Review: An American Terror (2014)

3virew; An American Terror (2014)

By William Pattison 

This time I got a morality urban horror story about friends that want to show it to the socials at their school dance.

 

A group of friends hatch a plan to get revenge on the bullies who have been tormenting them. In doing so, they stumble upon an underground torture chamber filled with unspeakable horrors. Trapped by a madman, they are used to fulfill his demented, bloody fantasies one at a time. Their only hope for survival is to fight back and find a way to escape the killer's bloody grip.

I love films like this that include societal commentary and the horror of what happens when people push other people too hard.

This film tells the.story of Josh And Sammy, played byGramm Edmonds andTaylor Hulet. It is the part of Josh that really makes the film because he starts going through a redemption arch and actually become an unwilling hero when he has to protect a social girl namedYadha who is played by Louise McDonald, he and Sammy kidnap and take to their sadistic “mentor” The Plague Doctor,  brilliantly creepy by Brian Thompson.

But it is when Josh turns on Sammy and the Plague Doctor  that this film actually gets good. Sammy decides that he is still going to earn glory by poison gassing all the socials and school official at the dance. This is when Josh must either talk Sammy out of doing his suicide mission pr stop him anyway he can.

This film is excellently done because in fact there aren’t any innocent people in the story. They are all tainted and guilty, including Josh and Tasha.

The director was a real fan of Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy and wanted to make this film more realistic with characters that weren’t either good or evil because real people are a bit of both. I say he was successful in this and this film NSDTY GOOD!!!

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You can see this film on Pluto TV 

 

Review: Whalefall (2026)

Review:Whale Fall (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got a Jonah and the Whale style tale about a suba diver who gets swallowed by a whale…

Whalefall (2026)

 

Follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father's remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.

This was a really freaky family drama about a father and son. And the whale who swallowed them… I kid you not.

The majority of this film takes place in a whale’s stomach, well along with a lot of flashbacks to the relationship with father and son.

The son because he is being restricted oxygen at times and dealing with dangerous pressure changes keeps hearing his father talking to him and trying to advise him on how to get out. It is really psychological and creepy.

I’m  not sure how accurate the whale inside set is but it was impressive and was done with mostly practical FX.

I thought the entire cast did a good job.

This is a freaky movie that when it comes out on streaming you could watch with Orca and Killer Whale.

Allinall I can honestly give this film a rating of FREAKTACULAR!!!!

 

 

Review: Camp Cold Brook (2018)

Review: Camp Cold Brook (2018)

By William Pattison  .

This time I got a tale of a family of paranormal investigators who are investigating a haunted summer camp with a body count,band it is not Crystal Lake…

A paranormal team sets to check out an abandoned summer camp where a mass murder had taken place decades previous.

This is a royally creepy haunted Ghost camp film.

I love the atmosphere and how you are always on the edge waiting for a ghost child to attack, and the come from every direction. I like the paranormal crew, they really felt like a family.Chad Michael Hurlley plays Jack.Daniel Harris plays Angela.Mikey Reid plays Kevin.Candice Dee Frissa plays Emma.  Plays  Gains as John Beirweitz. And, finally Mary Katheryn Bryant as Anise Bernataue.

All in all this film has good atmosphere, great performances, and freaky ghost action. I rate this film as AWESOMETACULAR!!!

 

Review: Nightshade (2033)

Review: Nightshade (2022)

By William Pattison

 

When a homicide detective's disturbing dreams reveal parallels to an ongoing investigation, he must do whatever it takes to discover his connection to the brutal killings.

His is yet another intriguing horror/thriller. I thought did an outstanding job as andy Bell. The whole thing about him using deadly nightshade as a way to access his memories to discover clues about the killer is brilliant. I loved the FX the used when he took the poison.

I also loved how the director vreatedthe atmosphere and the tension, which is important to this type of film.I also had fun with all the misdirection and the plot twist. As well I live the mere hint of the supernatural, though it is not explained, which is perfect, because I hate when these films explain away the supernatural.

All in all I rate this film as THRILLERIFIC!!!!

 

Review: patient Killer (2020)

Patient Killer (2020)

By William Pattison

This time I got a thriller about a therapist who must rind a serial killer who is killing her patient….

It's been two years since Dylan McNalt killed himself. Therapist Victoria Wrightmar has been struggling to forgive herself ever since. After all, Dylan was her patient... and she allowed him to get too close. Victoria has managed to start a new practice specializing in dreams and hypnotherapy, and with the success of her newest book and the support of her boyfriend Jason, it seems like things are finally looking up. Until Blaire Bennett walks into Victoria's office. Blaire has been suffering from disturbing dreams, and a peculiar hypnosis session reveals that her case is startlingly similar to Dylan's. Is history repeating itself? Victoria's life begins to spiral out of control as other patients begin relapsing in their progress and Victoria's loved ones find themselves in harm's way. But is there somebody pulling the strings from the shadows, or is Victoria-the only thing linking it all together-somehow responsible? This was a well written film with a lot of tension and a lot of twists and turns.

 Victoria Fratt oes a fantastic job as the therapist with the dark past,

All in all this is a well written psychological thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I rate this film PHYOTACULAR!!!!

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Review: Bone Hill (2025)

Review: Bone Hill (2025)

By William pattison

This time we got a native American possession tale…

Set in the deep back country of Michigan, an ancient Native American curse has come to life.

This is the type of of film I really enjoy. It is loaded with mythology and hit you with a lot of heart and creativity.

You can barely tell that this is a micro budget film because the film is solid and it keeps you interested.

I loved the main character Wade, played by Jeremey Krock.wade is a man who has gone through hell with the suicide of his wife and now must face battle an evil entity, because he has been marked.

Abby B Morrning plays,Laurie. Laurie is the unfortunate vessel for the evil entity that Wade must battle.The demon within her kills people by crush their bones and consuming the marrow. And the body count is rising.

I love the twists at the end.

All in all I have to highly recommend this film if you love native American demons and possession films…

Review:,Ghosts of Darkness (2017)

Review: Ghosts of Darkness (2017)

By William Pattison

This time I got yet another cook haunted house film…

This is a haunted house film that I’m gonna put up with The Haunting, Rose Red, and Legend of Hell House.

This film tells the story of two paranormal investigators. Jonathan, played by Paul Flannery and Jack, played by Michael I Holes.

Jonathan is the expert in demonology, and ghost theory. Jack, a former sckeptic who is haunted by the suicide of his wife who got adicted the Ouija Board and was harassed by an evil spirit.

