Category Archives: Film

Pacific… Umm, Atlantic… How Many Rims Are There?

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

Atlantic Rim (US-2013; dir. Jared Cohn) is the notorious mockbuster studio The Asylum’s pre-hash of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming blockbuster, Pacific Rim. It has giant monsters rising from the depths (albeit different depths), giant mecha, a human combat team and … Continue reading →

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Rotting in Chicago

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain First Look Indie production Chicago Rot is described as “A Supernatural Rock ‘n’ Roll Horror Thriller!!” With its somewhat divergent noirish take on an ever-popular revenge scenario, it explores a side of Chicago that goes beyond seedy into … Continue reading →

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Legendary Rises from the Tomb

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2013 by Robert Hood

New Discovery There’s another cryptid on the loose — and this one is a big, nasty dragon-like reptile, looking to contribute to the ongoing history of giant monsters in cinema. The film has gone through several name-changes (Legendary: The Shocate … Continue reading →

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Embed Yourself in the Moment: Embedded

Posted on Saturday, May 4, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive In the past I’ve expressed a certain ambivalence when it comes to camera-verité style movies (as I like to call them), sometimes referred to as “found footage” — you know, those rampantly kinetic, hand-held exercises in pretend … Continue reading →

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Reality Has Shifted: We Have Pacific Rim

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Robert Hood

I’m speechless — which is convenient as I have little time to write anything elaborate. But I have to put the latest trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim on this site to record the moment when giant monster geekdom … Continue reading →

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New Creature Feature: Demon

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive Main title notwithstanding, the new indie horror film Demon (US-2013; dir. Rob Walker) is not a version of The Exorcist. It is in fact a cryptozoological horror film based on reports of the Chupacabra — or “Goat … Continue reading →

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Bunyip: An Ocker Shocker

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Robert Hood

It’s about time someone made a cryptozoological creature feature starring a uniquely Aussie monster like the Bunyip — that large critter from Aboriginal mythology who enjoys spending his time splashing about in billabongs (the swampy variety, not the boardshorts). Well, … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh: If It’s Not Zombies, It’s Some Damn Cryptid…

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Robert Hood

Spot the monster! [youtube ErZsoWGjeG4] Well, maybe later! Monongahela is a feature length sci-fi thriller filmed entirely in Pittsburgh, PA by director Cayce Mell and independent film production company 2nd State. Pittsburgh was, of course, the birthplace of modern zombiedom, … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish Eyes: The New Yôkai?

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013 by Robert Hood

Images of the cute yet bizarre kaiju (that is, monsters) inhabiting Takashi Murakami’s much-anticipated fantasy Mememe no Kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) reveal an imagination that has taken its own established aesthetic and created a weird, toy-like pantheon of creatures very reminiscent, in … Continue reading →

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Little Mechanical Critters Infest the Woods

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013 by Robert Hood

Here’s another take on monster infestation as seen through the eyes of participants, made in the mockumentary style of The Troll Hunter [trolls], District 9 [aliens], Monsters [alien organisms] and, most famously, The Blair Witch Project [a dead witch] (or … Continue reading →

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