Corin Totin, Author at Psycho Drive-In

February 1, 2019 0 32

When a slasher comes out that is unequivocally feminist it is an occasion to take notice and that’s exactly what we get in The 6th Friend.

Sick Flix: Audition (1999)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

January 25, 2019 0 81

If you’ve only seen one film by the brilliant Japanese auteur Takashi Miike, then it was probably Audition.

Sick Flix: Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

October 5, 2018 0 511

The glorious gore effects were courtesy of Fred Vogel’s Toetag Pictures production studio and Vogel himself even cameos in the film.

Sick Flix: Dreaming Purple Neon (2016)

Corin Totin

Uncategorized

September 21, 2018 0 45

Dreaming Purple Neon wasn’t released by Troma but given the copious amounts of low budget gore, nudity and general cheesiness, it’s something that could’ve fit right into their catalog.

Sick Flix: Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh (2014)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

March 9, 2018 0 137

Overall, certainly a film worth watching and viewers who do take the journey will be treated to a great visual experience with some satisfying, brutal kills.

Sick Flix: Hectic Knife (2016)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

February 23, 2018 0 54

Hectic Knife knows exactly what it’s doing and it’s fucking hilarious!

Women in Horror: Julia Ducournau’s Raw (2017)

Corin Totin

Women in Horror

February 9, 2018 0 55

It’s utterly amazing that this is Ducournau’s debut feature because, the way she skillfully balances the elements of a coming-of-age drama that’s infused with horror, is nothing short of masterful.

Sick Flix: Baskin (2015)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

January 26, 2018 0 181

Based upon the 2013 short film of the same name, Baskin is a surreal and gruesome journey into a nightmarish world.

Sick Flix: Martyrs (2008)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

January 12, 2018 0 253

One of the defining films of the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs, is a brutal endurance test that is not even remotely concerned with appealing to mass audiences or casual horror fans.

Sick Flix: Inside (2007)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

December 29, 2017 0 92

Inside is a film in which the very concept is enough to make most people’s skin crawl.

Sick Flix: Frontier(s) (2007)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

December 15, 2017 0 88

Xavier Gens’ Frontier(s) is one of the most recognizable films of the French Extremity movement and certainly earns its stripes with graphic, visceral violence.

Sick Flix: Ichi the Killer (2001)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

December 1, 2017 1 161

Based on the Manga of the same name, Ichi the Killer is one of controversial director Takashi Miike’s most well-known (and most gruesome) works.

Sick Flix: Visitor Q (2001)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

November 17, 2017 0 269

Is it possible to have a film that features incest, necrophilia, rape and a whole lotta violence and still have it infused with genuinely heartfelt sentiment?

Sick Flix: American Guinea Pig – Bloodshock (2015)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

November 3, 2017 0 218

Even more than the black and white style or the male protagonist, what really sets this apart from other Guinea Pig films is actually the runtime.

Sick Flix: American Guinea Pig – Bouquet of Guts and Gore (2014)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

October 20, 2017 0 1466

Does this update properly capture the look and feel of the original Japanese films and set itself as a worthy standard bearer for the series in the new millennium?

Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 6 – Mermaid in a Manhole (1988)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

October 6, 2017 0 1143

This film marks the return of Flower of Flesh and Blood director, Hideshi Hino, and it’s no coincidence that these two entries are not only the most brutal of the series.

Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 5 – Android of Notre Dame (1988)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

September 22, 2017 0 361

Since this is a Guinea Pig film, fans come in expecting a certain level of graphic violence and on that, Android delivers quite nicely.

Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 4 – Devil Doctor Woman (1986)

Corin Totin

Sick Flix

September 8, 2017 0 231

The film is essentially just a series of bizarre sketch comedy shorts that center around the unlicensed transvestite “doctor” known as the Devil Doctor Woman.