The main thing that makes this film is how well these two characters are written and acted.

The haunting is the usual multigenerational haunting where the history of the house is full of grizzly deaths.

There is no experimental ghost trap in this film because both investigators use just basic equipment and their minds devices.

The only disappointing thing I found is that the spirits in this film are susseptable to guns and knives. Yes this is a big no no with ghosts, but I was able to forgive this because this film royally engaged me and I actually cared for the characters.

All in all I have to say that if you live haunted house films you will live this film…

EvilSpeak (1981)

Review: EvilSpeak (1981)

By William Pattison 

This time I have the notorious “Clint Howard  Horror Film”.

The clumsy military cadet Stanley Coopersmith is orphan and completely outcast in the West Andover Academy. He is frequently abused and humiliated by four despicable mates, and has a bad treatment from his teachers, the coach, the colonel and even from the local reverend. When Coopersmith finds a book of black mass that belonged to the evil medieval Father Esteban, he uses a computer to conjure Satan and revenge his harassers.

This film is a classic early 80s witchcraft film. The big catch in regard to the film is that the witchcraft is done through a computer. From what I recall this was the only film that went in that direction.

This film for the most part is a standard nerdy guy gets revenge on his harassers using black magic. But that doesn’t  mean this film is stereotypical, it definitely isn’t thank to to excellent performance by Clint Howard. He really puts his one of a kind stamp on this film. Also you really end up feeling sorry for Stanley Coopersmith.

Now on the other hand you jump for joy when the asshole cadets get their comeupins. There is a scene where these fuck torture Stanley’s pet dog and kill it in a way that made me want to punch the TV. None of Staney’s eventual victims victims are innocent.

Best part is this film has not worn with age. If anything this film is as good as when I saw it the weekend it came out  over forty years ago.

All in all this film is AN 80s KISS OF AWESOMETACULAR,!!!!

L

 

 

 

Review: Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway (1993)

Review: Witchboard 2: The Devil’s Doorway (1993)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing the sequel to Keven S Tenney’s iconic horror film. Does this film live up to the name Witchboard?

I had waited years for Kevin Tenney to return to the world of Witchboard and give us the sequel we’ve been waiting for.

Though being pleasantly surprised with Tenney’s not sequel Witch Trap I still wanted to see the sequel.

And,b then rather than the sequel Tenney went on to so the psychological film Pinochios’s Revenge. I enjoyed the film but was disappointed and began to think Tenney had moved on.

Then in 1982 I saw an article in Fangoria that Tenney finally doing Witchboard 2. I was excited. I watched the trailer and was intrigued.

Then I finally rented the video when it came out. I was horribly disappointed. This film bore no resemblance to being a film by the director of Witch Board. The Tenney style just wasn’t  there.

The color palet and choices of angle didn’t  feel like witch Board. There were even special FX that didn’t scream Witchboard.

The acting and performances were ok.

But pretty much this film basically screaned run of the milk Ouija Board film and nothing iconic like the original Witchboard.

They tried to put in ab excentric caught in the 60s landlady, but she was no Zarabeth or O’hay.

While I was watching this mess of a film I asked myself, is this what I waited for? The answer was hell no. And like my fellow movie reviewer Jeremy Jauns I finished this film and forgot it until I got the idea of reviewing these early Kevin Tenney films. But after rewatching this film I reeperienced all the reasons I wanted to forget it.

I will always love Witchboard, but this pieces of DOGSHIT I just want to forget, much like I do the Witchboard remake.

 

Review: Witchtrap (1989)

Review:Witch Trap(1989)

By William Pattison

This time I got Keven S Tenney’s second film, that is not a sequel to Witch Board, even though the poster initially makes you think it is…

Witchtrap (1989)

The entrepreneur Devon Lauder hires the paranormal investigator Agnes Goldberg to go with her team to the inn he has inherited from his evil uncle Avery Lauter in a county in California since the place is haunted. He also hires the security agency owned by the skeptical Murphy to protect Agnes's group. On the arrival, they stumble upon the strong but creepy gardener Elwin. Soon Agnes decides to have a seance, and immediately after, the video technician Ginger Kowowski is murdered in the shower, but Murphy and his men believe Elwin is the killer. But soon enough, they learn that they are wrong.

Ok, people. Welcome to Lauder House, also known as Slaughter House thank to the fact that the former owner, who looks amazingly like Malfedor is haunting the place qndkills anyone who dars enter.

I love this kind of film. My favorite ghost films are The Haunting and Legend of Hell House.

Yes, I was one of the fools who grabbed this film at the video store only to read the disclaimer, in tiny writing that this is not a sequel to Witch Board. Yes, I was disappointed because I loved Witch Board and was waiting for a sequel.  But then I watched the film and really loved  it.

J P Leobrosen returns, but as the dark warlock, Avery Laughter. Avery look amazingly like another killer spirit named Malfedor, but this time JP has a hell of a lot more screen time for this time.

Up against Avery Laughter are the Paranormal couple  Agnes and Felix Goldberg, played by  Jody Tatum and Ron Zapple. Along with the the Goldbergs is research assistant Ginger Kowalky, who dies while taking a sexy shower while in a hell house with a killer ghost…Do I have to say more ? Also we have physical medium Whitney O”Shay, played by Kathleen Baily (does Tenney have a Kathleen obsession when it comes to mediums?) Amusingly O’Shay was the first time I heard about a physical medium in film. Though I later found out that real physical mediums are nothing like what was presented. A real physical medium can touch an item and give you a complete history on it. Tenney’s physical medium is a channel that a ghost can use to effect people and objects in the living world.  The medium has a a ner epeleptic attack wilhile the ghost is using her in this film. This is completely made up. I thought should mention that.

Also unlike the researchers in the other films this paranormal time had the for thought of hiring a security team. This team is composed of the Frank Murphy, played by Jack W Thompson,L Jackson, played by  Clyde Talley Il. And, finally the hero of the film and scepticTony Vincente, played by James W. Quinn.

This film is very much done in the Tenney style ,like Witch Board, but a bit more gory (a head explodes and don’t forget the bloody death in the shower.

Once again I think the budget was the reason for the style, unfortunately. It is one of the major reasons I can’t stand Temney’s later works, including the Witch Board remake.

The name sake of this film is an actual thing in the story. The Witchtrap is in fact a white box with a blinking light. It literally vacuumed up spirits and kick them inside. Does it work? Spoilers! Let’s  just say it works as well as the machine in Legend of Hell House.

