“The Big Bend” is an independent movie about some friends visiting from New Jersey into the rugged wilds of the Bid Bend region of Texas. Old college friends are reunited, and two families are challenged with internal (and external) crisis situations. Out where the terrain is rough and the desert is harsh, they find the truth is sometimes harsher… Read more
Author: JMcNaughton
I Saw the TV Glow Movie Review
“I Saw the TV Glow” is a cross between a ‘Twilight Zone’ type of story with late-teen angst pity party. If you felt that you did not belong in this world, or even in your own body, would you be a little bit anxious and nervous? Then your only friend convinces you that you are the alternate version of a character from TV show- but all that you see is static…
The Fall Guy Movie Review
“The Fall Guy” is not just a remake of an old TV show from the 1980’s. It is a big, wet sloppy kiss to the unsung Heroes that populate movie screens — the men (and women) who make up the “Stunt Team”. These folks are literally there to take the ‘fall’. When this ‘Fall Guy’ goes beyond the normal call of duty, the spills and thrills get turned up a notch…
Boy Kills World Movie Review
“Boy Kills World” is a violent and brutal tale of vengeance, mayhem, and squalid blood-lust. But under the gore-soaked exterior is a dark comedy heart of zany mismatches that bring the gallows humor to a high level. In a future world of dystopian terror, one ‘Boy’ shall rise to free them all.
Abigail Movie Review
“Abigail” is a blood-soaked breath of fresh, centuries-old crypt air. It is delivered the form of a ‘criminal gang job’ movie. The gang is a real Pack of Rats — according to the mastermind planner. The kidnapping of a young girl is center-stage, until the curtains are drawn back. Then it is revealed that the girl is something more. The young girl loves to perform ballet, but it is the hapless gang that needs to be on their toes…
Civil War Movie Review
“Civil War” is a movie that will get people talking. That is what the Writer/Director hopes will happen. This country already had a ‘War Between the States’. Will the current events ever lead to an outcome shown in this movie? If it ever does, some people can say “Told you so”… Read more
Monkey Man Movie Review
“Monkey Man” is the brutal tale of a young man in India out to avenge the murder of his mother and the destruction of his small village. He also sometimes wears an ape mask and gets beaten to a bloody pulp. But he learns there is a larger reason for which to fight. That gives him a greater purpose – to beat the bad guys into a bloody pulp… Read more
Late Night with the Devil Movie Review
“Late Night with the Devil” is a great little horror movie about Late Night TV, back in the day. The setting is a small network TV show, back in 1977. This ‘documentary’ approach tells the spooky tale of a Halloween night episode. The guests and audience for this night of ‘Must See TV’ have no idea of the utter chaos that is about to erupt. Read more
The Neon Highway Movie Review
“The Neon Highway” is a story of a man who gets a second-chance to make it big in the country music scene. He has to put his dreams on hold, but then happens to meet a country music legend. The two of them go on a quest to Nashville. This could be his big break. Or it might only break his heart — again… Read more
Problemista Movie Review
“Problemista” is a funny name for a funny little movie. The main character is an unstoppable force of light-hearted optimism. But then he meets an unmovable object of pessimistic bitterness. What ever could happen when these two meet? It’s a comical cascade of calamities that can bring a smile to even the coldest heart. Read more