Chris Filipowicz

Born in small town Montana, Chris is a writer, artist, raccoon rehabilitator, and general supporter of disability rights and awareness. He loves film, especially horror, sci-fi, and animation; and has read comics since he was a child.

You Are (Not) Alone: A ‘PACIFIC RIM’ (2013) Retrospective

Pacific Rim

To some, Pacific Rim may be a long, silly, robots vs monsters movie, meant to be disposable popcorn fun. Even if you only came to watch the movie for that, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Director Guillermo del Toro (read our recent retrospective on another film of …

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‘HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY’ (2008) Retrospective: A Perfect Opening?

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro loves mythology. It’s evident. Very few viewers could protest it. But more than any, he loves the melancholic ones most. The ones that show our world is or could be fantastical still, but we have to be aware of ourselves, our actions, and how we move those …

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Watch Out For Heidi!: ‘MAD HEIDI’ (2023) – Film Review

Grindhouse is a particularly interesting sub-set of the horror and exploitation genres. It has to have this strangely gleeful low-budget sleaze about it, while making for an eye-catching film viewing. Many films, like Grindhouse, try to nail the exploitation vibe, but there are more imitators than films that reach it. …

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One Bite and You’re Hooked: ‘ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE’ (2023) Movie Review

WARNING: This review contains mild Across the Spiderverse spoilers. Alright. Let’s do this one more time. His name? Miles Morales. Born and raised in Brooklyn, this teen was bit by an interdimensional spider, giving him the amazing abilities of one. After witnessing Peter Parker die trying to stop Wilson Fisk …

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Overlook Film Festival: ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ (2022) – Review

Smoking Causes Coughing

The team that Smoking Causes Coughing focuses on, Tobacco Force, are Power Ranger expies that use the chemical components of cigarettes but are “heroes” fighting off human-sized rubber monsters. There is no indication these monsters present a threat to anything beyond what the team says, and even kids above 6 …

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Overlook Film Fest 2023 Announces Record-Breaking Jury Awards!

New Orleans, LA – The Overlook Film Festival, the seventh annual celebration of all things horror, announced the winners of the 2023 juried competition along with the Audience Award recipients. Taking place March 30 through April 2 in America’s most haunted city, New Orleans, LA, the 2023 festival welcomed 110 filmmaker guests, …

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Something Witchy This Way Comes: ‘Grammaton Punch’ Issue 2 SPECIAL PREVIEW!

Are you into action horror comics like BPRD, Hellblazer, or Something is Killing the Children? Did you happen to enjoy our review of issue 1? Well, thanks again to Comixology Originals, we have something special for you today: a special sneak-peek of issue 2 of Grammaton Punch! Per the promotional …

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Defending Nobody’s Favorite: Why ‘Scream 3’ Is Better Than You Thought

Scream 3

Recently I conducted a 24 hour survey on SCREAM sequels, asking Twitter their favorite. An overwhelming majority mentioned Scream 2 as their favorite (our writer, Jason, seems to agree). The least favored, however? Scream 3 by a harsh difference. So it’s fair to say it’s not popular. However, I want …

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