I was never in a band growing up, but if I had been, I probably wouldn’t have found a weird monster to drive me around in a van. But if I had, I definitely would have written a song about it. Uncle Peckerhead is the tale of one such band, joyfully named Duh, that does […]
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To All A Goodnight (1980)
The Calvin Finishing School for Girls has just begun their Christmas break. Almost everyone has gone home, but there are still a handful of girls staying because they have nowhere else to go. It looks to be a boring time at the secluded school, but one of the girls boyfriends is flying in to the […]
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Hatchet (2006)
Hatchet is the story of a hapless tour group who have the unfortunate luck of being stranded in the Louisiana bayou after their boat sinks. While they’re trapped out there in the swamp they come across something most people assumed was merely a simple myth: the backwater, murderous, supernatural mutant known as Victor Crowley. If this […]
Read moreGunhed (1989)— Movie Reviews by a Mook
In the future, we’ll still have carrots, tanks will be able to talk to us about baseball, and humanity will have collectively run out of good ideas for element names. Gunhed is a weird, messy movie, but it’s one I highly enjoyed for all its quirks and bizarre problems. I should give some personal background […]
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Black Christmas (1974)
It’s almost Christmas and a group of sorority girls are being tormented by an unknown caller sending them filthy and increasingly disturbing messages. But unfortunately that’s the least of their worries. Unknown to them, an unstable man has broken into their house and has currently taken up residence within the sorority house attic.
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Believe (2000)
This cover is very misleading. Ben has been kicked out of several boarding schools thanks to his love of pulling pranks. With few other options open to them, his parents send him to live with his estranged, paternal grandfather, a man Ben hasn’t seen since he was five years old. Not long after arriving at […]
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Night Train Murders (1975)
Two teenage girls attending school in Germany are taking the train to Italy to spend Christmas with one of the girl’s parents. On the way there they encounter a pair of annoying thugs who grow more aggressive as the trip continues. When the train is forced to stop at a station, the girls take the opportunity to switch trains hoping that it’ll give them a quieter, more pleasant experience.
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Offerings (1989)
Little John Radley had a crappy childhood. He takes his frustrations out on his pets because his dad abandoned him, his mom is abusive and the neighborhood kids pick on him because he doesn’t talk. The only nice thing in his life seems to be his lone friend, Gretchen. But even Gretchen can’t save him […]
Read moreThe Park Is Mine (1986) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
We’re back in made-for-tv land here, folks! However, this time it’s not the likes of horror films like Killdozer or Gargoyles; instead, I’m bringing you into TV action movie territory with HBO’s first film ever made for the small screen: The Park Is Mine. Starring a surprisingly talented cast and taking place in New York […] […]
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Hostile Takeover (1988)
Mild mannered workman, Eugene Brackin, has volunteered, along with three other coworkers, to go in and work over the Thanksgiving weekend. He sits quietly for the entire day and then, after everyone has clocked out, he locks the door, pulls out a gun, and takes his three coworkers hostage. He does not give anyone a reason for his actions, only saying that he won’t hurt anyone and that everything will be over when the circle is complete.
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Random Movie Musings 