What horror movies did you see last week? 4/9 - 4/15

My week:

Factory Girl(2006)FTV 6/10 Interesting but depressing tale of a Poor Little Rich Girl dealing with drug addiction in 60s NYC.

Trainspotting(1996)FTV 6/10 The lighter side of drug addiction.

The Boy(2016)FTV 5/10 Being a nanny to a doll, how tough could that be?

Suicide Squad(2016)FTV 5/10 Makes slightly less sense than a Saturday morning cartoon.

Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991) 4/10
The Vatican sends a priest to investigate into the unusual pregnancies of two fifteen year old (still) virgin girls. Religious themed made-for-TV horror can be a real test of patience. Clichéd occurrences are sprinkled throughout the strained, tensionless material.

Shadow Creature (1995) 4/10
Low-budget indie comedy-horror obviously wants be a parody on shoddy filmmaking. What starts off amusing enough eventually grows tiresome in its witless attempts of wanting to make you laugh than naturally letting it fall into place. If you want a comparison think of John Landis’ Schlock!. The gore FX and makeup is mostly well-done of its reptilian genetic mutation.

High Desert Kill (1989) 6/10
A strange piece of psychotronic craziness features largely in this made-for-TV presentation. The genre hybrid-of-sorts plot is beyond dubious nevertheless this no-frills desert mystery remains quite fascinating and eerie. Marc Singer and Chuck Connors add to the fun.

Five Desperate Women (1971) 4/10
An Aaron Spelling made-for-TV mystery thriller. Actually it's loaded up with trashy drama, little thrills and no mystery. The cast is what keeps you watching.

The ’Burbs (1989) 8/10 [repeat]
An outrageously spontaneous and lunatic black comedy by filmmaker Joe Dante. I distinctly love the look and tone of the film. The madcap combination and comic timing of the ensemble cast is always on the mark.

The Death Train (1978) 7/10
Quirky and unusual Australian made-for-TV mystery. This mystery angle with supernatural hints and kooky humor is very old-school in its storytelling and this is driven by a captivating Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter from Mad Max) performance.



Reason to Die (1990) 6/10
Shoot The Sun Down (1978) 4/10

How did you find Magic (1978)? 

I was only talking to friend recently, who said it was slow, but mildly effective thanks to Hopkins. 

A friend lent me a copy of Magic today. It would be interesting to see how it stands up.

Cool to see a fan of High Desert Kill. It's not flawless, but you can't help but admire it being a little different from the norm. I'm surprised when checking out the likes of IMDB and letterboxd it didn't have a bit of cult following with those names (specially Singer) attached.