to make any good Spider-Man movies. Then the unthinkable happened: Sony struck a deal...
View ArticlePhil pens "TEN LESSER-KNOWN HORROR COMEDIES YOU SHOULD WATCH ASAP" article...
Hello again my faithful reader! So back in February of this year, I wrote a fun and interesting article entitled, "TEN LESSER-KNOW HORROR COMEDIES YOU SHOULD SEE ASAP." Here, I listed my personal...
View ArticlePhil's Halloween Horror Watch: POOL PARTY MASSACRE (2017) from Floating Eye...
POOL PARTY MASSACRE Blu-ray CoverPOOL PARTY MASSACREStarring Kristin Noel McKusick, Margaux Némé, Crystal Stoney, Jenifer Marvick, Destiny Faith Nelson, Nick Byer, Mark Justice, LeeAnna Vamp, Alexis...
View ArticlePhil's Halloween Horror Watch: PENNY PINCHERS: THE KINGS OF NO-BUDGET HORROR...
PENNY PINCHERS Poster (2017)PENNY PINCHERS: THE KINGS OF NO-BUDGET HORRORStarring: Lloyd Kaufman, Todd Jason Cook, Johnny Dickie, Tim Ritter, Todd Sheets, Donald Farmer, Phil Herman, Christopher...
View ArticlePhil's Halloween Horror Watch: THE BARN (2016) from Nevermore Productions...
THE BARNStarring Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard, Nikki Darling, Nickolaus Joshua, Ryan Nogy, Linnea Quigley, Ari LehmanWritten by Justin M. SeamanCinematography by Zane...
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