A lot of horror movies rely on shock value to entertain its target audience. Whether its gore, or an over the top character or a ridiculous premise, a lot of fictional stories take a lot of liberties to scare people. Other times, horrors people face every day are on the …
Read More »30 Years of Gray Gorillas: ‘CONGO’ (1995) – Retro Review
“We are….watching you.” ~Dr. Herkermer Homolka. Those haunting words were in the trailers in the spring of 1995 for a movie coming out on June 9th. That movie was the long awaited film adaption of the 1980 Michael Crichton novel CONGO. Before we get to CONGO, let’s get to the …
Read More »Screaming Under The Sea: 35 Years of ‘LEVIATHAN’ (1989)
Picture this, if you will. A group of miners are trapped in an enclosed space with a big monster on the loose trying to kill them one by one, and the company they work for is responsible for it. You may be thinking “Ah, Alien” right? WRONG! 10 years after …
Read More »Come Out To Play… 45 Years of Walter Hill’s ‘The Warriors’ (1979)
“You Warriors are good.” – Masai “The best.” – Swan Ah, The Warriors…. it’s a personal favorite of mine since childhood, and one of the most iconic action movies ever to grace the big screen. A lot can be said about the film; even this article can’t do it true …
Read More »The Monster Match: ‘FREDDY VS. JASON’ (2003) – 20 Years Later
When you think of the horror genre, two names come to mind almost immediately: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. For forty years, both have terrorized children and adults alike in their dreams, on the big screen, and in their minds in various capacities. You’d be hard-pressed to go to a …
Read More »Era of The Daywalker: 25 Years of ‘BLADE’ (1998)
Twenty-five years ago, New Line Cinema decided to make a movie adaptation of the Marvel Comics character “Blade” aka Eric Cross aka Frank Blade. Unlike the present-day MCU, Blade was darker, and bloodier, and spawned an era of five years when vampire hunting was cool. Let’s go back to the …
Read More »‘TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES’ : 20 Years Later – Retro Review
When it comes to action franchises, you can’t get much more well-known than The Terminator. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Predator – 1987) took a role back in 1984 and helped it become one of the most iconic characters in cinema history. This month marks the 20th Anniversary of TERMINATOR 3: …
Read More »Stephen King’s Novel, ‘THE SHINING’ (1977): His Masterpiece
Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of Stephen King’s novels. When we last left off, King had followed up his debut 1974 novel Carrie with his smash vampire novel Salem’s Lot in 1975. His third novel, however, would leave the others in the dust and become one of the most well …
Read More »HULK SMASH! 15 Years of ‘THE INCREDIBLE HULK’ (2008)
“Don’t make me angry….you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” The iconic line from an iconic franchise such as THE INCREDIBLE HULK brings up good memories for sure. Whether its the original Marvel comics, the 1977 television series starring Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby, the 2003 Hulk movie, or the …
Read More »‘IRON MAN’ (2008) – Marvel Rises To The Top
“The truth is……I am Iron Man” The line uttered by Robert Downey Jr (Back To School 1986) at the end of the first movie in a series that culminated in one of the most highly anticipated movies ever nine years later capped off an amazing thrill ride for IRON MAN. …
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