Seven Days To Live (2000) Studio: Lionsgate Directed By: Sebastian Niemann Cast: Amanda Plummer, Sean Pertwee, Renee Ackerman, Chris Barnes & Sean Chapman. Review By: Annie Riordan Editor’s Note: “Instant Reviews” is our ongoing feature where we watch and review lesser known, or forgotten titles, that can be found through your Netflix Instant account. I [...]

Harpoon – Whale Watching Massacre (Unrated Blu-ray) DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: December 7, 2010 Distributor: Image Entertainment Directed by: Júlíus Kemp Starring: Gunnar Hansen, Pihla Viitala, Nae Yuuki, Miranda Hennessy, Terrence Anderson, Review by Marc Patterson I’ve always been a strong proponent of the idea that if you put the word “massacre” in the title of [...]

YellowBrickRoad (2010) Directed by: Andy Mitton, Jesse Holland Cast: Michael Laurino, Anessa Ramsey, Alex Draper, Cassidy Freeman, Clark Freeman, Tara Giordano, Sam Elmore, Laura Heisler, Lee Wilkof Review by: Marc Patterson The toughest part about conducting an interview with filmmakers whose film you haven’t seen yet? Well, it’s simply the part about not having seen [...]

The Dead (2009) Directed by: Jonathan & Howard J Ford Starring: Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia Review by: Ben Bussey Africa. The dead are rising from their graves with a hunger for the flesh of the living. As a village falls under an attack, a young boy manages to escape on a Jeep. Meanwhile, an [...]

The Tortured (2010) Directed by: Robert Lieberman Starring: Erica Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Moseley Review by: Ben Bussey Craig and Elise are a handsome, well-to-do professional couple with a comfortable married life and a beloved six year old child, who find themselves faced with the situation that every parent lives in fear of: their son [...]

F (2010) Directed by: Johannes Roberts Starring: David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Emma Cleasby, Ruth Gemmell, Juliet Aubrey Review by: Ben Bussey The life of Robert Anderson (Schofield) would not make a good advertisment for the teaching profession. Divorced from his wife, distanced from his daughter – who is also one of his pupils – Anderson [...]

Hatchet II (2010) Directed by: Adam Green Starring: Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder Review by: Ben Bussey Were we a site with a little less shame, we’d be splashing the words ‘exclusive’ all over the shop right now. This review is coming to you directly from the world premiere of Adam Green’s Hatchet II; [...]

Suicide Girls Must Die (2010) Studio: First Look Pictures DVD Release Date: June 29, 2010 Directed by: Sawa Suicide Cast: Various Suicide Girls Review by: Marc Patterson I was pretty psyched to watch this film, but not for the reasons you might think. As much as I’m a fan of sleaze and cheese I’m not [...]

Burning Inside (2009) Studio: Channel Midnight Productions Director: Nathan Wrann Cast: Michael Wrann, Kristina Powis, Tiffany Kenney, Bob Tschilske, Bret Logan Review by: Marc Patterson Art house film and surreal cinema are styles of film that don’t go to waste on a guy like me. I love me some pulp grindhouse. I’m a big fan [...]

[REC] 2 (2009) Studio: Magnet Releasing Theatrical Release Date: July 9, 2010 Directed By: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca Review By: Dustin Hall One word comes to mind when I think of [REC] 2. And that word is “Hmm…” or maybe, being a horror [...]

Rituals (1977) Embassy Home Video Directed by: Peter Carter Cast: Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James, Gary Reineke Review by Marc Patterson If you haven’t picked up on it by now then you’re probably not a regular reader around these parts because I’m not too subtle about the fact that I’m a rather [...]

Home Movie (2008) Studio: MPI Home Video Release Date: December 8, 2009 Directed By: Christopher Denham Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Austin Williams, Amber Joy Williams. Review By: Annie Riordan Oh, that bright white vanilla-flavored American Dream: a happy family, a big house in the country and a camcorder with which to capture every holiday, [...]

Slasher (2007) DVD Release Date:May 5, 2010 Directed by Frank Montag Review by Marc Patterson I’m a big fan of senseless violence and gratuitous gore. I love the disgusting, sickening, and obscene. I feel that’s like stating the obvious. After all, nobody writes for a site called “Brutal As Hell” for anything less. But if [...]

Taxidermia (2006) Directed by: Gyorgy Palfi Written by: Lajos Parti Nagy (short stories), Gyorgy Palfi, Zsofia Ruttkay Starring: Csaba Czene, Gergely Trocsanyi, Marc Bischoff, Gabor Mate Review by: Britt Hayes Imagine Jean-Pierre Jeunet if he were Hungarian and making a sick and twisted film about sexual depravity inspired by early Cronenberg. That’s Taxidermia. An anthology [...]

I Sell The Dead (2009) Release Date: March 30, 2009 Directed by: Glenn McQuaid Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm Review by: Marc Patterson Two 19th century grave robbers, Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes – portrayed by Dominic Monaghan and Larry Fessenden respectively – are framed for murder, imprisoned, and sentenced to [...]

Deadfall Trail Director: Roze Cast: Slade Hall, Shane Dean, Cavin Gray Review by: Marc Patterson I’ve seen a lot of backwoods survivalist horror. Most of it is filled with grisly moments of cannibalism, nasty gore, rednecks butt-fucking city boys with purty lips, and things of that sort. Rarely does a film come along that is [...]

Bitch Slap (2009) Distributor: Momentum Pictures Directed by: Rick Jacobson Starring: Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo Review by: Ben Bussey Out in the middle of the desert where the sun burns hotter than hell, something shady is afoot. Up a dirt track that leads to a flea-bitten trailer comes a black muscle car, and [...]