Arachnid: A Nightmarish Descent into Obsession
‘Arachnid’ is a psychological horror short film that delves into the unravelling...
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Tag: Movie Review
‘Wrestling with my Conscience’ a tough slog
Wrestling with my Conscience is a documentary about the vast world of professional wrestling...
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‘Queen of the Ring’ gets the basics right
Queen of the Ring, officially released on March, 7, gets all the basics right. Mildred Burke was...
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‘Dark Match’ an unsure mess of horror-wrestling
Dark Match blends wrestling and horror, a mix that sounds good on paper. Directed by Lowell Dean,...
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‘The One and Only’ one of a kind
I recently got Henry Winkler’s autobiography, Being Henry: The Fonz …. and Beyond, out...
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Trailer, release date – finally – for ‘Queen of the Ring’
The patience of wrestling fans has been tested as the Mildred Burke bio-pic, Queen of the Ring,...
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‘Queen of the Ring’ a pinfall victory
EDITOR’S NOTE: Queen of the Ring does not yet have a wide-release scheduled but has been...
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‘The Unbreakable Bunch’ a low-budget fun wrestling-sci-fi mix
A group of aging wrestlers decide to return to the squared circle, and as they make their way on a...
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Review: Netflix’s Dump Matsumoto series accurate, compelling
Wrestling fans and drama fans alike will both find plenty to enjoy in Netflix’s new five-part...
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‘The Queen of Villains’ photo gallery
The Queen of Villains tells the unknown story of Dump Matsumoto (Yuriyan Retriever), a...
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Indy film ‘Powerbomb’ not quite a bomb
The 2020 indie horror/drama Powerbomb was overlooked by this site when it came out. Time to remedy...
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SLAM! Speaks: Personal thoughts on ‘The Iron Claw’
A few members of the SlamWrestling.net team had the opportunity to catch a screening of The Iron...
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Time flies, inconsistently, in the flawed but good movie ‘The Iron Claw’
Film distributors A24 did a smart and generous thing by inviting independent wrestlers,...
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Cassandro: A ‘moving and heartbreaking’ movie of a queer wrestling icon
Cassandro is a movie of visual poetry, a moving and often heartbreaking love story that explores...
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‘Hidden Strike’ a hidden gem for Jackie Chan and John Cena fans
Jackie Chan has been a household name for years in action films and comedy. The American version...
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Wrestling meets horror in Kids Vs Aliens
Hailing from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener has finally been able to...
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Rewind Review: The American Angels: Baptism of Blood
With all the gravitas of the famous scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey in which early man gaped and...
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New documentary ‘For the Love of Catch’ should catch all combat sport fans’ interest
Over the last few decades, fans of professional wrestling have heard Jim Ross occasionally...
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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ not a good movie, but a fun movie
The exploration of the Black Adam character in the new Dwayne Johnson-led movie revolves around...
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Dave Bautista’s infamous film ‘Enter the Warriors Gate’
I’ve noticed that I have a knack for finding hidden, semi-popular, well constructed,...
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CM Punk’s ‘oddly empty’ movie: ‘Girl on the Third Floor’
Okay, okay… I came into Girl on the Third Floor because I saw CM Punk’s name in the...
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ROH’s documentary showcases ‘wonderful, strong women’
A new documentary, This Is Women’s Wrestling: A Ring of Honor Women’s Division...
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Netflix’s Escape The Undertaker spooky fun for all ages
Just in time for Halloween, the WWE and Netflix have teamed up for some tricks and treats in the...
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Army of the Dead is dead on arrival
Army of the Dead gets one thing right and one thing only. It shambles just like the blood-thirsty...
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‘The Wrestler: A Q.T. Marshall Story’ provides riveting real life drama
During the opening minutes, with a no-frills sequence featuring lots of indie wrestling clips, it...
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WrestleMassacre massacres filmmaking
As a life-long wrestling and horror movie fan I wanted to really like WrestleMassacre but I just...
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‘Fighting With My Family’ funny and realistic enough
By DRU ONYX – For SlamWrestling.net Fighting With My Family is a feel-good movie directed by...
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‘350 Days’ a top-notch, moving documentary
I am a huge fan of documentaries, more so than movies. They tell a story, raw and unscripted,...
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‘350 Days’ could have used a tighter focus
In a recent Tweet, Chris Jericho said that 350 Days is “the most revealing documentary on...
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‘Marine 5’ misses the mark
Someone has been watching too much Sons of Anarchy. The Marine 5: Battleground, the third film...
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Big Show shines in Jetsons-WWE team-up
In The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! the WWE superstars and everyone’s...
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The Eliminators watchable and sometimes exciting
Clogging up the home video market with more recycled action flicks than Sylvester Stallone or...
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Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
Starring: Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard Written by: Herman Boxer (story), Searle Kramer...
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Came The Brawn (1938)
Starring: Carl Switzer, Tommy Bond, Darla Hood, Directed by: Gordon Douglas Whether you know them...
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Carrey’s ‘Man On The Moon’ a reminder of Kaufman’s genius
Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Jerry Lawler Written by: Scott Alexander, Larry...
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Night and The City (1950)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Mike Mazurki Written by: Gerald Kersh...
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The Scorpion King (2002)
Starring: The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu Written by: Stephen Sommers, Jonathan Hales,...
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, The Rock Written by: Stephen...
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Walking Tall (2004)
Starring: The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough Written by: Mort Briskin, David, Channing...
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Big Men, Bigger Dreams: Australian Wrestlers (2004)
Starring: Greg Heasley, Con Iakovidis, Adrian Tiatto Written by: David Goldie Directed by: Dimitri...
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Starring: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright-Penn, Peter Falk, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkon, Wallace...
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G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
Starring: Don Johnson, Burgess Meredith, Sgt. Slaughter Written by: Ron J. Friedman Directed by:...
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Flintstones + WWE = Yabba dabba dumb
He was a tooth fairy, Hercules, a G.I. Joe and a secret agent. Now, you can add psychic to the...
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Monster Brawl offers a quirky ride
Take professional wrestling, several different monsters and creatures, blood and gore, the Mortal...
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Hunt to Kill a good role for Stone Cold
It seems over the past year, that a month hasn’t gone by without a new Steve Austin movie...
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Austin soft-spoken, compassionate — and violent — in Damage
Starring: Steve Austin, Walton Goggins, Laura Vandervoort Written by: Frank Hannah Directed by:...
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12 Rounds on DVD a ‘Hallmark action movie’
Starring: John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris Written by: Daniel Kunka Directed...
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Classic movie Night and the City captured wrestling’s murky fascination
More than half a century before Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, there was Jules...
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‘Royal Kill’ pretty forgettable
I went into Royal Kill pretty much cold, knowing only that former TNA Knockout/current WWE Diva...
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Kayfabe: When wrestling meets Arrested Development
Ever since Darren Aronofsky’s Golden Globe winning The Wrestler, production companies have...
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