Butchered (2009) Studio: Eleven Bravo Productions, LLC Release Date: February 9, 2010 Directed By: Charles Stewart Jr. Cast: Tim Woodward Jr., Melissa Lukon & D.J. Naylor. Review By: Annie Riordan Oh goody. Another low budget slasher film. My favorite. There are no words in the English language to describe just how thrilled I am to [...]

Blu-ray Review: Centurion (2010) Directed by: Neil Marshall Starring: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Axelle Carolyn, Imogen Poots Review by: Robert Saucedo More grounded than Zack Snyder’s 300 yet less heady than the HBO show Rome, Neil Marshall’s Centurion is the sword and sandals historical action film for those who enjoy spending Saturday afternoons [...]

by Brutal As Hell staff Introduction by Marc Patterson I must admit, I’ve been waiting for this week for some time. I’m a big fan of backwoods horror and any horror film where man has to square off against nature. When it comes down to Man vs. Nature there is so much room for things [...]

Blu-ray Review: Maniac (1980) Studio: Blue Underground Directed by: William Lustig Starring: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Tom Savini Review by: John Carpenter The horror genre is all about make believe. From animatronics and masks to corn syrup and CGI, filmmakers strive to create the perfect atmosphere for their movie. Every once in a while, a [...]

Tell Tale (2009) Studio: Vivendi Ent. Release Date: May 25, 2010 Directed By: Michael Cuesta Cast: Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, Brian Cox & Beatrice Miller. Review By: Annie Riordan Taking its title from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale of murder and guilt, Tell Tale has less in common with Eddie’s gothic novella than it does [...]

DVD Review: Cannibal Girls (1973) Studio: Shout! Factory Directed by: Ivan Reitman Starring: Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Ronald Ulrich Review by: John Carpenter Here is a fun game. With Halloween right around the corner, give your friends a choice. Ask them if they would rather watch a movie directed by Ivan Reitman which stars Eugene [...]

DVD Review: The Chaser (2008) Studio: IFC Independent Film Release Date: October 19, 2010 Directed by: Hong-jin Na Starring: Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jeong-woo Review by: Robert Saucedo There’s a reason why the film The Chaser was a blockbuster hit in its native South Korea upon its release in 2008. Director Hong-jin Na’s tense thriller [...]

DVD Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire (2010) Directed by: Daniel Alfredson Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist Review by: Kayley Viteo Second in the millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire is without question an interesting film simply because of what came before it – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Unfortunately, as [...]

DVD Review: Altitude (2010) Directed by: Kaare Andrews Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Julianna Guill, Ryan Donowho, Landon Liboiron, Jake Weary Review by: Kayley Viteo As far as supernatural horror thrillers set in an airplane go, Altitude doesn’t exactly crash and burn, although there is some serious turbulence. Still, there’s something about this film that is engaging [...]

Blu-ray Review: Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) Directed by: Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yuki Kawamura, Eri Otoguro and Takumi Saito Review by: Robert Saucedo If you’ve ever wanted to watch a live-action Archie comic made by filmmakers who had seemingly taken copious amounts of acid, watched nothing but early Sam Raimi and [...]

DVD Review: Giallo (2009) Studio: Maya Home Entertainment Release Date: October 19, 2010 Directed by: Dario Argento Starring: Adrien Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner, Elsa Pataky Review by: John Carpenter Have you had your V8 today? For those who recall the commercial, people who don’t drink V8 are destined to walk through life off balance. The advertisement [...]

DVD Review: The Psycho Legacy (2010) Directed by: Robert V. Galluzzo Starring: Jason Allentoff, Jeff Fahey, Sharen Camille, Mike Cucinotta, Juliette Cummins, Paul Ehlers Review by: Richard Romero Documentarian Robert Galluzzo’s The Psycho Legacy, plays to Psycho fans what Never Sleep Again was to Freddy fiends earlier this year. Although this represents the “ultimate” Psycho [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Howling Trilogy Directed by: Philippe Mora, Neal Sunstorm, Hope Perello Starring: Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley, Leigh Biolos, Ralph Cotterill, Phil Davis, Victoria Catlin, Elizabeth She, Ben Cole, Lee Pembleton, Brendan Hughes, Bruce Payne, Michele Matherson Review by: Robert Saucedo I once had the chance to ask Joe Dante, the director of 1981’s [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: October 19, 2010 Directed by: Jim Sharman Starring: Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry, Richard O’Brien, Nell Campbell, Meat Loaf Review by: Dustin Hall Its time to do the Time Warp again! …again. For its 35th anniversary, one [...]

Blu-ray Review: Predators (2010) Studio: 20th Century Fox Directed by: Nimród Antal Starring: Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace Review by: John Carpenter Rebooting a franchise can be a tricky endeavor.  While it presents the opportunity to take creative liberties with well known characters and creatures, there is an obligation to recognize previous entries in [...]

DVD Review: Coffin Rock Directed by: Rupert Glasson Starring: Lisa Chappell, Robert Taylor, Sam Parsonson Review by: Kayley Viteo I love Australian genre films. There’s just something about the spartan landscape that is immediately creepy to me, not to mention the fact that everything else I have a substantial fear of lives there and could [...]

DVD Review: Lost Boys: The Thirst Directed by: Dario Piana Starring: Corey Feldman, Tanit Phoenix, Jamison Newlander, Casey B. Dolan Review by: Richard Romero There is a scene in the latest Lost Boys franchise film Lost Boys: The Thirst, that basically sums up the DVD as a whole. In the shot, famed vamp hunter Edgar [...]