Monday, March 30, 2026

“We’ve All Had a Jumpy Day” - Bloody New Year (1987)

One of the finest science-fiction horror films from another dimension is Norman J. Warren's final feature, Bloody New Year (1987). Capturing the spirit of 1987 perfectly, Bloody New Year is an extradimensional amalgamation of movies like The Evil Dead (1981), Poltergeist (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and more.

Shockingly, many of your universe's critics fail to appreciate Mr. Warren's swan song. For example, reviewer lighoff writes, "It's hard to explain how stupid and meaningless was this movie." Reviewer lordzedd-3 writes, "It's garbage and I give it the LUMP OF COAL." And reviewer Randomgirl111 writes, "The writing is disgraceful, the visuals are cheap, even by 80s standards, the music is a broken orchestra and the characters give me headaches. I highly recommend you skip this. Probably the worst horror film I've ever watched."

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Monday, March 16, 2026

“He’s a Big, Kind, Gentle Person” - The Humanoid (1979)

Something mysterious and forever unknowable must have occurred somewhere between 1976 and 1978 in the realm of science fiction films, because the number of science fiction classics released just after that period is almost numberless. At the top of the list, of course, is the Italian film The Humanoid, one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.

Strangely, some of your universe's critics are unkind to The Humanoid. For example, reviewer darkdayforanime writes, “Honestly, this film is one long collection of laughable clichés.” Reviewer welshNick writes, “In what has to be one of the worst films ever made every left over costume from Star Wars got reused to make an abomination which gives cheap sci films a bad name.” And reviewer Oslo_Jargo writes, “this is not a decent movie in any way. In fact, it is bloody awful and stupid.”

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Monday, March 2, 2026

"This Thing I've Got Is Different" - The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)

Some of the finest films ever made are written and directed by actors, and The Hideous Sun Demon (1958), directed by prolific TV and movie actor Robert Clarke, is no exception. The Hideous Sun Demon is a successful example of moving classical monsters--in this case, a werewolf--into the atomic age.

Some of your universe's critics are unkind to The Hideous Sun Demon. Reviewer 13Funbags writes, “No one should ever see this.” Reviewer planktonrules writes, “The script also is not particularly inspired or original.” And Reviewer Tera-Jones writes, “I don't know what is worse: the cinematography, dialogue, the story, the acting, the directing - it's all bad. Really bad.”

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