movies left for dead

kenyon May 14, 2012

Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) The original Open Water had no cause for a sequel, even one that gets no theatrical release. Of course, Adrift isn't a sequel at all,…

Faces of DEPTH

moviesleftfordead May 7, 2012

Interview with director Edward Payson. by Kenyon Hopkin.Following his award-winning music documentary Unsigned (2011), director Edward Payson's latest film The Cohasset Snuff Film is a "found footage" story regarding a…

kenyon Apr 29, 2012

Monster in the Closet (1986) Horror-comedy from Troma with intentional movie cliches. The monster--which is actually kinda cool--hides in closets, grabs people and throws clothes out of the closet. After…

kenyon Apr 26, 2012

Lake Mungo (2008, Australia) More like Lake DUMBO. This melodramatic "mockumentary" about the haunting of a drowned girl serves to pleasure itself by showing a ghost in camera footage that…

kenyon Apr 22, 2012

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) If there has ever been a film that you can call "not for the squeamish," it's Cannibal Holocaust--hell, it was banned in like 50 countries. A groundbreaking,…

kenyon Apr 15, 2012

The Cabin in the Woods (2012) Following months of buzz and high expectations, Cabin mostly succeeds in adding fresh life to horror. Not that it's entirely horror. While making references…

kenyon Apr 12, 2012

Splice (2007) This doctor couple spawn a creature in their lab. It impregnates the woman and then it f*cks the man and kills him. That's what you get you dumb…

The Host (2006)

kenyon Apr 9, 2012

The Host (2006, South Korea) When approaching the Host, it's important to recognize what this film is really about. It's not about a mammoth mutant amphibious creature wreaking havoc. Little…

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

kenyon Apr 6, 2012

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) A psychological chiller rarely mentioned, Let's Scare pre-dates some of horror's most influential films, allowing it to walk its own path. While it does…

Welcome to the Jungle (2007)

moviesleftfordead Apr 4, 2012

Welcome to the Jungle (2007)  Hostel, Wolf creek, and Turistas were adept at spending the first half of the story getting to know groups of adventurers, before they suddenly meet their…