Halloween Review: ‘Rocktober Blood’
Earlier this year while browsing through the “Newly Aquired Oddities” section of my local video store, Black Lodge, I saw that they had a DVD for a 1984 film that looked too cool… Continue reading
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Movie Review: ‘Annette’
Director: Leos Carax Cast: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell Plot: Henry McHenry, an abrasive and controversial stand-up comedian, falls in love with Ann Defrasnoux, a delicate and beloved opera singer.… Continue reading
Picking New Directors For Shyamalan Movies
This is going to sound meaner than intended, but I don’t enjoy M. Night Shyamalan’s directing. He’s got a fair number of fans, but most of his movies are met with harsh criticism.… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1943)
In the 1940’s Universal Studios was now in the hands of new owners who had inherited the studio’s legacy in horror. Like studio execs, even to this day, often are they liked the… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky’
In 1991 the manga series Riki-Oh was brought to the big screen courtesy of veteran director Lam Nai-choi. The result was one of the most bonkers, bizarre and outrageously violent martial arts flicks… Continue reading
‘Squid Game’ is Also Remarkably Good
A few days ago we heaped praise on the surprisingly good fourth season of Slasher, subtitled Flesh & Blood, for its Battle Royale Reality TV structure. It was unexpected, having grown from a… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Pretty Poison’
When I was far younger than I am now, I distinctly remember sitting in my room picking up our local Fox affiliate via antenna in my room. They were showing their usual afternoon… Continue reading
‘Slasher’ Season 4 Is Remarkably Good
We haven’t engaged much with the previous seasons of the seasonal anthology series based on…well, slashers. The concept tends to stretch pretty thin if extended out to a series worth of screen time.… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Mona Lisa’
When a man a gruff, working class, low-level member of the underworld is forced to work with a beautiful, cultured high-priced call girl, you have two people who have nothing in common forced… Continue reading
Classic Scene: The Monster and the Hermit
The Monster and the hermit Bride of Frankenstein (1935) directed by James Whale The Scene: After fleeing the abuse and intolerance of society, Frankenstein’s creation (Boris Karloff) finds a cabin in the forest… Continue reading
