Red State (2011): Kevin Smith’s Heavy-Handed Descent into Torture Porn and Politics
Ben Dover Red State is a 2011 horror thriller film written, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith. The film follows a group of three teenage boys who respond to an online ad…
Spawn (1997) – A Grotesque Comic Book Adaptation.
Spawn follows Al Simmons, an elite US Marine who is murdered by his evil boss Jason Wynn. Simmons then makes a deal with the devil to return to Earth as…
The Nines (2007)- Ryan Reynolds’ Interminable Descent Into Avant-Garde Whimsy
The Nines tells three short stories, the first of about an actor who is under house arrest after flipping over his car, the second is about a writer who’s pilot…
The Final Cut (2004): Robin Williams’ Baffling Descent into Dystopian Tedium
The Final Cut is a 2004 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Omar Naim and starring Robin Williams, Jim Caviezel, and Mira Sorvino. The film is set in a…
Battlefield Earth (2000): An Unprecedented Amalgamation of Cinematic Feces
Battlefield Earth is a 2000 American science fiction film directed by Roger Christian, based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The film…
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…
Warriors of Virtue (1997) – A Nauseatingly Misguided Attempt at Fantasy Grandeur
A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of Tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of animal warriors.…
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…