Month / September 2016
Movies Galore Takes a look at Lifetime Channel director Patrick DeLuca’s House of Darkness from 2016
Written by David Strege
Directed by Patrick DeLuca this film was on lifetime as its based on true events.
Our film begins in 1957 as a group of trick r treaters dare one boy to go inside a house he does… then you hear screams…
Now in 2014 a husband and wife, Kelly and Brian, move into a new home, new neighborhood with their daughter Sarah. We see the couple is in therapy Brian having Jealousy issues and moved to this house from Sanfrancisco to recreate their marriage to kinda get to know one another again.
As they often do, Brian becomes increasingly obsessed and changes almost over night to being withdrawn and temperemental, lashing out even more so than ever…
Brian starts seeing things right away and eventually seems to have fantasies about the sexy looking neighbor who seems to be showing up for more than just pleasure of Brian’s company…
It also seems both are keeping video diaries as part of their agreement to therapy.
Sarah their daughter is also acting weird and dressing up as a trick r treater as well as food randomly shows up burnt.
it gets weirder as Kelly hears demonic sounding whispers before turning out her daughters lights saying it’ll cut off Sarah’s birds heads…
For a lifetime movie it certainly had some creepy moments and the reason I decided to watch it was it’s supposedly “based on actual events” so I feel it was a well round film. There wasn’t really a jump or scare moment but the actors and a actresses portrayed their characters well.
If you like films like this it’s up your alley it’s just unfortunate they have to keep it so well Lifetime lol but I enjoyed it hope you do as well.
Starring Sara Fletcher as Kelly, Gunner Wright as Brian, Mykayla Sohn as Sarah, Brittany Falardeau as Jamie, Nikki Alexis Howard as Ellen, Raphael Thompson as
Clark, Thomas Rand as Mason, Jennifer Schoch as Young Ruth, James Tucker as
Officer Hicks, Honey Lauren as Adelaide, Gina Jackson as Dr. Sanders, Orel De La Mota as Officer Van Shack, Emilie Hagen as Shopkeeper, Andre M. Johnson as Corrections Officer, Marcia Moran as Ruth, Dylan Conrique as Ruth’s Daughter, Caden Conrique as Ruth’s Son, Hannah Sohn as
Ghost Mask, Lucas Royalty as Halloween Child, Anthony Gore as Paul, Elester Latham as Clark, Mannette Antill as Ellen, Daniel Mandehr as Officer Garabusi, Dean England as Officer Kaiman, Zach Scheerer as Paramedic, Eric Corbin as Man in Pig Mask, Dario A. Lee as Corrections Officer, Caleb Caldwell as Halloween Child, Richie Marin as Dad, Mike Sanders as Paramedic, Kimberly Spak as Mom.
Movies Galore checks out director Mark Atkins on his feature “Planet of the Sharks” from 2016 of Sci-fi channels’ premiere during Sharknado 4 week
Written by David Strege
Another Shark film made in haste of Sharknado 4 directed by veteran Sci-fi channel’s Mark Atkins known for Asylum’s The Haunting of Winchester Mansion omaong others this film you could definitely tell was really low budget.
in a somewhat distant future where glacier melting has pretty much filled the world with water and Sharks with two colony’s still fighting to survive.
The first colony we see is definitely more advanced in tech and supplies. The other is more Primitive and spiritually ceremonial about how they kill the Sharks but there’s an alpha shark mutated controlling the other Sharks killing off members of each.
I’d almost say this has stirrings of Waterworld and like the Eloy are as to the Mmot locks there’s always a difference between societies seperated by distance of water I wonder how our society would have survived but in any case it’s watchable.
Plus if you like hearing accents in beautiful women and think it’s sexy to hear as I do you’ll enjoy bits and pieces. Just the story line seemed thrown together and ripped off I fear a bit too much.
Starring Brandon Auret as Dillon Barrick, Stephanie Beran as Dr. Shayne Nichols, Lindsay Sullivan as Dr. Roy Shaw, Lauren Joseph as Bea, Daniel Barnett as Moffat, Christia Visser as Dr. Caroline Munro, John B Swart as Hideo Ishiro, Alex Anlos as Nathan Terry, Angie Teodora Dick as Joanne D’amato, Ryan-Wayde Hannivalb as Look-out, Zane Westermeyer as Butcher.
Movies Galore takes a look at “Dam Sharks” 2016 directed by James and Jon Kondelik from their premier on Sci-Fi Channel
Written by David Strege
Directed by the Kondelik Brothers for the Sci-fi channel shark movie marathon in the wake of Sharknado 4’s premiere it seems they slap together cheap films to try and thrill with bad looking CGI nightmares and goes to show you the caliber of B films they are prone to produce.
