Top 5 Movies of October
1. GI Joe - why did I ever doubt Sommers. Even though all he makes is cheesy popcorn movies they still are a lot of fun.
2. The Tournament - the second cheesy action movie on my list. Its about a bunch of Assassins hunting each other down in a winner take all tournament. I like the fact its fast paced and knows what its trying to be.
3. Zombieland - A really enjoyable zombie comedy. Im not a huge comedy guy but I can see how people love it.
4. The Orphan - way better than I was expecting. I really dug the twist but ending was a little let down.
5. The Hills Run Red - a fun slasher.

Top 5 Movies of September
Holy crap what a fucking chore to decide what to put here. Since Fantastic Fest was in September I had a boatload of awesome movies to choose from.
1. Merantau - Just a fucking bad ass martial arts film from Indonesia.
2. Rec 2 - Awesome sequel to an awesome movie.
3. District 9 - nuff said
4. Doghouse - one of the best comedy horror movies Ive ever seen.
5. The Shortcut - awesome PG13 horror from Adam Sandler and Scary Madison.

Top 5 Movies of August
Heres my list of the top 5 2009 releases that I saw for the month of August. Pickings were slim this month because I was mainly watching older movies for the podcast.

1. 4BIA- awesome Thai horror movie anthology
2. Angel of Death - really enjoyed this actioneer
3. Tokyo - another anthology movie that is weird but cool
4. The Final Destination 3D - terrible movie but still fun times with the 3D
5. Summer School - Low budget indie horror movie that I enjoyed

Top 5 for July
Heres a list of my top 5 favorite movies in July regardless of genre. This was a tough list because 90 % of the movies I watched were older movies released before 2009 so they didnt qualify for this list.
1. Pontypool - this movie is going to divide a lot of people. I can just hear the haters now.
2. Deadgirl - Not quite what I was expecting but still a very good movie.
3. Van Wilder: Freshman Year - yes you read this right. Very very fun straight to dvd movie.
4. Transformers 2 - my expectations were held in check. Way better than the first movie. Yes I know the comedy was horrible.
5. Albino Farm - a solid redneck horror movie with a bad ending. Still enjoyable though.

Favorite Lists of first half of 2009 Part 1
This list is about a week late but here are my lists of my favorite movies for the first 6 months of 2009. To qualify the movies had to A. be released for the first time on dvd or theater in 2009 B. The first time I saw the movie.


Favorite Horror Movies
1. Drag Me To Hell - Deserved to make so much more money.
2. The Children - Creepy ass children on a murder spree British horror.
3. Quarantine - One of the best remakes ive ever seen.
4. From Within - Easily my favorite of the Afterdark 3 series
5. Friday the 13th - could have been better but I enjoyed it.
6. Acolytes - Great story. Check out our horrorphilia podcast review
7. My Bloody Valentine 3D - hopefully the start of a new trend of 3d horror.
8. Martyrs - great first half and ok second half.
9. Midnight Movie - very fun movie. Check out Splattercast #135 for a full review
10. Autopsy - great gory fun.


Favorite Comedies
1. Role Models
2. Fired Up
3. Sex Drive
4. FanBoys

Top 5 Movies of June
This was just an ok month for movies overall. 4 of my top 5 are horror releases.
1. Acolytes - Austrailian slasher with an original take on a familiar story.
2. Dead Snow - brutal zombie comedy that mostly works.
3. Sex Drive - second funniest movie ive seen after fired up so far this year.
4. Bane - a rare true sci fi horror movie that works, but has sloppy ending.
5. Simon Says - a so bad its good movie that requires a beer in hand and check your brains cells at the door.

Top 5 Movies of May
Top 5 movies Ive seen this month either at theater or on dvd or some other medium. The top 2 movies were easy to pick. Justin Long actually managed to make it in two of my top 5 this month.
1. Drag Me To Hell - no brainer. Go to theater and support it.
2. Anvil: The story of Anvil - Favorite documentary of the year so far.
3. Crank 2 - Need to watch it again to catch a full grasp on it.
4. The Girlfriend Experience - Soderbergh hit all the right buttons for me.
5. He's Just Not That Into You - Usually there is one or two romantic comedies a year I like and this is one of them. Very smart dialogue.
Honorable Mention
The Devil's Tomb - This one barely missed the list but I did enjoy it despite its limitations.
Fired Up - By far the best comedy Ive seen this year.
S. Darko - Way better than the critics are saying. People are just hating on it because Richard Kelly didnt direct it.

Top 5 Movies of April 2009
So far April was the best month of the year for movies I watched. I would recommend all of these to just about anybody. You know its a strong month when a Tony Jaa movie (Ong Bak 2) doesnt even crack the top 5.
1. Vinyan- I just loved the mood, atmosphere, acting and cinematography.
2. Tyson- awesome documentary
3. Killshot- great performances and solid movie.
4. Fling- very well written movie.
5. The Children- creepy little bastards!