As I said in an earlier review I was very disapointed when Tenney’s style changed  I think if he embraced his original style like John Carpenter did for the majority of his career (he only vneared with his last film The Ward…).

So, all in all I have to say that this film is TENNTACULAR!!!!!

Review Witchboard (1986)

Review: Witchboard (1986)

By William Pattison

This time I’m finally reviewing the Kevin S Tenney classic about possession from the use of a Ouija Board.

I saw this film in the theatre the day it came out and it had become a favorite film I would rent during the wonderful days of video rentals.

This film was my first experience of the work of filmmaker Kevin Tenney and is one of four films that I have had to replace over the years because I wore out the VHS and DVD.

I live this film. With this film and Tenney’s second feature film Witch Trap were done in a unique style that I nicknamed The Tenney style. I don’t  know if it was because it was the fact that this film as well as Witch Trap were done on shoestring budgets that these two Tenney films have that unique feel and style. All I know is when I was younger I had a reverence for Tenney’s work and held him in the league of masters with John Carpenter. Sadly, after Tenney’s film Pinochio’s Revenge for some reason Tenney’s style radically changed and sadly

 it lost its luster for me.

Tawny Kitaen plays Linda, who is the unfortunate victim of the evil spirit that is connected to the Ouija Board. Todd Allen plays Linda’s rough edged boyfriend Jom. Also,o finish the main characters off is Stephen Nicols(aka Patch from Days of Our Lives) asBrandon, Linda’sb friend, professor a, and paranormal researcher.

But then we also got two extraordinary performances that really make this film. First we got . P Luebson as the evil spirit Malfedor. Kuebson’s performance is amazing because themm the actor, besides a photo in a book, only appears for two seconds in the film, yet still makes a huge impression on the audience. Another performance that makes Witch board  unique is the over the top and memorable performance by actress Kathleen Wilhoute as the medium Zarabeth. This performance actually changed the view of psychics and mediums in film and opened the door for door performances as psychics by Cindy Lauper in the film Psych as well as that of actress Arleen Sorken’s (The voice of Harley Quin in Batman the Animated series) character Calliope Jones in The Days of Our Lives.

All in all this film is a classic that never gets old. I rate this film as AWESOMETACULAR!!!

Review: Black Box (2026)

Review: Black Box (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing a bit of freaky  airplane horror.

 

Vero Airlines Flight 298 from New Orleans to Seattle becomes the center of a chilling airborn mystery.

This film isn’t your average airplane horror film, this one really draws you in and keeps you guessing. You then when it hits you with what’s actually happening you are actually surprised, which really garners a bit of respect from me because it is such a rare thing in modern horror.

What I really love about this film is it takes its time before it hits you with the real terrifying part.

The creature FX when they finally show up are done really well. You see them in quick shots that are done for full startling effect.It is also the same with the other creepy stuff.

Tom Brittany plays Jeremy, who is our main character. Along with Jeremey is sky marxhall Emma, played by Molly White, and young actor Asia Ali as the little girl Taylor. This film has a load of tension and action,but is amazingly blood and gore free, which royally amazed me and also got my respect because it is hard now a days to do a good horror movie without slattering a lot of the red sauce.

Unfortunately, I can’t give you any clues about what happens

, and believe me you don’t want me to…not with this film.

All in all I have no choice but to give this film a well earned rating of AWESOMETACULAR!!!!

 

 

Review: Soulm8te (2026)

Review Soulmate (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I have reviewed a film by the people who brought us M3gan, but this time it’s a crazy adult woman robot…Joy!…

A man acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.

Yep, that’s right!!! Brumehouse couldn’t leave the crazy, psycho robot companion genre alone after giving us nightmares with M3gan. Nope, now we got to deal with the robot girlfriend from Hell. Her name is Anna and she has a bit of an attachment issue.

Avid Rydalr plays amusingly, David, the computer programer who thinks it’s smart to take out all blocks on the articial girl’s programming.Lilly Sullivan does a scary, sex, performance as Anna, the the Soulm8te robot. Lsudia Doumit plays Aubry, the unfortunate girl who gets between Anna and David.

What I really loved was this time the filmmakers didn’t  have Anna being quirky, like M3Gan. It made Anna far more scary when she started building a body count.

Honestly, I really enjoyed this film and I would love to see an eventual M3gan and Soulm8te crossover. So, if you love movies like this I can highly recommend it…

 

Review: Resident Evil (2026)

Review: Resident Evil (2026)

By William Pattison

 This time I got the latest rebute of the Resident Evil franchise.

Resident Evil (2026)

 

A hapless courier is tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.

This film is a lot different than the other films in the franchise.

The T virus is still here but it is not mentioned by name. Also, the victims of the virus, rather than become zombies mutate into things that remind me more of John Carpenter’s The Thing than the earlier Resident Evil films. These things start out looking human but immediately start changing when confronted. Also these fuckers are fast and nasty. Also, the soundtrack for this film definitely has that John Carpenter feel…

Austan Abrams plays the unfortunate courior, Brian who ends up going through hell to deliver his package, that he doesn’t know is the the key to the cure. Brian reminds me a lot of the Marvel Peter Parker, except he is very vocal about his terror. He even comments about how many gates and locks he has to deal with during his travels. He is definitely no Alice or any of the other protagionists in earlier Resident Evil films. This guy is a horrible shot and when he is being chased he screams like a girl. I found myself chuckling at the torture the filmmakers put him through. I especially loved the scene where he decides to take the elevator to get to the top of the building where the scientists are because he would have to walk up twenty-eight floors via the stairs. He ended up having to deal with an acid púking mutant that was desoving the elevator as his reward for his smart idea.

All in all I can happily say that this is the best adaptation of Resident Evil. If you like a good mister film that keeps you on your toes this is your film. I say this film is ULTRAAWESOMTAcular!!!…

 

 

 

Review: Buddy (2026)

Review: Buddy (2026)

By William pattison

This time I’m reviewing a film about a kid trying not to be taken by a demonic kids show. Odd, have I seen this plot before??? Amusingly I have, but I’ve seen a hell of a lot of horror films. It doesn’t bother if I see resemblances in films…

In 1999, a group of amnesiac children live in the episodic world of It's Buddy!, a children's television show hosted by the tyrannical Buddy, a bright orange, humanoid unicorn with a purple heart on his chest who lives in his wacky clubhouse. When the children begin to defy their captor after one of the kids disappears, Buddy grinds his teeth and sends them on a perilous journey to the mythical Diamond City. Meanwhile, in the real world, traumatized suburban mother Grace is drawn into Buddy's abomination.