This being said the film begins in a peaceful river as we begin to see Computer generated shark fins going down stream.
Of course as expected a cute girl in a bikini is about to jump in a lagoon connected to said stream and shark jumps out of the water and eats his snack.
Meanwhile A female game warden and a scuba diver are going to check out why beavers have seemed to be disappearing from the scene as expected the scuba diver is eaten and game warden on the run.
While all this has been happening a professor of Verizon Tech and Billionaire Tanner Brooks played by veteran actor Jason London has brought a group of young people to the area to camp and experience the outdoors for PR.
The Game Warden known as Kate has met up with the apparently local redneck who keeps tourists away from his favorite fishing hole.
The Sharks are building a damn of human remains for the purpose of blocking them all in. Kind of a cross over between Zombeaver and Shark Night if you ask me.
Altogether a prime example of relatively goofy prime actors and actresses stuck behind what could have been an even cooler b movie if the Sharks weren’t so fake looking. The scuba diver you could tell he was part toy, the arm that surfaced in a net plastic but I guess that’s part of the fun and makes me realize it’s not all computerized.
There was some great scenery involved and some pretty decent shark leaps so I’ll give them that. In all I guess I enjoyed the film in its corniness just wish they’d go back to creature effects not CGI. Enjoy!
Starring Paige Lauren Billiot as Skyler, Ashton Bingham as Nate, Jessica Blackmore as Kate, Kabby Borders as Joline, Corey Craig as Blake, Robert Craighead as Carl, Michelle DeMond as
Gwen, Andy Earle as Mark, Eric Paul Erickson as Kenny, Francis Gonzalez as
Jorge, Saxon Jones as Ted, Will Leon as
Burt, Jason London as Tanner Brooks, Matt Mercer as Pullman, Nicole Reddinger as Dona, Neka Zang as Stella
Sometimes you have to be picky Movies Galore Says as we take a look at Director Stephen Folks Debut Picture “The Orange Man” at Leggless Corpse Films from 2015!
Written by David Strege
Directed by Stephen Folker of Stephen Folkers Films and produced by Chad Armstrong’s Legless Corpse Films in 2016.
This film was a laugh riot like Old Dogs meets the Commen campy slasher with some good ol’ homeboys from down south!
It was fresh and entertaining… But I might as well tell you about it…
Crazy Pete just so happens to be an orange seller that’s just down on his luck everyone in town feels he’s weird the locals at Julie’s café in this sleepy town doesn’t seem to except his oranges the local town folk seem to reject his claimed fresh oranges and doesn’t seem to be understood.
Crazy Pete has had enough and decides to get even. First he goes after the owner of Julie’s Cafe for rejecting his oranges….
Gerald is an office man and watches as his wife leaves him for another man. He’s obviously a an old school corny sales man selling that his business has taken over 40 acres of orange trees.
Recieving divorce papers Gerald decides to call his buddies Wilbur, Jimmy and Reggie to go off on a camping trip exactly where his ex wife was enjoying a trip of her own but they have a run in with the local orange picking man Crazy Pete.
Now these guys only know of the Orange Man by an urban legend known as Peter Walker being 30 years ago…
These older guys are a laugh riot just old freinds who just want to cheer their best bud from his divorce and you can’t forget Reggie and his blatter problem peeing all over missing the urinal lol
My only vice is the last scene was purposely I feel written in for the actress who played Gerald’s new Girlfreind. As I feel she had a small part and you have to keep everyone happy.
You have to love the comradry and brotherhoodedness between all for I think they also had fun being involved in this kooky project.
Definitely campy with a little sex and death by oranges! Hehe recommend for all horror fans enjoy!
Starring Ben Rollins as Peter Walkins aka The Orange Man, Dave Juehring as Gerald, Thomas Ely Sage as Wilbur, Jim Plovanich as Jimmy, Glenn Harston as Reggie, Trena Penson as Deborah, Robert Kemp as Roger, Elle Winchester as Fat Lady, Susan Wynne Lunning as Susan, Sue Cook as Barb the Waitress, Jim Nieciecki as Bill the Customer, Jim Brockhohn as Dale, Steve Couch as Farmer, Michael Banks as Doctor McDonald, James Schmedding as Gas Station Clerk, Weston Ford as Country Boy 1, Hudson Ford as Country Boy 2, Harry Walker as Diner Patron, John Mutum as Diner Patron, David M. Miller as Diner Patron, Justin Claus as Office Worker 1, Chuck Dorsey as Office Worker 2, Brian D. Wallace as Derek, McKennan Scott as Restaurant Patron 1, Jo Vasquez as Restaurant Patron 2, Joshua LeFebure as
Restaurant Patron 3, Cory Sellers as
Mother outside Restaurant, Jack Sellers as
Boy outside Restaurant.
