Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Evil Dead Rise
4 outta 5 The Evil Dead series has gone through various permutations across the decades. There’s the original Sam Raimi directed trilogy, plus the (very awesome) Ash vs. Evil Dead TV series, and the 4th remake/sequel Evil Dead. Evil Dead Rise is the fifth Evil Dead movie and probably one of the messiest. Considering how…
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Evil Dead (’13 review)
4 outta 5 The Evil Dead trilogy is actually one of the more inventive series out there because each take bounces into a different genre. Evil Dead is an indie horror exploitation flick, Evil Dead 2 is a gore horror comedy and the third, Army of Darkness, is a slapstick horror medieval quest film. Now…
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Renfield
4 outta 5 Renfield is an interesting take on the iconic Dracula vampire mythos, with the main character being the mostly forgotten Count Dracula sidekick. The movie is breezy, funny and has so much excessive splatter it becomes absurdly comedic. It takes an interestingly modern perspective of how the relationship between Dracula and his servant…