His is a wonderfully done dark parody of a bunch of hysterical children’s programming. Think The Teletubbies turned Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The Buddy show is crafted perfectly with LOTS of orange, reds,and yellows. Also plenty of freaky puppet action. And then there are the song, which gives me the twinges because I was the wonderful uncle who got stuck watching Barney and Friends for fives years, four episodes each session…Aaaaaah! Sorry!

Save me! Orange fat horse…Purple fat dinosaur…Is there something traumatically familiar? Mommy!!!

Even worse, Buddy is a hugger…a demanding hugger.

The kids in this film are your standard kid show kids and they really have no backstories except now suddenly they decide to go against Buddy.

One part I really loved was when the took off from the clubhouse and found the creepy cowboy puppet and the gold miner guy. I honestly the gold miner was going to go cannibal on the kids. Thankfully not. But what happens to these two members of Bubby World is not much better. All I can say is don’t piss off Buddy!!

All in all I found this film a very interesting take on parody horror. I’ll put this one up there with Thankskilling 3!!! AWSIMETACULAR!!!

 

Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple(2026)

By William Pattison.

This time I’m reviewing the sequel to the sequel, 28 years Later.

With visceral fear consuming him and the safety of Lindisfarne nothing but a distant memory, helpless Spike unwillingly joins the ranks of Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal's marauding disciples in the aftermath of 28 Years Later (2025). After all, the kid had no choice; it was either the twisted cult of the Fingers or an inevitable infection by the Rage Virus. Now forced to follow the psychopathic saviour's brutal orders to the letter, Spike must participate in the pack's atrocities, or suffer the consequences of rebellion. However, as the infected hordes of monstrous Alpha leader Samson roam the land, hope may yet emerge from Dr Ian Kelson's desperate and unconventional research. Could radical change start from within the imposing Bone Temple?

This film was a far better sequel than 28 Years Later. This film had a fair more interesting plot.

28 years later was incredibly boring. I recall actually nodding off while watching that film. This film kept my attention and had a lot more interesting characters.also, this film was far bloodier. Amusingly, in this film it was the human on human more than Rage plague victims on humans.

In many ways this film reminds me of the George Romero classic Day of the Dead. The Jimmes remind me a lot of the soldiers in Day of the Dead. As well the Jimmies were the bad guys, like the soldiers. Also, Dr Nelson reminds me of the doctor in Day of the Dead. That Doctor was trying to bring back Bub’s humanity much like Nelson was trying to with Samson.

Ralph Feins is excellent in the role of Doctor Neil Kelson. Also, Chi Lewis does an incredible performance as the Rage Plague victim, Samson, who slowly gets back his humanity thanks to Nelson’s drug experimentation. As well, isJack O’Connell as cult leader Sir Jimmy Crystal.

All in all this film is worlds better than its predesessor. And when it comes down to it this film is AWESOMETACULAR!!!

 

Review: Insidious:Out of the Further (2026)

Review: Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing the new Insidious film…

Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.

Now, I have to say that I have had a long history watching the Insidious films. I actually went and saw the original Insidious at the Metrion in San Francisco after going to the final Wonder Con in the Bay Area. That was special and I was very pleased with the film…

I thought Insidious: The Red Door was the worst the franchise could get…Then I watched this film. It seemed like Blumehouse gave this to some random pothead filmmakers and said, “Do whatever you want just as long as it has people in bad theatrical makeup and Lyne Shay in it. Oh, and don’t  forget the Darth Maul demon, can’t forget him. That’s exactly what we got in this film. We got a jumbled mess of jump scares and people dressed as cause players crawling around and making faces at the camera.

Then they just threw Lyne Shay’s character in in the final act and just had her running around talking and doing NOTHING! And, we see the Darth Maul demon from the first Insidious for a whole two seconds. What the fuck? Absolutely none of the main characters stood out to me. I know the main girl somehow got the power to enter the Further at will. Oh, and she keeps getting chased by the ghost of her mom who keeps getting out of the further to attack and jump scare the audience. Oh joy. I felt nothing for anyone in this film, not one person.

Then, of course, these idiots decided to take their cues from Marvel and now we got a dick cult leader who was killed by cops and is planning to open the viel and set loose the ghosts of the Further to invade and possess all of living humanity…I kid you not. I wanted to puke. But in the end all is settled and all is happiness and puppies…UGH!!!

What the fuck, people. Is blume on drugs or what? That asshole green lit this fucked up mess. Give me a break!!! Lots of flashing lights and nutty people crawling around..Yeah, that’s  Insidious. What did these assholes went to see the Insidious haunted house at Universal Studios and said, “we can do one of these films.” Nooooo! Naughty! NAUGHTY!!!

So, this is my judgement of this film… it is DOGSHIT, THE WATERY KIND!!! Fuck you BluneHouse. Get your hands out of your asses and give us an honest Insidious film next time!!! AaaaaaaaaH!

 

 

Review: Event Horizon (1997)

Review: Event Horizon (1997)

By William Pattison

This time I got the best film to ever combine Gothic Horror and science fiction on the big screen.

The year is 2047 and a ship named the Event Horizon has re-appeared after disappearing seven years prior, in experiments for faster-than-light travel. A rescue vessel hastily speeds to the returned vessel after a transmission is picked up from the ship, garbled but vaguely resembling a human voice. As the crew reaches the ship and spends longer on it, it appears that someone or something is toying with them, and more, the question is what has the Event Horizon become?

There have been many science fiction films that cross over into the horror genre, for example The Fly, The Thing and Alien to mention three good examples. Yet for me this film is one of the best examples of a crossover between sci Fi and horror. This film literally takes the idea of a haunted house and a gateway to hell and presents it in a way that is stunningly Gothic and horrifyingly atmospheric and psychological.

The experimental ship, The Event Horizon blends espects of old ghost ship mythology with Catholic imagry and even aspects that remind us of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser films.

The connection to Barker is obvious since it was Clive who first took on this project with the plan of actually making this film Hellraiser in space. Unfortunately problems with production happened and Barker eventually walked away from the project. Later Clive did get his Hellraiser in space but it was part of the Hellraiser anthology film Hellraiser Bloodline. This film was handed off three more times before finally getting hot. Still much ofBarker’s influence still remains and the film is actually better for it. The Barker factor made this film bloody, drutal, and heavily psychological.

As I said, this film is loaded with religious imagery. The very Event Horizon ship is shaped like cross. Also the interiors of the ship have almost a Gothic cathedral feel it it.

