Richard Schertzer

Why ‘THE HAUNTED MANSION’ (2003) Is Much Better Than The 2023 Reboot

I know that it’s been a little while since 2023’s The Haunted Mansion and even longer for the Eddie Murphy vehicle in 2003. It is worth noting that there is a 20-year gap between these two films and both took différent approaches toward emulating the Disney attraction that it was …

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How the MCU Can Make A Great Horror Movie Out Of ‘DOCTOR STRANGE 3’

Doctor Strange

I understand that the MCU makes superhero movies, but there have been a few instances where film studios did something différent in their execution of a film and the results have paid off. The MCU went into a slightly more horror venture when they recruited Sam Raimi to direct Doctor …

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How Universal’s Dark Universe Could Work Today

Some time has passed since the official cancellation of Universal’s Dark Universe, a movie series that would have starred Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe. However, elements of that franchise was either cancelled or repurposed for other movies by other creators. Many of these horror movies have been scattered …

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Robert Rippberger’s ‘RENNER’ (2025) – Movie Review

Many people will say that genius and loneliness may go hand in hand. Of course, when you add a touch of Artificial intelligence it proves to be a complicated endeavor to journey through.  Renner is a movie that takes love and AI to very new extremes, albeit, extremes that may …

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Why Tim Burton Needs to Direct an ‘EVIL DEAD’ Movie

Tim Burton

I have been a huge fan of Tim Burton for many years. His movies Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice have captured my heart and soul after watching it. They are a delicate balancing act of darkness and light, horror and family, macabre and comedy. That is exactly what a …

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Why Horror Movies Have Lost their Campy Quality

Beetlejuice - pretty campy, right?

Horror has evolved a lot in the decades, but that doesn’t mean that it’s for the better. Horror movies began their inception with practical effects that shocked and terrified audiences with makeup, dark themes, fake blood and invisible wires. Some of the wires in those movies were somewhat visible, to …

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How the ‘WICKED’ Sequel Could Work As A Horror Movie

By this time everyone has already seen the groundbreaking musical adaptation of Wicked and it has certainly defied gravity all on its own. Cynthia Erivo is so magnetic as Elphaba Thropp that her performance manages to set a new standard for leading women in musicals. However, with its sequel Wicked: …

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Thordur Palsson’s ‘THE DAMNED’ (2025) – Review

The Damned

It’s fair to say that most people will never understand the hard cold or of living off your own kill and possibly starving if you don’t hunt. Evidently, Thordur Palsson’s film The Damned reveals things like that and more.  The film revolves around a small group of people in the …

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