Category: Archived Reviews

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Roger Corman, a producer of countless b-movie creations and successful in them all, was also a director early on, and this movie marked his second Poe film. He enjoyed Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic writings, inspiring him to recreate the stories, involving Richard Matheson, the writer of I am Legend, to flesh out the story to…

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Love At First Bite (1979) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

After the truly successful Young Frankenstein [1974] from director Mel Brooks, the horror-comedies slowly became careful, some more than others, and recall it’s the late 70s so a bit more sexual suggestions occurring, in fact prior to Love at First Bite, which was an independent film along with six other vampire flicks hit the market….

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Shark Exorcist (2015) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Before one can discuss the film Shark Exorcist, they need to understand the director, who has a cult following, and seems to be willing and wanton to tread the water of cheesy exploitation flicks, a graced the cinematic screen with An Erotic Vampire in Paris (2002) and Chainsaw Cheerleaders (2008), this is none other than…

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Bloodrunners (2017) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Bloodrunners from director Dan Lantz (Bloodlust Zombies [2011]) and scripted by Michael McFadden (Blood Lodge [2012]), who also does a great performance in this flick, presents a refreshing tale of vampires, set in 1933, complete with all the bells and whistles, hoots and hollers, simply a fun and enjoyable movie. The movie made on a…

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Return to Horror High: Class in Session (1987) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

When I first saw this movie I was in high school and I remember not caring what the story’s intentions were and why certain things occurred or happened during the flick; it was just another fun slasher picture, however, now to returning 32-years later and revisiting this cheesy low-budget flick, it was a fun trip…

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Australiens (2014) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

One is unsure what to expect when viewing the cover art of this production, but leaving an open mind for wonderment of the cinema experience helps greatly, and the film opens to a fantastic tone, which easily gives way for an enjoyable movie, while having no seriousness intended. The filmmaker, Joe Bauer, who previous directed…

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The Shallows (2016) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Since one week out of the year for the past 30 or so, Discovery announces a shark week, though it’s definitely become more of a commercialism adventure, and even Syfy joined with the Sharknado movies, so here is The Shallows. Director Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax [2005]) brings to life, with screenwriter Anthony Jaswinski (Backwoods…

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47 Meters Down (2016) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

It is a very special treat when a viewer gets a stunning visual film, and it comes from screenwriters, which used a formula of caring to introduce the audience to the characters, placing an event into the mix that moves the film along in reasonable manner. Director and writer Johannes Roberts assisted by writer Ernest…

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Bloodwork (2012) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Archived Reviews

Director Eric Wostenberg, no stranger to the horror genre, brings a refreshing script from David Nahmod, about medical doctors playing in the realm God, with good intentions and then bypassing the guidelines of FDA exchange for exceeding initial stages and bribing test subjects humans with more money and power. This vein of horror (pun intended)…

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – By Baron Craze

May 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

As of 2019, it is the only horror film to win an Oscar for Best Picture among the five previous challengers for this prestigious award were The Exorcist [1973], Jaws [1975] and most recently Black Swan [2010]. However, it was not the only award of the prestigious event, it also had a memorable place in…

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