Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein Patron

6,861Films

487This year

77Lists

1,898Following

1,186Followers

Los Angeles, CA
linktr.ee

Favorite films

  • Barbarella
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch
  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes
  • Cabaret

Recent activity

All
  • In the Hood

  • The Thirsting

  • First Person Savior

    ★★★★★

  • Hearts and Armour

Recent reviews

More
In the Hood

In the Hood

1998
Watched 2

How bad could this be?

Debbie, Tina, Rerun,...

Oh.

The Thirsting

The Thirsting

2006
Watched

This is a very confusing movie that feels like a bunch of different trash stuff jammed together, but you know what, I dug it!

It is truly the poster child for all over the place - sexy Tina Krause nun, Mickey Rooney with a magic watch, gratuitous undressing, weird dreams, S&M, endless crossfading, Lilith myth, etc. I'd be surprised if there was really ever a script or that script was followed, and I am fine with that.

You honestly could…

Popular reviews

More
Weapons

Weapons

2025
Watched 5

This is the auteur darling movie of the year that everyone can't stop raving about, and I don't get it at all. I just thought it was a poorly written, first-draft mess with no meaningful ideas. Oh, well. What I think doesn't matter all the way to the bank and the critical response.

I've thought about this more overnight, and I realize that what really bother me are movies that pretend to have meaning and depth, but are actually totally…

Immaculate

Immaculate

2024
Watched 3

I kind of loved this. I think it will probably struggle a little bit to find an audience because it's really trying to merge 70s Italian horror cinema with modern Blumhouse sensibilities. I suspect fans of the former will lose it a little on the latter and fans of the latter will lose it a little on the former. I'm on the 70s Italian cinema side, but I was willing to accept it on its own terms and jump scares.…

Tags

448

Following

1.9K
' ].join(''); if ( adsScript && adsScript === 'bandsintown' && adsPlatforms && ((window.isIOS && adsPlatforms.indexOf("iOS") >= 0) || (window.isAndroid && adsPlatforms.indexOf("Android") >= 0)) && adsLocations && adsMode && ( (adsMode === 'include' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) >= 0) || (adsMode === 'exclude' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) == -1) ) ) { var opts = { artist: "", song: "", adunit_id: 100005950, div_id: "cf_async_7e832abb-af03-4031-9e72-b3d35bd42fdb" }; adUnit.id = opts.div_id; if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; } else { adUnit.id = 'pw-7e832abb-af03-4031-9e72-b3d35bd42fdb'; adUnit.className = 'pw-div'; adUnit.setAttribute('data-pw-' + (renderMobile ? 'mobi' : 'desk'), 'sky_btf'); if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } adUnit.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', kicker); window.ramp.que.push(function () { window.ramp.addTag('pw-7e832abb-af03-4031-9e72-b3d35bd42fdb'); }); } } tag.remove(); })(document.getElementById('script-7e832abb-af03-4031-9e72-b3d35bd42fdb'));

Diary

6,059

Ratings

1,392
★ ★★★★★

Pinned lists

More
  • The Ballad of Little Jo
  • Dark City
  • Enemy Territory
  • Fighting Back
  • Fright Night Part 2

Blu-ray releases we shot materials for 21 films

  • Making Madness
  • OnlyFangs
  • Day of the Dad
  • Cringe
  • The Mystery of Emma Thorn

Movies I worked on in some capacity (sorted by release date) 210 films

Recent lists

77
  • Sinners
  • The Shrouds
  • Wake Up Dead Man
  • The Monkey
  • Companion

My favorite 2025 features 14 films

  • Predator
  • Predator: Killer of Killers
  • Predators
  • AVP: Alien vs. Predator
  • Prey

Predator Ranked 8 films

Activity

All