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Frozen Empire is the latest Ghostbusters installment. That makes it the fourth film in the series. The first two were made in 1984 and 1989 respectively, and the last one just a couple of years ago, in 2021. I was a fan of the first movie when it came out. But when the second one came out back in the day, I can’t remember seeing it. I have done something about it since then, but...
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the fourth newer movie about how humanity lost its grip on the world and how the apes rose to domination of the planet. I have seen all the other of course, but I’ll be damned if I can remember every detail about them. I can’t. What I do know is that they follow a logical path. First Ceasar, the ape who finally said NO, is subdued. Later...
Lady Dragon 2 has absolutely nothing to do with the first film. There’s no connection between them whatsoever. Apart from that Cynthia Rothrock stars in both of course. But she doesn’t even play the same person. She looks different and she has a different name. So there! Oh, wait. There is something else they have in common – revenge! In this one, Cynthia Rothrock plays a fighter known as the “The Golden Angel”. The film...
Boy in the Walls is a horror/drama from 2023. It’s about this family movie out in the countryside after purchasing an old house, probably at a bargain price. The daughter immediately hates the place. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s “only 45 minutes into the city” as her father puts it. or it’s just the fact that she will be stuck there with her new stepmom. I understand the tension. It cannot be easy coming...
Bitch Ass starts with an introduction by Tony Todd. He mentions all the ikons in the horror franchises and it’s especially funny when he comes to Candyman. It is his own character after all. He describes what we’re about to see as the first black serial killer movie or something like that. Now, I don’t really care what color of the skin the killer or the victim has, as long as the kills are entertaining...
Lady Dragon is an action movie from 1992 starring Martial Artist Cynthia Rothrock. She might not be the best actor ever even during her 80-90 films when she was kind of a C action star. She was doing the same character over and over again. There was either a woman caught in the underground fighting scene or a cop infiltrating one. I’m exaggerating of course, but if you boil it down to the essentials, that’s...
The Train of Death or Kereta Berdarah as the original title is, is a horror film from Indonesia. I for one have little experience of films from this country of islands. I have seen very few films from there and the ones that come to mind are more cult films than anything qualitative. But soon dive into the action or the story at least. It opens up strong and I soon become very interested in...
Dard Divorce is a film directed by Olaf Ittenbach, so there’s bound to be lots of gore and guts. I’ve heard many things about it but I have never seen it until now. If I ever heard anything else that it’s bloody and gory and superb from that perspective is uncertain. That might be good, but does that make a movie good as a rule? Let’s find out. I’m a curious soul. I had to...
The Punisher was a film I saw when it came in 1989. I didn’t really like it back then. I think I had a grudge towards Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren at that time. And, he’s not a brilliant actor but has gotten better over the years. This part doesn’t demand too much of him you might argue. He speaks with a slow voice and he seems to struggle not to have a Swedish accent. I...
The Bell Keeper has one of those teasers that’s really interesting. I really like the it. It’s kind of suspenseful and I think that the music is much to thank for it. But there’s also mystique in the imagery and there’s some blood and gore. But above all else it manages to make it interesting, I wonder what this film will be once it starts for real. What does it mean “you rang the bell”?...
Jinn is a fantasy/horror flick from 2014. I would say it’s mostly horror though. I use the term fantasy more for films like Willow. Happy little tales that takes the form of fairytales. This is much darker. With that, I’m not saying that a fairytale or a fantasy movie can’t be dark. I just wanted to elaborate a little bit on that so you won’t get the wrong impression of this demonic film. Domenic Rains...
The Man from Planet X is an American Sci-Fi movie from the 50s. It all begins with a voice-over telling us that we’re about to see what happened and what chain of events that led us to this moment. So, the narrative has already started when the movie starts. Right away it’s obvious that this is a real low-budget film. There are scenes where the background is obviously a painting and the sets are built...
