Staci Layne Wilson

Staci Layne Wilson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 61% of the time.

Biography:
MPAA Accredited Entertainment Reporter and Film Reviewer. Memberships: Int'l Press Academy, L.A. Press Club, Horror Writers Association, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Author of "Animal Movies Guide" and "50 Years of Ghost Movies"
Favorites:
Always evolving. For my latest discoveries, disses and dishes, check Facebook.com/StaciWilson & Twitter @StaciWilson.
Publications:
About.com , Buzzine Magazine , Dread Central , Fangoria , Fantastica Daily , Horror.com , Inside Horror , Sci-Fi Weekly , SheKnows Network , StaciWilson.com , TV-Wire , Yahoo! Movies
Total Reviews:
1819
Total QuickRatings:
678

Dvd Reviews Only

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
45% Mother's Day (1980) " Mother's Day deserves its place in horror cinema history." — Horror.com
Posted Sep 8, 2012
17% Sleepwalkers (1992) " I enjoyed revisiting this lesser-known, more unusual than your usual horror story. I haven't seen it in many years, and for the most part it still holds up. " — Horror.com
Posted Sep 8, 2012
95% Re-Animator (1985) " Blu-ray is excellent - it's presented in a brand-new 1080p HD transfer approved by producer Brian Yuzna." — Sci-Fi Weekly
Posted Sep 8, 2012
83% Ganja & Hess (Black Vampire) (1973) " ...A strange experimental anti-blaxploitation art film, this is a flick that's more likely to be admired than actually liked." — Horror.com
Posted Jun 18, 2012
79% The Grey (2012) " Some amazing wolf attacks!" — Horror.com
Posted May 21, 2012
—— The Shock Labyrinth 3d (senritsu Meikyu 3d) (2012) " Beautifully shot, Shock Labyrinth doesn't over-do with the 3D effects; they only serve to enhance the surreal flashbacks (replete with everything from menacing mannequins to bunny rabbits). " — Horror.com
Posted May 21, 2012
13% W.E. (2012) " Melodramatic to be sure, and arty camp to boot - W.E. succeeds in equal part ennui and emotion. Like it, loathe it or lump it altogether, one thing fashionistas will not want to fast forward through is the making-of featurette. " — Yahoo! Movies
Posted May 1, 2012
—— Nude per l'assassino (Strip Nude for Your Killer) (1975) " Presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio with an anamorphic transfer, the film looks absolutely gorgeous." — Horror.com
Posted Mar 5, 2012
—— Lips of Blood (Lèvres de sang) (1975) " The most haunting, sensual, romantic, beautiful vampire film I have seen in a long time." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 28, 2012
—— Baba Yaga (Kiss Me Kill Me) (The Devil Witch) (1973) " For people like me who don't know much about the comic or the movie and just want to know if the disc is any good... yes, it is." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 28, 2012
—— L'Ultimo treno della notte (Night Train Murders)(Xmas Massacre)(Don't Ride on Late Night Trains) (1975) " Build up is deliberate, and we get to know our players thoroughly but not exhaustively. Score by the brilliant Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Gabor Pogany come together to entwine beauty with Lado's propensity for brutality." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 28, 2012
93% Take Shelter (2011) " Overall, the movie is the star attraction when it comes to the DVD but it's still worth owning for fans of the film because there are a few little trivia tidbits which are worthwhile." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 28, 2012
58% Scream 4 (2011) " It's hardly up to Wes Craven's usual flair level, but it could have been My Soul to Take 2." — Horror.com
Posted Oct 11, 2011
—— Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore () " While I can't say I learned a lot about the man behind the boobs and blood, I learned a lot about the boobs and blood." — Horror.com
Posted Sep 17, 2011
61% Mimic (1997) " A creature feature imbued with beauty and elegance thanks to del Toro's graceful and gothic sensibilities, Mimic makes the most of suspense and atmosphere." — Horror.com
Posted Sep 16, 2011
57% A Horrible Way to Die (2011) " A Horrible Way To Die could be renamed A Horrible Way To Watch, and I'd die happy." — Horror.com
Posted Sep 13, 2011
—— Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2` (2011) " There's a perfect featurette here, Jump To A Kill, through which you can just check out ChromeSkull's considerable handiwork... " — Horror.com
Posted Sep 13, 2011
77% Thor (2011) " Thor... thud." — Horror.com
Posted Sep 12, 2011
10% Season of the Witch (2011) " The 'religulous' road trip doesn't end until way after most discerning viewers have long since canceled their subscriptions to the Resurrection." — Horror.com
Posted Jun 7, 2011
—— Dark Fields () " No chainsaws or machetes here -- much of the violence includes punches to the face, and de-handing - and certainly no suspense, tension, or horror." — Horror.com
Posted Mar 8, 2011
—— The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2011) " The subject matter is treated with enough intelligence and awe to please the average Lovecraft lover, while still maintaining a good comedic vibe and some pretty sweet visuals throughout." — Horror.com
Posted Mar 8, 2011
80% Vampire Circus (1972) " [There are heros, but] it's the villains who really shine and shimmer in this sinister little carnival fable." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 18, 2011
—— Stag Night (2009) " Not great, but ... there's gore aplenty to keep horror fans from jumping the train. Decapitations and eviscerations are clear favorites of director Dowling, who also wrote the screenplay." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 18, 2011