In this film the ship itself is a character. It has been corrupted by traveling into a universe of chaos where pain and torture is all there is, literally Hell. Given the corruption the ship can bring out the frears, trauma, and guilt from the rescue party and it does it in spades. One member of the resue crew tried to commit suicide by leaving the ship without a spacesuite.the main character,Doctor Weir goes insane and turns himself into a vision of Hell itself.

If you like films like Hellraiser as well as haunted house films this is a film you must experience this film. It is AWESOMTACULAR!!!

Review: Frankenstein Unbound (2009)

Review: Frankenstein Unbound (2009)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing Roger Corman ‘s incredible film adaptation of Brian W Aldris’ Frankenstein novel.

The ultimate weapon, which was meant to be safe for humanity, produces global side-effects, including time-slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are transported from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland, where he finds Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his contemporaries…Lord Byron, Percy Shelly, and Mary Shelly, who is writing her novel…

This film was a labor of love for for Corman, who fell in love with Aldis’ novel. But, the thing was that Corman didn’t want to have to do this film on a shoestring budget, so he pulled his resources for a ten year battle to get this story on the big screen in all its glory. In the end this is this amazing artist’s greatest achievment, which is a lot to say about the guy who made Vincent Price and Jack Nickelson stars and brought us his incredible adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe. But, this time he had the budget he wanted and could fully bring his and Brian W Aldis’ Frankenstein tale to life.

With his budget he was able to get John Hurt as the unfortunate scientist  Joseph Duccanan as well as having the brilliant casting of Raul Julia as Victor Frankenstein. As well he had ridget Fonda as Mary Shelly and a wonderful performance by Nick Brimble as the Frankenstein monster.

The monster and bride design is outstanding. The monster actually has three color eyes. Also Buccanan’s talking car is a fun addition to the cast as well. Corman actually kept the car after the production was finished.p

The film was shot in Bucarist and features  Lord Byron’s villa where Frankenstein was actually written. Not bad for a B movie producer…

All in all this film is the ultimate expression of the brilliance of Roger Corman and is ULTRA AWESOMETACULAR!!!

If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing this masterpiece, you can watch it on You Tube amazingly…

Review: Nightflyers (1987) and(2018)

Review: Nightflyers (1987)And (2018)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing and comparing the 1987 adaptation and failed 2018 TV series of George RR Martin’s Gothic Horror/ Science Fiction story he did before working on Game of Thrones.

 

Professor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one of the female passengers and it gets homicidal.

Yes, that is right. George RR Martin took the idea of a Gothic haunted house story and put in in space years before Event Horizon.

The film is brilliantly executed and really captures the feel of Martin’s story.

On the contrary theSYFY TV series goes totally against everything the movie does right. They triple the size of the frieghter, The NightFlyer and rather than keeping the cast of characters small so the audience can really get to know them they filled the ship with a huge crew that is mostly used for murder fodder. Most of the characters that made the original story interesting are drown out, including the psychic characters

Also, in the film and the story one of the main thrusts were therelationship between the changed sex clone of  the original captain of the ship, Royd played by Michel Pared), and the security chief of the expedition, Mirranda (played by Catherine Mary Scott). In the TV series they changed the two main characters and the villain black and the Royd (Roy Ellis in the TV series) and Miranda didn’t have the attraction of the ones in the story or movie. Shoot, they even changed all the character names in the series, except Adara.

Honestly the only good thing the TV series did was developed Royd’s “mother”, Adara. In the film she is a Gastly monster with electrical mind energy flashing over her zombie-like face. The TV Adara is far more human.

Unfortunately the TV series ends in a cliffhanger that will never be resolved. The ending makes the series an all together waste of time with nothing but plot holes.

The mivie and story end very well and complete the storylines of Royd and Miranda.

All in all the film and original story of Nightflyers are AWESOMETACULAR and the TV series is complete and utter DOGSHIT!!!

You can find the audiobook of the story and the movie on Youtube. The TV series I believe you might find on Netflix or Apple TV

Review: Dracula Eternal (2026)

Review: Dracula Eternal (2026)

By William Pattison

Oh, God, save me. This time I’m reviewing a new reinvisioning of the Bram Stoker classic novel. Oh, boy!!!

Dracula Eternal (2026)

 

Dracula Eternal: A woman's idyllic summer is shattered when her best friend falls ill, her fiance vanishes, and she's drawn into a terrifying battle against an ancient evil in this modern re-imagining of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Oh, the pain! This is my one hundred and fifth “reimagining of Dracula. I know Bram must be turning in his grave at this point. I know that these films are going to be painful the moment I see in the description “A modern film reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.” That tells me the film is going to be complete and utter crap. Dracula stripped of the Gothic background and feel is in no way Dracula. This film is stripped of everything Gothic, fuck, it takes place in LA. Sorry, LA will work with most vampires, but not the big D man. He needs to be in Europe and he needs to be congress stand with mikeBy buying a car in Cortana it was all online got 3 plus I great terms good damn it just ******* wash your piece of *** **** it **** you *** **** itaround places that have more history than America can give.

That is why this film doesn’t work for me, besides the atrocious acting and production values. On top of that they have a plot twist that just made me twing. And, when the finally show Dracula, I wanted to puke. The guy playing him was horrible.

On top of it all they even put a cut reel, that is actually more entertaining than the film.

All in all this film is DOG SHIT!!! UGE!!! Avoid like the plague!

 

Review: Grave of the Vampire (1972)

Review: Grave of the Vampire (1972)

By William Pattison

This time I got an American dub of a Spanish classic vampire film that inspired the idea that vampires could breed with humans and create half vampire offspring…

Grave of the Vampire (1972)

 

A young man, born of a rape committed by a legendary vampire against a living woman, vows to locate and vanquish his undead father.

I remember seeing this film in my youth on Creature Features with Bob Wilkins. It interested me because it starred William Smith who played Falcon Eddie in Rich Man, Poor Man. In this film Smith played the half vampire son of the Vampire that disguised himself as a professor who specialized in the supernatural. When I was young, last time I saw this film I seven years old, I didn’t  get the rape angle of the vampire. Now, it add a new level of nastiness to the film and to this particular vampire.

Amusingly, though the one scene that stayed with me wasn’t the infamous tape scene, nor the baby drinking blood from his mom’s tit, it was the final confrontation between the vampire and his son. I remembered the vampire massacring his students at the get together and William Smith fighting him. I think thisvwas the initial inspiration for my vampire, Terrance Vance. Still obviously this film had an impact on me as a writer and the vampire genre in general. I believe it is because of this film we got all the literature and films about Day Walkers, Damphires, and the like. It made it that vampires don’t have to be strictly like Dracula, and opened the genre to all the different styles of vampires we have to this day. That said, I say this film is BLOODY AWESOMETACULAR!!!

