Category Archives: Review

Review: Devi

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now this is what I call a giant monster! It towers so far out of the atmosphere that meteors and planets revolve around its heads (though lack of oxygen proves no hindrance to its fire-breathing, I notice). And when it … Continue reading →

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When Film Commentary Loses the Plot

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Ever seen the Japanese giant monster movie about a gigantic rampaging X? It’s hard being a film commentator — and this is particularly so when attempting to do an encyclopedic overview of a somewhat esoteric genre such as, say, “Giant … Continue reading →

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“In the Service of the Flesh” Reviewed

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

I just stumbled upon this review of my zombie story “In the Service of the Flesh” by the insightful Chuck McKenzie on the Horrorscope website. It’s always good to get a rave review. The last sentence is particularly pleasing. ‘In … Continue reading →

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Vintage Robots, Part One

Posted on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Mechanical Man [aka L’Uomo Meccanico] is a real find — a silent film, made in Italy in 1921 and directed by André Deed. It features a female evil genius, a “giant” rampaging robot and even a climactic battle between … Continue reading →

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Review: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (US-1985; dir. B.W.L. Norton) Though the dinosaurs in this dinosaurs-in-the-modern-world epic aren’t presented as monsters, the mother brontosaur is given a chance to do the classic monster rampage as she desperately tries to rescue … Continue reading →

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Review: Trespassers

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

Trespassers is one of those not-quite-a-zombie-flick zombie flicks that draws on some of the aesthetics of recent successes in the genre without embracing the full package. It has a supernatural scenario that involves a curse and a horde of cannibalistic, … Continue reading →

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Review: Komodo vs Cobra

Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 by Robert Hood

[Jim] Wynorski is responsible for Komodo vs Cobra, about which the best I can say is that it isn’t anywhere near as awful as Attack of the Sabretooth — another recent sub-Jurassic Park, low-budget, TV-oriented, monster-on-the-loose effort. Read the full … Continue reading →

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Review: Angel on My Shoulder

Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 by Robert Hood

In the first few minutes of this supernatural gangster comedy-drama, Eddie Kagle (imbued by Paul Muni with all the appropriately iconic tough-guy mannerisms we’ve come to expect from the era of Cagney, Bogart and Edward G. Robinson) is released from … Continue reading →

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Review: The Booth

Posted on Friday, December 7, 2007 by Robert Hood

With a running time of just over 70 minutes, The Booth is a small J-Horror gem — though without “dead wet girls” or any of the other post-Ring stereotypes. Set almost entirely inside an old, disused radio broadcast studio, it … Continue reading →

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Review: Night of the Living Dorks

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 by Robert Hood

Otherwise known as Die Nacht der lebenden Loser: Cross-genre horror films are becoming more prevalent. It’s inevitable, really, as filmmakers attempt to break out of the rut of whatever contemporary trend is currently doing the rounds. The German zombie flick … Continue reading →

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