One wonders how the quirky Cabin Fever ever saw the light of day. Every studio in town had rejected the script but Eli with his attaché of deep pocketed friends, financed the film and released it. From Romero to Jackson to Tarantino, everyone embraced the young auteur...
Eli Roth’s Hostel: Part II . . . to put it simply, it’s largely more, but lesser, of the same. For people who enjoyed the intent of Hostel, such individuals will find the sequel viewable while fanboys will yawn at what can, for the first time in the franchise, be...
Hollywood pretty boy, Eli Roth, after debuting with his campy yet cliché Cabin Fever, set out to create a vision so horrible that it would leave the world’s mouth agape, thus speechless. However, back in the land of reality, the predictable backlash of mainstream...
To be honest with you folks, I actually almost walked out of the theater on this film, and it takes a lot for me to do such a thing. The fact of the matter was that I thought from the beginning of this film right to the end was going to me nothing but a sick and...
Joon-ho Bong’s The Host is a testament to the multifaceted potential of the arts. By using a cross between a tadpole with a pituitary problem and John McTiernan’s Predator as his springboard, the director merges scathing satire with wry comedy, all amid a heartwarming...
Question: What do you get if you make a porno with an very thin, arbitrary horror plot and then remove the nudity? Answer: Instant B-movie goodness! So, without further ado, let’s try it. Our cinematic tripe today is the American version of Fritz Böttger’s Ein Toter...