Night of the Living Dead Remake (2026)

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Review: Night of the Living Dead (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got the third remake of the George Romero classic that started the man eating zombie craze.

Let me make it clear that no remake will be as good as the original, but there are aspects of the remakes, well except the 2016 remake, which was a complete cluster fuck. I will speak of it no more. Still the first remake was a really good film, except turning Barbara into a tough assed bitch,  I still love the Tom Savini remake and it actually works better than the original when watching all the other Dead series movies.

What I really like about this film is they managed to add the coffee shop scene and the formation of the militia. I also like the addition of the Romero lookalike reporter “Bill”. I thought that was a real nice homage to the filmmaker and nearly added the new material to the narrative. Also I loved some of the rewriting on the Harry and his family scenes. I actually think it works a lot better than the original. Also I loved the changes to Barbara. I think they made her a stronger character without over doing it, like in the original and the Savini remake.

Now, let’s  talk about what I didn’t  like. I didn’t like them turning Ben into Ellie. What the fuck. You changed the best character into an angry tough black lady. Give me a fucking break. I nearly chocked on my coffee seven years ago when I read about this sex change. This was not nessedary. I’m fine with the actress’ performance, but I still thing Ellie is no Ben. Not because she is a woman but because he was a stronger character and her scene weren’t  even close to being as powerful of either the Ben in the original or the Savini remake. Ben was the hook for the film and without him it feels like something important is missing.

Also what the hell! The scenes with Barbara and her brother at the cemetery is missing and when she finds out he is a zombie happens in the first act? Excuse me. I don’t mind that Barbara escapes the encounter, but those were important scenes and these assholes cut them out? WRONG!!!

Also, where is the gore? This is supposed to be a Romero style zombie film. Romero zombie films are gory, meaning lots of blood, zombies eating flesh. This was cleaner than the original…

All in all this is an ok remake. The Savini remake is better as a whole, but these guys had the best Barbara of the remakes. So, if you want to see the scenes that Romero couldn’t  do? Here you go…

 

Review: FAUST (2009)

Review: Faust (2009)

By William Pattison

This time I got a film adaptàtion of an independent graphic novel about a man who sells his soul to the devil…

Artist John Jaspers sells his soul to the mysterious "M" in order to get revenge on the people who killed his girlfriend. Soon, he realizes everything has a price, and he is transformed into a horned demon with a passion for killing. He learns that M plans to release the Homunculus, a giant lizard-like monster, onto the earth, opening the gate to hell. Jaspers must stop M before he can let the apocalypse begin.

I saw this film originally twenty-four years ago on HBO.  At the time I wasn’t really thrilled with it at the time because I had seen the adaptation of SPAWN and loved the style of it, even though this film was far more gory and nasty.

This film was directed by Brian Tuzna, who also directed all the Reanimator films and the film From Beyond. It is based on a freaky independent graphic novel that came out in the 80s.

This film stars Andrew Divoff (WishMaster) as  the mysterious M and  effrey Combs ( Reanimator) as Lt Dan Margoles. Margoles is quite a change in casting for Combs, who usually play more eccentric roles. Mark Frost plays John Jasper, aka Faust, with nasty relish.

This film is most definitely a Brian Yunza production and he is literally the only horror director who could bring this story to life. This film is bloody, gory, and has a load of kinky sexual imaging in it. You get to see the female lead beaten and electrocuted by another woman in Sand M gear. Kink scenes are nothing new to Yunza, who loves to add a little in all his films and it was the perfect fit for this film.

Also, Yunza is a master at body horror and he throws a bunch of these scenes in this film just to add a little spice to the show.

Though as I said in the beginning that I didn’t like this film all those years ago. Now, I’m  blown away by how twenty years can change you opinions in some films. Even with the amusingly cringe worthy Faust demon costume (Yes, it doesn’t looked anything like the poster), I actually find this film to be everything I wanted with SPAWN but didn’t get from that film.

This film is a classic adaptation from a rare time when comics and horror would combine to create some damn good films that push the emvelope.

All in all I have to say that this film is AWESOMETACULAR!!!

 

Review: End of Oak Street (2026)

Review: End of Oak Street (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got a Twilight Zone style tale of a neighborhood that gets switched in time to the age of dinosaurs.

Ok, people, think Stephen Spielburg and Rod Sterling made a movie together. This would more than likely be that film.

This film reminds me of the classic Twilight Zone episode, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. It is exactly the same idea as that 1960s story, but in this case the monsters arrive.

Also, why did I mention our dear Mr Spielburg?, you ask. The music in this film and the opening is an exact Spielburg opening. Think the opening act of Poltergeist. This film opens and presents you all the characters of this film at a street carnival. You learn much about who these people are in that first act before all hell breaks lose and boy does it.

I liked how the handled the time jump. But, I found it annoying how they kept buggering on about it after. Even going so far as making a big deal over a pressure change that causes their ears to pop.

I really hated the bully scene with the big kid trying to beat up one of the main kids, by chasing him on his bike and screaming at him about how he broke his brother’s arm. We end up later in the middle of the dinosaur situation revisiting this crap like the bully could give a shit that they were dealing with blood thirsty dinosaurs.

In this film unfortunately you mostly see Trexes and Veloso Rapters, much like Jurassic Park. You do see a couple of Brontosauruses (Yes, I said DRONTOSAURUSES, not Drekiosaurses…I want a Bronto Burger, like Fred Flinstone, not a Bracio Burger..Fuck that!!!).

All the actors did a wonderful job trying to escape the dinos, mostly Raptors who were going from house to house having an all you can eat human buffet.

Also, I loved that the filmmakers went for a happy Spielburg ending to the film rather than a negative Rod Sterling ending.

All in all I have to say this film is JURASICTACULAR!!!

Review: Killer Whale (2029)

Review: Killer Whale (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing a film about a psychotic Orca and two ladies trapped on a rock..Oh boy…

Killer Whale (2026)

Maddie, a cellist haunted by the tragic death of a friend and her resulting hearing loss, travels to Thailand with her best friend Trish to heal from the trauma. However, their retreat turns into a fight for survival when they become trapped in a secluded lagoon and hunted by an aggressive orca. Isolated in a hostile environment, Maddie must push her survival instincts to the limit as she faces not only the relentless attacks of the apex predator, but also a devastating betrayal.

