Scott and myself will be attending the Scream Fest/ Freakshow Film Festival in Orlando, Florida this October. The festival runs October 17-19 at the Wyndham Orland Resort. I am very pleased to announce that Critical-Film.com will be an official sponsor of the festival, and as such we'll have complete access to the guests and filmmakers in attendance. including George Romero, Malcolm McDowell, and others. So watch for some very exclusive content this October. For more info, check the official sites linked above.

“Iron Man” is sheer action-adventure brilliance. Nearly every aspect of the film is perfect. The action is directed with a surprisingly focused flair from director Favreau. The story is coherent, and surprisingly true to the original comics. Most importantly, Robert Downey Jr. is perfect as Tony Stark, perhaps more suited to his role than any actor cast as a superhero prior - Nicolas Cage as “Ghost Rider”? Fuck off… Click here for the full review.

The greatest killer Sasquatch movie ever made? Perhaps. Have there been that many good killer Sasquatch movies? Not really. Is the term “killer Sasquatch” redundant? I suppose so, as I've never seen a friendly Sasquatch movie. (No, ‘Harry and the Hendersons' doesn't count.) Ryan Schiffrin's film is entertaining beyond its small budget, as he wisely chooses to keep the monster hidden from full view until it nears its climactic conclusion. - Read the review.

“Frankenfish” is a great name for a B-horror movie, isn't it? It conjures to mind images of some demented living-dead aquatic creature, pasted together with pieces of other members of the Pisces family, like some twisted, fishy jigsaw puzzle. It really is a wonderful thought. Too bad, the idea behind the film is nothing like the suggested concept, and is terribly clichéd. But, once again it is a B-movie, and you really can't expect a ton of originality. Read the full review.

A problem that lies inherently within “Based on True Event” films is that liberties are always taken. This is completely acceptable and even necessary, given that film is a creative medium. However, these changes to the central and factual storyline often add nothing of consequence to the film, or even worse, are detrimental to the films overall impact. “Alpha Dog” seems like one of those films. There are a few sequences in the film that suggest they may have been added strictly for the purpose of titillation. - Read the review.

“Noroi” left me completely unnerved and rattled by its conclusion. While it's not ‘scary' in the traditional sense, it is so well crafted that when the creeps set in, they will haunt you long afterward. And when I say haunt, I mean it. I've had an image from the film in my head for days, and it still creeps the shit out of me. “Noroi” may be the finest example of what could be considered ‘slow-burn horror' that I have ever seen. But that's not to say, everyone will feel the same way… Read the full review.