Category Archives: Review

The Coming of Robot-13

Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

If you were a robot with a human skull for a head, and you’d just been dredged up from the depths by fishermen, without memory of who you are or why you existed, you’d no doubt be plagued by all … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, News, Review, Robots, Zombies | 6 Comments

Review: The Horseman

Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

The Horseman (Aust-2008; dir. Steven Kastrissios) The title of this independent revenge thriller is a reference to Revelations 6:8 and its horseman of the Apocalypse: “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Interviews, Review | 4 Comments

Review: Showdown of the Godz

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

Showdown of the Godz (US- 2007; short [15 min]; dir. Julien Calderbank) Film and television are hothouses of fanaticism.  To “outsiders” obsessive media fans, known in Japan as Otaku, can be seen as weird, pathetic, sad, dysfunctional — even if, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Review | Leave a comment

Review: Day of the Dead

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

Having just watched the so-called remake of the Romero classic, Day of the Dead (US-2008; dir. Steve Miner), I was intending to review it — fairly and without prejudice, even though Romero’s original remains what is for me the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Review, Weird stuff, Zombies | 2 Comments

Review: Big Man Japan

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2009 by Robert Hood

Big Man Japan (2007) Dir: Hitoshi Matsumoto [aka Dai-Nipponjin] Even straight-down-the-line daikaiju eiga, or Japanese giant monster films, are imaginatively left-field – but they don’t get much weirder than this. In Big Man Japan an unseen interviewer follows the mundane … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Review, Trailers, Weird stuff | 5 Comments

Review: Guilala’s Boyish Grin

Posted on Monday, December 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis; aka Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!] (2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) Though the Japanese daikaiju eiga subgenre of giant monster films was arguably … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Japanese, Review, Update | 4 Comments

Review: Onechanbara

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

Onechanbara [aka Chanbara Beauty] (Japan-2008; dir. Yôhei Fukuda) Onechanbara: The Movie is the sort of film that potentially raises many questions, not the least of which is “Why is that cute Japanese chick wearing a bikini, a feather boa and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Review, Zombies | 5 Comments

Review: Monster From Bikini Beach

Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

To fully appreciate Monster From Bikini Beach (US-2008; dir. Darin Wood) you have to take the “Truth in Advertising” approach to criticism. Look at the title. Right? Now what do you expect to find in this movie? Cheesy monsters? Bikini-clad … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Horror, Review | 6 Comments

Review: Zombie Strippers!

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Zombie Strippers! (US-2008; dir. Jay Lee) Much can be forgiven when you come upon an honest example of truth in advertising. Unlike many independent, low-budget films (and many big-budget ones as well), Jay Lee’s Zombie Strippers lives up to its … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Review, Zombies | 7 Comments

Review: Prom Night (2008)

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by Robert Hood

I saw the new Prom Night remake with Chris Barnes at a preview last night, which is odd as this is Australia and it doesn’t open in its home country until tomorrow. What did we do to deserve such treatment? … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Horror, Review, Slashers | 5 Comments