I’m not much for Exorcism type films. This is an ok one. First watch I really wasn’t too impressed. The multiple personality angle was my favorite thing about it. As a horror film, it’s a must see. If you’re looking for much else, I’d skip it.
Joker, 2019 – ★★★½
You can’t do retro until you go full retro. In the 1970’s, mental illness wasn’t all the buzz like it is today. I doubt most homes knew what manic-depression really meant, or depression for that matter. Joker goes a little too deep in that in the writing.
You can’t have an amazing drama/horror flick when it’s paid for by Marvel and is indeed a comics flick. Joker starts out amazing as a drama/horror but crashes in the end into a Marvel fuselage. This will please the young and confound the older (like me). As you can see Joker has an identity complex.
I still liked it a lot. Hear more of my impressions of the film on my podcast The DRP Film Podcast: Listen here: –> thedrpodcast.com/joker/
(Podcast) Joker
Listen here –> thedrpodcast.com/joker/
My audio review of joker. As I tell my son, I needed to speak to my microphone a little after seeing it. This is MY experience of this quite remarkable and wonderful film. It is of course imperfect, just like Joker himself. 8/10.
Published first at the DRP film podcast: bit.ly/2Vvfa2L
Teeth, 2007 – ★★
The plot here is: a young woman has sex with men, supernaturally clipping off their penises with the set of teeth she has in her vagina. Yep, I need not say more.
The Visitor, 1979 – ★★★
Weirdness is often an alluring factor for me. In this case, I had muh reason to be allured. It’s an oldie horror worth checking out. I need more time to process it to really write about it.
(Podcast) Oct 8: 4 Horrors
Listen here –> thedrpodcast.com/oct-8-4-horrors/
Here I talk about 4 horror films: The Other Side of the Door, Jason X, The Last House on the Left (1972), and Unsane.
1. The Other Side of the Door (2016)
R | 96 min | Horror
5.3
7
41 Metascore
After her young son is killed in a tragic accident, a woman learns of a ritual which will bring him back to say goodbye, but when she disobeys a sacred warning, she upsets the balance between life and death.
Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky, Logan Creran
Votes: 16,140 | Gross: $2.99M
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2. Unsane (2018)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
6.4
7
63 Metascore
A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear–but is it real or a product of her delusion?
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple
Votes: 33,989 | Gross: $7.73M
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3. The Last House on the Left (1972)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
6
7
68 Metascore
Two teenage girls head to a rock concert for one’s birthday. While trying to score marijuana in the city, they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychotic convicts.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln
Votes: 30,197 | Gross: $3.10M
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4. Jason X (2001)
R | 91 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
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4.4
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25 Metascore
Jason Voorhees returns with a new look, a new machete, and his same murderous attitude as he is awakened on a spaceship in the 25th century.
Director: James Isaac | Stars: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Jeff Geddis, David Cronenberg
Votes: 47,342 | Gross: $13.12M
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The Other Side of the Door, 2016 – ★★★
Creepy, luxuriant horror settings and a decent demon story make this film a fun time! I have seen so many bad horror movies, this one is a good one! If you like horror and haven’t had an experience with this one, walk unafraid! It’s a good one.
I like it that the director did Strangers: Prey at Night. It is a far better film but TOSOTD is pretty good too. I have said I think Prey at Night is one of my favorite horror movies. I watched it again after seeing this and it still is. Enjoy this one, it works on all the levels.
Jason X, 2001 – ★★★★
A stoic, uncalculating being hacks star ship people up. Isn’t it wonderful? The sex is there amidst the swinging and slashing. It’s in keeping with the Jason enterprise aboard a virtual one :)
In all seriousness, this film was a lot of fun. Gather up the slasher friends who may lie Star Trek as well and enjoy this space-age ride, it’s no campground party, this time it’s in space.
If I seem to be rating it too high, you may be right. I just enjoyed it so much despite what some may see as “cheap” tropes and such. Worked for me. (Rent or Buy only)
(Podcast) Primal Horror Movies
Listen here –> thedrpodcast.com/primal-horror-movies/
In this episode I rattle off short previews of horror movies included in the Amazon Prime Video membership. I subscribe and I watch a lot of my horror movies on there. It’s amazing. I was not paid to share that!
I hope to do more of these posts for other services like Netflix, stay tuned. Here’s a sample search pasted from IMDB of some of the great horror films on Prime. I mention a lot of them in this show.
1. The Amityville Horror (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror
Newlyweds move into a large house where a mass murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud
Votes: 32,814 | Gross: $86.43M
2. A Quiet Place (2018)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Votes: 325,056 | Gross: $188.02M
3. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
R | 85 min | Horror
A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths.
Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman
Votes: 22,921 | Gross: $24.43M
4. Mother! (2017)
R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 164,636 | Gross: $17.80M
5. Stake Land (2010)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
In a world of vampires, an expert vampire hunter and his young protégé travel toward sanctuary.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Gregory Jones
Votes: 39,093 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Annihilation (2018)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong
Votes: 239,937 | Gross: $32.73M
7. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Western
In the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town’s doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 73,769
8. Gothika (2003)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A depressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she worked, with no memory of why she is there or what she has done.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 101,611 | Gross: $59.69M
9. The Exorcist III (1990)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller
Votes: 22,403 | Gross: $26.10M
10. Children of the Corn (1984)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believe everyone over the age of 18 must be killed.
