World War Z (2013) – 3.5 Caffeinated Corpses
Ben Dover World War Z is a post-apocalyptic action thriller directed by Marc Forster, based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. The movie follows Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt),…
Sleepwalkers (1992) – Utterly ridiculous, occasionally creepy, and unintentionally hilarious.
Sleepwalkers is a 1992 American horror film written by Stephen King and directed by Mick Garris. The film stars Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick and Alice Krige. The film revolves around…
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…
After the Dark (2013): A Bloated Philosophical Tangle Masquerading as Provocative Science Fiction
Synopsis: “After the Dark” is a science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by John Huddles. The film follows a philosophy class at an international school in Jakarta, Indonesia…
Red State (2011): Kevin Smith’s Heavy-Handed Descent into Torture Porn and Politics
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…