Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Let me begin this review of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by stating that I don’t really care for the first film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book, titled “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (the film, not the book; the book shares its title with the newer...

The Changeling

By shifting the subgenre’s focus ever so discreetly, Director Peter Medak creates one of the most famous haunted house films, comparable in its atmosphere to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and Robert Wise’s The Haunting. Stridently, George C. Scott carries the tale of...
Chaos

Chaos

My god, with this film I don’t know where to begin, nor do I know where I stand on my views of it. Chaos has become one of those films that is now surrendering itself in controversy, based not only on it’s content, but by the way the film has an effect on...
Chaos

Chaos

First things first, obviously by my rating, the reader is aware of which side of David DeFalco’s Chaos fence I reside. Though I try not to validate a work of art in the wake of criticism–allowing those who condemn to do so upon their own volition as is their...
Unborn But Forgotten

Unborn But Forgotten

Well before I viewed this film, I read on The Internet Movie Database a review of the film in which the reviewer said that this film was the Korean version of “FearDotCom”. Right there and then it had a strike against it with me as I was no fan of...
Chainsaw Sally

Chainsaw Sally

Chainsaw Sally is your basic B-movie with a throw back feel and homage to the b-movies days of the 70’s. You might even say it’s kind of a grind house kind of film with a comedy element. It’s not the best independent B-film I’ve ever saw, but...