Movie Marathon: ‘Rocky II’
We found the first film in the series to be good but a touch over-rated. Time to see what happens next. Title: Rocky II Released: 1979 Director: Sylvester Stallone Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire,… Continue reading
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Movie Marathon: ‘Rocky’
Every movie buff has their “Confession Movie” – the one they haven’t gotten around to. Maybe it’s Star Wars, or a Scorsese and DeNiro collaboration. Something that has shaped cinema and pop culture in… Continue reading
Noirvember Review: ‘Follow Me Quietly’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, mysterious femme fatales,… Continue reading
Best Goth/Industrial Bands of the Eighties
Music of the 1980’s is often associated with; hair metal, shopping mall pop, and synthesizers; but let us not forget there was a massive dark undercurrent to the Decade of Excess. Rising largely… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Bride of Frankenstein’
The Golden Age of Horror Movies was responsible for giving us some of the most iconic monsters to ever grace the silver screen as the genre was pioneered by a new class of… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Blood Rage’
With this Retro Review, I decided to look at another horror favorite from the Video Era. In 1983, director John Grissmer and screenwriter Bruce Rubin (who would go on to write for films… Continue reading
Predathon Part 2: ‘Predator 2’
As established in our first entry into this miniseries, I LOVED Predator as a child. So much, in fact, that we were hyped as hell for the sequel even though Arnie wasn’t in it!… Continue reading
Predathon Part 1: ‘Predator’
The Predator, second only to the Xenomorph in bad ass, nostalgia inducing terrifying alien hunters, is returning to cinema screens by way of The Predator, helmed by the excellent Shane Black. The original adventure… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Brood’
In 1979 Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg made his presence known in the film industry with the strange yet memorable horror film, the Brood. Cronenberg has stated in the past that this was a… Continue reading
Movie Marathon: ‘Final Destination’ Pt. 1
Every now and then I get a notion in my head to smash through an entire franchise of movies. In the past we’ve covered the Fast and Furious, Saw and MCU films. Recently I was… Continue reading
