Sentences with phrase «schlocky horror»

And it's a tour de force in doing so, because sometimes it does it for schlocky horror, others for sadness, others for humor, others for modeling suicidal depression.

Lunar Park is a mash - up of fake memoir, schlocky horror splatter-fest and straight - ahead traditional novel about fathers and sons.

Married to this intriguing premise and timely commentary is a schlocky horror flick, filled with big logical gaps and a few hollow characters who only exist to serve the film's manic plotline.

Not a bad schlocky horror flick overall, but the real reason this film is even remotely noteworthy is that it's the directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola (credited as Francis Coppola in the credits).

Not exact matches

The Syfy Channel knows a good thing when it sees it, even if that thing is a schlocky action - horror movie.

Other horror films this season have ranged from arty to schlocky, but the scales tip to the latter — and that seems to be what the majority of horror fans like; they consider films such as Clive Barker's «Lord of Illusions» and even a work such as «Species» as essentially «party movies.»

The Game is an unlikely triumph for screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, a partnership that for years had toiled on schlocky direct - to - video action, horror, and sci - fi fare that you've probably never heard of: Watchers II, Mindwarp, Severed Ties, Interceptor.

Cat People (1982) A charmingly schlocky erotic thriller very loosely based on Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton's 1942 horror film by the same name, Cat People follows the explosive sexual awakening of Irena Gallier (Nastassja Kinski) who, upon arriving in New Orleans, slowly learns that her desires transform her into a black leopard, placing her and her new zoologist lover (John Heard) in jeopardy.

It's not astounding, but Slither is a neat little horror film with a knowing schlocky attitude and good sense of humour.

While both Not a Hero and End of Zoe are competently built, they replace the genuine horror and more nuanced characters of the main game with schlocky action and dumb wish fulfillment.

Speaking of terrible movies, our Amazon highlight for the week is about as schlocky as horror films get.