55% I Spit on Your Grave (Day of the Woman) (1978) " It's a hard watch." — Horror.com
Posted Jan 27, 2011
74% Les égarés (Strayed) (2003) " While Strayed does offer up some decent visuals, good acting, and reasonably suspenseful direction, it falls flat in its cardboard characterizations: everyone, each of the five characters in the story, are utter clichés." — Horror.com
Posted Jan 26, 2011
—— The Possession of David O'Reilly (2010) " The Possession of David O'Reilly dvd is worth watching once, but not worth possessing." — Horror.com
Posted Jan 26, 2011
—— Dark and Stormy Night (2009) " If you're a fan of movies like Old Dark House (1932), Murder in the Blue Room (1944), or The Spiral Staircase (1945) then you'll appreciate what's offered here." — Horror.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
36% Galaxy of Terror (Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror) (Planet of Horrors) (Quest) (1981) " Galaxy of Terror, here on DVD for the first time thanks to the fine folks at Shout Factory, has been remastered in hi-def and is loaded with additional release material." — Horror.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
—— Under the Mountain (2009) " Overall, Under the Mountain is just OK. It's not terrible (and Sam Neill is always welcome), but there are better kids' sci-fi movies out there." — Horror.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
33% The New Daughter (2009) " In spite of the clichés, The New Daughter stands above the usual direct-to-disc fare thanks to its high-profile cast led by Kevin Costner." — Horror.com
Posted Aug 15, 2010
56% Humanoids from the Deep (Monster) (1980) " What's not to love about seedy sea monsters, gratuitous making out, slimy goo, splashing blood, fiery explosions, humor and horror?" — Horror.com
Posted Aug 4, 2010
—— Open House (2010) " Don't put a 'sold' sign on this DVD." — Horror.com
Posted Aug 4, 2010
71% The Crazies (2010) " I recommend the film by itself, but what really pushes it over the edge from renting to buying is the wealth of info in the DVD extras. " — Horror.com
Posted Jun 14, 2010
—— Horror Hospital (Computer Killers) (Doctor Bloodbath) (1973) " Uncut, uncensored (and in some cases, uncircumcised), this let-it-all hang out '73 slasher and skeevy love-in is a black comedy [worth owning]." — Fantastica Daily
Posted Jun 5, 2010
68% Shutter Island (2010) " Great behind the scenes extras (but sadly, no commentary)." — Horror.com
Posted Jun 5, 2010
35% The Wolfman (2010) " The alternate endings are all gripping %u2014 but I liked the bleakest one best. It hits the hardest final note. " — Horror.com
Posted May 29, 2010
51% Alice in Wonderland (2010) " Six Possible Things to Like about Alice In Wonderland." — Horror.com
Posted May 29, 2010
—— Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) " This 2-disc documentary covering the beginnings and the considerable legacy of the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise is a dream come true for 'Fred heads' everywhere. " — Horror.com
Posted May 15, 2010
67% Daybreakers (2010) " When it comes to extras, there's a casket-full. There is a commentary, plus what is the most in-depth, layered and detailed Making-of documentary I've seen in ages." — Horror.com
Posted May 4, 2010
—— The Telling (2009) " Shot on video and not especially well-acted, what sets The Telling apart from other low-budget indies of this ilk is its exuberance." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
81% Taxidermia (2006) " The film will bring to mind the arty films of visionaries such as Werner Herzog, Takashi Miike, Andrzej Zulawski, and Terry Gilliam all rolled into one." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
—— Stoic (2010) " The account begins to drag about halfway through, and limps onto an inevitable end..." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
64% The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) " I saw [this] twice on the big screen and chose it as my favorite film of 2009 - so obviously, I'm going to wholeheartedly recommend the DVD. There are tons of extras..." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
55% The Descent 2 (2009) " [If] you haven't seen the first Descent or you simply have a soft spot for victims caught between a rock and a hard place - in that case, The Descent 2 is an adequate horror DVD." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
—— Dolan's Cadillac (2009) " The whole thing blows a gasket, overheats, and dies on empty." — Horror.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
41% Armored (2009) " Armored is tense, often gory, and quite arresting in that director Nimrod Antal does a grand job of building the characters up." — Buzzine Magazine
Posted Mar 25, 2010
60% ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) " Seek and destroy all copies of this DVD." — Horror.com
Posted Mar 25, 2010
81% Broken Embraces (2009) " Writer director Pedro Almodovar and his longtime muse Penelope make movie magic in this melodramatic mystery, Broken Embraces." — StaciWilson.com
Posted Feb 23, 2010
12% The Stepfather (2009) " The Stepfather plays a lot better at home on the TV than it did in theaters. I'd say, unless you are an absolute purist for the original or you need a lot of blood and gore, give it a shot." — Horror.com
Posted Feb 1, 2010
25% Law Abiding Citizen (2009) " Law Abiding Citizen is totally ridiculous, overwrought, silly and unbelievable. It's a popcorn flick, and should be looked upon as such. But it's fun, entertaining in an exploitative kind of way, and horror fans will definitely get an eyeful." — Horror.com
Posted Jan 29, 2010
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