Category Archives: Giant Bugs

Make Your Own Infestation

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 by Robert Hood

So the giant bug movie Infestation (US-2009; dir. Kyle Rankin) has crawled out of its pupal stage and appears on DVD in the US on 13 October. Synopsis: A slacker wakes up to find himself weak, wrapped in webbing and … Continue reading →

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Review: Monster Island

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

Monster Island (Canada/US-2004; dir. Jack Perez) On the most obvious level, the plot of this MTV “Special Movie Presentation” is driven by pop music aesthetics aimed at the typical MTV audience — hence the inclusion of Carmen Electra and Nick … Continue reading →

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Fightin’ Giant Metallic Bugs in the West

Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

Mixing genres can be an effective way of adding interest to stories that would otherwise seem a little tired and overdone. Writer Richard Beattie and director Kristoffer Tabori appear to have taken the classic High Plains Drifter (plus all the … Continue reading →

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Worming its Way into our Hearts

Posted on Thursday, July 9, 2009 by Robert Hood

One of the great things about independent filmmaking is that the filmmakers can pretty much do whatever weirdness they like. This side of the Japanese film industry (see RoboGeisha), such freedom of the imagination isn’t something you see too often … Continue reading →

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