Movies Galore goes back and recaps on Alien Invasion film “Independence Day” from director Roland Emerick in 1996!
Written by David Strege
Directed by Roland Emerick in 1996 this film was a blockbuster hit it just for its actors and actresses but also for that crazy concept of what if…
This film was also done at the height of Will Smith’s career as he was just coming off the band wagon of Starring in Men in Black. Smith plays a hardcore navy seals pilot by the name of Stephen Hiller almost Top Gunnish like in character
Jeff Goldblum who played Ian Malcolm in Jurrasic Park previously… Plays a computeristic-like newspaper reporter and divorced loner named David Levinson whom cracks a coded message that brings him straight to the White House.
David’s Ex Wife just so happens to be part of the presidential Cabinet and somehow is able to get an audience with the president along with having his estranged neurotic father Julius played by the ever comic genius of Judd Hirsch, along for the ride.
Meanwhile alien spacecrafts position themselves all over the world in every major city and because of David’s Warning saves the president and his family right before the White House is completely destroyed by a blast from a ship.
While all this is happening Captain Hiller is with his current partner as he chases a couple of bogey small craft carrying an alien that once he crashes is able to drag the alien all the way to Area 51 that is operational and recently let known to the president does exist.
Brent Spiner who played Data on Star Trek Next Generations is Dr. Okun a fairly crazy sounding long haired grey Gandalf looking geek of a guy kinda who you’d expect to of running the place shares with all of them how far they have come researching for years as they’ve had.
David cooks up a plan to give the alien computers a virus so they can take down the alien single handedly.
The First Lady was played by Mary McDonNell from Dances with Wolves I also have to mention Do u remember the make up artist in Mrs. Doubtfire who helped Robin Williams out with turning him into Mrs. Doubtfire? Yep he’s in here too in cameo. Also Randy Quaid as Russel Casse a crop duster who claims he’s been anal probed by aliens.
I think the destruction that these aliens had created in this film is very real but we are also so frightened of the unknown They came without warning killed the First Lady but still in the end the film brought about a unity of all countries banding together as one for their independence.
Bill Pullman’s speech to the men going up I the air to fight their last battle was epic as words can lift men’s spirits if their said right.
My only problem with the film and I guess I will always remember it for the line that Jeff Goldblum says in Jurrasic Park ” Must go faster, Must go faster go go go go go,” gets redundant as he repeats it in Independence Day.
Altogether this was a well rounded film and is enjoyable to watch once a year at least. It’s becomes Classic in my mind lol
Starring Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller, Bull Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitemore, Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson, Mary McDonNell as First Lady Marilyn Whitemore, Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson, Robert Loggia as General William Grey, Randy Quaid as RusselL Casse, Margaret Colin as Constance Spano, Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine Dubrow, James Rebhorn as Albert Nimziki, Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert, Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell, Brent Spiner as Dr. Brakish Okun, James Duval as Miguel, Lisa Jacob as Alicia, Giuseppe Andrews as Troy, Ross Bagley as Dylan, Bill Smitrovich as Captain Watson, Mae Whitman as Patricia Whitemore, Harry Connick Jr. As Captain Jimmy Wilder, Kiersten Warren as Tiffany, John Storey as Dr. Isaacs, Frank Novak as Teddy, Devon Gummersall as Philip, Leland Orser as Techy/med asst # 1, Mirron E. Willis as Aide, Ross Lacy as Aide, David Pressman as Whitemore’s Aide, Vivian Palermo as Techy/ Med Asst, Raphael Sbarge as Commander/ Tech, Bobby Hosea as Commanding Officer, Dan Lauria as Commanding Officer, Steve Giannelli as Radar Tech, Eric Paskel as Radar Tech, Carlos Lacamera as Radar Operator (as Carlos LaCamera), John Bennett Perry as Secret Service Agent, Troy Willis as Secret Service