Women in Horror: The 6th Friend (2016) Corin Totin February 1, 2019 Women in Horror 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.
4.0 Sick Flix: Audition (1999) Corin Totin January 25, 2019 Sick Flix If you’ve only seen one film by the brilliant Japanese auteur Takashi Miike, then it was probably Audition.
2.0 Sick Flix: Murder-Set-Pieces (2004) Corin Totin October 5, 2018 Sick Flix The glorious gore effects were courtesy of Fred Vogel’s Toetag Pictures production studio and Vogel himself even cameos in the film.
2.5 Sick Flix: Dreaming Purple Neon (2016) Corin Totin September 21, 2018 Uncategorized 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.
3.0 Sick Flix: Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh (2014) Corin Totin March 9, 2018 Sick Flix 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.
4.0 Sick Flix: Hectic Knife (2016) Corin Totin February 23, 2018 Sick Flix Hectic Knife knows exactly what it’s doing and it’s fucking hilarious!
Women in Horror: Julia Ducournau’s Raw (2017) Corin Totin February 9, 2018 Women in Horror 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.
4.0 Sick Flix: Baskin (2015) Corin Totin January 26, 2018 Sick Flix Based upon the 2013 short film of the same name, Baskin is a surreal and gruesome journey into a nightmarish world.
4.5 Sick Flix: Martyrs (2008) Corin Totin January 12, 2018 Sick Flix 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.
4.0 Sick Flix: Inside (2007) Corin Totin December 29, 2017 Sick Flix Inside is a film in which the very concept is enough to make most people’s skin crawl.
3.5 Sick Flix: Frontier(s) (2007) Corin Totin December 15, 2017 Sick Flix 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.
4.5 Sick Flix: Ichi the Killer (2001) Corin Totin December 1, 2017 Sick Flix 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.
4.5 Sick Flix: Visitor Q (2001) Corin Totin November 17, 2017 Sick Flix 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?
3.0 Sick Flix: American Guinea Pig – Bloodshock (2015) Corin Totin November 3, 2017 Sick Flix 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.
4.0 Sick Flix: American Guinea Pig – Bouquet of Guts and Gore (2014) Corin Totin October 20, 2017 Sick Flix 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?
4.0 Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 6 – Mermaid in a Manhole (1988) Corin Totin October 6, 2017 Sick Flix 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.
3.5 Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 5 – Android of Notre Dame (1988) Corin Totin September 22, 2017 Sick Flix Since this is a Guinea Pig film, fans come in expecting a certain level of graphic violence and on that, Android delivers quite nicely.
1.0 Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 4 – Devil Doctor Woman (1986) Corin Totin September 8, 2017 Sick Flix 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.
3.0 Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 3: He Never Dies (1986) Corin Totin August 25, 2017 Sick Flix For its third entry, the Guinea Pig series goes in a very different direction with He Never Dies.
4.0 Sick Flix: Guinea Pig 2 – Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985) Corin Totin August 11, 2017 Sick Flix There are also numerous aspects beyond just the gore itself that make this film a very disturbing experience.