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin
Votes: 43,566 | Gross: $14.57M
11. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
PG | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade a small town, replicating the residents one body at a time.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 47,278 | Gross: $24.95M
12. The Stakelander (2016)
TV-MA | 81 min | Action, Drama, Horror
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him.
Directors: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen | Stars: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Laura Abramsen, A.C. Peterson
Votes: 2,791
13. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
R | 137 min | Drama, Horror
A young couple moves in to an apartment only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 174,017
14. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a bloodthirsty, flesh-eating breed of monsters who are ravaging the East Coast of the United States.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
Votes: 106,902 | Gross: $0.09M
15. Nosferatu (1922)
Not Rated | 81 min | Fantasy, Horror
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter’s wife.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder
Votes: 81,999
16. Goodnight Mommy (2014)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don’t recognize.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher
Votes: 37,007 | Gross: $1.17M
17. Ginger Snaps (2000)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers
Votes: 38,752 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Long Weekend (1978)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn’t in an accommodating mood.
Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day
Votes: 3,568
19. Turbo Kid (2015)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.
Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell | Stars: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright
Votes: 24,329 | Gross: $0.05M
20. Willow Creek (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Jim and his girlfriend Kelly are visiting the infamous Willow Creek, the alleged home of the original Bigfoot legend – the tale of huge ape like creatures that roam the forests of North … See full summary »
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Alexie Gilmore, Bryce Johnson, Laura Montagna, Bucky Sinister
Votes: 9,575
21. Final Girl (2015)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.
Director: Tyler Shields | Stars: Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Logan Huffman, Alexander Ludwig
Votes: 12,697
22. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.
Director: Dan O’Bannon | Stars: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews
Votes: 50,120 | Gross: $14.24M
23. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Not Rated | 75 min | Horror, Mystery
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal
Votes: 20,663
24. The House on Pine Street (2015)
111 min | Drama, Horror
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
Directors: Aaron Keeling, Austin Keeling | Stars: Emily Goss, Taylor Bottles, Cathy Barnett, Jim Korinke
Votes: 1,797
25. Afflicted (2013)
R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.
Directors: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse | Stars: Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz
Votes: 20,392 | Gross: $0.12M
26. We Are What We Are (2013)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Wyatt Russell
Votes: 18,607 | Gross: $0.08M
27. The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery
A photographer’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Vinnie Jones, Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields
Votes: 56,263 | Gross: $0.08M
28. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo.
Director: Scott Glosserman | Stars: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund
Votes: 20,066 | Gross: $0.07M
29. What Lies Beneath (2000)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost – or that she is losing her mind.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto
Votes: 111,482 | Gross: $155.46M
30. Carnival of Souls (1962)
PG | 78 min | Horror, Mystery
After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
Director: Herk Harvey | Stars: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison
Votes: 18,234
31. Animal (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator.
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams, Elizabeth Gillies, Paul Iacono, Thorsten Kaye
Votes: 5,947
32. The Reef (2010)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Director: Andrew Traucki | Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor
Votes: 15,620
33. Wake Wood (2009)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Director: David Keating | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Ella Connolly
Votes: 7,582
34. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller
A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Daniel Franzese
Votes: 69,817 | Gross: $0.09M
35. Dog Soldiers (2002)
R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 52,236
36. Dreamscape (1984)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of the dream-sharing technology and is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of the U.S. president.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert
Votes: 12,816 | Gross: $11.48M
37. The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)
82 min | Drama, Horror
Suffering from delusions of fortune, a young hermit hides out in the forest hoping to crack an ancient mystery, but pays a price for his mania.
Director: Joel Potrykus | Stars: Ty Hickson, Amari Cheatom, Fiji
Votes: 931
38. The Love Witch (2016)
Unrated | 120 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Director: Anna Biller | Stars: Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys
Votes: 9,939 | Gross: $0.23M
39. Borderland (2007)
R | 105 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.
Director: Zev Berman | Stars: Brian Presley, Jake Muxworthy, Rider Strong, Beto Cuevas
Votes: 9,032
40. Child’s Play (1988)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif
Votes: 80,278 | Gross: $33.24M
41. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; the demonic cenobites are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 93,981 | Gross: $14.56M
42. Most Beautiful Island (2017)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman’s struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.
Director: Ana Asensio | Stars: Ana Asensio, Natasha Romanova, David Little, Nicholas Tucci
Votes: 2,515
43. The Dark Half (1993)
R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A writer’s fictional alter ego wants to take over his life…at any price.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris
Votes: 14,695 | Gross: $9.58M
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The Devil’s Rejects, 2005 – ★★★½
Rob Zombie has a unique style in his films. You may not like it. It’s about classic rock and gore, though not as some stuff as some stuff in the mainstream. Know that going in.
I liked this film after about the middle mark. I think I had started it and stopped several times before finally recently waiting it out. That’s not usually a good sign for me. The character start off flat but if you can hang in there you see why Captain Spaulding and the gang have a die-hard cult appeal.
You could call his films sexual but not really in an overt sense. I think it’s all meant s part of a shock. Somehow it never truly delivers much. The final scene is amazing and should be watched. Zombie does indeed have a talent, it’s just not as in your face as some of his competition in the horror world so it gets overlooked.
I won’t bother with a pot summary because I think I’ve explained the experience with classic rock, gore, awkward sex appeal and a kick ass final scene. All horror fans will enjoy I am sure.