Agent, Tim Kelleher as Technician, Wayne Wilderson as Area 51 Technician, Jay Acovone as Area 51 Guard, James Wong as SETI Technician #1, Thom Berry as SETI Technician #2, Jana Marie Hupp as SETI Technician #3, Matt Pashkow as Second Officer, Robert Pine as Chief of Staff, Marisa Johnston as Co-Worker #2 (as Marisa Morell), Michael Winther as Co-Worker #3, Dexter Warren as Co-Worker #4, Paul LeClair as Co-Worker #5, Michael Vacca as Lieutenant Peterson ( as Capt Michael ‘Chewy’ Vacca), David Channell as Secret Service Agent, John Capodice as Mario, Greg Collins as Military Aide, Derek Webster as Sky Crane Pilot, Mark Fite as Pilot, Eric Neal Newman as Pilot, Levon Uchaneishvili as Russian Pilot (as Levani), Kristof Conrad as Russian Pilot, Kevin Sifuentes as Tank Commander, Elston Ridgle as Soldier, Randy Oglesby as Mechanic, Jack Moore as Mechanic, Barry Del Sherman as Street Preacher, Lyman Ward as Secret Service Agent, Anthony Crivello as Lincoln, Richard Speight Jr. As Ed, Barbara Beck as Monica Soloway, Joe Fowler as Reporter, Andrew Warne as Reporter, Sharon Tay as Reporter, Peter J. Lucas as Russian Reporter ( as Peter Jozef Lucas ), Yelena Danova as Russian Newscaster, Johnny Kim as Korean Newscaster ( as Derek Kim ), Vanessa J. Wells as Newscaster, Jessika Cardinahl as German Video Newscaster ( scenes deleted ), Gary W. Cruz as Video Newscaster, Ron Pitts as Video Newscaster, Wendy L. Walsh as Herself, Christine Devine as Video Newscaster, Mark Thompson as Video Newscaster, Ernie Anastos as Rex Black, New York Newscaster, Kevin Cooney as Atlantic Air CINC, Rance Howard as Chaplain, Nelson Mashita as Japanese Tech, Jeff Philips as B-2 Pilot, Sayed Badreya as Arab Pilot, Adam Tomei as Sailor, John Bradley as Lucas, Kimberly Beck as Housewife, Thomas F. Duffy as Lieutenant, Andrew Keegan as Older Boy, Jon Shear as Thompson (as Jon Mathews), Jim Piddock as Reginald, Frederick W. Barnes as Himself (as Fred Barnes, Eleanor Clift as Herself, Jerry Dunphy as Himself, Jack Germond as Himself, Morton Kondracke as Himself, John McLaughlin as Himself, Barry Nolan as Himself, George Putnam as Himself, Eric Michael Zee as Northridge Field Reporter, Pat Skipper as Redneck, Carlos Lara as Farmer Kid, Mike Monteleone as Butler, Lee Strauss as Elvis Fanatic, Lisa Star as Woman on the roof, Malcolm Danare as Intellectual on roof, Arthur Brooks as Trucker on Roof, Michael Moertl as Theif (as Michael G. Moertl), James J. Joyce as Master CPO, Joyce Cohen as Kim Peters, Julie Moran as Herself-‘entertainment tonight’ reporter, Robin Groth as Flagstaff News Anchor, Richard Pachorek as LAPD Helicopter Pilot, Gary A. Hecker as Alien Vocal Effect (voice)(as Gary Hecker), Frank Welker as Special Vocal Effects (voice), Jonathon Adler as Secret Service Agent ( uncredited), Janette Andrade as Teen (uncredited), T.D. Antoine as Pilot (uncredited), Kevin Ash as Cab Driver (uncredited), Erick Avari as SETI Chief (uncredited), Greg Bronson as Police Officer at the White House (uncredited), Roy Milton Davis as Homeless Guy (uncredited), Dean Devlin as Eagle 2 Pilot ( voice )(uncredited), Darren Dochterman as British News Translator (uncredited), Volker Engle as Man in Office (uncredited), Bob Freind as Himself – ‘Sky News’ Anchorman (uncredited), Jeffrey Gold as German Fighter Pilot (uncredited), Michael Haddad as Trailer Trash (uncredited), Bart Hamatake as Malitiaman (uncredited), Andre Harper as African (uncredited), Lincoln D. Hiatt as Colin Barclay ( uncredited ), Jay Hopkins as Man in Crowd (uncredited), JonatHan Khan as Pilot (uncredited), Jalil Jay Lynch as Man Staring at Alien Ship (uncredited), Darin Mangan as Staff Sergeant (uncredited), Joe Martinez as Son of Air Force Pilot (uncredited), Scott McKinley as Joint Chiefs of Staff (uncredited), Karolyna Madina as Presidential Adress Attendee (uncredited), Ralph Moratz as High Ranking Officer (uncredited), Bryan Moss as Israeli Fighter Pilot (uncredited), Roy Newton as Pilot (uncredited), Gary Pike as Helicopter Passenger (uncredited), Darla Rae as Protestor – Omni Hotel (uncredited), Nectar Rose as Stripper (uncredited), Bonnie Silco as Bride (uncredited), Tadao Tomomatsu as Big Hat Guy On Tower (uncredited), Michael A. Valenzano as Young Pilot (uncredited), Tracey Walter as Tech/ Med Asst #3 (uncredited), James With as British Pilot (uncredited), James Woodson as Pilot (uncredited).
