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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
by Corin Wentworth
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: When a freak paranormal encounter shatters the lives of a man and his wife, he tries to make sense of what happened. As he searches for answers, he finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the eerie mystery of the Mothman. Now, strange things are happening in Point Pleasant… What does it all mean? Is it a warning?
REVIEW: The Mothman Prophecies doesn’t get a lot of mentions on many critics’ top-10 movie lists, and that’s always saddened me a little, because I happen to really love this movie. Directed by Mark Pellington — probably best-known for directing music videos for such bands as Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters, and Anthrax (the list goes on) — the hyper-stylized look of this film is very much like watching a feature-length music video. Visually, it’s stunning. Horror-wise, the scares in this movie are chilling and effective. But, if this quiet movie and all the alien horror it has to offer doesn’t quite do the job for you, this might: The Mothman Prophecies is based on true events.
True, freaky events.
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
Review by: Corin Wentworth
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: When the cute new vampire at school falls for a mortal boy, his current girlfriend and a mad kabuki scientist both want her out of the picture — and not even death can stop them!
REVIEW: I decided to check this movie out based on the title alone. Vampires? Frankenstein monsters? And they’re both high school girls, you say? Fighting over a boy?
Sounds like fun!
Knowing that this was a Japanese film, I expected lots of colorful, cartoon violence — something this movie delivers in buckets from the very first frame. Right away, we meet the titular vampire girl, Monami, who cheerfully delights in ripping skulls and spines from her prey Mortal-Kombat-style while grinning and delivering cool lines of dialogue. After a blood-soaked opening scene of hilariously over-the-top, goofy carnage, I was totally on board and ready for more. However, as we flashed backward in time to Valentine’s Day at Tokyo High School, my enjoyment of this film came to a screeching halt.
Hellbent (2004)
Hellbent (2004)
Review by: Erin Page
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A masked killer stalks a group of gay friends at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival.
REVIEW: This film has been dubbed “the first gay slasher film” ever, and while I’m not entirely convinced that this is the case, I will say that it’s the first one I’ve seen that is outrageously great. If you have watched any amount of gay cable programming in the last few years — particularly the American here! channel — you’ve no doubt seen the trailer for Hellbent at some point. If you are a fan of both the horror and gay film genres, constantly in search of the perfect, tasty combination of both — Hellbent is your Reese’s peanut butter cup!
Deeeelicious!