31 Days of Horror: Day 29 – I Saw the Devil (2010)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. I think I’m over serial killer movies. Too many modern serial killer films take on the traits of the dreaded torture porn […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 8 – A Horrible Way to Die (2010)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Maybe I’m misreading the intentions of screenwriter Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard, but A Horrible Way to Die feels like an […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Se7en (1995)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults / The Movie Defender: I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults / The Movie Defender: The Cell (2000)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

Twelve Days of Axe-mas / The Cohen Case Files: Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

Written and Produced by Larry Cohen Note: This review will contain spoilers concerning the first Maniac Cop. I urge you to watch the first film before reading this review. I am taking part in The Chicago Creepout’s Twelve Days of Axe-mas holiday viewing event. This is my day twelve. Admittedly, Maniac Cop 2, like the […]