Justin Louis Archives

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 17, 2003Prom Queen's Supernatural Retribution

Unrelated in any way to the slasher film Prom Night, this plants tongue in cheek as it tries to imitate the A Nightmare on Elm Street films in its story of a vengeful undead prom queen

Director: Bruce Pittman

Actors: Wendy Lyon, Michael Ironside, Lisa Schrage, Justin Louis, …

Category: Horror

17 February 200330 October 2025 by Roog

Blood & Donuts (1995)

Rating: ★★

Jan 29, 2001Modern Vampire

Peculiar Canadian-made indie film about the interactions of a vampire and various people at a Toronto donut shop. David Cronenberg is cast as a Mafia head

Director: Holly Dale

Actors: Gordon Currie, Justin Louis, David Cronenberg

Category: Horror

29 January 200120 June 2025 by Roog

Zack Snyder debuts with a remake of the cult George Romero film. While this has a bigger budget, it is missing is the satire and gore-drenched effects that made the original memorable. This inspired the mid-2000s zombie film revival

Director: Zack Snyder

Actors: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, …

Category: Horror

15 June 200423 December 2025 by Roog

The Marsh (2006)

Rating: ★★½

Jan 1, 2009Haunted House

Okay ghost story in which Gabrielle Anwar rents a haunted farmhouse. Forest Whitaker turns up as a neighbouring occult expert

Director: Jordan Barker

Actors: Gabrielle Anwar, Forest Whitaker, Justin Louis, Niamh Wilson, …

Category: Horror

1 January 20098 May 2020 by Roog

Saw IV (2007)

Rating: ★

Jan 19, 2008Killer's Sadistic Games

Fourth of the Saw films, the third under Darren Lynn Bousman who has placed an increasing emphasis on torturous extremes at the expense of credible plotting

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Actors: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Lyriq Bent, Scott Patterson, …

Category: Horror

19 January 200817 March 2022 by Roog

The Andromeda Strain (2008)

Rating: ★★

Jun 15, 2008Virus from Space/Michael Crichton Adaptation

TV series remake of Michael Crichton's novel about the attempts to contain a viral outbreak from space. Crichton's story was a straightforward work, whereas the mini-series has been absurdly overburdened with other plots

Director: Mikael Salomon

Actors: Benjamin Bratt, Ricky Schroder, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 June 200824 November 2025 by Roog