Freaky (2020) – 3.5 Blood-Soaked Pom-Poms
Ben Dover Freaky has seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler who spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the latest target of…
Comedy
Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996) – 3.5 Bruised Stuntmen
In First Strike, Chan plays a Hong Kong cop named Jackie who is enlisted by the CIA to track down a missing nuclear warhead. The plot unfolds as Jackie works…
You Can’t Kill Stephen King (2012) – About as scary as a basket of kittens
A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time. Review by Ben Dover: You Can’t Kill Stephen…
What About Bob? (1991) – Take a “vacation” from your problems. Baby steps to the elevator… baby steps to the car…
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation. Review by Ben Dover: What About Bob?…
A Scanner Darkly (2006) – 4 Paranoid Pineapple Expresses
A Scanner Darkly is set in a not-too-distant future where America has lost its “war” on drugs, Fred, an undercover cop, is one of many people hooked on the popular…
Thanksgiving (2023) – 2 Stale Turkeys
Thanksgiving is a 2023 American slasher film by Eli Roth and written by Jeff Rendell, based on a story by the pair. Based on Roth’s fictitious trailer of the same…
Smiley Face (2007) – Anna Faris’ Descent into Cinematic Ignominy
Smiley Face follows the story of a young actress (Anna Faris) who, after mistakenly consuming marijuana-laced cupcakes, embarks on a series of comedic misadventures throughout Los Angeles . The film…
Southland Tales (2006) – Richard Kelly’s Magnum Opus of Unintelligible Madness
Southland Tales is a dystopian black comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. The film is set in the then-near future of 2008, and is a portrait of…
Mars Attacks! (1996) Tim Burton’s Schlocky, Campy Assault on Good Taste
Mars Attacks! is a 1996 black comedy science fiction film directed by Tim Burton, featuring a massive cast of A-list celebrities including Jack Nicholson as the President of the United…
Crank (2006): A High-Octane Masterclass in Ridiculous Cinema
“Crank” is a 2006 American action film starring Jason Statham as professional assassin Chev Chelios. In the movie, Chelios discovers that his rival injected him with a deadly poison that…