Dororo (2007)

Dororo (2007)

In the East, demons are ranked by their ability to appear human versus their true monstrous form. So in movies that depict a demon that looks and sounds human, you know that you are seeing a master demon that has done many atrocities to gain that look. Demons gain the ability to look more human by devouring human body parts. If you pay attention to most movies...

SouthLAnd Recap 3.8 – Fixing A Hole

SouthLAnd Recap 3.8 – Fixing A Hole

­­­­ Good to see Chickie Brown (Arija Bareikis) back to her old self in uniform. If you can recall the last episode of SouthLAnd, Chickie and Dewey ran over and killed an old woman during a high-speed chase. The female cop was shaken up into almost quitting and John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) had to talk her into staying the course as an officer. Speaking of...

Blood and Bone

Blood and Bone

Straight to DVD action movies all have a common theme that the people who rent/purchase them accept over the outsiders that scoff at them. The theme that I am referring to is the “action over everything else” mainstay. Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme made a mint from these films in the early 90s and a small but dedicated fan-base (myself...

Orphan

Orphan

Yet another gem of 2009, Orphan seemed to be firing on all cylinders with the excellent visual effects, acting, score and most of all direction. Not once could I peel my eyes from the screen after the first half of introductory setup had been established. Isabelle Fuhrman is absolutely frightening as the mysterious Esther and Aryana Engieer gets the...