Do you believe in the Blair Witch? Come with us as Movies Galore camps out with Adam Wingard’s “Blair Witch” of 2016!
Written by David Strege
Lionsgate surprised us this year with a sequel to now cult hit from 1999 “The Blair Witch Project” about a group of film makers that go into Burkittsville, Maryland woods to seek out the legend of the witch herself…

It was such a hit people wondered if they really had disappeared. But the film not only was a hit it changed the whole way horror films were made, may not have been the first found on footage film as it followed films like Cannibal Holocaust from 1980 and The Last Broadcast from 1998 the year before but it definitely paved the way to how films are made today.
So “Blair Witch” which picks up where the last film left us were Heather James’s as we learn is his sister is he thinks she’s either still out in the Blair Woods or so he feels.

James finds this video on the Internet of a video that was found in an area where this so-called house that was actually not found by the searchers and the police at the time the videos were found of his sister and her group of filmmakers.
So James gets together with his friend Lisa who is also a filmmaker who is interested in making a documentary about finding Heather what they find when they go in and search for her.

We see James and Lisa meet up with his best friend Peter and his lady friend Ashley as they prepare to go off and track down the video upload her of the recently found footage.
What they didn’t know was that in order to take them out to the location of where they found the video part of the deal would be that they go with.

As they trek further they have a few minor setbacks like Lisa hurting her foot and those noises were heard during the night they found they been pranked by their guides and seperated.

But that only made matters worse as their GPS made them go in circles friends disappeared and the house that they were searching for ultimately appeared out of desperation and James had to go inside the house as this was what he come here to do…
As far as scares go I feel like there was like one actual scare. As far as what is actually attacking them in the original film, they’d keep us in the dark as to what actually happened with camera angles and shadows… In this sequel the first half was certainly predictable.
I feel like we could have been shown more of what was transpiring as we are shown only glimpses… But there were definitely some creepy undertones and mild suggestions.
I did enjoy the ending but here again there is almost a similarity to those whom are left as there was in its predecessor. All together it was enjoyable but I felt it was short and wanted more… I will however admit that there was one or two humor spots due to James’s freind Peter but that’s all I’ll say.
I’ll leave it up to the next viewer but it certainly didn’t pack a wtf like the first…
Starring James Allen McCune as James, Callie Hernandez as Lisa Arlington, Corbin Reid as Ashley, Brandon Scott as Peter, Wes Robinson as Lane, Valorie Curry as Talia.
Movies Galore Goes Schlock as they take a look at William Winckler’s 2005 wink to Universal Horror films “Frankenstein Vs. The Creature From Blood Cove.”
Written By David Strege
Before I write my review I must admit some personal feelings that I feel I was wronged by this director. When I was first establishing myself with trying to get to know directors I’d added him as a freind to share in this journey I feel as a fan every one of us has a right to get a chance to be friends with our favorite directors.
I’ve learned now who are the directors I like as to how friendly they can be towards their freinds. Our editors personal page was hacked and then suddenly because he had to find a new page he wasn’t allowed to be on his so called family only list even though he’d done nothing untowards to him. To me this was cold and unfreindly this being said it has not tainted me from speaking of this gem it’s his loss.
Also when I’d contacted him about possibly being able to show his film at the Milwaukee Twisted Dreams festival he’d given me outrageous should I say ideas that yes he would be happy to allow the film to be played but if we wanted Larry Butler to show up we’d have to pay for the actors air fair and hotel stay and frankly if I was a director of I had the money to and wanted my film played, I’d do anything I could to get it the attention it needed ten years down the line or not. I have respect for him as a director not as a person to be treated so coldly as a fan. It skinted my view on directors for a moment and set me back a pace at trying to be close to my favorite directors while trying to find people who will talk films in my own group.
This being said I’ll begin…. Brought to us by Director William Winckler known for “The Double D Avenger” from 2001, on a coast in California a creature escapes a Dr. Monroe and his assistants in the the cove waters below. Apparently the drugs they’d tried to brainwash it with didn’t work as the doctor has been trying to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster using his methods of reanimation by experimenting with the escaped creature involved…

You must be logged in to post a comment.