Top 5 Underrated Movies of the Past 5 Years
These are all movies I loved but as far as the masses they are relatively unknown movies or didnt for whatever reason get the love they deserve. Highly recommend all of them.
1. Perfume (2006) - fucking awesome movie that didnt get much love at all. The cinematography was awesome and I loved the story and ending. Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer
2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - probably the most popular on the list but still by and large not seen by most. This one gets better with each watch. The true start of Robert Downey's incredible comeback.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Widescreen Edition)


3. Brick (2005) - This is the type of movie I would normally hate but for some reason it hit all the right buttons. The most unique film of the bunch. A detective noirish story told in modern day. The only movie on this list I can understand if people hate it.
Brick


4. 3 Iron (2004) - Wow. If you've never experienced the awesomeness of Korean director Ki-duk Kim then this would be a great start. Unique and beautiful love story.

5. The Lost (2005/2008) - Im a huge fan of Jack Ketchum adaptions and this is the best of them so far. Awesome acting by Marc Senter as Ray Pye.
The Jack Ketchum 2 Discs: Girl Next Door/The Lost

March Top 5
It was a solid month but nothing mindblowing. April is looking like a promising month. Heres a list of my top 5 movies I watched in March 2009.
1. 1968 Tunnel Rats (holy shit Uwe Boll made #1 on a list!)
2. From Within
3. Punisher Warzone
4. Autopsy
5. Echelon Conspiracy

February Top 5
Top of the list are some solid remakes. Outlander and Role Models are solid and Red Mist was a little disappointing.
1. Friday the 13th (tie)
1. Quarantine (tie)
3. Outlander
4. Role Models
5. Red Mist

F13th Hotties Willa Ford and Julianna Guill

Top 5 Movies of January 2009
New monthly post ive started for 2009. A brief recap of the top 5 movies I saw in January.
1. Taken
2. Coraline 3d
3. My Bloody Valentine 3d
4. Midnight Movie
5. Dead Noon

Favorite Albums of 2008

It was not even close for the #1 spot. I didnt get to listen to as much metal as I would have liked but one of my resolutions is to keep up better this year.

1. Testament - Formation of Damnation

This was not even close. Ive been waiting for this album for 9 years and they did not disappoint. They also won the Golden God album of the year by Metal Hammer and was picked #1 by my favorite metal site www.metal-rules.com Im just happy they are finally getting some recognition after decades of kick ass music.

2. Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted

Igor and Max back together again making beautiful music. Closest thing to classic Sepultura in over a decade. Album gets better with each listen.

3. Metallica - Death Magnetic

Their best album since Black. Lots of great tunes. Lets hope they stay in this mode.

4. Meshuggah - Obzen

Awesome brutal album. One of their best.

5. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder Gods

Awesome death classic metal.

6. Soulfly - Conquer

The second kick ass album on my list from Max Cavalera.

7. Byzantine - Oblivion Beckons

Solid album by these hardcore thrashers.

8. Cradle of Filth - Godspeed On Devils Thunder

Another solid album by Cof that get better with each listen.

9. White Chapel - This Is Exile

Not usually a fan of this type of Death/Hardcore but I liked it.

10. Krisiun - Southern Storm

Testament's More Than Meets the Eye


White Chapel - Possession (awesome video)!


Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God

Favorite Movies of 2008

I finally have my listed narrowed down to the top 20 movies I saw this year regardless of genre. Having seen close to 300 movies this year it was pretty tough to narrow it down. Now the top 5 were all movies I think were easily the top of the class for this year. The other 15 I had a tough time narrowing it down and deciding what order to put them in. Without further ado.

1. Let The Right One In- The more I see this movie the more I like it. Beautiful cinematography, top notch acting and musical score. A true modern horror classic.

2. The Wrestler- This one was close to the top spot but not quite the masterpiece. It was a masterpiece performance from Mickey Rourke though.

3. Slumdog Millionaire- It flirted with the #1 and #2 spots for a moment. Truly the best feel good movie of the year.

4. Rec- This was the #1 movie on my list for a majority of the year. The best pure horror movie of the year.

5. The Dark Knight- First time I saw it I liked it. The second time I saw it in Blu Ray it blew me away. Another awesome Nolan film.

6. The Lost- great Jack Ketchum adaption. An amazing performance by the lead.

7. Wanted- The best action movie of the year. I thought I was going to hate it from the trailer.

8. Bigger, Stronger, Faster- This documentary had me grinning from ear to ear.

9. Seven Pounds- I think im the only one who's giving this movie end of the year list love. Every person I know that seen it thought it was awesome.

10. Step Brothers- The only comedy on my top 20. Funny as hell.

11. Poultrygeist- Im a fan of the good Troma movies and this one is the best one yet.

12. Purple Violets- Ed Burns is the modern day Woody Allen. Go check his movies out.

13. Burn After Reading- If not for the abrupt ending it would have rated even higher on my list.

14. Cloverfield- I went into it with the right expectations and enjoyed every second of it.

15. CJ7- a highly underlooked underrated kids movie from Stephen Chow.

16. Red Cliff pt 1.- John Woo is back. Cant wait till part 2 is released.

17. Red- My second Jack Ketchum adaption in my top 20. A movie for dog lovers.

18. Transsiberian- My favorite Brad Anderson movie yet. Great thriller.

19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- another solid Fincher movie that I had extremely high hopes for.

