Bob Ignizio

A ★ review of V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025) Anthology films are always a mixed bag, but my feelings about the V/H/S series as a whole have been that the bag is mostly loaded up with Bit-O-Honey, Mary Janes, pennies, and Necco wafers. There's us...

#31daysofhalloween #31DaysOfHorror another Halloween means another installment of the V/H/S anthology on Shudder, this time centered around Halloween itself. Man, did it suck. Here's my full review.

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A ★★★ review of Mute Witness (1995) My most recent viewing of this film was on 'The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs', and Joe Bob's enthusiasm for it, and his recounting of the film's making, almost make me wish I liked it more. Don't...

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We spent Friday night with Joe Bob Briggs watching 'Mute Witness', a mid nineties horror adjacent thriller. Still a solid movie, but not as good as I remembered it. My review is here.

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A ★★★½ review of Phenomena (1985) Teenage Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly), daughter of a famous actor, is sent to a boarding school located in "the Swiss Transylvania". She soon learns that young girls in the area have been turni...

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Thursday night's movie was Dario Argento's 'Phenomena', aka the one with the bugs and the chimp. It's a bit of a knock-off of Argento's own 'Suspiria', and a bit WTF at times, but I enjoyed it more than I remembered. Review here.

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A ★★½ review of House on Eden (2025) If one is rating a movie based on whether or not it achieves what it sets out to do, my 2 1/2 out of 5 rating is probably a little low. Because if my sense is correct, this is trying to be a 'Blair Wi...

#31daysofhalloween #31DaysOfHorror our first official Halloween watch was 'House on Eden', a new found footage movie streaming on Shudder. I was not a fan, but I've definitely seen worse. Here's my full review.

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A ★★★★ review of WNUF Halloween Special (2013) While I watch horror movies even more than usual during the month of October, there are only a handful that are mandatory repeat views. John Carpenter's 'Halloween', 'Trick 'r Treat', maybe 'Halloween...

My watch for this past Wednesday was 'The WNUF Halloween Special'. If you've never seen this spot on recreation of a local TV news broadcast circa 1987, give yourself a Halloween treat and check it out. My full review is here.

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A ★★ review of Event Horizon (1997) While a lot of what's wrong with 'Event Horizon' can be chalked up to its hectic production and post production, it's hard to imagine the extra 10 minutes director Paul W.S. Anderson wanted to put bac...

On Monday @camevil.bsky.social and I watched 'Event Horizon' (her pick, although I was kind of thinking of revisiting it anyway).

Alas, the film was not as good as I had remembered or hoped. You can read my full review here.

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A ★★★ review of Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) It's a Mario Bava film, so you know there's at least going to be some visually appealing set pieces and cinematography. On that front, at least, 'Hatchet for the Honeymoon' delivers. The film centers ...

Saturday's watch was 'Hatchet for the Honeymoon'. It's a Mario Bava movie, so I knew it wasn't going to be complete garbage. But I do feel it's one of the maestro's lesser works. Here's my full review if you're interested.

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I can only hear the line "Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?" in the confused quiet voice my mom had went her dementia got really bad.

Oh, I thought it was the same Clive Barker, too! But anyway, give me your address and I'll send it your way. Maybe throw some other stuff in there that might be of interest to you.

@theslumgullion.bsky.social hey, would you like to have a copy of 'Theatre Games' by Clive Barker? You probably have one already, but if not, or you want another copy, I can mail one to you.

A ★★★ review of Mimic (1997) An early one from Guillermo del Toro, and his first time working for Hollywood. Definitely feels like he's trying to show he can play by the rules, and while it's an ok "creature feature", it's also v...

Last night's movie was 'Mimic', Guillermo del Toro's first major studio film. It's solid if a bit by the numbers.

My ★★★ review of Mimic on Letterboxd boxd.it/bbBQqB

A ★★½ review of It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) There's some nostalgic fifties sci-fi fun here, especially with the monster. But being honest, it's not enough for me, at least, to overcome how dated the film is. This is perhaps best exemplified by ...

Last night's scary movie was 'It, The Terror From Beyond Space'. It's sort of a fifties sci-fi version of 'Alien', with all the good and bad (mostly bad) that entails.

My ★★½ review of It! The Terror from Beyond Space on Letterboxd boxd.it/bb203l

You might think that the people who said "If you don't test for COVID, then there won't be any COVID cases" would understand why we have so many more autism diagnoses today relative to 30 yrs ago.

But then, MAHA is a tangle of contradictions, isn't it?

