When it comes to remakes, I’ve already whined about it. As mentioned in my previous article, remakes can either be unnecessary or a rare improvement on the original. Cape Fear is one of the few remakes that is neither a knockoff or an improvement. It’s an entirely different story altogether. …
Read More »‘He Knows You’re Alone’ (1980): Tom Hanks Is Scared Retro Review
Tom Hanks is one of the most versatile and well known actors in American cinematic history. Rarely ever has he been in a movie that hasn’t been good. To paraphrase Eminem, his biggest misses are most actors’ greatest hits. For 40 years now, he has been in some of the …
Read More »Parody Done Right: 20 Years of ‘Scary Movie’ (2000)
Parody movies can go either way in the cinematic world. Sometimes, they become all time classics, such as The Naked Gun (1988) and Austin Powers (1997), and other times, they can be some of the biggest turds to ever hit screens such as The 41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked …
Read More »40 Years Of The Post-Apocalypse: ‘Mad Max’ (1979)
These days, post-apocalyptic road movies are a dime a dozen. Some can be very entertaining, like Zombieland (2009), or an epic flop, like Zombie Hunter (2013), but the genre has been done to death. It wasn’t always like this. Once upon a time, the genre was fresh and new. The …
Read More »A Twenty Year Look Back At ‘End of Days’ (1999)
Arnold Schwarzenegger battles Satan in a winner take all battle for Earth's salvation...well, not really.
Read More »A Quarter Century Of ‘Stargate’ (1994) – Retro Review
Television shows based on popular movies can go either way. In 1978, the timeless classic Animal House was released and became one of the greatest comedies in American history. To capitalize on the success, a television show was created to show the day-to-day hi-jinx of the fraternity from the movie. …
Read More »‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ (1999) – Twenty Years Later
Good ol’ 1999, the golden days of bullying. Nowadays, bullying is dealt with the strictest of penalties and taken very seriously. A kid can’t even fart in the general direction of another student without the student’s mother going on social media to whine about it. The kid in question, due …
Read More »‘The Deer Hunter’ (1979) Retro Review
One of the darkest yet endearing movies ever made. Well deserving of the Oscar for Best Picture in 1978.
Read More »‘The Son of Kong’ (1933) – 85 Years Later
With the revitalization of the King Kong and Godzilla franchises going on with Kong: Skull Island coming out last year and a Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie coming out soon, it’s time to go all the way back to the beginning. The original King Kong came out in 1933 …
Read More »‘Knuckleball’ (2018) – Movie Review
As the calendar turns to October, two things are on the horizon: the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series and Halloween. If your team is in the playoffs, that means you have to balance between baseball and any horror movies you prefer. One horror movie that fits right in …
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