Sneaks' Movie Reviews: 'Ghoulies' (1985)

Movie: Ghoulies (1985)
Director: Luca Bercovici
Sneaks' Rating: 4.5/10 Stars ****'

Ghoulies (1985) really is a b-movie sort of 80s horror flick, although its hardly horror in my opinion. A satanic cult leader dies, and his son lives on to inherit his father's mansion, unaware of his father's history he unwittingly falls under the influence of evil spirits and begins raising them from the other side, namely the little slime covered monsters (ghoulies) and then eventually he raises the spirit of his deceased father who then wreaks havoc on the group of people visiting their mansion. A good 80s Halloween flick to watch if you are just looking for cheesy-horror and nothing that could actually be considered scary. And ponder this, they made 3 sequels, and I will post reviews for the next 2 at least.

Sneak's Movie Reviews: 'How to Murder Your Wife' (1965)

Movie: How To Murder Your Wife (1965)
Director: Richard Quine
My Rating: 7/10 Stars *******

Another funny Jack Lemmon 60's era romantic comedy, and don't be fooled by the title, its really not as bad as it sounds. Lemmon is a successful bachelor and comic-strip writer in NYC, but he wakes up one morning to find he married a Italian beauty whilst drunk at a bachelor party, and I won't ruin the rest, watch it.

Song Post of the Week: 'Open Heart Surgery' by Beth Ditto (2011)

This week's feature song is Open Heart Surgery, by American singer-songwriter Beth Ditto. Beth Ditto (Mary Beth Patterson) is based out of Portland, Oregon, USA (originally from Searcy, Arkansas, USA) and is most well known for her work with indie-rock group Gossip. Open Heart Surgery comes off of her 2011 debut solo and self-titled EP. If you like what you've  heard then check out her MySpace page HERE, as well as the the Gossip MySpace page HERE.

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Sneaks' Movie Reviews: 'Sex and the Single Girl' (1964)

Movie: Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

Director: Richard Quine

Rating: 8/10 Stars ********

Great Movie! A 60's era romantic comedy, with little to no seriousness to it, starring Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, and Natalie Wood. A young pHD female psychologist gets pursued and scammed by a tabloid-magazine writer who is looking for a juicy dirt-story to publish about her, however he finds himself in love with this pretty psychologist and a lot of misunderstandings ensue. Check this one out if you like goofy old romantic comedies.

Sneaks' Movie Reviews: 'Time Rider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann" (1982)

Movie: Time Rider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

Director: William Dear

Rating: 5.2/10 Stars ******

Wow, one of those not-so-good 80s sci-fi movies about a moto-cross rider who gets lost during a long-distance race and wanders onto a government test site and inadvertently is sent back in time to 1877 where he finds himself being pursued by cowboy outlaws and life in the wild west. Check it out if you don't know what else to watch, its at least entertaining, but don't expect much, the poster may be the coolest part of the movie :-)

The Track of the Week: 'Endless Summer' by The Jezabels (2011)

This week's track is Endless Summer, by Sydney-based Australian indie-pop-rock group The Jezabels. The band formed originally back in 2007 where the members met at University and started up the group, which consists of Hayley Mary (vocals), Heather Shannon (piano/keyboard), Nik Kaloper (drums), and Samuel Lockwood (bass guitar). Endless Summer is a track off of the groups latest album Prisoner, which was released on November 8th, 2011. If you like what you've heard here go check out their website HERE, or their Unearthed page HERE.

Sneaks' Movie Reviews: "Mostly Martha (Bella Martha)" (2001)

Movie: Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) (2001)
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Rating: 8.8/10 Stars ********"

I never cease to be amazed at how much better European movies and actors are than their American counterparts, probably has to do with the fact that Hollyweird is all about the bucks, and only formula movies get a pass when it comes down to that. This movie, however, is quite good and about a top female-chef in Germany who's sister has just died and by default adopts her 8 year old niece who is going through the trauma of losing her parent at such a young age (also never having met her Father who lives far away in Italy). Seems realistic and a bit intense, but not too intense, their is tragedy and comedy in this one, so take your pick.

Sneaks' Movie Reviews: 'Monsters' (2010)

Movie: Monsters (2010)
Director: Gareth Edwards
Rating: 5/10 Stars *****

Arrrghh, I keep falling farther and farther behind on my movie reviews, will need to seriously catch up at some point. I Saw this on Netflix streaming. Its a sci-fi thriller about a photographer for a big media outlet who is assigned by an company executive to escort his daughter out of Mexico, which has been over-run by alien beings (basically giant floating octopi, which is so over-used by alien sci-fi movies) and back into the USA. This movie was hardly good, but entertaining if you can't decide what else to watch, and I believe their may be some undertones of social commentary going on regarding illegal immigration and the whole US-Mexico anti-immigration mumbo jumbo going on.

The Weekly Music Post: 'Get Down Party (with Raashan Ahmad)' by Meem (2011)

Welcome back fans, its time for another weekly music post. This week the post goes to Australian music producer, DJ, and radio host Meem, and his track Get Down Party (feat. Raashan Ahmad).  Meem (Michael Moebus) is an electro/funk/soul/disco musician and producer who started out on the Australian music scene in the early 1990's, and he is based out of Sydney, Australia. He has worked with many major artists including Thievery Corporation and Groove Armada. The song Get Down Party, comes off of his latest studio album Monsters Don't Sleep OK!, which was released on November 11, 2011. If you like what you've heard here you can head over to Meem's website HERE, or his MySpace page HERE. Til next week ;-)

Sneaks' Movie Reviews: 'The Smiling Lieutenant' (1931)

Movie: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Rating: 6.5/10 Stars ******'

A musical from 1931, and an oldie at that. Probably one of the first years movies starting having audio. Quite a non-serious and more comedy oriented musical about a lieutenant (Chevalier) and his romance with a Viennese violin player, only to be confused by a visiting princess' crush after a fateful wink and smile. Check it out, its funny and seriously old school. Its good though, to have some variety in the movie reviews, old and new, they've all had their moment under the bright lights.

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Your Weekly Song: 'On' n On' by Justice (2011)

Today's feature song is On'n'On by French electro-house duo Justice. Justice has been active on the electronic music scene since 2003, and consists of Paris-based duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay who are also one of the most successful groups on the Ed Banger Records label. On'n'On is the second single to come off of the groups latest studio album Audio, Video, Disco which was released on October 11th, 2011. Definitely check out the rest of that album, lots of good tracks including this one on there.