In the post-apocalyptic future, zombies roam the Earth, Japanese women are either scantily clad bad asses or barely able to function with seemingly no in-between state, and there is still plenty of blond hair dye to keep your style sense fresh. All because a corporate scientist really wanted to play God. Thanks, science! Aya is […]
Read moreAlien Raiders (2008) – Movie Reviews by a Mook
Alien parasitic plagues in a grocery store? Why that could never happen in America! Except for, you know, COVID and all that. You know what, suddenly this movie is feeling like it thinks we’re smarter than we are… In a small town in the middle of nowhere, a team of heavily armed criminals arrive at […]
Read moreThe 2nd (2020)— Movie Reviews by a Mook
Always remember, no matter how tough life can be, there isn’t any kind of problem, big or small, that can’t be helped by sending in a CIA hit team to kidnap someone’s kid. Seriously, I use them to handle my grocery shopping. Major Vic Davis is a special forces super soldier and not the best […]
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The Butterfly Room (2012)
The Butterfly Room is about Ann, an reclusive older woman with an affinity for butterflies. Some time in the past, Ann is befriended a charming, yet eerie young girl named Alice. The two of them establish a bizarre mother-daughter relationship, but Ann soon discovers that she is not the only woman vying for Alice’s affections. […]
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The Truth Beneath (2016)
Kim Yeon-hong and her husband Kim Jong-chan seem to have the perfect life. Their previously troublesome daughter, Min-jin, has turned her life around, improving her grades and staying away from her old, rebellious friends. Meanwhile Jong-chan, a former announcer, has turned into a popular young political candidate who looks like he might have a shot at beating out the local incumbent. Jong-chan’s campaign is making great strides, but a mere 15 days before the election Min-jin suddenly goes missing.
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Wakey Wakey (2012)
Josie is a young woman with a serious medical issue. She suffers from severe narcolepsy, and is confined to both her home… and to the helmet she constantly has to wear on her head to protect her brain from any trauma her sudden naps may bring about. While her parents are away, Josie is left […]
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The Sid Saga (1985-2003)
The Sid Saga is the personal story of Sid Laverents, an amateur filmmaker who didn’t pick up the hobby until he was 50 years old. He started out by filming everything from his travels, to garden snails, and then experimented with manipulating the sound and picture with in-camera editing techniques.
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I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
I Know Who Killed Me is about a young student named Aubrey Fleming. She’s a small town girl living a peaceful little life until the day she gets abducted by a creepy killer who likes to wear blue. Miraculously, unlike the unfortunate previous victim, Aubrey turns up alive and well, minus a couple of appendages. […]
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Dark Vision (2015)
I don’t know about “Rise.” It’s more of a saunter, really. The Dark Vision internet Hub has set up a streaming online competition. Five teams compete in a paranormal competition, streaming their activities to the masses who will vote to choose the winner. The winner’s prize? Their very own series. Host Spencer Knights is one […]
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
One good write-up deserves another, so why not just jump right in to this quasi-remake, shall we? Over 60 years after the events depicted in the first film, the masked Phantom had returned to stalk and kill people in poor, little Texarkana. Huh, this looks familiar… After leaving a showing of The Town That Dreaded […]
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