20. Iron Man- A great origin movie with a terrific performance by Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movies of 2008 You May Have Never Heard Of
These are movies I enjoyed and recommend but did not qualify to make it on any of my lists.
1. Little Chenier- Great Louisiana based movie about this guy and his handicapped brother.
2. How To Rob a Bank- The movie was fast paced and made me laugh a lot.
3. Whisper- little known supernatural horror movie starring Josh Holloway (Lost).
4. Columbus Day- a solid little drama with Val Kilmer
5. GP506 aka Guard Post- A south Korean horror movie that was mixture of a bunch of different horror genres.

Favorite Acting Performances of 2008
1. Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler. What a fantastic portrayal of broken down, out of touch man.
2. Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight. Do I really need to say anything?
3. Will Smith - Seven Pounds. My favorite acting performance from him yet.
4. John Malkovich- Burn After Reading. So many great performances in the movie but his took the cake.
5. Bryan Cox- Red. Great actor and another great performance.

Favorite Horror Movies of 2008
Just to clarify I had Inside and The Last Winter on last years list cuz I saw them in 07 but they would have definitely made it into my top 10. For 2008 notable movies I did not see yet were Martyrs, The Substitue or Frontiers. Maybe next year they will be on there. My top two were easily my favorite horror movies of the year and I debated with my self which one should be #1 or #2. I like to think of them more as 1A and 1B.
1. Let The Right One In - hauntingly beautiful movie that gets better with each watch
2. rec - underrated flick I dont think a lot of people saw.
3. The Lost - Jack Ketchum adaptions are now 3 for 3 in my book.
4. Poultrygeist - Lloyd Kaufman's masterpiece
5. Shrooms (the more I think about it the more I like it)
6. Funny Games - I can understand the hate but I still enjoyed it.
7. Gutterballs - Awesome 80's style slasher that had me grinning.
8. 100 Feet - a great supernatural ghost movie by Eric the Red
9. Zombie Strippers - zombies + strippers!!!
10. Eden Lake - One of the best survival horror movies ive seen in awhile.

Most Disappointing Movies of 2008
All these movies I had medium to high expectations for but they all failed to deliver.
1. Diary of the Dead- Holy shit what an abomination. Worse than my worst fears.
2. Mother of Tears- Well Argento did what the fans wanted. He made the third part of the mother trilogy. Too bad it was boring and cheesy as fuck.
3. Hancock- I liked the trailer. Decent premise but poor story and execution.
4. The Signal- Talk about a kick ass trailer. I saw what they were going for it just didnt do it for me. Hopefully Eli Roth's Cell will be better.
5. The Happening- I think Im one of the few who still had hope for another good M. Night movie. It was better than Lady in the Water but not by much.
6. Hell Ride- another kick ass trailer for a movie that didnt live up to it.
7. Young People Fucking- How can a movie about fucking be so boring?
8. Be Kind Rewind- I just couldnt get into it like I was hoping.
9. All The Boys Love Mandy Lane- a lot of positive buzz but failed to deliver
10. Strangers- Speaking of failing to deliver.

Favorite Podcasts of 2008
This is a pretty tough category especially since you are comparing sports against movies against video games. But in my opinion here are the most entertaining podcasts for in 08.
1. Splattercast- The Dead Lantern crew had a very strong year despite also filming their second indie horror movie during that time. Deejay, Jeff, Mat, Steve, and sometimes T.J. and Brady were as entertaining as ever. If you love horror check these guys out.
2. Mondo Movie- These Brits know their shit. They really dont try to be comedic but they are excellent film critics of genre films.
3. Film Junk- They are slowly creeping up my list. First year Ive listened to them. I dont agree with all their ratings but they have great discussions and are very entertaining. More Reed please!
4. Espn's Football Today- The best nfl football podcast Ive heard.
5. 1Up Yours- still by far the best video game podcast.

Favorite Action Movies of 2008
Top 3 were easily in a class above the rest.
10. Triangle- this is the movie directed in 3 parts by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To. Solid work.
09. Transporter 3- Another dumb fun transporter movie.
08. Rambo- Not as good a comeback as Rocky was but still a solid flick.
07. Chocolate- Not as good as I was hoping but still some solid kung fu action.
06. Death Race- The second Statham movie on my list. Cheesy popcorn fun.
05. Doomsday- Neil Marshall has done it again. I look forward to any movie he's attached to.
04. Hulk- Solid comic book movie. I like it the more I see it.
03. Iron Man- great performances all around. I hope the sequel has more action in it.
02. Wanted- This one came out of nowhere and kicked my ass.
01. The Dark Knight- more than just an action flick. Need i say more?