Murder in Mind (1997)
The plot: Police arrive at the mansion of a wealthy businessman to find that same businessman and one of his handymen butchered. A further search of the house finds the wife of that businessman...
Author: Vincent Leo
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
Poolhall Junkies tries very hard to be a hip mix of Rounders grittiness, Reservoir Dogs machismo, and Swingers camaraderie, but doesn’t have the talent to pull it off. Although there is an impressive cast for such a low budget feature ($4...
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
Slowly but surely, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has been crafting a nice little career for himself as a director of atmospheric horror, and El Espinazo del Diablo (or The Devil’s Backbone, as it’s known in the English-language...
The Vagrant (1992)
The Vagrant is another of those “suburban nightmare” flicks that came out in the 80s, only a few years too late. Had it come sooner, it might have found a modest audience for those who...
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
With Harry Potter all the rage these days, it would seem the perfect time to release Escape to Witch Mountain on DVD. After all, they both feature child magicians just learning that they have gifts beyond mere mortals,...
High Anxiety (1977)
Spoof-meister Mel Brooks, having recently spoofed Westerns (Blazing Saddles), horror flicks (Young Frankenstein), and the silent movie era (Silent Movie), sets his sights on the works of Alfred Hitchcock in his sixth directorial effort. ...
Fargo (1996)
Although the blurb at the beginning states that Fargo is based on a true story, it’s actually not. Oh, those wacky Coen brothers are an odd couple, aren’t they? The film starts off with William...
The Pledge (2001)
The Pledge follows an aging Nevada homicide detective (Nicholson), days from retirement, who investigates a child murder in the snows of the nearby hills. He vows to find the murderer to the parents of the...
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
For the record, I watched the dubbed American version of My Neighbor Totoro (or Tonari No Totoro if you need the Japanese title) because it was the only option available to me at the time. I try to...
Bates Motel (1987)
Bates Motel was announced in February 1987 as a two-hour pilot for a proposed new comedy-thriller series on NBC. It was the brainchild of screenwriter Richard Rothstein, creator of the HBO series, “The Hitchhiker”....