August 31, 2010 – 7:34 am | Comments

Spencer and John look back on the world of film during the summer of 2010, revisit Grindhouse in advance of the release of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and give their DVD picks of the week.

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Tweet-Size Horror: The Last Exorcism (2010)
August 30, 2010 – 3:23 pm | Comments

Last Exorcism: A solid script and impressive acting highlight this chiller. Only downside is the abrupt (though still good) ending. 8/10

Tweet-Size Horror: Piranha (2010)
August 23, 2010 – 12:41 pm | Comments

Piranha (2010): Aims to be a fun ride full of bloody gore and tanned skin, and that’s exactly what it achieves. Great cast too. 7/10

Tweet-Size Horror: Burning Bright (2010)
August 20, 2010 – 11:47 am | Comments

Burning Bright: A killer tiger in a house during a hurricane is maybe the craziest plot ever. Surprisingly it makes a good movie. 7/10

Tweet-Size Horror: Forbidden World (1982)
August 16, 2010 – 2:37 pm | Comments

Forbidden World (1982): This fast-paced Alien rip-off is entertaining, but is brought down by some terrible editing and creature FX. 5/10

Tweet-Size Horror: Galaxy of Terror (1981)
August 9, 2010 – 1:27 pm | Comments

Galaxy of Terror: Good looking sci-fi/horror hybrid features a solid cast and atmosphere, but the story makes absolutely no sense. 4/10

Tweet-Size Horror: The Descent Part 2 (2010)
July 20, 2010 – 4:05 pm | Comments

The Descent 2: A pretty good horror movie that is brought down by unnecessary changes to the original’s story and an atrocious ending. 6/10

Tweet-Size Horror: The Descent (2006)
July 19, 2010 – 3:42 pm | Comments

The Descent (2006): The best horror film of the last 15 years. Features interesting characters, great monsters, and plenty of style. 9/10

Tweet-Size Horror: Predators (2010)
July 12, 2010 – 4:29 pm | Comments

Predators: Certain story aspects could’ve been more developed, but all in all this is the Predator sequel fans have been waiting for. 8/10

Tweet-Size Horror: AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
July 12, 2010 – 11:25 am | Comments

Aliens vs. Predator 2: Makes up for the original’s PG-13 rating with buckets of blood, but has even less interesting human characters. 5/10

Tweet-Size Horror: AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
July 9, 2010 – 9:40 am | Comments

Alien vs. Predator: You wait the whole movie with uninteresting human characters for a monster fight…and then it’s mediocre at best. 5/10