Movie Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’

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Directed by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Melonie Diaz Plot: The last 24 hours of Oscar, a 22 year old black man, who was shot and killed on the first day of 2009… Continue reading

The History of Dracula on Film: Part 3

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As covered in the previous segments of this series (available here and here) Universal Studios, under the management of Carl Laemmle and his family, brought the first official adaptation of Dracula to cinema with great… Continue reading

Book Review: “The Bling Ring”

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Author: Nancy Jo Sales Plot: The true journalistic account of how a group of celebrity obsessed teenagers staged a series of burglaries targeting the homes of Pairs Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other trendy celebrities. Review: The… Continue reading

Doctor Who’s Companions: The Definitive Guide (Part 3)

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We started this series quite some time ago but had to put it on hold while I, well, had to finish watching the series. Turns out that it’s looooong. Anyway, we’re up to… Continue reading

8 Best Shark Movies

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With only half a month until Shark Week, SyFy’s Sharknado took the internet by storm. Since that turned out to be a predictably terrible film, Paul C. and I have put together eight… Continue reading

Movie Review: Only God Forgives

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Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Vithaya Pansringarm Plot: When his brother is murdered, a gangster hiding out in Bangkok is compelled by his mother to go after… Continue reading

Top Ten Final Boys of Horror

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Top Ten Final Boys of Horror Everyone talks about the final girls of horror, but what about the final boys?  Sometimes the men are just as important in horror.  You’ve read my top… Continue reading

The Pull List: Must Read Comics of 7/24/2013

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Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1 By: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Sebastián Fiumara, Dave Stewart, Tonci Zonjic Publisher: Dark Horse I dig Lobster Johnson. He is designed like an old-fashioned pulp hero, but… Continue reading

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews Vol. 5.5

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The King’s Demons Standard events are happening the 1215 England. The king wants to extort more taxes, a lord refuses, the king insults him and the lord’s son challenges the king’s champion to… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’

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Director James Wan made an impressive debut in 2004 with his breakout hit SAW, the film was a hit and it felt like every other horror wanted to be like it. While the… Continue reading