Author: HorrorAce

Since discovering the Universal monsters, particularly The Creature from the Black Lagoon and The Phantom of the Opera, I have been hooked on horror films. Now, I try to watch all of them I can find. There are so many out there, and some of them really embrace the art of the medium. Further, there are a lot of films that have great elements or have historical significance that get brushed under the rug for various reasons. What is worse is when a great film has an unpopular name attached to it. I try to give every movie a fair chance--maybe even an unfair chance, such as when I hate a director's previous works but continue watching their every effort. A thing somewhat related is when I give a movie that I disliked a second chance and find a lot that I had missed. My mind can be changed, so I encourage discussion.

Clay Pigeons (1998)

Watched on May 22, 2019 Clay Pigeons (1998) Director: David Dobkin I have said for years that I believe that Joaquin Phoenix may be the finest actor of our generation, long before The Joker preview came out. Signs and 8mm, where he plays totally opposite characters and kills it as both, were when I saw … Continue reading Clay Pigeons (1998) →

11 Minutes (2015)

Watched on April 28, 2019 11 Minutes (2015) Director: Jerzy Skolimowski This is billed as a Horror/Thriller, but it is really more in the vein of movies like I Stand Alone, Irreversable, and Melancholia. The Ring (Ringu) is to Chuck E. Cheese, as 11 Minutes is to your local Irish pub. This movie is like … Continue reading 11 Minutes (2015) →

Feral (2017)

Watched on April 25, 2019 Feral (2017) Director: Mark H. Young I don’t know if I have mentioned this—probably not—, but Eli Roth destroys every good idea put in front of him. He made a movie early on called Cabin Fever that was so bad that the B-movie remake was actually better. This is why … Continue reading Feral (2017) →

The Neon Demon (2016)

Watched on March 19, 2019 The Neon Demon (2016) Director: Nicholas Winding Refn This is the most on-the-nose movie I have ever seen. My imagination was completely satiated, watching this movie; it was exactly what I thought it was going to be. That does not mean that this was a bad movie. I will give … Continue reading The Neon Demon (2016) →

Child Eater (2016)

Watched on March 7, 2019 Child Eater (2016) Director: Erlingur Thorrodsen This one is worth a watch. I love the director’s vision. With a larger budget, I think this could have made its way into the pantheon of five-year-rotation movies. This is sort of a spoiler, but the ride is what is great about this … Continue reading Child Eater (2016) →