I was a little hesitant to check this one out when I got this screener in the mail, I saw the original so long ago and although I can’t say I remember it shot for shot, I know that it was a film I really enjoyed. The original Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a cult...
A non-gory, suspense-based, pared-down thriller in the Hitchcock mould, VACANCY riffs on the HOSTEL premise of sicko middle-aged thrill-seekers exploiting / torturing / killing unsuspecting tourists and stranded urbanites. Although it has the added kink that, this...
A little over half of the critics who have commented on Nimród Antal’s English-language debut, Vacancy, gave the film a positive review. (cough) I wish I was getting paid what they were under the table (cough) James Berardinelli states that the work is “not...
Arguably, Robert Wiene (The Hands of Orlac) created the first significant horror film in cinema history. Irrefutably, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was the first psychological horror flick. Interestingly, most every element of horror can be found in Wiene’s highly...
Earnest performances, good pacing and a surprisingly impressive central creature all help make WYVERN one of the very best Sci-Fi Channel-originated CG monster movies. That may be damning it with the faintest of faint praise, but it really is a decent movie in its own...