Ok, this film is the only killer Orca film I’ve  seen since I saw the classic horror film from 1977, Orca. Yes, it’s  been that long since I’ve  seen a film about a killer Orca. The thing is when people think killer ocean predator the always think sharks. For most people orcas are those large whales they see do tricks at Sea World. But Orcas are a major predator species that take out seals and even on occasion great white sharks. Also, extremely rarely do these intelligent mamels ever attack humans, but it does happen.

 I was hoping this film was going to be the film to show that aspect of Orcas, but unfortunately it appears the filmmakers looked at over used shark tropes and simply whrote in whale instead of shark. Seriously, the Orca in this film acts more like a shark than an orca. But what can you expect from filmmakers looking for an easy answer.

Shit, the CGI whale shots look facky as hell. Supposedly the whale is swimming Under the water but the  water doesn’t look affected by the whale.

Also, another serious issue with this film is a lack of suspense. Things happen, but they just happen. We needed a Sheriff Brody moment where you feel the moment. It’s  a film about a psycho whale for fucks sake!!!

I was amused that the main push of this film was actually an incident toward the beginning of the film that literally destroys the main character’s life. Yes, rather than focusing on the killer whale that is out to get them the two ladies on the rock in the middle of the isolated lagoon are dealing with personal issues related to their relationship and the death of their male friend, and I’m not talking about the guy who became Free Willy chow at the lagoon.

I have to give kudos to Virginia Gardner, who plays Maddie, and Mel jarner, who plays Trish. Bother of these ladies have their in all, even with this freaky assed script. This film royally needed a rewrite. You had a whale that didn’t bact like like a whale and people who make wonkie decisions. I mean, give me a break. You are trapped on a rock in the middle of a lagoon out in nowhere with a phsycho whale after you and you are going to talk about personal problems? PHSYCO WHALE!!! For fucks sake!!!

So, did I enjoy this film? I have mixed feelings about it. I hated the movie, but I felt for Maddie.

How did it compare to Orca? Give me a break. Orca was a freaky film too. It was about a whale getting revenge on the humans that killed its baby. In this film the mentioned this whale had a miscarriage. I’m sure that was the filmmakers showing they knew about Orca.

So, my answer is Orca is worlds better than this film. I’m borobably forget this film exists in a couple days. Nope, it’s gone.

My suggestion is go find Orca and watch it and forget this waste of money and time.

 

Review:Obsession (2026)

Review: Obssession (2025)

By William Pattison

This time I got a freaky film from Blumhouse about a guy who wants his crush to love and he ends up getting his wish in horrifying spades…

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Now let me start by saying that Blumehouse has come out with a lot of freaky shit over the years, but this one take the prize for freakyness.

This film takes the dream of finding a love spell and twists it into insanity. I’ve  seen many takes on this theme before…The episode of Buffy where Zandor tried to put a live spell on Cordillia and ends up having every woman in town obsessively lusting after him including Buffy and her mother. But that must bow to this film.

This film doesn’t  have the look nor feel of a Blumehouse film. For one thing this film has no humor in it. Also this color scheme and music feels more like something from the 80s or early 90s. This film gets royally dark and nasty.

I have to give a great amoount of acalades to Andi Navarette, who gives a psychotically freaky performance of a girl cursed with the love spell from hell. This girl deserves an award for the how truly scary she was. She was royally the obsessed, clinging, girlfriend of nightmares.

Also I have to give cudos to  Michael  Johnston as Bear, the Romeo who made a big boo boo…a serious one.

This film takes the idea of the crazy girlfriend and puts it on acid. I was constantly going, “You’re not going that way..” and guess what?

I can honestly say this film is the nastiest film to come out of Blumehouse period.

This film is a must see, I can say no more than that…

 

Review: They will Kill You (2026)

Review: They Will Kill You (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing a film about a tough assed Black woman who must fight emortal Satan worshipers to save her younger sister…

Ten years earlier, a bullet through the chest separated tight-knit sisters Asia and Maria Reaves. But the days in jail fly by when all you have is undying revenge to keep you going. Now, a pitiless avenger has set foot in The Virgil, an impregnable New York City den of Satanists, and forgiveness is not her style. All she wants is to have her family back. However, the intruder is way out of her league; inside the nine-story neo-Gothic building, an army of Hell's disciples would rather die again and again than fail their master. And before tonight's black mass, they will kill her. When so much more is at stake than just losing your life, what is the point in fighting a losing battle?

What do you get when you combine Ready or Not with John Wick and a touch of Kill Bill? I would say it would be very close to this freaky film.

You may think you know what you are going to get with this film, but you don’t . This film is a blood and gore fest that runs at high speed. It is the type of film that could be confusing or just look comical. Surprisingly it doesn’t . It also could easily have turned monotonous, but it isn’t .

This film completely and utterly kept my interest.

Azzie Beets does an amazing and exhausting job playing Asia, the crazy black lady who must fight her way through an army of immortal bloodthirsty Satanists. This poor actress worked for her pay doing this role. It was non stop and she was on screen from beginning to end in this film.

Also the FX worked really good, especially the dead pig that was possessed by Satan. Those FX blew me away.

This film was tornado of action from start to finish.

All in all, I got to tell you that this film is AWESOMETACULAR and is a film you don’t want to miss…

 

 

Review: The Bride! (2026)

Review: The Bride! (2026)

By William Pattison

Ok, this time I’ve finally got a chance to see the remake of the 80s horror film The Bride.

Chicago, 1936. Bearing the scars of defiance on his freakishly strong body,The Frankenstein Monster feels tired of dodging bullets and escaping the mob. Now, the man on the run is desperate for connection and a soulmate to share the burden of existence. And the brilliant Dr Euphronius must deliver, like it or not. After all, the blasphemous goal may sound impossible, but it has happened before. However, as Ida steps into the picture, doubts emerge: Undoubtedly, she is beautiful in her own strange way, but is she what Frankie wants? Born dead in a dangerous world, two stowaways of life who cheated death have one shot at making it work. But what if Ida is nobody's bride?

Ok, this remake is worlds different from the original 80s film.

This film is very much written by a feminist and pushing that agenda. The most evident part is the way the ghost of Mary Shelley is presented in this film. This version of the author is a fowl mouthed feminist construction pushing the feminist agenda rather than presenting a more honest representation.

