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After Dark 2011: ‘Monster Brawl’ blows hot and cold (Review #2)

Monster Brawl Directed by Jesse T. Cook 2011, Canada, 90 minutes   Know what would improve wrestling? Classic movie monsters, that’s what. How would you get classic film monsters, such as Cyclops and Frankenstein, in the ring together? By saying “fuck narrative”, that’s how. Director Jesse Cook wanted to see a bunch of monsters square …

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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2011: First Eight Titles Announced – Includes ‘the World Premiere of Father’s Day’

The first eight titles of this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival have been announced. The line up so far includes three Canadian features: the opening night film Monster Brawl! plus the World Premiere of Father’s Day and finally the zombie flick Exit Humanity. Add one more film with a Canadian connection to the list, …

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Fantasia 2011: Week Two Wrap Up – 11 Reviews To Chew On

Visit the official Fantasia Film Fest website   Well we are officially through the second week of the Fantasia Film Festival, so I figured we should do a quick look back at all the reviews we have posted in the past seven days. In seven days our crew has managed to post over another eleven …

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Fantasia 2011: ‘Monster Brawl’ – Excellence in Execution!

Monster Brawl Written and Directed by Jesse T. Cook (2011) Canada Fantasia imdb It is only too appropriate that the World Premiere of Monster Brawl at Fantasia was presented by Tony Timpone, former editor of Fangoria Magazine, because if any film could be described as inspired by arguments from Fangoria it’s Monster Brawl. Or even …

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