Recent Additions: January 2021

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Psychotronic Review

Welcome to another month in review!

I’ve decided to do something different now. I’m not going to write about every film we’ve added to the Shorts Takes section of the website. There are two reasons for this.

First, I’m simply watching too many films. I meet online almost every day to watch a film with Andrea. So there are just too many of them.

Second, I’ve now added anchor links to all the films I add. So instead of these links being to Amazon, they are directly to the reviews.

As an added feature, I am typesetting the films in bold that I think are particularly good. Enjoy!

January 2021 Films

  1. The Awakening (2011)
  2. The Baby (1973) — Andrea likes this film more than I do
  3. Beyond the Door (1974) — This is the film Andrea refers to as “the Campbell’s split pea soup movie”
  4. Bikini Frankenstein (2010) — softcore porn
  5. Clue (1985) — big-budget lots of stars
  6. The Convent (2018)
  7. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
  8. The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)
  9. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
  10. Dinosaur Island (1994)
  11. Doctor X (1932)
  12. Don’t Go in the Woods (2010)
  13. Fingers (2019)
  14. Frankenstein (2007) — a very interesting modernization
  15. The Ghost Adventurers (2019) — surprisingly good micro-budget
  16. Ginger Snaps (2000) — the first of a franchise and better than most werewolf films
  17. Hacker (2016)
  18. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) — this is not at all Craven’s best but it’s still a classic that everyone should see
  19. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)
  20. Hotel Noir (2012)
  21. The House of the Devil (2009)
  22. It Came from the Desert (2017)
  23. LA Confidential (1997) — big budget with stars and also great
  24. The Loved Ones (2009) — I don’t normally like torture porn but this is a wonderful film
  25. Lovely Molly (2012)
  26. Mania (1960) — strong film but not essential
  27. Maniac Cop (1988) — a lot of fun
  28. Maniac Cop 2 (1990) — you don’t need to see the first one
  29. Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
  30. Night of the Living Deb (2015)
  31. The Night Watchmen (2017) — one of the best zombie comedies
  32. The Oily Maniac (1976) — this would be a classic if it weren’t for the misogyny
  33. The Perfect Host (2010) — a great one with a weak ending
  34. The Phantom Empire (1988) — one of my favorite Fred Olen Ray films made with almost nothing
  35. Phenomena (1985) — fabulous film
  36. Pooka! (2018) — part of Into the Dark series
  37. Rat Fink (1965) — shockingly good all but forgotten film
  38. Rawhead Rex (1986) — lots of creativity in this one
  39. The Ritual (2017) — this is a very good film from one of my favorite younger directors
  40. Santa Jaws (2018) — this is good but not as fun as you’d think
  41. Scare Package (2019) — lots of fun for horror fans
  42. Sharknado (2013) — when the sharks are flying this is awesome but too much of it is boring Movie of the Week drama
  43. Shock (1946)
  44. Sleepaway Camp (1983) — lots of fun
  45. The Soul Collector (2019) — most of this film is exceptional with a wonderful primary relationship
  46. ThanksKilling (2009) — another funny “killer puppet” film
  47. Twilight Vamps (2010) — softcore porn
  48. Twins of Evil (1971) — part of the “sexy vampire” films of the late-60s and early-70s
  49. Unlisted Owner (2017) — good found-footage film
  50. The VelociPastor (2018)
  51. Zorro (1975) — my favorite Zorro

See you next month!

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