Given the beginning of the film I was actually pleasantly surprised that I actually enjoyed this film. But besides the warped feminist Mary Shelly, the director actually had a scene at a night club that looked more modern than correct to the 1930s time period. These aspects of the film along with getting “The Message” and social polital propaganda was annoying and kind of took me out of the story. I would have rather they keep the story in the correct time period rather than poluting it with modern images or ideas.

Still, I did find myself getting into the story and feeling for Frank and his bride. I thought Essie Buckley  did a wonderful job as The Bride, aka Ida. As well Christian Bale  did an equally good job as Frankenstein’s Monster.

All in all I thought this remake was ok, but I personally thought it didn’t  live up to The Bride of Frankenstein nor the 80s film, The Bride. This film was marred with modern social political bullshit. Still, it is still watchable and I will recommend this film for Horror fans…

 

Review: Imaginary (2026)

Review: Imaginary (2024)

By William Pattison

This time I’m reviewing a film about a demonic teddy bear…

When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter, Alice, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice's behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize that Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.

Ok, people, I had been waiting to see this film after I saw the trailer two years ago.So I was so happy when I found it available on Tubi TV. Of course, then I watched this…

Ok, let’s  start the pain. Both the trailer and the poster make this look like the bear itself was going to be the big a big deal in the film, like Teddy Anabelle. Nope. The fucking bear is barely in it. Things happen but the bamn bear just sits there looking cute and cuddly. The fucking thing has a music box in it that plays a sickly sweet tune. Come on people. I want a demonic scare bear nut fluffy the boring demon bear. The thing doesn’t  even move or make faces. At the end they have a horrible, and not in the good way, monster bear at a distance down a hall, but that is it. SHIT!!!

Then the little girl in this film is a HORRIBLE actress. When she cries in the film you immediately cringe and shout out fake. Also the girl acts like she is trying to remember lines…Oh, God, save me.

Worse yet this film was made during the WOKE epidemic and it royally suffers from it. You got a white, English, dad with two white daughters and a black stepmother. The black step mother gets most of the scenes. Oh, and the demon resurrects the girls dead mother and I swear they purposely hired a woman who looks exactly like the evil stepmother from Snow White. This woman was scary.

And on top of all this most of this film is boring and annoying. It is only during the last twenty minutes that this film actually get interesting, when the little girl gets stole by the demon and stepmother and sister has to go into the teddy bear’s world to save the annoying little girl. This is were we get freaky stuff and Fluffy the CGI monster bear. This part was somewhat entertaining, but reminded me of something from a Freddy Krueger movie…so ALREDDY SEEN THAT!!! So, not placidated…YOU LOSE!!!

To put it simply, this film was a lot of promise and no delivery. So you know my answer to if I recommend this film??? Fuck no!!!

Review: Mortal Combat 2 (2026)

Review: Mortal Combat 2(2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got a review of the sequel to the lacking remake of the original Mortal Combat movie. May the pain begin…

Kitana struggles beneath Shao Kahn's control as Earthrealm's defenders prepare for a deadly tournament that threatens multiple realms. Lord Raiden and Sonya Blade gather fighters including Liu Kang, Cole Young, and Johnny Cage to challenge Outworld's growing power. As alliances shift and ancient forces return, the champions face overwhelming enemies, dangerous magic, and personal conflicts that test their loyalty. The battle for Earthrealm becomes a fight between freedom and domination, with warriors forced to discover what they are willing to sacrifice.

Though I have to say this film is better than the sequel to the original Mortal Combat movie, Mortal Combat Apocalyse. That film was a horrifying mess and was an insult to the original. This film is just boring and the fighting sucks.

The the only person in this film that stands out and is worth watching is Carl Urban as Johnney Cage. Urban is wasted in this film. He gives his all but this film doesn’t  have the juice. He is the best Johnney Cage in any of the films, unfortunately.

The original had some of the best martial arts action on film, but this film barely has a pulse. It tries but fails. I was dozing off watching this shit, and I’m  a huge Mortal Combat fan.

So, with that said, I need to close the lid on the coffin. In my humble opinion as a reviewer of over twenty-five years and a fan of Mortal Combat I say that this film is DOG SHIT. Better than the original sequel to Mortal Combat, but still DOGSHIT!!!!

 

 

Review: Disclosure Day (2026)

Review: Disclosure Day (2026)

By William Pattison

This time I got the latest film by Stephen Spielburg and what I consider a sequel to Close Encounters…

A weather news anchor begins experiencing strange behaviors and discovers she can suddenly speak various dialects--including what appears to be an alien language. At the same time, a mysterious man with an unknown past comes into possession of stolen government evidence proving the existence of extraterrestrial life and is determined to make it public. For reasons neither fully understands, the two are drawn together. If they can navigate government agents, suspicious spouses, and others trying to stop them, they may reveal a truth that could change humanity forever.

Well, it’s  finally happened, Stephen Speilburg has done a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, even though he won’t admit it.

The reason he doesn’t admit it is because there are no direct references to Close Encounter. In fact this film deals with the victims of life long alien abductions and the stories of the non- government agency of the modern UFO, Oh, how stupid of me. I mean UAP culture. But, Stephen being a sneaky bastard put in one subtle reference that screams, THIS IS A CLOSE RNCOUNTERS SEQUEL!!!! I’ll  reveil it later..

This is a wonderful harken back to the good ole days of the 80s but with a dash of the modern. Shit, Stephen even dragged John Williams out of the old files home in his wheelchair and got him to do the music for this “Not Close Encounters Sequel.”

This film is not shy on the action and even has a scene where the “non-government” agency tries to kill the two main characters.

Emiley Blunt does an outstanding job as Margaret, one of the chosen ones. This poor girl had a lot on her plate because she had the entire film on her sholders and she had to learn to deliver lines in multiple languages, including alien.

In fact everyone in this film did outstanding jobs, including the background people. But of course this is a Stephen Spielburg film, it’s  expected.

Now, to the proof that this is actual undeniable PROOF that this is the sequel to Close Encounters. In a flashback, when Margaret goes to the reconstruction of her family home, she relives her first abduction. During it she sings a song to calm herself. Guess what song?  The Jimmeny Cricket song from Pinochio. The same song Richard Dreifus had the music box of in CLOSE ENCOÚNTERS. The fucking music they played at the end of the movie!!!

So, is this a good sequel to Close Encounters? Fuck yeah. I loved it. It gave me the tingles and brought me back to a world free of WOKE and The Message. It reminded me of a time when Spielburg and Lucas were the Titans of Hollywood and summer movies were truly magical. It is a time I sorely miss and mourn.

So, what is my rating? What the fuck you think???

EIGHtIES AWESOMETACULAR!!!!