Scott and myself will be attending the Scream Fest/ Freakshow Film Festival in Orlando, Florida this October. The festival runs October 17-19 at the Wyndham Orland Resort. I am very pleased to announce that Critical-Film.com will be an official sponsor of the festival, and as such we'll have complete access to the guests and filmmakers in attendance. including George Romero, Malcolm McDowell, and others. So watch for some very exclusive content this October. For more info, check the official sites linked above.

For those of you who are uncertain of what to do for your darling mothers... I suggest take them to "Iron Man." Fantastic movie, a review is forthcoming. I saw it last night, and it's certainly one of the best superhero flicks to date. Second thought, maybe not the ideal flick for mom, though. May I suggest "Speed Racer"?

The greatest killer Sasquatch movie ever made? Perhaps. Have there been that many good killer Sasquatch movies? Not really. Is the term “killer Sasquatch” redundant? I suppose so, as I've never seen a friendly Sasquatch movie. (No, ‘Harry and the Hendersons' doesn't count.) Ryan Schiffrin's film is entertaining beyond its small budget, as he wisely chooses to keep the monster hidden from full view until it nears its climactic conclusion. - Read the review.

“Frankenfish” is a great name for a B-horror movie, isn't it? It conjures to mind images of some demented living-dead aquatic creature, pasted together with pieces of other members of the Pisces family, like some twisted, fishy jigsaw puzzle. It really is a wonderful thought. Too bad, the idea behind the film is nothing like the suggested concept, and is terribly clichéd. But, once again it is a B-movie, and you really can't expect a ton of originality. Read the full review.

A problem that lies inherently within “Based on True Event” films is that liberties are always taken. This is completely acceptable and even necessary, given that film is a creative medium. However, these changes to the central and factual storyline often add nothing of consequence to the film, or even worse, are detrimental to the films overall impact. “Alpha Dog” seems like one of those films. There are a few sequences in the film that suggest they may have been added strictly for the purpose of titillation. - Read the review.

“Noroi” left me completely unnerved and rattled by its conclusion. While it's not ‘scary' in the traditional sense, it is so well crafted that when the creeps set in, they will haunt you long afterward. And when I say haunt, I mean it. I've had an image from the film in my head for days, and it still creeps the shit out of me. “Noroi” may be the finest example of what could be considered ‘slow-burn horror' that I have ever seen. But that's not to say, everyone will feel the same way… Read the full review.

Critical-Film.com will be down this weekend for some technical upgrades. As we will have to manually update everything again, it could be a few days until we are up to date again, as far as content is concerned. Hopefully this update will give us the capacity to add some new features that were impossible before this update. Bear with us...

What makes “Dark Night of the Scarecrow” so good, is that the limitations placed on the film due to its television origins limit the level of gore on display. The deaths are never graphic, and as such the film relies more on atmosphere than a high level of violence, and there are a few incredibly atmospheric and suspenseful scenes. Read the full review.