MOVIE REVIEW: HACK, CLOWN, HACK, “TERRIFIER” CHUCKLES ITS WAY ONTO BLU-RAY BY ROCCO THOMPSON Does the current state of Horror exhaust you? Are you bored to death of symbolic monsters, tasteful violence, “woke”-ness, and credible performances? Do you prefer...
JUST A LITTLE TORTURE: “ICHI THE KILLER” IS RAZOR SHARP ON BLU-RAY BY ROCCO THOMPSON “Hit me.” said the masochist, “No.” said the sadist. Since 2011, four of Takashi Miike’s films have been presented at the Cannes Film Festival....
SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ABERRATION: A NUNSPLOITATION WATCHLIST BY ROCCO THOMPSON There’s just something about nuns. Whether flying or singing, kindly or cruel, ever virginal or newly reformed, these brides of Christ have a rich legacy in film. Of course, repression and...
HORROR HANDMADES: 13 QUESTIONS WITH “MOTHER OF MONSTERS” BY ROCCO THOMPSON An entirely self-taught artist living and working in Sterling, Colorado, TAM MAGGARD sculpts creatures so cute you could just scream! Specializing in the weird and wonderful, her...
HELL IS SHADOW PEOPLE: PACO PLAZA’S “VERONICA” LACKS HOLY TERROR BY ROCCO THOMPSON It would seem apropos that the titular heroine of Paco Plaza’s newest film, VERONICA, shares a name with the biblical figure who offered her veil to Jesus of Nazareth...
