Reviewed by Geno McGahee
It took me quite a while to watch this film. It just never appealed to me. Some douche bag got the DVD for me for Christmas a few years back and it just didn’t “do it” for me. Well, I saw the trailer for the sequel and it looked interesting, so I decided to give this one a try and I’m glad that I did. HELLBOY is a unique and fun movie with a charismatic hero and some pretty neat monsters. The sell in this movie is 90% Hellboy (Ron Perlman), who plays the tough guy, one time demon turned hero. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
Before I began filming, I rented a movie called “GALAXY INVADER,” a movie by filmmaker Don Dohler, combining rednecks with an alien invader. It was a can’t miss combo. When I rented it, I really had no idea what to expect and when I brought it home, it looked far different then anything I was used to. It was a micro budget film, filmed with ambition and talent, the two things that you need the most in this business. I quickly became a fan of GALAXY INVADER and Dohler. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
I have always considered HALLOWEEN one of the best horror movies of all time and the strongest series of horror flicks, better as a whole than the other big two: FRIDAY THE 13TH and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and when Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) was returning, I initially was excited. I saw the trailer where she came face to face with Michael Myers and they played that familiar music that is synonymous with the series, you couldn’t help but to be optimistic. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
In 1995, HALLOWEEN 6: The Curse of Michael Myers was released and I was one of the first in line to see it and when it was over I was confused and disappointed. Up to this point, the series had did a pretty good job putting out quality films and I expected the same thing here. It wasn’t that it was horribly shot or that it didn’t have the Halloween feel to it. It just didn’t make a lot of sense and there was a reason why. They put out an incomplete version of the film, trimming and cutting out things that made a very special movie ordinary. Well, it’s 2008 and I got my hands on a copy of the complete film with the 45 minutes that were cut out placed back into it and it made all the difference. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
“Maybe nobody knows how to stop him.” – Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence)
It has been six years since the 1982 release of HALLOWEEN III: Season of the Witch, a movie that gets zero respect in this horror world. I saw that it recently made two lists. The first list said it was one of the least scary films of all time and then the other list said it was one of the worst horror movies of all time. Are these people freaking high? That was a great movie, but because Michael Myers was not in it, people don’t give it a shot. I enjoy the Season of the Witch, but the public demanded Myers back, even though he was blown up along with Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and both were dead, right? Well, I guess that they were supposed to be but the fans refused it. Hey, if Jason Voorhees can come back ten dozen times, why can’t those two? So, we have them back, a little crispy, but back nonetheless in the fourth entry of this popular series. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
“You’re evil!” – Anya (Anya Ormsby)
I am not a huge fan of zombie movies, but I am a fan of the strange and in 1972, a film by the name of “CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS” was released and it is more than odd. The 1970s had its fair share of strange movies, but you find most of the classics came from that time. It was as if they filmed without restriction and without so many hands in it. I consider it the best time for film.
We begin with a group of hopeful actors, led by Alan (Alan Ormsby), a guy that sort of looks like, except thinner and with less fashion sense. He is rude and very bossy and pushes around the cast, threatening them with career ruin should they not do what he says. He brings them to a remote island for a Satanic ritual to raise the dead. They have an old book and they have a cabin and they raise the dead. Does this plot sound familiar? If you said EVIL DEAD, you are correct. It is very obvious that there is definite influence in the EVIL DEAD of this movie. Continue reading →
X Posse Productions Press Release
MADMAN, the classic slasher film from 1981 returns to DVD on September 28th featuring a documentary bonus where filmmaker Geno McGahee is interviewed. We encourage you to pick up this DVD and own the great 80’s slasher and enjoy the documentary and may other bonuses on the disc.
McGahee is thrilled to be part of the historic re-release of one of his favorite films, and equally happy that he was able to discuss his films “EVIL AWAKENING, RISE OF THE SCARECROWS, FAMILY SECRET, and SCARY TALES.”
Interview by Geno McGahee
“Little films that are beautiful and satiric pop up once in a while, but there are special theaters for that now, but now everything has to be megastar, mega action, or mega shock.”—Jack Jones
In 1978 a horror movie was released called “The Comeback.” It was a slasher film that terrified the audiences before Jason Voorhees picked up his machete and before Freddy Krueger invaded the dreams of teenagers. This is a classic film that did not get the proper attention that it deserved and still many “die hard” horror fans have never heard of it.
The star of this movie was an actor named Jack Jones, but this horror film was just the tip of the iceberg in a career full of television, music, and stage success. He had some big shoes to fill as he followed in the footsteps of his famous father, Allan Jones, and was able to gain his own identity and following. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Leeann Aubuchon
“Roman” is a low budget independent thriller/drama directed Angela Bettis and written by Lucky McKee. In addition to writing the movie, McKee also plays the lead character Roman. Roman is a lonely rather socially inept thirty-something year old guy. His life is quite boring and his daily routine ever so monotonous. He spends his days working as a welder and his evenings staring out his front window, waiting for one particular female neighbor (Kristen Bell) to pass by on her way to pick up her mail. Once she passes by, he spends the remainder of the evening drinking beer and staring at his wall dreaming and obsessing over this mysterious beauty.
One day, Roman runs into this woman while drinking beer up on the roof of the apartment complex. The two seem to hit it off in a very awkward sort of way. Roman gives excessive odd compliments and Bell’s character keeps talking about pork and beans. Ever wonder why the pork is all broken up in a can of beans? If you watch this film, you will learn. Continue reading →
Reviewed by Geno McGahee
Recently a movie hit the theaters and has done quite well featuring a couple tormented by a group of teenagers. THE STRANGERS has made over 51 million dollars at the box office, which is very good for a horror film, and it was a good horror film with actual actors as opposed to the models that they fill the typical PG-13 flicks that they keep putting out there. A movie with a similar plot: FUNNY GAMES was released in 2007 and it follows the same path as THE STRANGERS but proves to be a better production with more interesting characters and shows even less mercy.
George (Tim Roth) and his wife Ann (Naomi Watts) and their son Georgie (Devon Gearhart) are headed to their vacation home for some rest and relaxation. With Roth and Watts in a film, you know that it will probably be a decent flick, and event Gearhart did a fantastic job in his role. This movie’s cast is perfect and this movie becomes unsettling in the first fifteen minutes and you remain on edge until the very end of the film. Continue reading →
