Chris Charles

Film Review Bloody Beach (South Korea, 2000) ★★★★★ Decent Western-type teen slasher flick from Korea A rare teen slasher type of flick from South Korea. I saw this one at a special midnight showing shortly after its release there. In

Film Review Julia 17 (2017) ★★★★★ Andreea Boyer gives an emotional performance in her feature-length directorial debut Andreea Boyer, who wrote, directed, and stars in this powerful drama, gives a superb performance in the title role. Julia is a teenage

Music Review Messer Chups – Don’t Say Cheese ★★★★★ Good, but needs more Zombierella If you’re a Messer Chups fan first and a Zombierella fan second (something this reviewer can’t imagine), you should dig this one. However, if you’re a

Book Review Victorian Days and Punk Rock Nights by Ladyaslan ★★★★★ Quite a trip with Ladyaslan Ladyaslan’s poetry is up to interpretation. It’s felt, rather than comprehended. Readers will probably relate to it on very different levels. As I read,

Book Review The Scream Queen’s Survival Guide by Meredith O’Hayre ★★★★★ How to Make it Out of a Horror Film Alive 101 This is a humorous “guide” on how to come out alive if one ever finds herself (or himself,

Film Review 310/302 (South Korea, 1995) ★★★★★ Dark story about two ladies with a “thing” about food Cheol-su Park’s dark psychological thriller about two ladies who live across the hall from each other in an apartment building. The story opens

Film Review Galaxina (1980) ★★★★★ The ill-fated Dorthy Stratten’s first, last, and only star vehicle If it weren’t for the fact that this was ill-fated Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten’s star vehicle, Galaxina probably would have been one of

Film Review Attack Girls Swim Team vs. The Undead (Japan, 2007) ★★★★★ Sasa Handa and Yuria Hidaka alone, make this one worth a look An inoculation that’s supposed to prevent a virus that’s going around the school turns those that get

Talk Show Review Eye on Entertainment (2005-) ★★★★★ Dawna Lee Heising is a gem on either side of the microphone The show’s charming and glamorous creator and hostess, Dawna Lee Heising, always conducts thoughtful interviews and her guests clearly enjoy