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Monster Brawl

If the answer is “yes,” then the feature film Monster Brawl was made for you. If you let it, watching it can be a ball. Just know going in it offers neither plot nor story — it’s a series of bouts in the ring, pure and simple, with eight monstrosities summoned from around the globe […]

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Mimic 3 Film Set

I’ve always found del Toro’s Mimic to be a pretty decent, if disposable, film. But now, with a few extra minutes in his director’s cut, I find Mimic to be a pretty decent, if disposable, film that’s a little bit longer. As Dr. Susan Tyler, Mira Sorvino (remember her?) battles giant cockroaches in the subway […]

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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

I find myself wishing that this “Cyrus” were a sequel to that “Cyrus,” as this true-life crime chiller is unpleasant on many levels. But if Hill were playing the role for laughs? It’d be equally tasteless, but something to see. Here, Cyrus (Brian Krause of TV’s “Charmed”) is the so-called “County Line Cannibal” in a […]

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