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A ★ review of Hell Night (1981) On a technical level, this is fine. Decent production values, the cast is competent, nothing that comes off as cheap or shoddy. But good lord is it boring. The plot is one of the classics - a group of...

Last night's spooky season watch was my first time checking out 'Hell Night'. I figured if it was good enough for the Misfits (during their Michale Graves era) to write a song about, it had to be alright. That was not the case. Full review on my Letterboxd page.

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Bob Ignizio’s profile Bob uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 3,561 films watched. Favorites: Boogie Nights (1997), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Pink Flamingos (1972), Seven Samurai (1954). Bio: Former...

I haven't updated my spooky season viewing in 2 weeks. Real life always intrudes on my silliness to some degree, but this is bad. I have at least kept on top of my letterboxd account so if you want my full reviews, go here: letterboxd.com/bobnoxious23/. I'll try to do better going forward.

A ★★★ review of Alien: Covenant (2017) Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS proved to be a divisive film for fans of the ALIEN franchise. Personally I liked it, but I get the criticisms. Despite a great cast and some interesting ideas, there were som...

Last night's watch was 'Alien: Covenant'. I already had a review written from my initial watch back in 2017, and reading over it, it still sums up my feelings quite well. Click the link if you want to read it.

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A ★★½ review of Madhouse (1974) This was the last of Vincent Price's movies for AIP, and sadly he did not leave on a high note. Price plays horror star Paul Toombes, famous for playing the character of Dr. Death in a series of movie...

Last night's watch was 'Madhouse', a Vincent Price film I had somehow never seen. It wasn't all that great, but it's still a Vincent Price film, so it's not completely devoid of interest. If you want my full review, here's the link:

My ★★½ review of Madhouse on Letterboxd

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Last night's watch was 'Prometheus'. Since @camevil.bsky.social and I have been enjoying Alien: Earth on FX, she wanted to revisit the series.

Felt about the same as when I saw this in a theater. Some great ideas and characters, but a bit clunky. Still pretty good despite its flaws.

A ★★½ review of The Reptile (1966) Starting my horror movie a day for Halloween viewing for 2025 with a Hammer film I don't think I've seen before. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are NOT in this one, but perennial Hammer supporting ...

We're not quite into "31 Days of Halloween" yet, but I'm starting the "horror movie a day" thing early (which some would argue I almost do all year, but I digress).

Not a great start, to be honest, but I've definitely seen worse.

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A ★★★ review of Red Sonja (2025) A thoroughly entertaining low budget sword and sorcery film. If you're expecting something on the level of 'Game of Thrones' or the Lord of the Rings trilogy in terms of special effects, cast, and pro...

Been a while since my last post. Here's a review of 'Red Sonja'.

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Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

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Surprisingly large turnout in suburban Cuyahoga Falls for the No Kings protest. Very happy to see it.

Been a pretty good day. Managed to fix an issue with our central air by watching a youtube video which saved us some money. Had a decent band practice. And to cap it off, I won tickets to see Lords of Acid next Tuesday from WRUW.

such challenging times for the onion

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Looking for something fun to do in the Akron area this weekend? Why not catch my band Cuyahoga Fails along with Beta War and Fast & Backwards at the Highland Square American Legion Hall?

Seeing 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' a second time because the kid was pissed hus mom and I saw it without him.

A ★★★½ review of The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964) This blac and whte early sixties obscurity was made as a pilot for CBS. When it failed to sell, some additional fooage was shot to turn it into a feature film. This may have been made for tv, but it s...

My review of the early sixties made for tv ghost tale 'The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre'.

My ★★★½ review of The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre on Letterboxd boxd.it/9FsK0N

A ★★★½ review of Alison's Birthday (1981) It's a little rough around the edges in a seventies low budget horror kind of way, but this occult thriller from Australia is nonetheless an enjoyable fright flick in the "folk horror" subgenre. In an...

Dipping back into the 'All The Haunts Be Ours' box set to finish up the Australian content with 'Alison's Birthday'. Here's a link to my review: letterboxd.com/bobnoxious23...

A ★★★ review of In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film (2022) This is a short, easy to digest documentary on the "lost" Texas Chainsaw Massacre spin-off 'All American Massacre'. That film was directed by Tobe Hooper's son Tony, and starred Bill Moesly reprising ...

Apparently there was a 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' spin-off prequel/sequel directed by Tobe Hooper's son and starring Bill Moesly and... Buckethead? It was never released. But you can at least watch a documentary about it. Here's my review of the doc: letterboxd.com/bobnoxious23...

Each "beautiful baby girl" in the United States will be allocated 4 dolls and 5 pencils