Sun Don't Shine, the feature film directorial debut by hardworking and talented independent film actress Amy Seimetz, is a hazy neo-noir that takes us through the backwaters and chintzy tourist towns of Florida. It tells the grimy story of two lovers, Crystal and Leo. They argue and discuss the architecture of their relationship as they crisscross... Continue Reading →
Film Ramblings:DEMONS(1985) And You Thought Chatty Old Ladies at the Cineplex Were a Problem
Coming at you like a boat propeller churning through scared fish, Demons is a hardcore, heavy metal discotheque bloodbath. Like many Italian horror flicks, what it lacks in story and logic, it more than makes up for with gut splattered style and some exciting visuals. Add in a pounding, electronic score by Goblin's Claudio Simonetti... Continue Reading →
THE ANGRY WORLD: The Devil in the Land of Fire
A hellish sun rose from the south on that day Spider Monsters crawled out of the Patagonian soil The ancient fisherman's church in Port Disturbance spouted Dark blood from its rusted, salty steeple A violent revolutionary's coup attempt was stopped cold By a demon army that spit fire and napalm from strange organs The fish... Continue Reading →
THE ANGRY WORLD: The Holly Jolly Hangover
That heavy metal industrial junkyard hangover digs in a little deeper come Christmas Time Cheap liquor melting your guts Synthesize them into reindeer road kill The lamentable sense of worthlessness Amplified Off key Christmas Carols spouted from annoying revelers ripping through busted speakers and chintzy microphones Embarrassment, Guilt and Mediocrity are my Three Wise Men... Continue Reading →
The Angry World: Another Fall on Long Island
Each glorious sunrise brings another ignoble defeat Bulging out of my clothes like a hernia My yellow belly guts put on display The check engine light devil summoned up onto my dusty dashboard Imitating an alien blip on an old arcade game My dreams strangled by two villains Insidious duo of procrastination and excuses News... Continue Reading →
Film Review: COMBAT SHOCK-DIRECTOR’S CUT(1985) American Nightmares on Staten Island
Would you trust the artistic merits of a film written and directed by a dude named Buddy Giovinazzo, or Buddy G as he appears in the credits of Combat Shock? When my credit wasn't worth a shit, I think Buddy G was the guy that gave me a personal loan in the damp alleyway behind... Continue Reading →
THE ANGRY WORLD: Night Drive in Boiler City
On a chilly November night the rancid furnace factory fortress birthed monsters from its sour belly Spring loaded from diabolical netherworlds their slimy tentacles strangled City Hall demons Radio waves were clogged with conjecture Refurbished mannequins on the tv news vomited fictional political conspiracies Like the nefarious Empires before it Boiler City fell I drive... Continue Reading →
Film Review: I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE(2017) Long title, short movie
When I was a young man, I loved long movies. Like doing tequila shots with the prettiest girl in town, I relished the three hour run times of Heat, GoodFellas and the Godfather flicks. Well, the first two Godfather movies. Don't worry, Sofia Coppola became a fine director and she was put in a tough... Continue Reading →
THE ANGRY WORLD: The Black Mass Express to Boiler City
Late October The days grow short like the librarian's temper lamenting overdue books Clowns that kill are tame for Boiler City My memory banks hold much worse events Like a line from a Beach Boys song I was drinking all night Celebrating my second birth The escape from the Black Magic Necromancer Survival means endless... Continue Reading →
