Holiday Review: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’
Many cinephiles have pointed out that the years following World War II gave moviegoers some of the finest holiday films ever made. After years of bloodshed and destruction brought by the war, it… Continue reading
0 Comments
Classic Scene: Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson The Graduate Directed by Mike Nichols The Scene: Seeing a way to escape the unrelatable adults his parents have invited to his college graduation party, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) agrees to… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Freaky’
Director: Christopher Landon Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Dana Drori, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton Plot: A masked serial killer attacks a high school girl with an antique dagger, causing… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Creature Walks Among Us’
In 1954, Universal Studios introduced what would be the last monster in their famous stable of Universal Monsters in The Creature From the Black Lagoon. They followed it up with the sequel Revenge… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Croods: A New Age’
Director: Joel Crawford Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, Clorid Leachman, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, Kelly Marie Tran Plot: A family of cavepeople are travelling across the land… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Horror of Dracula’
By the end of the 1940’s the gothic horror trend in the United States was pretty much over, replaced by more science fiction terrors. But a studio in England would pick up the… Continue reading
Disney Marathon: ‘Fantasia 2000’
We’ve had a lot of push back on this entry since Amelia really hated the original, but it’s time to deal with one of Disney’s biggest missteps. Regardless of your thoughts on this… Continue reading
Grading the Phantom of the Opera Movies
In 1909, French novelist Gaston Leroux penned a story about a deformed musician who haunted the Paris Opera House. As he lurked in the shadows, the man known as “the Phantom” becomes obsessed… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Magnificent Obsession’
How should one react in the occasion their life is saved but it comes at the cost of another life? In fact, many would say the life of a person who was more… Continue reading
Greatest Superman Villains
For over 80 years Superman has been the gold standard of superheroes as every other cape and spandex-wearer since owes him a debt. But you do not achieve this status without making enemies… Continue reading
