Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

[4] This sequel to The Creature from the Black Lagoon finds the Gill Man captured and put on display in a Florida theme park. Before long, he escapes, takes a woman hostage, and terrorizes the local community. Away from the…
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

[8] Pools of water are often used as symbols of our collective subconscious. Since Creature from the Black Lagoon is about a humanoid creature who emerges from the depths to kidnap a beautiful woman, you might then say the Creature…
The Giant Behemoth (1959)

The Giant Behemoth (1959)

[4] Just six years after directing The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, director Eugene Lourie goes back to the well for another giant lizard movie, only this time the monster is radioactive. While production values are high for a low-budget British…
Predator 2 (1990)

Predator 2 (1990)

[6] The sequel to Predator drops Arnold Schwarzenegger and transplants the action to Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as a cop trying to break up warring drug gangs when the Predator drops into the action and leads him on a…
Jurassic World (2015)

Jurassic World (2015)

[8] Every spring, I feel jaded when it comes to Hollywood tent pole flicks, and every summer I end up being surprised at how much I enjoy a few of them. Maybe it's a result of low expectations, or maybe…
Willow Creek (2013)

Willow Creek (2013)

[5] Bobcat Goldthwait takes us to Bigfoot country in this found-footage film about a Sasquatch enthusiast who drags his girlfriend into the woods to help him shoot a documentary at the site where the famed Roger Patterson footage of the…
Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut (1990/2014)

Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut (1990/2014)

[8] See review of the Nightbreed theatrical cut here. Clive Barker's Nightbreed was originally released in 1990, dumped onto a handful of screens by the studio and barely marketed. It was a financial failure, and for the director it was…
Nightbreed (1990)

Nightbreed (1990)

[8] Nightbreed, directed by Clive Barker and based on his book Cabal, wants to be a sprawling horror-fantasy epic for the ages. But the multifaceted story is told so quickly and haphazardly in the studio's cut of the film, the…
Decoys (2004)

Decoys (2004)

[3] While trying to lose their virginity, two college guys discover some of the girls on campus are actually terrifying creatures from outer space. You're either going to like that summary or you're not. Decoys is a low-budget flick with…
Godzilla (2014)

Godzilla (2014)

[7] I'm always on the lookout for a good monster movie, and Godzilla is one of the most legendary monsters in movie history, right? But he's still not a sure thing. We all remember the Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich…